Acme Oyster House
| Acme Oyster House | |
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 Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter, New Orleans | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Seafood |
| City | Metairie |
| State | Louisiana |
| Country | United States |
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
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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]
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Location in Montrose, Houston
In popular culture
[edit]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).
References
[edit]- ^ "Rawbar Inc". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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- ^ McCarthy, Amy (May 11, 2020). "Iconic New Orleans Restaurant Acme Oyster House Is Coming to Houston". Eater Houston. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ de Luna, Marcy (May 12, 2020). "Longtime New Orleans favorite Acme Oyster House opening in Montrose this fall". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Simon, Clea (April 7, 2004). "Oyster bar brings out the flavor of New Orleans". Boston Globe. Boston. p. E5. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Some Of The Best Crispy Fried Seafood In New Orleans Can Be Found At Acme Oyster House". Only in Your State. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Wilemon, Tom (March 22, 2005). "Oysters on the Hard Rock". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. D-1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Morago, Greg (April 12, 2021). "First look: Houston's Acme Oyster House opening day". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Chloe (December 7, 2023). "Acme Oyster House abruptly shuts down Houston location". KHOU. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Balter, Emma (April 10, 2021). "Raze. Reinvent. Repeat: How an iconic Westheimer block has changed in booming Montrose". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Sonia (December 7, 2023). "Acme Oyster House abruptly closes Houston location in iconic Montrose movie theater". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans". Cooking Channel. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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