There must be a thousand restaurants in the Triangle. So when I decide to give a restaurant my business I think that they appreciate it and truly want to do their best to keep me coming back. Shucker's is obviously the exception to this observation. I came to Shucker's this evening after along hard day of work with one thought on my mind. A cold beer and some good oysters.
This was by far the worst dining experience of my life. For my girlfriend I ordered the "ALL YOU CAN EAT" flounder special and I ordered oysters on the half shell and a pitcher of beer. After the beer arrived, her meal came first. All by it's self. This for me is an issue because where I was raised we all got in the habit of eating our meals at the same time. Then my oysters on the half shell showed up. Now once again, Shucker's is the exception to oysters on the half shell. I have been all over this country and the term oysters on the half shell usually is used to describe "raw" oysters, chilled down ice cold and served with lemon and cocktail sauce.
First the oysters cooked then they finally arrived raw and I ate one and gagged. These were the dirtiest oysters I have ever seen and served at room temperature. I finally called over the guy at the bar and told him to cancel the entire order.
The flounder came out about five minutes later regardless. My girlfriend was never at any time asked if she would like more flounder. I guess "ALL YOU CAN EAT" means something else at Shucker's as well. What was delivered fresh and on time with a smile was our check. We did not ask for it. We were actually ready to order a couple of Landshark Beers since we had never tried them before. I guess she was cutting her losses by delivering the check. Yes the oysters and my flounder were deducted. But I left hungry and upset.
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