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Being served bad oysters
Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:09 am
Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:09 am
I went to the Tap Room in Lafayette last night and bought a dozen raw oysters. I was happy when I saw the size, not so much when I tasted them. The first one I had on just a cracker; it was rubbery, chalky, firm, and tasted funny. I tried two more with various sauce combinations before deciding to not eat any more. Two other people tried them at my table with the same opinion. I would've brought them back, but Mr. Beer Palate at the table was content eating the rest of them with extra helpings of hot and Worcestershire sauce.
Now my body just woke me up to reaffirm they weren't good.
They were only $9/dozen, which is cheaper than any regular oyster prices at any other restaurant. Is it possible that the tap room bought the oysters bad like this, or could this mean they were frozen and/or refrigerated and not fresh? They were still attached to the shell, but there wasn't any liquor whatsoever.
Oysters are the only thing on this place's menu. They shouldn't be serving bad ones to people.
Now my body just woke me up to reaffirm they weren't good.
They were only $9/dozen, which is cheaper than any regular oyster prices at any other restaurant. Is it possible that the tap room bought the oysters bad like this, or could this mean they were frozen and/or refrigerated and not fresh? They were still attached to the shell, but there wasn't any liquor whatsoever.
Oysters are the only thing on this place's menu. They shouldn't be serving bad ones to people.
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Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:19 am to TheIndulger
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but Mr. Beer Palate at the table was content eating the rest of them with extra helpings of hot and Worcestershire sauce.
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Now my body just woke me up to reaffirm they weren't good.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:24 am to TheIndulger
I wouldn't think frozen but could have been shucked and sitting on a tray in the refrigerator. I've seen places do that and I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole.
Little late in the season too. Chalk it up to experience. I only eat oysters where I know they serve them well.
That said, I ate at Acme in Sandestin several years ago and ordered a dozen raw. When the waiter brought them and said "you are in luck, this is the last dozen we have" I should have changed to a salad. I ate one and as it went down I knew it was bad. Two hours later I was like Bill the cat hocking up a fur ball. Think I threw up until my spleen came out.
This is why I don't get into the "food poisoning takes a day to hit you" arguments. I starred in that movie.
Little late in the season too. Chalk it up to experience. I only eat oysters where I know they serve them well.
That said, I ate at Acme in Sandestin several years ago and ordered a dozen raw. When the waiter brought them and said "you are in luck, this is the last dozen we have" I should have changed to a salad. I ate one and as it went down I knew it was bad. Two hours later I was like Bill the cat hocking up a fur ball. Think I threw up until my spleen came out.
This is why I don't get into the "food poisoning takes a day to hit you" arguments. I starred in that movie.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:25 am to Walt OReilly
I'm with Walt, the part about Mr. Beer Palate cracked me up. Could have been frozen, could have been bad. I'd have sent them back after I had 2 shitty ones, personally.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:35 am to TheIndulger
I've had bad oysters at Blind Pelican. I had no business ordering them that time of the year but Mr. Beer Palate is a MFer.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 7:46 am to TigerWise
Blind Pelican is like oyster Russian Roulette. Each one you eat the odds of having an experience you can't recover from increases exponentially.
...sometimes I'm really drunk and don't care and will eat two dozen.
...sometimes I'm really drunk and don't care and will eat two dozen.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 8:01 am to TheIndulger
I ordered a dozen raw at one of the Seville Square restaurants in Pensacola a few years ago. I could smell them from ten feet away as the waiter brought them out. He then proceeded to try to convince me that there was nothing wrong with them. They don't like it when people send them back.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 8:26 am to TheIndulger
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Mr. Beer Palate
Posted on 5/10/14 at 8:36 am to Matisyeezy
Blind pelican is in the pre shucking guilty party.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 8:44 am to LSUAfro
I ate the best oysters I've ever had last night. And I've had a lot of oysters.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 8:46 am to LSUballs
Where?
Posted on 5/10/14 at 8:47 am to LSUballs
Which ones did you get?
Posted on 5/10/14 at 9:22 am to OTIS2
Malpeque (or something like that), Mass and Louisiana. Unreal
Posted on 5/10/14 at 10:50 am to TheIndulger
I shuck hundreds a week and they have been pretty bad the past few weeks. Tap room probably had them sitting in a cooler
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:51 am to Carson123987
Do the ones you shuck have a lot of liquor or are they dried out?
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:59 am to TheIndulger
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They were only $9/dozen, which is cheaper than any regular oyster prices at any other restaurant.
What?????
Posted on 5/10/14 at 1:24 pm to mouton
Yeah, should have known it was too low
Posted on 5/10/14 at 1:39 pm to TheIndulger
Not much at all.
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