Local, neighborhood seafood spots

Hello, all. We%26#39;re visiting again from New Orleans.

Inquiring about casual seafood cafes. I seem to remember reading somewhere about a small, popular restaurant around the corner from a retail seafood outlet. I%26#39;m not sure if it was Joe Patti%26#39;s or someplace else. My recollection is that it was a quiet, laid back, non-tourist spot.

Did I dream this up?

Local, neighborhood seafood spots

Nope, you didn%26#39;t dream it up. It%26#39;s Sam%26#39;s Seafood and it is really good and definitely a local hangout. Another laid back one is Marina Oyster Barn right on Bayou Texar.

Another local joint with good greasy burgers and blue plate specials is Jerry%26#39;s Drive In on Cervantes Street (very close to Marina Oyster Barn). Just up the street is one of my favorite places for deli sandwiches - the New Yorker Deli.

Local, neighborhood seafood spots

Oh, forgot to say that Sam%26#39;s is located almost directly across the street from Joe Patti%26#39;s (on Main Street). And if you go at lunch time during the week, it will be anything but quiet cause it will be full of the downtown business people. Go off hours if you want quiet, but honestly it%26#39;s fun to be there during the lunch rush. It seems almost everyone knows each other.

Enjoy!!