We went to Texas Star Oyster Bar at Texas Station again last night. Greg actually asked me halfway through the meal, "Why do we keep coming here?" Feeling like I was going to vomit later from the food settling in my stomach, I had to reflect.
The good points:
1. It's cool. It's a fun little, open seafood eatery.
2. The clam chowder is exceptional.
3. The fish and chips are decent.
4. I assume that if you like raw oysters, that the oyster are good. I can't vouch for that though, because yuck, raw oysters are disgusting!
1. The service is slow, especially during the day when there is only one server. Let me make that clear the slow service is not the servers, but the fact that they like to keep it understaffed.
2. They're expensive for everything other than what you should order (which is the clam chowder and the fish and chips.)
3. I had the gumbo. It was unlike any gumbo I've ever had and filled with some spice that I detest, that usually I only find in bad Chinese food. It was this spice that made me vomity and push the plate away after a few bites. Greg insists that it was bad crab. So maybe bad crab is a spice.
4. Greg had a boil with shrimp, corn, mussels and clams. The mussels and clams were sandy. HELLO?! Did someone miss cooking 101? Twenty minutes soaking them live in fresh water is all it takes and all that sand goes away. Also, the shrimp were overcooked, making them extra chewy.
Four good points and four bad points, I guess it is a wash. I'll have to try it again. I just wish they would revisit their menu.
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