Eating an oyster is an experience all its own.

Take the Original Clam Tavern at 339 E. Broadway Ave. in Clifton Heights. This community favorite is packed with locals nightly and reminds you of the seafood joints of yesteryear, writes Emily Kovach for paeats.com.

This old-school restaurant with an old fishing boat nautical décor serves up raw oysters, clams on the half shell, fried oysters, steamed clams with butter, clams casino, and the Tavern’s famous baked clams served on a special tray. 

Oyster connoisseurs know that presentation is part of the tactile experience. The oyster experience comes with a metal tray or fancy platter, with ice chips, lemon wedges, and tiny bottles of hot sauce.

They squeeze the lemons across the half shell, add a few drops of mignonette sauce and go to it.

You won’t find Pennsylvania-raised oysters anywhere, but restaurants, bars, and cafes like the Original Clam Tavern make good use of neighboring New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia, where they are growing impeccable oysters.

One Facebook reviewer found the Tavern had “the freshest seafood this side of Jersey shore!” with high praise to the crab soup and the crab Imperial.

Read more at paeats.com about the oyster and seafood experience at the Original Clam Tavern in Clifton Heights. 

Here’s a Taste With Tori CBS 3 look at the Original Clam Tavern.