Acme Oyster House

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Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter, New Orleans

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

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]

In popular culture

Acme appeared in

Food Paradise (season 2)
.

References

  1. 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. Newspapers.com
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  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.
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  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.

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