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idroot4russia · 09-18-2015 10:43 AM

Anniversary is comming up, the wife really loves raw Oysters, we usually go to Flying Fish but I'd like to take her somewhere a little nicer, is Pearl's the way to go or is there a better place I dont know about?

Lived in midtown for years but moved to the burbs after the kids came along and with two young children we just dont eat out anywhere nice very often anymore so I'm not hip to whats good these days, it seems like there has been a boom of new upscale dining choices in Memphis the last few years but sadly we have not gotten around to trying any of them.

salukiblue · 09-18-2015 11:06 AM

You really want to step it up, try Restaurant Iris.

Sweetgrass has oysters and has a good menu and really good food. Sort of Iris-lite.

~~tiger2000~~ · 09-18-2015 11:13 AM

you ain't getting' into iris on a weekend anytime soon - they are booked solid for months.

Local has good oysters but it's more of an upscale pub rather than a nice restaurant.

**371** · 09-18-2015 12:00 PM

(09-18-2015 11:13 AM)tiger2000 Wrote: you ain't getting' into iris on a weekend anytime soon - they are booked solid for months.

They have stuff available on weekends next month. Booked solid for a few weeks...not months.

~~tiger2000~~ · 09-18-2015 12:13 PM

(09-18-2015 12:00 PM)3601 Wrote:
(09-18-2015 11:13 AM)tiger2000 Wrote: you ain't getting' into iris on a weekend anytime soon - they are booked solid for months.

They have stuff available on weekends next month. Booked solid for a few weeks...not months.

~~that is very surprising - what time is it 9PM?~~

Just checked - Iris reservations have really opened up. Guess there is competition now.

Unionman76 · 09-18-2015 04:03 PM

the last oysters i got at pearls were like butter (smooth nice texture and flavor)

should have ate more

k2tigers · 09-18-2015 04:31 PM

(09-18-2015 11:06 AM)salukiblue Wrote: You really want to step it up, try Restaurant Iris.

Sweetgrass has oysters and has a good menu and really good food. Sort of Iris-lite.

if you get in, make sure to say hi to Kim Guthrie

BinghamptonNed · 09-18-2015 05:11 PM

(09-18-2015 12:13 PM)tiger2000 Wrote:
(09-18-2015 12:00 PM)3601 Wrote:
(09-18-2015 11:13 AM)tiger2000 Wrote: you ain't getting' into iris on a weekend anytime soon - they are booked solid for months.

They have stuff available on weekends next month. Booked solid for a few weeks...not months.

~~that is very surprising - what time is it 9PM?~~

Just checked - Iris reservations have really opened up. Guess there is competition now.

http://www.opentable.com/restaurant-iris...etroId=251

Not many tables but some available .. but some most days ..

Restaurant Iris is really, really good

maximus · 09-18-2015 07:09 PM

Something farther east

Capital Grille

21-17 Best Time I Ever Ha · 09-19-2015 11:50 PM

I know you said, raw oysters, but the Oysters Maurice I had at Cafe Society in Midtown recently were about the best cooked oysters I have had in Memphis.

Pearl's would be my go-to place for raw oysters.

Most restaurants serve homogenized oysters which come out of a container, as opposed to real fresh-shucked oysters which taste a lot better. They don't want to tell you which they serve, and most servers have no clue about the difference, anyway.

Pearl's and Silky's serve shucked oysters, and The Cove claims to.

Pastnerized · 09-21-2015 09:12 AM

So does The Half Shell. And Red Lobster for that matter.
Most oysters from containers are usually the fried ones.

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