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Blue Plate Oysterette on Third St. in the Beverly Grove area.
A Mint Julep and the delicious happy hour cocktail Aperol (bitter orange liqueur) Spritzer.
Sol Azure Oysters - I’m always skeptical of happy hour or $1 oyster offerings. Plus these go against everything I usually like in an Oyster. But I loved them! They were from Baja, huge, incredibly briny. Normally these features might indicate toughness… Nope. They were in your face goodness. The badass of oysters. Great naked, but also held up to sauces.
Look at this hunkin’ barnacled shell.
For comparison we ordered the Grand Cru (meh) and the always sweet & delicate Wellfleets.
Compared to those Sol Azurs, the Wellfleets were wimps. We ordered more S.A.
Cold Plate (raw) - Very fresh Shrimp Cocktail & Ceviche Mixto and a surprisingly unfresh Tuna Crudo.
This is not part of the cold agenda. A trio of Fried Calamari (tender), Fish Taco (tasty) and a Mini Crab Cake Slider (not pictured)
The only complaint about service (friendly) is they weren’t busy yet, but didn’t pace the servings. So we pretty much received our initial order at one time.
It was a very nice time.