Acme Oyster Co. & More

This was one of the main places I wanted to take Damon.  He was introduced to oysters back in Seattle and liked them, so this was a natural choice while here in the Big Easy.  For over 100 years, Acme has been satisfying the hungriest of people all over the world!  It's quality you can taste in the fresh, hand-shucked Louisiana oysters. Whether served ice cold on the half shell, chargrilled and sizzling in garlic butter or fried to golden perfection, Acme oysters are some of the best you'll ever have.  As you can see above I like them raw on the half shell.  And notice something else...yes, there are ash trays.  The whole non-smoking thing in restaurants has not quite made it to Louisiana.

Today the city marked the 1st anniversary of hurricane Isaac and the 8th anniversary of Katrina.  Acme was one of the first restaurants to bounce back in both cases and keeps the crowds coming.  And it's not just the oysters, but all of the New Orleans classics like red beans and rice, seafood gumbo, jambalaya and more, all seasoned to perfection and oh so good. So if you ever make it down to New Orleans be sure to pull up a chair, take in the history and soak up the flavor.

So back to dinner, I opted for fried soft shell crabs - oh they are just so good.  But the one reason this is only a one time visit this trip is that just about everything is fried.  They also do Po-Boy Sandwiches which are heavenly, but oh way too much bread.  I had my soft shell crabs with double order of cole slaw as I had enough breading on the crabs.  Damon had the seafood platter which had shrimp, fish and oysters.  He went for hush puppies and fries with his order.  Oh and we shared an order of fried crab claws just because we both had never heard of such a thing and it was fun to try.
Made our way back to the hotel which was the opposite direction of all the craziness of Southern Decadence.

That is a big festival going on this weekend with 120,000+ people and then there are all the anti-protesters around and it is a big hot mess.  We decided to avoid all that and just return to the comfort of our hotel.  Again, other than the phones that do not work, it is a pretty nice place.  But oh you have to be careful in that they have those bottles of water sitting out that they are selling for $6 a bottle - seriously.  You could go broke in a week.  Tomorrow is another day and oh I am just so excited as it is to get even hotter!