Celebrate PRIDE Month, Father’s Day at Oyster House and Mission Taqueria

The Oyster Home and Mission Taqueria are each LGBTQ+-owned and operated by the identical household.

Oyster Home is celebrating 13 years in enterprise. Proprietor Sam Mink says the restaurant is Philadelphia’s largest oyster bar. They supply all their oysters from native growers.

The menu has every part from fish dishes to crab truffles, lobster rolls, grilled lobster, tartars, uncooked seafood and an excellent cocktail and beverage checklist.

Seafood is within the blood for Mink. His father opened the restaurant in 1976.

Straight above is Mission Taqueria, a Mexican restaurant Sam opened six years in the past.

It options quite a lot of enjoyable tacos and salsa. Handmade tortillas are created on the spot for dishes just like the shrimp and rooster tacos. Mission additionally has a cocktail, margarita and mezcal program.

It is the place Sam’s husband Anthony Padilla works as a bookkeeper. The couple additionally has a 7-year-old son named Asher.

Sam is a board member of the Attic Youth Middle, the place he serves meals and assets to assist at-risk LGBTQ+ youths in Philadelphia.

Each Mission Taqueria and the Oyster Home take off Sundays, together with Father’s Day, however you possibly can order enjoyable at-home kits just like the clam bake package, the place you possibly can convey residence an entire steaming bucket.

Blissful hour at each Mission and the Oyster Home is each Tuesday-Friday, 4-6 pm. There’s $2 Oysters on the Oyster Home, plus different drink and meals specials.

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1516 Sansom Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102

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Above Oyster Home, 1516 Sansom Road 2nd Flooring, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102