Howie & I went to the scene of the crime purely by accident (or was it?). We had plans in the city with some of Howie's childhood friends but they fell through. Since we were in the city anyway & it was our 1 year anniversary weekend Howie suggested (yes...it was him) that we go to Live Bait where we discovered a year ago that there just might be something between us.
First off, I love the laid back, divey, bayou atmosphere here. They have a raw bar, booths up front, lots of booths & tables in back, fun lighting accented by neon signs, great tunes playing & very low to moderate prices for a Flatiron area joint! Live Bait specializes in seafood & southern & cajun specialties. We did not get there for Happy Hour this time but just so you know their HH is M-F 4:30pm -6pm. They have $5 beers, house wines & margaritas & a $5 menu with a 1/2 dozen raw clam or oysters, 1/2 lb peel & eat shrimp, chili cheese fries, Cajun calamari, hush puppies, buffalo, bbq or honey bbq wings & jalapeno rings.
We got there around 8pm on this Friday night & sat in a back booth. The guys will love that they allow the female Servers wear their own clothes. Our waitress took a little while to get to our table but I don't think it was the sexy, skin tight mini dress & boots that were the problem. We weren't in a rush so we didn't care & she was very pleasant once she came over so we ordered a couple of tap Brooklyn Ales. I love that they give warm, sweet corn muffins with butter as their bread basket. It was hard not to ask for more but we're trying to be good. We started with a dozen blue point oysters that were pretty good & Howie ordered the Peel & Eat Shrimp & I ordered Fried Chicken with a Waffle. There was more fried batter than chicken but it was tasty & the waffle was delicious. I love sweet with savory so the maple syrup with the crunchy, salty battered chicken might not have been the best ever but we polished it off. The peel & eat shrimp comes in a small portion (1/4 lb for $6.95) but was tasty & if we realized would have ordered more. It's a better deal for Happy Hour! We passed on dessert but I will definitely try one next time like the Key Lime Pie (one of my faves & always good with Southern cuisine or seafood) or the Jack Daniels Pecan Pie or Brownie a la mode. I also wouldn't mind trying the Malted Milk Ball Ice Cream. Mmmmmm.
Live Bait isn't in the Zagat Guide so I have no Zagat review to compare mine with but the bottom line is that Live Bait doesn't have the best food nor the best service but it's fun, good & won't break the bank. I will be going back...hopefully with Howie & you should too especially for Happy Hour! ej eats
Live Bait
14 E 23rd St
(between 5th Ave & East 23rd St)
New York, NY 10010
(212) 353-2400
Wheelchair Accessible
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