I know it's too late, but if ever you get to the coast again, get thee to Jetty Fishery on Nehalem Bay, a few miles south of Manzanita. Their specialty is live crab and oysters, which sit waiting in very clean, outdoor tanks of water. On weekends, Rico will throw huge Pacific oysters on the outdoor grill and serve them with "crab butter." Kelly, the crab man, will boil huge dungeness crab for you and serve them in a metal pan with lemon and hot sauce at a picnic table next to a roaring fire (this is all out of doors) where all manner of colorful locals gather to drink beer and eat seafood. This place renewed my waning faith in the Oregon Coast food scene. http://www.jettyfishery.com/jetty%20fishery%20info.htm
