"Before the Birmingham restaurant opened, owner and chef Emmele Herrold traveled all over the East Coast, establishing relationships with small oyster farms and suppliers. The love of bivalves shows with a rotating selection of East and West Coast oysters, plus roasted Imperial oysters with crab meat, Parmesan, and breadcrumbs. Book a reservation at Resy." - Danny Palumbo
"Featuring a menu that changes seasonally to represent a different seafood region in the United States, offerings here may include items like Florida stone crab and grouper, as well as hot or cold lobster rolls, and peel-and-eat shrimp. For those with gluten sensitivities, the fish and chips are available in the restaurant’s classic recipe or gluten-free. For the gluten-free version, cuts of cod are dredged and fried in cornmeal and served with fries, coleslaw, and tartar sauce. Make reservations on Resy or place orders online for pickup and delivery." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Accepting online preorders for holiday staples with pickup on Christmas Eve." - Courtney Burk
"Formerly known as Hazel, Ravines, and Downtown, this eatery now goes simply by Hazel’s and features a seafood-forward menu that changes seasonally. That means its Fish Fry Fridays are on point. Featuring a choice of a fried fish sandwich or classic fish and chips dinner, along with coleslaw and malt vinegar aioli." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Birmingham’s Hazel, Ravines and Downtown has been in the midst of a bit of an identity crisis since first finding success during summer 2019 with its temporary seafood menus. Now, after months of 'pop-up' menus, the restaurant is finally embracing its true aquatic nature. From here on out, owners Beth Hussey and Emmele Herrold plan to focus on seasonal seafood at the restaurant. In October, that will mean a transition to a Pacific Northwest seafood menu with hot and cold crab rolls, escargot, Astoria Clown Bread, whole dungeness crab, and crab boils. The restaurant will continue to serve up mainstays like the Token burger, Georgian cheese bread, and whitefish pate." - Brenna Houck