Bucket List item: A Unique PNW Outdoor Eatery

The Hama Hama Oyster Saloon is the ultimate outdoor restaurant for tasting locally raised shellfish.

After reading about it - seeing the pics and the enthusiastic endorsements on Tripadvisor - I need to hop on a ferry and find this place on the banks of Hood Canal.

PHOTO CREDIT: KING 5 Seattle (YouTube)

A big part of enjoying my food at a restaurant is its setting. What I'm looking at - listening to and smell while I visit and eat.

Have you ever been to an outdoor eatery - that encourages you to dress for the Winter elements?

-PHOTO CREDIT: King 5 Seattle (YouTube)

This unique restaurant is on Hood Canal's Western shore (The Olympic Mountains side) - in a town called Lilliwaup.

-PHOTO CREDIT: Washington Grown (YouTube)

The Hama Hama Oyster Saloon was recently named one of the “Best Restaurants in Washington State” by Seattle Met magazine.

Hama Hama Oyster Company is a fifth generation family-run shellfish farm on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. -HamaHamaOysters.com

Hama Hama Oyster Saloon is open to the public, three days a week - Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

They highly encourage online reservations for their limited Winter operating hours of 11am to 4pm.

Some people try and chance getting a table as a walk-in - this could result in a wait of 45 to 60 minutes.

PHOTO CREDIT: At Home On The Go (YouTube)

Reservations for the three available days are made online - Every Monday, starting at 9am. The fee for reserving a table (protected by a small weathered A-frame shelter - complete with a heating lamp above your table) is $75. The fee includes your reserved table and two dozen oysters - usually one dozen raw and one dozen grilled. You can let your host know when you show up how you’d like your two dozen oysters.

PHOTO CREDIT: KING 5 Seattle (YouTube)

They have other food items including clams, grilled salmon, Tillamook grilled cheese sandwiches, crab cake, white bean and smoked pork soup, and more. Full Menu - Gluten-free and dairy-free menu items are also available. Looking through Tripadvisor's feedback, I see they have a good selection of wine and beer.