Felix's

Our last night in New Oreans, we ate at Felix's, an oyster bar that Taylor's dad had suggested. At Felix's, it is understood that anyone can come in from the street, "belly up" to the bar (standing) and order as many or as few oysters as he pleases.  Check out the master shucker.



For round one of our meal, we decided to sit down, reasoning that we'd want more than just oysters for dinner.  Nevertheless, we ordered a dozen to start (about $10 here!!).



Cocktail sauce is choose-your-own-adventure style.  My favorite.  Taylor made a perfect blend of ketchup, Worchestershire, tabasco and plenty of horseradish.



The oysters were phenomenal and fresh as can be.  I perfected Taylor's oyster technique in which the sauce is smoothered onto a Saltine cracker, oyster laid on top and the entire thing goes in the mouth in one bite.  This is one of my favorite pictures.



Sexy! When we'd finished the oysters, we moved onto splitting a fried oyster po'boy.  It was fantastic and we both decided that po'boys of the oyster variety are our favorite.



Surprise, surprise we got sweet potato fries.  They were outstanding at Felix's.  Clearly, they use their deep frier quite a bit.



We chased those with a little cup of crawfish etouffée, which we determined was seasoned with sherry.  It was tasty but not our favorite. Still, no disparaging remarks.



When all was said and done, we felt as though there was something missing. And, as we were standing up to leave, we realized that we could not pass up the experience of "bellying up."  So we walked up to the oyster bar instead of passing by and went for round two of oysters.  We thought we'd go for a half dozen but the shucker was so proud of us for marching right up even post dinner that he gave us two freebies.



Felix's is a perfect spot for any time of day or night. But whenever you go, don't be afraid to belly up!