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Oyster Tuesdays
$1.00 on the half shell, 4p.m. to Closing
Upon celebrating the New Year I had an opportunity to visit family up in the San Francisco Bay area. My three brothers all live up there and are sourcing places to visit when the opportunity arises. We were out on Monday for happy hour at a place called Sea Salt. There feature every Monday was $1.00 oysters. After leaving, I felt sure that this was something that Café 225 could provide. And so you have it Oysters Tuesdays. I talking to my seafood purveyor. Tuesday was an ideal day to get really fresh seafood from the San Francisco Bay area. I also wanted to buy local, and we decided on Tomalas Bay Oysters. Located in Marin County, near Point Reyes National Park. They grow the pacific oyster also referred to as the Japanese oyster or Miyagi oyster (Crassostrea Gigas) The pacific oyster represents about 98% of the world’s oyster production. You’ll know why once you try them. The taste is sweet and refreshing with a nice briny finish.
My preference in serving an oyster is with sauce mignonette. Or favorite hot sauce and lime. Below I am including two recipes for sauce mignonette.
Banquet Room Elegance and Fun!
Our Banquet Room is a fully private dining/meeting room designed to meet all the needs of your business gathering with a capacity of forty guests. It comes fully equipped with TV/VCR, six-foot retract-able projection screen and PA system. It is fully carpeted and features independent heating and cooling. Our Fox View Room has a grand view of the historic Fox Theatre and Main Street. This semi private space continues the airy Mediterranean style décor of the original dining room and has a seating capacity of thirty. Our original main dining room, with its view of the exhibition kitchen, hard wood floors and Mediterranean décor, feature a variety of seating arrangements.
Our Weekly Happy Hour Calendar
Mon – Half price wine bottles (5pm till closing)
Tue - One dollar Oysters : half shell, and shooters
Wed – Wings, Ribs and Beer.
Thu – Tequila –N- Tacos TNT
Your Restaurant, My Passion
My background in the restaurant business started as a youth helping at my dad’s deli’s in the financial district of San Francisco. I was six years old when he opened his first store. It was a gourmet delicatessen with many imported products, cheeses, meats, coffees, teas and sandwich. I remember stocking soft drinks, beer, wine and canned goods; bussing tables, sweeping and cleaning chairs. By the time I was twelve I was making sandwiches at lunch during the summer. [ read more... ]
