Grow Your Business

The River Bend Growth Association celebrated the opening of Grafton Oyster Bar on Wednesday afternoon with Owner Brad Hagen.Hagen isnt new to the seafood restaurant business having worked for 19 years at St. Louis Broadway Oyster Bar. He and his wife Nicole, along with John Johnson, who owns the Broadway Oyster Bar , are owners of Graftons new destination restaurant.Brad Hagen grew up in Jersey County and said that since hed gotten into the restaurant business hed dreamed of having a seafood place on the water. When his friends Joe and Jan DeSherlia, owners of Grafton Harbor, contacted him late last year about availability of some space above their General Store and Gift shop, Hagen saw the opportunity to live his dream.Grafton Oyster Bars menu emphasizes Seafood and Cajun Creole Cuisine and offers specials on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Tuesdays special is dollar oysters and on Wednesdays kids eat free. Hagen said that the Oyster Bar would soon be offering Dinner Night for Two for $35 on Tuesday and Wednesday nights featuring appetizer, salad, entrees and choice of dessert.Watch as Trish Holmes, Growth Associations Director of Member Services and hosts the event, has Hagen describe how the restaurant came to be as well as asks for comments for Grafton Mayor Tom Thompson and RBGA President Monica Bristow.Grafton Oyster Bar 215 West Water Street Grafton, IL 62037 618-786-7678 www. GraftonOysterBar.comHours: Tuesday Thursday & Sunday: 11:00am 1:00am (kitchen closes at 10:00pm) Friday & Saturday: 11:00am 1:00am (kitchen closes at 11:00pm)CLOSED MONDAYS