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| Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:59 pm)
Anybody had any in last couple of weeks in Nola? Are they a nice size? Good prices? TIA
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lsuwontonwrap
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:05 pm to TheTigerZone)
I had some at Cooter Browns. No complaints!
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Cool J 
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:09 pm to TheTigerZone)
It's peak season right now. Any reputable restaurant or retailer should have quality oysters. My last dozen was at Casamentos a couple weeks ago and was excellent.
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MrsWiggles
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:18 pm to Cool J)
Had Drago's they were good... But I will make them at home next time for 1/2 the cost
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glassman 
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:21 pm to Cool J)
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Casamentos
Really the best and by a wide margin.
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Y.A. Tittle
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:58 pm to glassman)
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quote: Casamentos
Really the best and by a wide margin.
True, but this time of year (as alluded to above) it's pretty damn hard to go wrong just about anywhere. I too had some at Cooter Brown's the other day (a place I may normally be a bit wary of), and they were absolutely fantastic.
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:03 pm to Y.A. Tittle)
Had a great sack
In Mecca this week.
This post was edited on 1/2 at 10:04 pm
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Paul Allen
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:23 pm to OTIS2)
Bozo's
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:42 pm to TheTigerZone)
Had a dozen raw at the Bourbon House Saturday night and they were great.
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OldHickory
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:53 pm to TheTigerZone)
Had 2 dozen at Luke last week. Top notch and just $12 total.
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TigerWise
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 8:09 am to glassman)
all this talk of Casamentos had me eating there in my dreams all last night. Might have to stop in and grab a dozen on my way home, although I know that will lead to gumbo and fried oyster platter too.
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AtlBrett
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 8:25 am to TheTigerZone)
Stopped in at the newly reopened Felix's last week in the FQ and they ran out by 5pm. WTF?
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TigerWise
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 8:27 am to AtlBrett)
Sounds like they still have money issues. Still no booze?
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BrotherEsau
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 9:45 am to TheTigerZone)
Luke last Friday. Good size and excellent.
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TJG210
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 10:43 am to BrotherEsau)
Bozos if you want raw or fried
Cassementos if you want fried
Dragos if you want charbroiled
I'm an oyster traditionalist and really don't like Cassementos raw. I think they use the Ameripure oysters and they never have a good salty taste to them. Now if you're slobbering em down with horseradish, hot sauce, etc. it's not a big deal, but I take my oysters with just a pinch of lemon juice.
Only drawback to Bozos is the service, the last few times I've been there it's been horrendous.
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TigerWise
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 10:53 am to TJG210)
Bozo's is terrible. The last time I was a Casementos, a few weeks ago, the oyster were almost too salty.
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TJG210
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 11:02 am to TigerWise)
I'll have to give them another chance.....I generally get raw anyway when I go in there, but always think they don't even have a slight salty taste to them.
Why don't you like Bozos? I find the fried seafood to be some of the best.....it's just lately the service is bad.
Not sure if yall will agree with me on this, but I think one of the worst oyster places is Acme. My quick scorecard on them:
Raw - Never had them there, so I can't comment
Charbroiled - Very mediocre, not even close to Dragos
Fried - Absolutely terrible, seems like they are always tiny and I'm not a huge fan of their batter.
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TigerWise
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 11:57 am to TJG210)
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Why don't you like Bozos
Not the same since it changed owners. Service sucks and the prices have gone up while it seems the portions have gotten smaller. I can understand prices going up but it just feels like a rip off now. Last time I went was with a group of 5 and it took about an hour for all of us to get our dozen raw oyster we ordered. One person would get a dozen then 15-20 min later another dozen would come out. My parents still go there.
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TJG210
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 12:16 pm to TigerWise)
You would think the new owners would see the problem and do something to fix things. That place used to be packed on Friday and Saturday nights. The last time I was in there on a Friday night there may have been two other tables occupied.
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AtlBrett
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| re: Oysters in N.O. (Posted on 1/4/13 at 1:44 pm to TigerWise)
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Still no booze
They got their liquor license and had a full bar and the new owners remodeled, sounds more like they underestimated the crowd they would have and how much to order during their first few days back open.
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