Awards & Recognitions
The Original Oyster House has been recognized, reviewed and rewarded by local and national journalists, bloggers, tourists, chambers of commerce and businesses. We also recognize scholarship winners each year. These recognitions include:
- Stephen Shillito Wins 2024 Coastal Alabama’s Island Spirit Award
- Dean Smythia Wins 2021 Coastal Alabama’s Island Spirit Award
- Rufus Young Wins 2020 ARHA Stars of the Industry Spirit Award
- Original Oyster House Wins 2020 Snowbird Choice Award
- Anatolie Simion Wins 2018 Coastal Alabama’s Island Spirit Award
- David Dekle and Cecilia Mace Presented the 2018 Gardberg Awards
- Original Oyster House Wins 2017 Gold as Alabama Retail Association Retailer of the Year and VIDEO
- Readers of Alabama Living Name Original Oyster House 2017 Best Seafood
- Allen Hastings Wins 2016 ARHA Stars of the Industry Restaurant Manager of the Year
- Joe & Dave of the Original Oyster House Win 2015 ARHA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
- Original Oyster House Pilots Alabama’s First Oyster Shell Recycling Program
- Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce 2014 Environmental Award
- Fire-Grilled Oysters, Winner of Best Bites Challenge and Reader’s Choice Favorite
- Taste of Mobile Best Independent Restaurant
- Daniella Allen Wins 2013 Coastal Alabama’s Island Spirit Award
- Karen Trammell – 2009 Coastal Alabama Island Spirit Award Winner
- Buster Burns – 2006 Coastal Alabama Island Spirit Award Winner
- Pamela Ford – 2005 Coastal Alabama Island Spirit Award Winner
Gulf Coast Media Best of Baldwin
- Original Oyster House, Causeway | 2026 WINNER:
Best Bushwacker on the Eastern Shore
Best Crab Cake on the Eastern Shore
Best Oysters on the Eastern Shore - Original Oyster House, Gulf Shores | 2026 WINNER:
Best Gumbo at the Beach
- Original Oyster House, Causeway | 2025 WINNER:
Bushwacker on the Eastern Shore
Best Crab Cake on the Eastern Shore
Best Oysters on the Eastern Shore - Original Oyster House, Gulf Shores | 2025 WINNER:
Best Crab Cake at the Beach
Best Gumbo at the Beach
Best Oysters at the Beach
Best Gumbo Overall - Original Oyster House, Causeway | 2024 WINNER:
Best Bushwacker on the Eastern Shore
Best Crab Cake on the Eastern Shore
Best Oysters on the Eastern Shore
Best Fried Seafood Platter on the Eastern Shore - Original Oyster House, Gulf Shores | 2024 WINNER:
Best Po-Boys at the Beach
Alabama Media Group Alabama’s Best Oyster Bar
CNN’s Travel & Leisure, Names Original Oyster House as One of the Best Oyster Bars in America
Southern Living Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards: Voted one of three Best Seafood Restaurants in the southeast (Gulf Shores and Mobile)
Mobile Register’s Annual Reader’s Poll
- Best Overall Seafood Restaurant Best Shrimp
- Best Oysters
- Best Gumbo
- Best Crab Claws
Mobile Bay Monthly
Voted Best Seafood Restaurant
Baldwin County Newspapers Reader’s Poll
- Voted Best Overall Seafood
- Voted Best Gumbo
- Voted Best Sweet Tea
Lagniappe Reader’s Annual Nappie Awards
Voted Best Seafood
Coastal Wine Tour
Best of Brunch Winner 2006
Sunny 105.7 FM People’s Choice Award
- Best Seafood Overall
- Best Gumbo
Recommended by The New York Times, Southern Living Magazine, and Coastal Living Magazine
