Deckhand Oyster Bar - North

About the Business

Specialties

Fresh seafood that is fried, broiled, and blacked. We also have oysters by the bag fulls, not only on the half-shell but also some cooked with toppings. We also have various specials that include crawfish, crab, mussels, and other seasonal items.

History

Established in 2011.

Sompheng "Tarzan" Saybounkham, a Laotion, quit his Austin business job in 1987 and moved to Rockport, TX., where he bought an old 1935 model boat with a War Word II engine. With that boat he started a career in shrimping and harvesting oysters. After some time him and his family moved back to Austin where he worked at oyster bars. One day he decided to start his own business and found a building and started Deckhand Oyster Bar.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Sompheng S.

Business Owner

Sompheng "Tarzan" Saybounkham, a Laotion, quit his Austin business job in 1987 and moved to Rockport, TX., where he bought an old 1935 model boat with a War Word II engine. With that boat he started a career in shrimping and harvesting oysters. After some time him and his family moved back to Austin where he worked at oyster bars. One day he decided to start his own business and found a building and started Deckhand Oyster Bar.