Sky wrote:
>
> zxcvbob wrote:
> >
> > Sky wrote:
> > >
> > > I used to live in Houston (a few
> > > decades & lifetimes ago), and I remember one of my favorite places was a
> > > greek restaurant/oyster bar (?), "Papa....." something or another, off
> > > of the SW Freeway not far from Bellaire or Bissonnet (sp?) or Fondren,
> > > but I forget the details. I imagine it's gone the wayside?
> > >
> > There's a Pappa's restaurant on US-59 about 1/4 mile north of
> > FM-1960. It's not as good as Christie's but it's pretty close. Be
> > warned that each dinner is almost enough for 2 people. You probably
> > don't want to order a full entree for each of you. (There are lots
> > of other Pappas locations.)
>
> That's the name!!!! Pappas!!! Thanks so much There were/are a few of
> those around the Houston area. Although, at this point in time with
> that HYOOGE "BP" FIASCO in the Gulf of Mexico, I'm not sure a visit to
> Pappas for some raw and/or steamed oysters (or other Gulf seafood, for
> that matter) would be a good idea ??? What about Tex-Mex places instead

What on earth makes you think that the current oil leak has any effect
on current gulf oyster stocks, will have any effect on gulf oyster
stocks in the near term, or that the oysters you would be getting at a
large chain restaurant (Papas's is a very large group) would be local
gulf oysters anyway?