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Come experience our old-fashion oyster bar. Serving ice cold beer and fresh oysters all year 'round!

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       Ten years ago there was a moment in time that every mother remembers. The son, a University of South Carolina business graduate, turned to his mother and declared that he wanted to open an Oyster Bar. Just like that. No experience, not a day of working in a restaurant (except a little bartending in College).

       The son traveled to his hometown in North Carolina to consult with the owners of the Sunnyside Oyster Bar. The son and the mother had grown up in the little town, famous for this eating establishment that has been there now for 75 years. The concept of the Sunnyside was the goal; patrons gathered around a bar, the shuckers shucking raw and steamed oysters and that was that. Lots of fun. No frills. They eventually added steamed shrimp to the menu and went from brown bagging to a beer license.

Now present day, once a week, a giant silver truck pulls up in the middle of Park Street at any random time of day or night, and Big John shows up from the Gulf Coast with giant 110 lb burlap bags of fresh oysters. He is very proud of his cargo and is always smiling when he carts those fresh oysters thru the front door.

      The doors opened in October 2001 officially. The menu: simply oysters and shrimp. The cocktail sauce, now famous in its own right, made fresh daily is served with it’s own little twist, WARM!

       Today that menu has expanded to include items as scallops, crawfish, crablegs, and clams, but they are coupled with local comfort foods such as Adluh Grits smothered with shrimp and cheese and bacon, along with a variety of soups. So the son’s dream became a reality. His idea has grown into an iconic venue in Columbia’s Historic Vista. With local “shucker’s” in the back taking care of all your seafood needs while the mother up front always greeting people with a smile, a name formed when one of the shuckers once asked, “Where is the Mother Shucker?” The name stuck and now the mother will ways be The Mother Shucker!

      So, every night the food is fresh, the sauce is warm, the butter is melted and the drinks are cold! The son welcomes you and thanks you for helping that dream come true. Visit The Oyster Bar-Columbia, “The Pearl of the Vista”!

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Have us shuck your Next event!

 The Oyster Bar will cater your event at your chosen location.  Oysters can be steamed on the premises and shucking tables set up for your guests.  Group prices will adjust depending on the number of participants.


 Call John Sparrow for a personal quote (803) 600-0751

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    Where in The World Is Mother Shucker?

    Find our award-winning cocktail sauce at these retail locations:


    North Carolina

    Saltwater Seafood

    4 Fenton Street 

    Raleigh, NC 2706

    Full Circle Crab Company

    1366 Highway 64 East 

    Columbia, NC 27804

    Shaw's Barbecue House

    202 West Boulevard 

    Williamston, NC 27892

    Blue Ocean Market

    2400 Bridge Street

    Morehead, NC 28557

    Earp's Seafood

    1414 S. Saunders Street

    Raleigh, NC I 27603

    Haag & Sons Seafood

    7901 E. Oak Island Dr. 

    Oak Island, NC 28480

    Robert's Grocery

    32 Lumina Avenue

    Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

    Miller's Sporting Goods

    101 Washington Street

    Williamston, NC 27892

    Atlantic Beach Seafood

    415 Atlantic Beach Causeway

    Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

    Dockside North Seafood

    819 Ocean Trail

    Corolla, NC 27927

    Motts Channel Seafood

    120 Short St.

    Wrightsville, NC 28480

    The Butcher's Market of Raleigh

    5045 Falls of the Neuse Road

    Raleigh, NC 27609

    The Butcher's Market of Bedford

    5045 Falls of the Neuse Rd

    Raleigh, NC 27609

    The Butcher's Market of Holly Springs

    4200 Lassiter Rd.

    Holly Springs, NC 27540

    The Butcher's Market of Cary

    5045 Falls of the Neuse Road

    Raleigh, NC 27609

    Tommy's Market

    1242 Duck Rd. 

    Duck, NC 27949

    Whalebones Seafood

    101 E. Grey Eagle St.
    Nags Head, NC 27050

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    Mother Shucker Recipe

    Original and Traditional

    Heat it until it is a little warm. Serve on oysters, shrimp, scallops, crab legs, clams, crawfish and any shellfish you can find.

    "What everyone expects" traditional

    Serve it cool, from the refrigerator. Serve on oysters. shrimp, scallops, crab legs, clams, crawfish and and shellfish you can find.,

    Meatloaf

    Mix two teaspoons of Mother Shucker's sauce in the meat mix when you are combining meatloaf ingredients. Pour the sauce on the meatloaf and cook in the oven at 350 degrees. The sauce will create a nice, crusty topping. 

    Salsa

    Mix a variety of green, red and yellow peppers, onions, canned or fresh cooked corn, black beans, and garbanzos, and drizzle a little sauce in the mix of veggies. Serve cold with chips or crackers.

    Cream Cheese Spread

    Layer cream cheese with the salsa, thinly. Then top with fresh crab meat, or shrimp, and serve as a spread with crackers. If you do not have the seafood, try it plain. Yum!

    Dip

    Just open the jar! Serve either room temperature, cold or warm with pretzels, crackers or chips.

    Baked Chicken

    Cook the chicken, de-bone, and use Mother Shucker's sauce as a baste or dip for the meat.

    Wheat bread, olive oil, slice of cheese

    Melt in microwave. Dip in the Mother Shucker's Sauce. Simple and savory!

    Shrimp Remoulade

    1 cup Mayonnaise, 1 cup Mother Shucker's Cocktail Sauce, 1/4 cup onions, green peppers, celery (chopped finely), 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 2 tbs minced garlic. Chill overnight and serve with steamed shrimp.  

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    Oyster Bar of Columbia

    1123 Park St.

    (803) 799-4484

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    04:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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