?> {"id":6332,"date":"2014-01-03T08:55:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T13:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2014-02-04T13:12:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T18:12:46","slug":"oyster-round-up-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2014\/01\/oyster-round-up-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyster Round-Up – New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"
Josh and I both love to eat raw oysters, and there is no shortage of oyster bars in New Orleans. It was our second time in the Big Easy, and even though we spent a great afternoon at the Acme Oyster House on our previous visit, we tried our best not to repeat restaurants this time around. With oysters, it was easy to find new places to try.<\/p>\n
Our first experience with raw oysters on this trip was John Besh’s Luke Restaurant. It was a convenient stop for us, as we were staying the night at the hotel that the restaurant is located in, the Hilton St. Charles. We had heard about their great happy hour special – 50 cent oysters and half off on beers and wine, which is offered every day from 3-6 pm. Although it was too late for us to reserve a table when we called, we were told that bar seating was available on a first come basis. We dropped off our stuff in our room and headed downstairs precisely at 3, the start of happy hour. Not surprisingly, the bar was already full, so we hovered in the corner and ordered a round of beer and a dozen oysters.<\/p>\n
Truthfully, I did feel a bit conspicuous standing at the bar holding a 14-month old baby, but fortunately, a few seats opened up almost immediately and we were able sit in the middle of the bar with Baby J on our laps. If anyone disapproved, no one said anything to us. The bartenders were incredibly accommodating, stopping to chat and make silly faces at her, and even filled up her sippy cup with milk after she ran out. Our oysters were delivered promptly, along with an order of fries we got for J to snack on.<\/p>\n