BlackStyle: @KolaBoof It may have oyster also or crayfish. Never had it any other way than with shrimp though. I'm from CT so I love oysters.
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Dthulhu: 28 or so oysters. Two mixed drinks of vodka & mango juice, then class ended. Three beers followed. Parties tonight!
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LyssaMoon: @SnowyBay or by watching BH and dreaming... he he!! or oysters?
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ideabeast: I second that. RT @hirechelsea: I want a martini and some oysters. Or fish, chips and and an Irish beer.
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hirechelsea: I want a martini and some oysters. Or fish, chips and and an Irish beer.
about 4 hours ago
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With a bleary-eyed youngster on my arm and a little time to kill, I stopped at the Milwaukee Public Market recently and decided on a whim to hit the oyster bar.
The St. Paul Fish Company has a nice selection of fish to take home and cook -- I was thrilled to see skatewing, which I love, and I need to get back there to get some -- but it also has a nice zinc bar with a half-dozen or so stools to welcome oyster fans and other diners.
Seeing the sign for the fresh oysters, we bellied up to the bar and ordered one of each.
Although my son didn't want to try eating them (his grandmother deemed him smarter than me thanks to that), he was interested in checking out the shells and seeing the lobsters in the tank. The brightly colored Easter cookies at C. Adams Bakery across the aisle were much more to his tastes as were the bread samples from Piacentine's.
I had a beer and five oysters, he had his milk and a couple packages of oyster crackers and it felt like we were on vacation. Alas, we waited too long to try and find a restaurant and with long wait times, we ended up back home for dinner.
400 N. Water St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 336-1111
http://www.milwaukeepublicmarket.org
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Posted by Downtowner on March 12, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. (report)
Totally agree! There's a vibe at the market, especially during lunch and on weekends, that's just very friendly, warm and "tourist in your town-ish." Would love to, though, see El Rey do what St. Paul's has done. Imagine a full taqueria! And, I'd also love personal pizzas. Maybe Palermo's should move into the market. Now, that's Milwaukee. Mmmmmmm.
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Posted by Satchmo on March 12, 2008 at 10:23 a.m. (report)
Taco Tuesday's at St. Paul are dynamite as well! Tacos for $1.50 a piece!!
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