Acme Oyster House

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]

Acme Oyster House
Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter, New Orleans
Restaurant information
Food type	Seafood
City	Metairie
State	Louisiana
Country	United States

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]

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  Location in Montrose, Houston

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).

References

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

External links

• Acme Oyster House

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