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Acme Oyster House

Acme Oyster House is a seafood restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The company's food is served cajun and creole style and it has locations in Florida, Alabama and Texas.[1]

Its dishes include oysters, po boys, jambalaya, etouffee, and gumbo.[2]

History

Acme was founded in 1910 as the Acme Café.[3]

In 2010 the company began pursuing opening a location in Houston.[4] The location in Montrose, Houston opened in April 2021, and closed in December 2023.[5] It was in the former Tower Theatre, which was established in 1936 and later housed a theatre, a nightclub, a movie rental business, a Tex-Mex restaurant before becoming an Acme location.[6] This was the first Acme location that has stopped operations.[7]

Acme appeared in Man v. Food (season 1). Adam Richman’s challenge was to join the 15 Dozen Club.[8] They also appeared on Food Paradise (season 2).

References

  1. ^ McCarthy, Amy (May 11, 2020). "Iconic New Orleans Restaurant Acme Oyster House Is Coming to Houston". Eater Houston. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ de Luna, Marcy (2020-05-12). "Longtime New Orleans favorite Acme Oyster House opening in Montrose this fall". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ "Some Of The Best Crispy Fried Seafood In New Orleans Can Be Found At Acme Oyster House". Only in Your State. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ Morago, Greg (2021-04-12). "First look: Houston's Acme Oyster House opening day". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. ^ Alexander, Chloe (2023-12-07). "Acme Oyster House abruptly shuts down Houston location". KHOU. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ^ Balter, Emma (2021-04-10). "Raze. Reinvent. Repeat: How an iconic Westheimer block has changed in booming Montrose". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  7. ^ Garcia, Sonia (2023-12-07). "Acme Oyster House abruptly closes Houston location in iconic Montrose movie theater". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  8. ^ "New Orleans". Cooking Channel. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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