Raw oysters SOWAL

Dusty's in Panama City Beach has good oysters (and local flavor). It's on Front Beach Road just past the Hwy. 79 intersection.

I've heard of this place - must check it out!!!

I didn't think you could eat raw oysters in the South unless it was an "R" month or you've been vaccinated against hepatitis. That was always the rule we used when we lived in NOLA.

I think that is pretty much an old wives tale. My understanding is the "R" rule originated before the days of ice and refrigeration, so naturally the "R" months were cooler in nature, so the oysters kept better. But many people still swear by it.

However, I DO think oysters harvested in colder water are better. They seem to be bigger, more salty, etc.

I certainly don't think it is unsafe to eat a raw oyster in the middle of the summer. (unless you have a compromised immune system, in which case you shouldn't eat them anyway, regardless of the month).

We love Boondocks and really enjoy the boat ride thru the intercoastal..they have boat slips if you go by boat and great food too! Thanks for reminding me SJ. We also like the oysters at Busters, fresh and cold!

When are u picking us up?

When are u picking us up?

We will honk and you jump on!! I'm ready to go!

I think that is pretty much an old wives tale. My understanding is the "R" rule originated before the days of ice and refrigeration, so naturally the "R" months were cooler in nature, so the oysters kept better. But many people still swear by it.

However, I DO think oysters harvested in colder water are better. They seem to be bigger, more salty, etc.

I certainly don't think it is unsafe to eat a raw oyster in the middle of the summer. (unless you have a compromised immune system, in which case you shouldn't eat them anyway, regardless of the month).

The ice and refridgeration are definitely important factors in the months-without-R, but also playing an important role is the FDA (or is it USDA?) oversight of oyster harveting.

The ice and refridgeration are definitely important factors in the months-without-R, but also playing an important role is the FDA (or is it USDA?) oversight of oyster harveting.

I think this usually falls under the state department of agriculture, but the real policing is by the oystermen themselves. The outbreak of foodborne illness makes great news fodder and does serious longterm damage to an already fragile industry.

Smiling Fish does a good fried oyster - very light cornmeal batter and delicious! love their fried shrimp too...

Dusty's in Panama City Beach has good oysters (and local flavor). It's on Front Beach Road just past the Hwy. 79 intersection.

And cold, cold Budweisers! The oysters are so good a few years back I ate there for lunch 3 days in a row while on vacation in Panama City Beach. I averaged about 8 dozen a sitting, (they actually give you a bakers dozen, 13) and quite a few cold brewskies. I am a raw oyster fanatic and these were dandy.

& love your joke on your profile page!! :funn:

And cold, cold Budweisers! The oysters are so good a few years back I ate there for lunch 3 days in a row while on vacation in Panama City Beach. I averaged about 8 dozen a sitting, (they actually give you a bakers dozen, 13) and quite a few cold brewskies. I am a raw oyster fanatic and these were dandy.

sounds yummmmmmyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

FWIW
If y'all ever find yourselves out in my neck of the woods, the Indian Pass Raw Bar is *almost* open. They are hoping for mid-July. He's done a heck of a lot to the place, I sure am looking forward to going there.
Indian Pass Raw Bar

Cil, please tell me they are not going fine dining.

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IMHO, adding a 40 inch TV screen is not fine dining.

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IMHO, adding a 40 inch TV screen is not fine dining.

Well it is a flat screen. :funn: Heck, the IPRB is very dressed up. Looks like they even painted the outside.

Yes, a flat screen has a certain cache, doesn't it. ;-)
They did paint the outside. But the huge trailer which has been there for almost a year (since Dennis) is still there. I am so anxious for them to open. Obviously I never experienced the rustic IPRB as it once was, but I do so love oysters, and the place is literally just down the road from us.

Wow - how sad. It had so much character. I'm sure it will be funn, but never the same. I do like the floor though. :clap_1:

Please let us know when open.

This is the old version, sans plywood over windows.

That place is actually open?! We drove by there one day and I figured it was just a slowly decaying bit of old Florida. We will have to make a trip there and eat the oysters :clap_1:

Yes, a flat screen has a certain cache, doesn't it. ;-)
They did paint the outside. But the huge trailer which has been there for almost a year (since Dennis) is still there. I am so anxious for them to open. Obviously I never experienced the rustic IPRB as it once was, but I do so love oysters, and the place is literally just down the road from us.

I went by last year on my little day trip to Apalachicola and was disappointed that it was closed. Not that I love raw oysters, but it looked like it was such a rustic, charming place.

I went by last year on my little day trip to Apalachicola and was disappointed that it was closed. Not that I love raw oysters, but it looked like it was such a rustic, charming place.

They serve shrimp and other items too along with raw oysters, steamed oysters, etc. I'm glad to hear they are opening again!!!

They serve shrimp and other items too along with raw oysters, steamed oysters, etc. I'm glad to hear they are opening again!!!

Me too! Will have to try to go. Don't know if I can get any of the fam to go, since it's a beating of a drive...it seemed really far. They are about over me and my little "day trips".

It is not a day trip and it was not charming. Rustic? Yes.

It is not a day trip and it was not charming. Rustic? Yes.

To a Texan, it is a day trip and it is charming. ;-)

To a Texan, it is a day trip and it is charming. ;-)

But it was closed. The outside might have appeared rustic, maybe even charming. But the beauty of the place was that it was far from charming. It was come in, or not, we don't care. We might take your order, or we might not, and we might cook your food, but we are not happy about it. As a matter of fact, take your beer and leave so we can go home. And don't ever come back. Until tomorrow when maybe we feel better. But don't count on it because we ain't charming. Get it? Got it? Don't let the door hit ya' where the good lord split ya'.

Are you still here?

But it was closed. The outside might have appeared rustic, maybe even charming. But the beauty of the place was that it was far from charming. It was come in, or not, we don't care. We might take your order, or we might not, and we might cook your food, but we are not happy about it. As a matter of fact, take your beer and leave so we can go home. And don't ever come back. Until tomorrow when maybe we feel better. But don't count on it because we ain't charming. Get it? Got it? Don't let the door hit ya' where the good lord split ya'.

Are you still here?

ok....so maybe I'll skip it.