{"id":661,"date":"2015-09-11T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2015-09-11T21:27:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T21:27:13","slug":"jax-fish-house-and-oyster-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2015\/09\/11\/jax-fish-house-and-oyster-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’d been to Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar<\/a>\u00a0when we visited Fort Collins\u00a0a while back, so when we found them in Boulder, we were quick to pay them another visit.\u00a0 They have the most incredible happy hour with oysters for a $1.50 each as well as a variety of other options.\u00a0 There are a total of five restaurants with locations in Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Glendale in Colorado and the fifth in Kansas City.\u00a0 The goal of Jax Fish House is to serve fresh seafood to land locked communities and they fly in their seafood fresh everyday.\u00a0 One of the things we really like about Jax is their commitment to sustainable seafood sources as well as sourcing their food from local farmers.\u00a0 We really appreciate the farm to table and, in this case, sea to table approach that provides the freshest ingredients that are in season at the time.<\/p>\n

\"Jax<\/a>
Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We started with a dozen oysters, of course, which were wonderful.\u00a0 Obviously we enjoyed some wine with our meal, but we believe in enjoying a wine of your preference versus worrying about a specific pairing, so red or white wine works well with seafood for us.\u00a0 After the oysters, we enjoyed a small plate with spicy tuna on crispy rice, which had wonderful flavor.\u00a0 Peel and eat shrimp was next on the agenda followed by another dozen oysters (yes, we were hungry). Finally, we had the special for the night, which was shrimp and grits with Tabasco butter with a scrumptious fried egg with a runny yoke.<\/p>\n

\"Oysters<\/a>
Oysters on the Half Shell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Spicy<\/a>
Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Peel<\/a>
Peel and Eat Shrimp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Shrimp<\/a>
Shrimp and Grits with a Fried Egg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After dinner, Chef Alex Krill came out to ensure that we were satisfied with our meal and we talked about their commitment to source food from local farmers.\u00a0 We also talked about his recent trip to Thailand and how we both appreciated getting inspiration from local flavors of the places we visit, the more exotic, the better.\u00a0 Every member of the staff on all of our visits were extremely friendly and proud of the restaurant in which they worked.\u00a0 We were back the next night for more oysters, but getting a seat at happy hour isn’t always an easy thing, but we were lucky enough to get a seat at the bar once again.\u00a0 We prefer eating at the bar as we typically share plates and enjoy the attentive service that we usually get when sitting at the bar.\u00a0 We also had some calamari as well as a second dozen oysters once again.\u00a0 If you’re in a location that has a Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar, we highly recommend that you pay them a visit, especially during happy hour.<\/p>\n

\"Fried<\/a>
Fried Calamari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dona<\/a>
Dona and Pete and Jax Fish House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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