Local Eats - Ferris

Old School Feelin'

Ferris Oyster Bar and Grill. Serves only fresh B.C. grown oysters, and local Shellfish. This cute little quaint restaurant is set up in a date atmosphere, it is a little pricier than my other suggestions, but that is because we are discussing oysters here. For half a dozen oysters it cost 16$ not too too bad, and they are local B.C. grown. I had them served with Pasta, and I'm not a huge fan of oysters, but needed to eat what they had to offer that was local.

This is somewhat of a problem, because while some restaurants offer local eats, they are not all completely local. So if one were to go to a restaurant they may find it difficult to find it all local and organic. Also, some local joints don't survive. I tried to find a restaurant that I went to in first year of University. It was an all local pizza place, and it closed down. Granted it was over priced, but it was all local. It seems that in order for restaurants to survive, and maintain low prices they have to have a variety of local, and non-local products just to stay a float. Which is sad. Our capitalist economy doesn't allow for people to eat within their own city limits. This is largely problematic. We as a community need to band together and try and eat locally, and garden, and farm, and help out our local growers even if it may cost us a bit more.

delicious. local. 'Nuff said.

To learn more about Ferris, and their pricing, and menu options check out the following link here. It's a great place to go eat and drink with friends, and a great place for a first date. Remember though, be careful what you eat here, make sure you grab the local bites.