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Villa Barolo's Raw bar features many different types of oysters and clams for your enjoyment. Here is some info on the various oysters that may be available for time to time, as well as our usually available wide assortment of oysters and clams. |
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Oysters Varieties |
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| Name | Origin | Description | Size |
East Coast Variety (Crassostrea Virginica), United States |
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| Delaware Bay | Delaware Bay, NJ | Mild, sweet flavor, round shell | Medium |
| Blue Point | Long Island Sound | Internationally recognized, bold salty | Medium |
| York River | Bena, VA | Sweet, briny and plump, clean finish | Medium |
| Wianno | Nantucket Sound | Plump, succulent, sweet & briny | Medium |
| Saddle Rock Blue Pts | Long Island Sound | Internationally recognized, bold salty | Small |
| Cape May Salts | Delaware Bay, NJ | Prized salty taste | Medium |
| Watch Hill | Winnapaug Pond, RI | Crisp, fresh, briny, with a hint of sweetness | Medium |
| Rappahanock 50Ct | Rappahanock, River, VA | Mild, sweet flavor, round shell | Medium |
| Island Creek | Duxberry, MA | Salty, clean, crisp, with a mild finish | Medium |
| Moonstones | Rhode Island | Crisp, briny flavor | Small |
| Mobjack | Mobjack Bat, VA | Very salty & clean | Medium |
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| Canada Cup | Kensington Bay, Canada | Slightly salty, lots of liquor, plump meat | Small |
| Pickle Point | Princess Cove, PEI | Salty PEI select | Medium |
| Beausoleil | New Brunswick | Salty with a clean finish | Medium |
| Raspberry Point | Raspberry Point, PEI | Salty, very sweet | Medium |
| Malpeque | Malpeque Bay, PEI | Slightly bitter, lettuce like flavor, oblong shape | Medium |
West Coast Variety (Crassostrea Gigas), United States |
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| Hood Canal | Hood Canal, WA | Sweet & delicious-firm, slightly briny-mild finish | Medium |
| Sunset Beach | Hood Canal, WA | Sweet & salty | Small |
| Little Skookum | Washington | Sweet with a watermelon finish | Small |
| Kumamoto | Washington | Sweet Oyster with a salty finish | Small |
| Willipa Bay | Newport, Or | Small, salty, firm shell | Small |
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| Emerald Cove | British Columbia | Mild melon flavor & smooth sweet finish | Medium |
| Fanny Bay | Bayness Sound, BC | Salty, firm with a cucumber finish | Medium |
| Evening Cove | British Columbia | Silky, smooth & slightly fruity | Medium |
| Chefs Creek | Vancouver, BC | Slightly salty with a melon finish | Medium |
Villa Barolo Raw Bar Menu |
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| Oysters | Each | 1/2 Dozen | |
| Kachemak Bay Oyster From the cold waters of Alaska, The Sansom Street Oyster House is the only restaurant on the East Coast to serve Kachemaks. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Kumamoto Oyster These oysters are originally from the Kumamoto area of Kyushu, Japan. The Kumamoto is rich in flavor, almost buttery, and slightly salty. The finish is sweet, mildly fruity with a light metallic flavor. |
1.75 | 9.95 | |
New Brunswick, Canada, sweet and buttery, excellent texture and distincitve salty flavor. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Little Neck Clams Small & flavorful, Brigantine, NJ |
0.65 | 3.75 | |
| Malpeque Oyster Slightly bitter, firm, juicy texture, PEI Canada |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Moonstone Oyster A farm-raised oyster from Rhode Island, flavorful and meaty. Grown in the saltwater Point Judith and considered an outstanding example of a Southern New England oyster. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Narragansett Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Mild tasting, crunchy oyster |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Netarts Bay Oysters Crunchy texture, only mildy salty, quite sweet, with a pronounced cucumbery finish. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Pemaquid Oyster Sweet & mildly salty oyster, Damariscotta River, Maine |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Pickle Point Oysters New London Bay, PEI Canada. Farm raised from naturally caught wild oyster seed. Delicious salty taste, full of meat with a wonderful sweet finish. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Salt Aire Oyster Sweet, plump & juicy, PEI, Canada |
1.75 | 9.95 | |
| Salutation Cove Oyster Meaty, salty & clean, PEI, Canada |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Skookum Oyster Sweet & fruity, plump & firm, Puget Sound |
1.75 | 9.95 | |
| Snow Creek Oyster They are grown near the head of Discovery Bay, which is fed by Snow Creek in the Olympic Mountains. These oysters enjoy extremely cold, clean, nutrient-rich waters. Sweet & plump. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| South Sunken Meadow Eastham, MA. This is a farmed oyster grown using off-bottom culture techniques. It is grown in waters just to the south of Wellfleet in Cape Cod Bay. A rare oyster, the farmer only produces about 500 each week as a hobby. The flavor is medium in brine and very clean. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| St. Anne's Bay Rich & briny, harvested in Cape Breton Island, then moved to Nova Scotia |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Stellar Bay Oyster Stellar Bay is located within Gorge Bay on the West side of Cortes Island in British Columbia. Stellar Bay oysters are generally quite salty, with a mild sweetness, and a melon aftertaste. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Superior Belons Large, flat, European oyster. |
2.00 | ||
| Top Neck Clams | .75 | 4.00 | |
| Totton Inlet Oysters These Oysters are grown out in Totten Inlet in Southern Puget Sound. Their flavor is very sweet with a mild fruity finish. The meat is plump and the texture is firm. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Trevenen Bay Oyster Rich & creamy, salty finish, BC. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Wallace Bay Oyster From Wallace Bay, Nova Scotia |
1.75 | 9.95 | |
| Wareham Oyster Rich & briny, Rhode Island |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Watch Hill Oyster The sweetest, most flavorful oyster on the market. Rated as one of New England's finest by Bon Apetit Magazine. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Wellfleet A true Wellfleet from Cape Cod, MA with a slightly salty and crispy flavor and mild finish. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Wescott Bay Oyster Creamy texture, Washington St. |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
| Yaquina Bay Oyster Salty & sweet from Newport, Oregon |
2.25 | 12.95 | |
