This morning, Meal Ticket visited Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.), which we first told you about in January. Sam Mink, who’s running the show with his father David, says they’re shooting for a Thursday opening for dinner, with lunch to follow about a week later.

The Mink clan were the original proprietors of the Sansom Street Oyster House, as this space was known before the family sold the business (but not the bricks) to Coquette’s Cary Neff. Now that it’s back in their hands, Sam has applied a dramatic but smart modern overhaul. Kitschy by its very nature, the old O-House featured two distinct areas — a casual barroom and a dining room — separated by a big wall. That’s come down, ensuring that the drinking bar, the raw bar (two to three shuckers will be popping shells live in front of your eyes) and the dining area all breathe the same air.

Many of the design elements of the 118-seat space are reclaimed — the hardwood floor features timbers from the Academy of Music, for example, and the hanging lights are sourced from old ships. The exposed brick in the back is decorated with some beautiful oyster plates dating back to the mid- to late 1800s — the full collection, which numbers in the hundreds, is a Mink family heirloom.

Slurpers will get their pick of six oyster varieties at any given time, with plans for a $1 oyster deal at happy hour. Other specialties will include a lobster roll, snapper soup, pan-roasted seafood (oysters, scallops, mussels) and family-style options like a clam bake for two (steamers, mussels, lobster, potatoes, corn).

Chef Greg Ling’s full working menu after the jump.

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