Uraniumfish
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Oysters: get what you pay for

I just came across this listing for a cheap oysters place and wondered if anyone knows it? The oysters are cheap but is it a case of getting what you pay for? Reccommendable or not?

Cornelius
565 Vanderbilt Ave. at Pacific St., Prospect Heights, 718-398-6662
Offering: $1 oysters
When: Happy hour, from 5-7 p.m. and again 10 p.m. until closing, Tuesday through Thursday; all day Monday.
Popular pairings: Oysters are served on ice with lemon, cocktail, Tabasco and mignonette (a shallot and white wine mixture). Draft beers are $4 during happy hour.
Worth it?: Although one oyster may not make a meal, a few of the shellfish and a cold beer hit the spot.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@uraniumfish: you try this place yet?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Um. Sounds good? I am making plans to go as we speak.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I recently had some great oysters at Smith and Wollensky's they were $2 and $3 a pop and they were quite delicious..we had a dozen and then split a main.. and because we were feeling especially decadent we even had ended the meal with yum coconut cake.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
The oysters at Shaffer City aren't bad and they're a buck a pop during happy hour!
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@JenMac Sigh, it's high on the list but all I've done the last couple of weeks is work. I'm in that area often, though, so I should make it over there soon...
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
$1 per oyster is still pretty expensive when you add it up (in terms of objective price, not in terms of relative to other oysters). Although they are delicious...that said, I don't find them more or less delicious than other seafood. I'd rather have a plate of moules farcis any day!
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist Well, you generally don't eat a truckload of oysters per session or you'd get pretty sick. So $1 a pop is very affordable even if you're a major oyster junkie. @Uraniumfish I don't know the place, but today was so hot that an early evening oyster binge with some sparkling wine would have been just the thing...
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@DBlack I am suddenly craving Oysters and sparkling wine.. two of my favorite things in the world...yummm...
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Okay, now I'm feeling kind of punished, thinking of all the oysters and sparkling wine I could have, though all I do these days is grab hurried dinners in between working too much...
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish just think of all the oyster dinners you will be able to buy from the proceeds of all that work :)
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Bah, I'd rather just complain a lot in the meantime...
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
You're pretty lucky to have all the work right now, Uraniumfish!
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
And besides, who said I was getting paid more than a slave's wage?....See? Here I am complaining again. First thing on my purchase list isn't oysters, though, it's shoes...
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish...why am I not surprised?? we girls and our shoe fetishes..
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Oh, no, not the oysters and sparkling wine conversation! Guess I've got to schedule a hot date soon, since I too am merely earning slave's wages.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish: Be glad you got work. Some people don't.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I used to not care about shoes, @uptowngirl/uraniumfish. Then I got my first pair of Nice Shoes and now I'm hooked. I don't like spending money on shoes, especially since I have a weird foot condition that means |I wear them out in months, but I love scouting vintage shoe finds
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist you cant help being hooked .. its in your DNA girl.. that love for shoes..:)
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
See, uptowngirl, it's that kind of thinking about women=shoes that freaks me out about SATC too. After too many women repeat that too many times, men start to believe it too and expect us to be that way. I also don't especially care about shoes, though I care about looking good and dressing as well as my wallet will allow, so, yeah, shoes go along with that...
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I didn't mean to lecture you just now, uptowngirl, just thought how annoyed I'd be if the same comment came from a guy...
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish no offense taken but its not SATC that gave birth to that impression more likely it was Imelda Marcos and her humongous collection of shoes.. anyway I know enough men who share my passion for shoes.. so they dare not say anything to me..
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: How many men do you know who are passionate about shoes, unless they are gay. Most men I talk to are more concerned with sports than anything else.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish Did the women=shoes thing come exclusively from SATC? I am trying to remember what life what like before Carrie Bradshaw...

@hhusted I actually know a fair share of straight guys who maintain high shoe standards.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK: Oh, well. What can I say. Is it vanity, ego, or simply wanting to fit into the corporate environment?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I have a ton of male friends who are very straight and obsessed with sneakers. A few of them have over 50 pairs.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK -- I think the shoe obsession for women was always there -- but, maybe SATC made it ok for gals to fly that shoe flag out in the open.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac you're right on that count I think...
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I like men who pay attention to their shoes, actually. It shows an ability for detail that's especially attractive to me, for some reason. Maybe I just don't go for the grungy hairy unshaven types. Anyways, when I see a good pair of men's shoes on the subway, my eyes tend to travel up to check out the rest of him. (Was that too personal?) Sorry, I was just trying to say something like shoes doesn't equal gay in my humble opinion.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish. I don't think I have a girly shoe fetish yet - I have no interest in Louboutins or Manolo Blahniks - but as someone who used to recycle one pair of black pumps for everythign having - gasp - a pair of brown shoes is exciting to me!
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