When the drinks we are holding above were finished we piled in the car and headed to the highly anticipated event of the weekend: dinner at Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar.
Executive Chef Hosea Rosenberg holds the title of Top Chef Season 5 which was filmed in New York City and aired on Bravo back in 2008. 
While waiting for our table at the bar I sipped a Cucumber Infused Vodka Martini.
This is one of those drinks you could linger over all evening and feel refreshed after each sip.
We were seated under a giant fishing hook and some pretty fish art. Tasty bread and a small bowl of crayons were provided.
I ordered two west coast oysters from the raw bar to start, these came served on a pretty fish plate!
Once the waiter explained the salad special of Miners Lettuce ($7) with Sherry Vin, Macadamia nuts, Haystack Chevre, apples and dried cherries, I knew I had to get it. 
All I could picture was the fresh handpicked leafy greens he waxed poetic about.
This was a really amazing combination of long leafy greens, sweet dried fruit, fresh tart fruit, crumbled cheese and crunchy macadamia - a favorite nut of mine!
Erin ordered a salad as well. Holy Iceberg Wedge ($8)!
For my entrée I ordered off the appetizer menu. I went with my gut and my gut told me 'more oysters'. (We are at an Oyster Bar, after all!)
This was a really amazing combination of long leafy greens, sweet dried fruit, fresh tart fruit, crumbled cheese and crunchy macadamia - a favorite nut of mine!
Erin ordered a salad as well. Holy Iceberg Wedge ($8)!
For my entrée I ordered off the appetizer menu. I went with my gut and my gut told me 'more oysters'. (We are at an Oyster Bar, after all!)
Behold the Oysters Rockefeller ($14) with bacon, pine nuts, spinach, pernod and asiago. The delicacies were briny and smooth, flavorful and fancy, coated in crispy breadcrumbs.
Erin's Jax Chicken & Crawfish Gumbo ($8) looked amazing as well!
My second drink at dinner was a St. Germain Bubbly ($9). I just love St Germain, here they mixed it with Grey Goose la Poire and bubbles. 
We had such a blast tonight. The lively scene and upbeat vibe was an ideal dinner venue for our Saturday night out. Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar rocks!
So do they. Love it here. Love them.
Those oysters look out of control. I've only had oysters once and wasn't a big fan - maybe I just didn't order them in the right place.
ReplyDeleteThat picture of the bread and martini is like perfection in a picture. Oh yeah, and the hot pink cupcakes- maybe we can somehow add those to the bread and martini picture. That would be a solid meal as far as I'm concerned!
ReplyDeleteFriends don't let friends shop drunk.
ReplyDeleteSo jealous that you went to Hosea's restaurant! Looks like an amazing meal and such a fun girl's weekend. FYI "mignonette" is the sauce that comes with the oysters, not the type of oyster ;)
hahaha Gretchen are you kidding me! What would I do without you? What the heck were those mini oysters I ate?
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