Raw Oyster's
 

I'm wondering where to purchase oyster's from to eat them raw rather then going to restaurant's and paying $24.00 a dozen when happy hour isn't on? Looking to purchase 5 dozen or so if the price is right and I'm not really sure where to go for the best prices and that I won't have to worry about quality.

Whole Foods

I was thinking about Whole Foods but I was hoping to find a place with better pricing.

Granville island

$24 a dozen at places like the boat house is a fucking joke, on top of that their oysters are shit compared to a lot of other places

I agree, its complete rip off especially when they sell them for $1.00 during happy hour. I just want to bring a ton home, make oyster shooters and eat them all with the GF

taylor shellfish farm west of Bellingham. medium pacifics at $1.05 each

you konw what. to be honest, i did that before.
i used to buy them for 1 dollar in china town, but here's WHY you don't do it.

1) you need to MOFO shuck themmmmm. I'm really good at it with tools but dang, out of 50 I do, easily 5 of them are in bad shape and I have to toss them out.
2) it takes a good hour from getting it home to shuck 50 oysters.
3) Limited variety.
For 2 dollars, it's not that bad, with variety and no shucking, i'll pay 2 dollars, but at 3.23 or 3.50 would be way way way too much.

I'm not worried about shucking them and that's part of the whole experience as well. Sitting around my table outside drinking and shucking oysters is a pretty good time!!

I for one wouldn't trust getting them from China town

Only one place I trust with oysters is lobsterman in Granville island, not the best price but quality is guaranteed

*oysters

Try contacting Albion Fisheries in Vancouver. They are a wholesale place dealing with cruise ships, restaurants, etc. They do off-sales sometimes to the public. I've bought from them before. Good peeps.

Other places like Albion may be worth checking out.

lobster man

7 Seas: Fresh Seafood store, serving Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Langley

Their selection varies, but pricing is quite decent. Last year, royal miyagis went for $8/dozen

wow that's a great deal for royal miyagis

One20 pub has buck a shuck all day long. No happy hour.. last few times has been pretty good. Food is good too and best of all.. 1/2 price sundays on most of their main menu item

^Just be ready to dodge them bullets! :lol

Thrifty's Foods sells fresh oysters as well.. not sure how much, sorry.

I'm surprised 7 Seas is that affordable. When the spot prawns were in season, the South Surrey one wanted more than twice as much as the local PriceSmart.

+1 for lobsterman on granville island and taylor shellfish farms in the states.

lobsterman! I work real close, they have like 5 varieties @ $10 / doz

Last time I checked at least, I go to the market everyday and it seems like they increased the prices a little. Might be true for lobster man as well, ill check tomorrow for you

I go to Seafood City (also at Granville Island).
I get Kumamoto and Miyagi. But they aren't exactly cheap varieties.

I don't think those varieties can be had for less than $1 each.



Do you know what varieties 7 Seas and Lobster Man have in stock?

7 seas was retarted when i was looking for spot prawns at the one in south surrey. $32 a pound without head.. just insane

I called 7 seas today and it was $1.65 each I went by lobster man too and it was like $18 a dozen. I might as well go eat out

those are the crazy prices I don't want to pay dammit, shit I would be happy with paying $1 each to bring home right now

Checked lobster man today, they have 5 varieties @ 17.95/lb

They have lighthouse oysters @ 9.95/lb still

my mom used to sell oysters to lobster man, they pay 3.25 for a dozen of small and $3.00 for petits

could your mom sell me oysters or does she still have a hook up?