Oyster Fest

Shaw’s Crab House is honoring the oyster with its longest celebration yet: the 31st annual Oyster Fest from October 1 – 31, 2019 hosted at Shaw’s Crab House Chicago (21 E. Hubbard Street) and Shaw’s Crab House Schaumburg. (1900 E. Higgins Road). The month-long bash will be filled with new oyster-centric dishes, fried chicken and oyster roast dinners, oyster happy hours, roaming shuckers, and more.

To kick off Oyster Fest, Shaw’s Chicago will host a Chef Series dinner on October 1 at 6:30 PM with four of Chicago’s top chefs including Chef Sarah Grueneberg of Monteverde, Chef Stephen Gillanders of S.K.Y, Chef Erling Wu-Bower of Pacific Standard Time and Chef Arnulfo Tellez of Shaw’s Crab House. The four-course dinner features a dish from each of these chefs and beverage pairings by Shaw’s award-winning sommelier Kat Hawkins.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Vibrant For All, which “helps people achieve mental and emotional wellbeing with dignity and respect.” In addition to supporting a great cause, this special dinner also celebrates the 2019 Oyster Hall of Fame Inductee from J.P. Shellfish Inc.  The dinner is $79.95 per person, plus tax (gratuity not included).  Space is limited, book your ticket here.

Here is the full calendar of events of this year’s Oyster Fest:

SPECIAL OYSTER-CENTRIC MENU – Shaw’s Chicago & Schaumburg

Chef Arnulfo Tellez has created special dishes for Oyster Fest including the new Oyster Chawanmushi, Fried Oyster Corn Chowder, Oyster Au Gratin and more. Check out the full menu here.

OYSTER HAPPY HOUR – Shaw’s Chicago & Schaumburg

Oyster Happy Hour is available every day from 4 PM – 6 PM in the Oyster Bar. Slurp up select East Coast and West Coast oysters for half price.

LIVE MUSIC – Shaw’s Chicago ONLY

Live blues music Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday night from 7 PM – 10 PM in the Shaw’s Chicago Oyster Bar. View the band line-up here.

Photo Credit: Shaw’s Crab House