Rick Allison

King Street Oyster Bar

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King Street Oyster Bar specializes in bringing fresh oysters from both the West and East Coasts of the US and Canada to the communities we call home. On any given day, they offer 12 varieties, which they get no more than 24 hours out of water from the East Coast, and no more than 48 hours out of water from the West Coast. It’s a quality and freshness you can taste.  

Rick Allison and Jorge Esguerra have been close friends for over thirty years. Rick and Jorge discussed several times over the years the possibility of opening a restaurant. Finally, in 2014 the opportunity presented itself, so Rick and Jorge teamed up to establish their first restaurant, King Street Oyster Bar. Since then they have been committed to creating, operating and growing a restaurant group with a community driven vision and strong core values. 

The concept for King Street Oyster Bar was based on an overall lack of good seafood concepts in Northern Virginia and a void of oyster bars in Loudoun County. Since opening the first location in Historic Downtown Leesburg, King Street Oyster Bar has become “one of the best oyster bars west of DC” according to Virginia Living Magazine, Best of Virginia 2018 issue. It has also been a finalist for Main Street Small Business of the Year (2018) for Loudoun County, Virginia.