Lone Star Oyster Bar

Oysters were fresh and on point, shrimps was good size and delicious, my server was amazing, always asked me if I was ok… ‘s up

$ 3 schooners of beer before 7:00 PM? In a frosted glass? Yes Please. They have great happy hour options and a new appetizer menu.
I wish more people would come here and enjoy it’s sweet and simplistic charm. The walls are made with actual oyster shells and the lighting is so warm and fuzzy. The waitress was very attentive, helpful and pleasant. There was a group of about 10 people next to us that come every Wednesday. They were super friendly and nice too! The whole atmosphere had a lovely small town feel.
Aside from all the lovely things about the atmosphere and staff the food was so great! I got the fried catfish basket. It came with the red potato side and they were so crispy and piping hot! The catfish tasted perfectly sliced and hot. The breading was phenomenal. I will be coming back when I crave this soon. My husband got the crab cake stuffed catfish. It came with my same potatos and he chose fried okra as his second side. YUM. Everything tasted so fresh and steaming hot. I love this little dive and will return very soon.

Friendly people, good prices. A neighborhood dive, but a real gem. One of what I call «community centers that serve alcohol.» The food is passable. Menu includes, catfish, oysters, shrimp and the usual sandwiches and sides.

Firstly, I love oysters. I’ve shucked oysters before– it is a hard but fun job. There is not shucking done here and/​or they definitely do not shuck them correctly. They are not supposed to be stuck to the shell… Ever! their oysters are frozen. Not fresh. The taste and texture is rubbery and dry. Take it from someone who has attended the Oyster Festival in New Orleans– DO NOT GET OYSTERS HERE! We never ever ever leave an oyster on the plate and We could only eat 3 each. Will not be going back for oysters there.

Wow has his place gone into the crapper. Food used to be good but now it is horrible. Dirty rice has the consistency of grits, potatoes are no longer what they were, shrimp was rubbery and everything was cold when it came to table. One bartender waiting on entire restaurant? She was slow, uninterested and forgettable. Seriously… this is a bar only now… do NOT eat here anymore.

Like a thorn in your side… Ginger is definitely your thorn…
We did come in with our young child (whom was extremely well behaved on this occasion thank goodness). We were approached by a lady who took our order, sarcastically and hurried due to, as she put it, «my baby daddy needs to drop of my kid and I need to study for my exam».
Yeah, that happened…
We ignored it for the time being as our child is young and we just (for the love of everything living in the desert, lol) needed some oysters, cheap or not!
We ordered the first dozen and they were fantastic. Minus miss Class Taker interrupting every 5 minutes. 2^nd dozen, GREAT! Minus the interruptions… again…
And then? She was back… again…and this time with a life story that lasted 10 minutes I kid you not. I am sorry but… I am an extremely compassionate person and so is my husband, but please for the love of God do NOT tell me your autobiography when it is extremely obvious that we haven’t been out in awhile and our 8 month old baby girl is on the verge of freaking out…
Needless to say, $ 15.99 a dozen for gulf oysters (and when we asked what kind of oysters they were to our «waitress» she responded «well they’re oysters… and they’re raw?») wasn’t worth the money or experience.

Use to go for the tuesday oyster special. a dozen on the half shell for under $ 10 bucks? I know its dumb to eat raw seafood in the middle of the desert. but sometimes u have to stop that craving.
Now they jacked the prices up, the oil in the fryer seems like its never been changed, and both locations are just getting too old… it used to be charming and local, now it looks plain dark and dirty.
The bartenders are still pretty cool though, bc they probably have steady regulars already… could get a little rough when the bikers come in. lots of local patrons and all kinds of characters.

Both locations of the Lone Star Oyster Bar are pretty stellar, but I choose which one I visit depending on m y intent for the night. If I am interested in getting drunk, I visit 34^th. If I am more concerned with my empty belly, the Slide Road (58^th Street) location is the placed to go.
Don’t get me wrong, the food is good at both locations. But the Slide Road location is more family friendly, and for some reason the food is higher quality. The menus are slightly different, and I prefer the one at this location. I know it sounds funny, but even the salad is really excellent at this place.
Just a few recommendations:
Try the fried oysters. So good.
Crab cakes are delish.
They have really amazing nachos.
Screw it, everything is good. I don’t think I’ve had anything I don’t like. Maybe the catfish, but I don’t really like catfish anyways.
Just go check it out, trust me.