Wintzell’s Oyster House fulfills decades-old promise to Mobile father and son

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A sign on the wall at Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile has promised free oysters to any man who turns 80 and walks in with his father. For decades, no one had claimed it — until now.

Jimmy Rush, who just turned 80, proudly walked into the downtown Mobile location with his 99-year-old father, Jim, and Wintzell’s made good on its promise.

A family tradition decades in the making…

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