Acme Oyster House Explained

Acme Oyster House
Food-Type:Seafood
City:Metairie
State:Louisiana
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Country:United States
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Rawbar Inc., doing business as Acme Oyster House, is a chain of seafood restaurants in the United States, headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana,[1] with the original in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The company's food is served cajun and creole style and it has locations in Florida, Alabama, and formerly Texas.[2]

Its dishes include oysters, po boys, jambalaya, etouffee, and gumbo.[3]

In 2005 the French Quarter restaurant did not book reservations. Clea Simon of the Boston Globe wrote that the French Quarter facility "looks more like a bar than a restaurant".[4]

History

Acme was founded in 1910 as the Acme Café.[5]

In 2005 it had plans to open a location in the Biloxi Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.[6]

In 2010 the company began pursuing opening a location in Houston.[7] The location in Montrose, Houston opened in April 2021, and closed in December 2023.[8] It was in the former Tower Theatre, which was established in 1936 and later housed a theatre, a nightclub, a movie rental business, a Tex-Mex restaurant before becoming an Acme location.[9] This was the first Acme location that has stopped operations.[10]

In popular culture

Acme appeared in Man v. Food (season 1). Adam Richman’s challenge was to join the 15 Dozen Club.[11] They also appeared on Food Paradise (season 2).

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rawbar Inc. U.S. Department of Transportation. 2023-12-09. 110 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD STE 203A METAIRIE, LA 70005-4914.
  2. News: McCarthy . Amy . Iconic New Orleans Restaurant Acme Oyster House Is Coming to Houston . 13 January 2023 . Eater Houston . May 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: de Luna. Marcy. Longtime New Orleans favorite Acme Oyster House opening in Montrose this fall. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12. 2023-12-08.
  4. News: Simon. Clea. Oyster bar brings out the flavor of New Orleans. Boston Globe. Boston. 2004-04-07. E5. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Some Of The Best Crispy Fried Seafood In New Orleans Can Be Found At Acme Oyster House . Only in Your State . 25 January 2022 . 13 January 2023.
  6. News: Wilemon. Tom. Oysters on the Hard Rock. Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 2005-03-22. D-1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Morago. Greg. First look: Houston's Acme Oyster House opening day. Houston Chronicle. 2021-04-12. 2023-12-08.
  8. Web site: Alexander. Chloe. Acme Oyster House abruptly shuts down Houston location. KHOU. 2023-12-07. 2023-12-07.
  9. Web site: Balter. Emma. Raze. Reinvent. Repeat: How an iconic Westheimer block has changed in booming Montrose. Houston Chronicle. 2021-04-10. 2023-12-08.
  10. Web site: Garcia. Sonia. Acme Oyster House abruptly closes Houston location in iconic Montrose movie theater. Houston Chronicle. 2023-12-07. 2023-12-08.
  11. Web site: New Orleans . Cooking Channel . 13 January 2023.

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