Originally Posted by
JBord
I just don't think it's worth the trouble. A lot of opportunities for a bad result in the chain of events from buying the oysters to getting them to your plate. Unfortunately, other than Rockefeller, there aren't a lot of other options for cooked oysters in our area that I've seen. One of the apps I regret not getting in SC was bacon wrapped oysters - that were then dunked into the fryer to cook both. As I mentioned, my wife only likes them raw. She was willing to try it, but I could tell she wasn't thrilled so we passed.
I've found that Japanese restaurants often do great fried oysters. (After all, they do great tempura!) I used to always order them at the long-ago closed Naniwa, and I still order them at Sushi Dokku (not listed on the menu, but they always have raw oysters on the menu and are happy to fry them).