Acme Oyster House was the first restaurant that I ever tried in New Orleans. And I hope it will be my last.
Seriously. I will remain a devoted fan until the day I die. Even if I die of heart failure from eating too many po' boys from Acme.
Although locals decry Acme Oyster House as a touristy ripoff, I adore, adore, adore their rich, ultra-nutritious, and thick-like-gravy gumbos. After Acme, I can't stomach watered-down, soupy excuses for gumbo. For all of you traditionalists, I readily admit that they don't include full crabs (in the shell) in their gumbo, but that makes it easier to gulp it down, and therefore, their gumbo is even better to me, because there is no obstruction to its quick consumption!
Since my blog has converted into a quasi-shrine which repetitively lauds the wonders of Acme, and now since I am posting "larger images," I am going to use this as an excuse to post a few more pictures of my all-time favorite restaurant of New Orleans.
Enjoy these pictures of Acme's insanely cheap, freshly shucked oysters, crawfish etouffee, and gumbo. Oh, and note to potential Acme patrons: their crawfish etouffee and gumbo taste nearly identical to this untrained tongue, but with the etouffee, you get a bowl full of crunchy fried crawfish tails as a bonus addition!
i js swallowed my over-flowing saliva looking at those oysters.....yummmm
ReplyDeleteHey PE - You are back with a vengance.......I never get tired of checking out oyster photos.
ReplyDeleteaaaaa i'm jealous of this insanely cheap, insanely ridiculously delicious looking meal!!! gimme.
ReplyDeleteI love oysters and y'all Xin, Kirk K., and Pink Nest!
ReplyDeleteI like the "not obstructed" gumbo!...Errrr...may I ? :P
ReplyDeleteI love a good bowl of gumbo! See, your other posts talks about what you miss in California. In California, we're envious of dishes like that!
ReplyDeleteomg that looks divine!
ReplyDeletei haven't had breakfast/and that would be tooo decadent to eat for bkfast but already has me going - photos look great!
Thank you Tigerfish, Chef Ben, and Taste Memory! I will try to post on gumbo more, for all of you!
ReplyDeletelooks so yummy, I could definitely have that for breakfast! i love oysters and really want to try some from the gulf, but over there, not here!
ReplyDeleteI love the acme oyster bar! I had my first oyster there when I was four years old. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
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i'm jealous of this insanely cheap, insanely ridiculously delicious looking meal!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the acme oyster bar! I had my first oyster there when I was four years old. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
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