i had yet to try blue plate oysterette so one sunny, sunday afternoon, a friend and i ventured just north of the santa monica pier for some fish and fun. we got lucky and scored a wooden table outside so we could people watch and admire the surf and sand across the street. if you don't luck into a beautiful warm day, they have blue striped mexican blankets that you can throw on, or you can belly up to the raw bar inside or grab a table under the light colored walls with beautiful beach pictures. as the name suggests, there's a rotating list of oysters and a fully stocked raw bar, but we decided to go with some cooked seafood so we started with a tender squid that had been given a smoky flavor from the gril