There’s a certain kind of panic you start to feel when you get nervous that you’re going to miss happy hour. That’s how we felt last Saturday when we arrived to Bar Crudo packed at 5:30 with a predicted 45-minute wait to get a table. Happy hour was from 5-6:30.

We’ve been dying to have the oysters at Bar Crudo for weeks and after multiple reschedules, we finally reserved it for last Saturday. After 15 minutes, we got our table and decided that our dinner would pretty much consist of everything off of the happy hour menu. Oysters – Washington Pickering – of course were just $1 an oyster during this time. Quickly going through our first dozen, we ordered a second. We could’ve had a third round, but decided to not push it since we had other plates coming out afterwards.

This was actually my first time trying Uni and it was delicious with the avocado toast.

Not a secret, but I’m a sucker for clams. If it’s on the menu, I will almost always order it.

Their creamy seafood chowder was full of goodies like fish, mussels, shrimp, squid, potatoes, and bacon. It was so hearty that we had to share it. I don’t think I could’ve eaten this on my own.

Mussels also from Washington! These were good, but not my favorite. I think I’m very used to having baked mussels and wasn’t expecting these to be so cold. They’re still pretty tasty though if that’s what you’re into.

The fish tacos. A mess to eat and a bit on the spicy side at least for me.

Overall, everything was so good and from the looks of how packed this happy hour was, it’s no secret that this is one of the hottest happy hours to be at. We’ll definitely be back, but we’ll order less now that we know exactly what we like!