Felix's Oyster House Opening a Gulf Coast Branch

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Felix's Oyster House Opening a Gulf Coast Branch

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Felix's was my grandfather's favorite oyster bar. As a child my father took me there, where I ate my first raw oyster while waiting for a table; whenever my father (born at Hotel Dieu, grad of Tulane undergrad and LSU med) arrived back in NOLA, that was the first stop for him. Their gumbo was quite respectable the last time I was there.
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I'll bite ...

My Grandfather would drive in from Birmingham for the Alabama - Tulane game (when in NOLA) and maybe 3 more times a year including the Sugar Bowl. When I was old enough to sit on a counter stool he would take me with him to Casamento's. I still remember the first oyster I ever had 'cause it was easily bigger than my tong. He was a big guy and just told me to crew once and swallow. It was the best thing my Grandfather ever did for me. Been hooked ever since. Shuck my own Thanksgiving and Christmas trying to copy Drago's. Was just in Richmond and had a few dozen Chesapeake oysters and was surprised at the quality - not bad. Thought their fishery was having problems.
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sr wrote:I'll bite ...

My Grandfather would drive in from Birmingham for the Alabama - Tulane game (when in NOLA) and maybe 3 more times a year including the Sugar Bowl. When I was old enough to sit on a counter stool he would take me with him to Casamento's. I still remember the first oyster I ever had 'cause it was easily bigger than my tong. He was a big guy and just told me to crew once and swallow. It was the best thing my Grandfather ever did for me. Been hooked ever since. Shuck my own Thanksgiving and Christmas trying to copy Drago's. Was just in Richmond and had a few dozen Chesapeake oysters and was surprised at the quality - not bad. Thought their fishery was having problems.
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Acme has been in Sandestin for a while now.

http://www.acmeoyster.com/sandestin/
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