We asked on Facebook: How do you like your oysters prepared and who makes the best around?

God makes the best oysters.

– Marc Edelman

Gaido’s makes the best charbroiled oysters.

– Jimmy Ray

Gilhooley’s in San Leon has the best. Charbroiled with Parmesan and garlic. And decently priced. You’ll love it.

– Cash McCall

Gilhooley’s. Cheap, fresh and by the dozen or grilled and slightly more costly. Either way, there really is only one right answer. Their parking lot paved with shells is a monument to our place on the food chain.

– Adam Goldberg

Gilhooley’s has the best oysters I have ever put in my mouth. The Shrimphooleys are smoked oysters with a smoked shrimp and Parmesan cheese on top. To die for!

– Keith Neubauer

Oysters Mykonos at The Cajun Greek! Not on the menu but the best I’ve ever had.

– Amy Allen Garcia

Right out of the shell. Tommy’s in Clear Lake. Tuesday specials are great!

– Susan Chapa

Grilled in their half shell with a dash of your favorite sauce (i.e. Jack Daniels grilling sauce).

– Karl Reid

We tailgate and smoke them on the grill. Wide variety includes barbecue, Rockefeller, white wine, red wine, picante olive oil with panko.

– Carolyn L. Sunseri

Grease at 300, lightly battered, fry only until they float.

– Denny Norris

French grilled, Artillery Club.

– Robert S. Evans

My friend Jennie let me watch her make her famous oyster soup — butter, real heavy cream, chives, garlic — and only the freshest oysters and OMG you have died and gone to heaven with every bite. Takes no more than 15 to 20 minutes from start to finish (well, after they are shucked) and it’s to die for.

– Jennifer Gilgoric

Raw oysters on the half shell and view at Stingaree’s, plus a ferry ride. Can’t be beat for a fun day near the bay.

– Linda Bell Burton

On the half shell with cocktail sauce, a squeeze of lemon on a cracker, accompanied by a nice cold Tiki Wheat.

– Nelda Engstrom

Raw, with the oyster liquor only, provided by Mother Nature.

– Lynda Klyng

On the half shell, but none for me for nine months!

– Courtney Jean Goodbar

Raw! Horseradish and cocktail sauce! Gumbo Bar or Gumbo diner!

– Jacki Hart Nielsen

Little Daddy’s Gumbo Bar on Postoffice has stuffed oysters that come with toasted garlic bread and an olive oil drizzle for bread dipping. They are awesome!

– Ruth Gonzalez

Benno’s has the best fried oysters!

– Elizabeth J. Hernandez

Oysters Rockefeller — Black Pearl.

– Rachel Brown

Grilled in shell with Parmesan and spices — best ones at BLVD. Seafood, hands down.

– Joyce H. McLean

Mine! Fried in cracker meal.

– Susan Wilson Walker Benson

I like raw oysters, but the baked oysters at Nonno Tony’s are awesome!

– Sherry Smecca

Tookie’s Seafood.

– Eric Froeschner

I’d go with Sonny’s Oyster Mug, followed by their Oyster Bun. Little bit of heaven!

– Holly Thorson

Frankly, I really love Sonny’s mug of oysters. Yes, a frosted beer stein filled with cocktail sauce and raw oysters. Crackers on the side. Delicious.

– Wendy LeCornu Morgan

Crush some saltine crackers, dip the oysters in a little egg wash, roll in saltine crackers, sautéed in half olive oil and butter! Yum.

– Rhondelle Liberato

I buy mine at Sampson’s or Katie’s and fry them up so deliciously, I’m famous with my family!

– Gerri Plummer

Fresh from the shell. Crackers, Louisiana Hot Sauce and lemon juice.

– Dale Williams

Oysters three ways at Gaido’s and Nick’s. Can’t go wrong. Then, of course, raw on the half shell with cocktail sauce with lots of horseradish!

– George Black

I like my oysters raw, raw and raw. We get ours from Katie’s Seafood. We also love the raw oysters at The Black Pearl.

– Teresa LeBoeuf Roberts