Captain’s Halfshell Oyster Bar

5700 N. I-35, 452-1417

Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11:45pm; Sun, noon-11pm

Captain’s started as a Houston chain; Austin’s branch rests behind the boat on I-35. The Captain has a full range of both fried and broiled seafoods, with moderate prices easy on the wallet. Especially popular are the oyster or shrimp Diablos appetizers (jalapeño-stuffed, bacon-wrapped, and broiled), and Captain Dan’s Crawfish Pirogue (mudbug tails, veggies, and cheese stuffed into a dugout of French loaf).

This article appears in February 9 • 2001.

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