"Chops 30A" announced for Seacrest Beach

[SoWalSally]

Tim Creehan and Jim Altamura are collaborating to bring a second restaurant to County Road 30A. In April, Creehan and Altamura announced plans to open Beach Walk at Redfish Village at the intersection of County Roads 83 and 30A.
Now the restaurateurs have revealed plans that Chops 30A, serving USDA prime steaks, seafood and sushi, will open at the Villages of South Walton near Seacrest Beach on the east end the beach road.
The restaurant will be on the left side of the complex, filling the first floor of the building.
Advance advertising indicates it will be “30A’s premier steakhouse.”
“I think Chops 30A is going to be more elegant than Destin Chops,” said Shannon Smith, Beach Walk’s marketing director.
Altamura will take the lead in the operation of Chops 30A, while Creehan will be on hand at Beach Walk at Redfish Village, as both restaurants anticipate opening next March or April.

[tistheseason]

It sounds nice. But not really what I want when I'm at the beach. Sounds a little business dinnerish. Any word on other restaurants that will be going in there? I heard a pizza place. I'd like to see more casual, family friendly places open up on that end. Any restauranteurs out there willing to make me happy?

[30A Skunkape]

Sushi and USDA prime beef DO NOT MIX!

[InletBchDweller]

I for one am excited, unless the prices are $40 for a steak. It would be nice to have a really nice dinner, at a nice place, and not have to drive home 15 minutes.
I am hoping for a great wine menu and maybe a 3 piece jazz???

[Beach Runner]

Is this related to Buckhead Life Group's Chops on East Paces Ferry in The A? Like since Chef Paul from Panos and Paul's from BLG failed at Carillon, did he decide to make another shot at "Chops 30-A"?

[30A Skunkape]

I for one am excited, unless the prices are $40 for a steak. It would be nice to have a really nice dinner, at a nice place, and not have to drive home 15 minutes.
I am hoping for a great wine menu and maybe a 3 piece jazz???

IBD, I assure you that $40 for a steak is a good guess

[InletBchDweller]

if so..... then I will go to the Carousel, but 4 NICE filets for $40 and have you and rapunzel over...

IBD, I assure you that $40 for a steak is a good guess

[30A Skunkape]

if so..... then I will go to the Carousel, but 4 NICE filets for $40 and have you and rapunzel over...

Here is a link to a bargain hound type website. Look how much unprepared USDA prime costs-figure in rent, prep, salaries, etc. BAM! (Even if there is a wholesale discount)

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_a...%255D=70:1350/

[InletBchDweller]

Thanks but no thanks, Carosel can't be beat with their meat!!
bada bing bada boom!!

[30A Skunkape]

Thanks but no thanks, Carosel can't be beat with their meat!!
bada bing bada boom!!

What is Carosel?

[bsmart]

Is this related to Buckhead Life Group's Chops on East Paces Ferry in The A? Like since Chef Paul from Panos and Paul's from BLG failed at Carillon, did he decide to make another shot at "Chops 30-A"?

Good question, I love Chops Atlanta.

[InletBchDweller]

go east on back beach, Bay county, just past big daddys BBQ (cant miss the yellow building) take a right (south) at the carosel sign/billboard. It is a small grocery on front beach road. Great meat, good produce, cold beer, wonderful wine selection, cute inexpensive gift shop and liquor store next door. You gotta go!
AND if you go any day but Wed, before 3:00, go a little East of Carosel and get some of the best doughnuts at Thomas'!!

[Beach Runner]

Good question, I love Chops Atlanta.

Me, too. When you want a hunk of beef, it's a great place to throw down some plastic.

[Smiling JOe]

Sushi and USDA prime beef DO NOT MIX!

I guess you have not visited Prime, located in Lenox Mall in Atlanta, YET.

[30A Skunkape]

I guess you have not visited Prime, located in Lenox Mall in Atlanta, YET.

I just can't fathom the concept...I am sure it is being done, but when I am in the mood for one or the other, the moods are strictly mutually exclusive.

[Smiling JOe]

I just can't fathom the concept...I am sure it is being done, but when I am in the mood for one or the other, the moods are strictly mutually exclusive.

No one says you have to eat both at the same meal. Typically, people will go there for one or the other. If a big juicy steak is on your mind, it will be difficult to eat anything else.

[bsmart]

I guess you have not visited Prime, located in Lenox Mall in Atlanta, YET.

I have actually never eaten there, but have read good reviews of it.

[Paula]

I'm happy that we're getting more restaurants on the east end of 30A. It will take a while to figure out which restaurants are "keepers" and which turnover and become new things. The customers will make those decisions and I'm happy to give any place a try. I'm just fine with high end steak/seafood/sushi at the same restaurant (other restaurants in SoWal serve all 3 don't they?).

[Miss Kitty]

IBD...I suggest you start a field trip and start taking us to PCB and showing us the sights. I think we are ready!!!

[tistheseason]

Thanks but no thanks, Carosel can't be beat with their meat!!
bada bing bada boom!!

I've been there for their wine and liquor. (Great prices on that stuff!) How did I miss the fact that they have meat??????????????

[Smiling JOe]

go east on back beach, Bay county, just past big daddys BBQ (cant miss the yellow building) take a right (south) at the carosel sign/billboard. It is a small grocery on front beach road. Great meat, good produce, cold beer, wonderful wine selection, cute inexpensive gift shop and liquor store next door. You gotta go!
AND if you go any day but Wed, before 3:00, go a little East of Carosel and get some of the best doughnuts at Thomas'!!

RiverOtter's thoughts being mind read: "You mean they don't cook it for you? "

[InletBchDweller]

IBD...I suggest you start a field trip and start taking us to PCB and showing us the sights. I think we are ready!!!

OK next week, I have another great grocery store IN panama city. You will never forget the experience, but the prices are great!!

I've been there for their wine and liquor. (Great prices on that stuff!) How did I miss the fact that they have meat??????????????

In the very back of the store is the meat, if they dont have what you want they will cut it for you if they have it in stock. Or call ahead.

[Miss Kitty]

Okay, we can go and then pick up Little ibd from school. She would freak!!!

[InletBchDweller]

oh yes, she asks about you ALL THE TIME. She was sad that she missed the kickball game...I will check my schedule

Okay, we can go and then pick up Little ibd from school. She would freak!!!

[Beach Runner]

I have actually never eaten there, but have read good reviews of it.

I've never eaten there either, even though I go to Lenox so often that "back in the day" when I didn't have a cell phone, if someone called the house on Saturday and we didn't answer, they'd call the cosmetics department at Neiman's to ask them to find me (they have a direct view of one wing of Lenox).

I have heard it's good, but the last time it was reviewed by the AJC was 1999 (3 stars).

[Santiago]

This is not part of the Buckhead Life group. It is the Destin Chops on the harbor owned by Jim Altamura and is quite good.

[Beach Runner]

This is not part of the Buckhead Life group. It is the Destin Chops on the harbor owned by Jim Altamura and is quite good.

Thanks for the info. Just thought that since Paul closed up Chef Paul's, he might have looked for another Buckhead Life type restaurant on the Panhandle.

[Abe Drinkin]

Sushi and USDA prime beef DO NOT MIX!

Sorry; You do not know what you are talking about!

[spinDrAtl]

It sounds nice. But not really what I want when I'm at the beach. Sounds a little business dinnerish. Any word on other restaurants that will be going in there? I heard a pizza place. I'd like to see more casual, family friendly places open up on that end. Any restauranteurs out there willing to make me happy?

The pizza place is leased in Village of South Walton and I think it is called McTighe's. I heard it is being done by a former Mellow Mushroom owner/franchisee.

[30A Skunkape]

Sorry; You do not know what you are talking about!

Ohhhhh yes I do The whole concept smacks of visiting the megabar at Ryan's

[Smiling JOe]

Ohhhhh yes I do The whole concept smacks of visiting the megabar at Ryan's

Skunky, I need to take you into the city so that you can see the millions of dollars of steaks and sushi being served under the same roof. We may even go to a second restaurant.

[30A Skunkape]

Skunky, I need to take you into the city so that you can see the millions of dollars of steaks and sushi being served under the same roof. We may even go to a second restaurant.

Just because they are doing it don't make it right!

[Smiling JOe]

Just because they are doing it don't make it right!

Let me ask you this. Do you think that people want to eat Fried Chicken with their tacos? PepsiCo thinks it is a good combination.

[bsmart]

Let me ask you this. Do you think that people want to eat Fried Chicken with their tacos? PepsiCo thinks it is a good combination.

Are you talking about the Ms. Winners/Dell Taco combo joints? Man I wish I had some Zaxby's right now, can't chew tough food for another day though .

[Allifunn]

Sorry; You do not know what you are talking about!

Ohhhhh yes I do The whole concept smacks of visiting the megabar at Ryan's

I ove a good fight

[Smiling JOe]

skunky, you are not one of those well done guys, are you?

[InletBchDweller]

with heinz 57 all over it????

skunky, you are not one of those well done guys, are you?

[Miss Kitty]

with heinz 57 all over it????

Yummy! And might I add...CHOMP!

[Mermaid]

Steaks and sushi. Is this the new way of saying "surf and turf?"

[Miss Kitty]

Steaks and sushi. Is this the new way of saying "surf and turf?"

You are a genius!!!

[peapod1980]

Steaks and sushi. Is this the new way of saying "surf and turf?"

Or is it bait and steak?

[Smiling JOe]

Don't you know, Tuna Steak has been around for a long time. Heck, even fish and cows have a cut in common -- the fillet/filet.

[30A Skunkape]

skunky, you are not one of those well done guys, are you?

Oh sweet Jesus! I leave the board for a day and return to find my culinary opinion compared to that of Pepsico's. Pepsi is a mockery of all that is good with sweet carbonated beverages...it is yankee swill and should be dumped in the nearest toilet when encountered. Furthermore, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken are fast food joints catering to the palates of the road weary or broke college students...the fusion of their fried chicken and tacos is not even comparable to that of the best beef and the best fish. And for the love of it all SJ, please don't mistake me for those in the 'well done crowd'. Burning a piece of beef is a blasphemy. I ALWAYS order my steak rare, no exceptions, and regading steak sauce, the prospect of dipping steak in some sort of sauce is analagous to washing it down with sips of grain alcohol...an insult to the chef and the craftsmanship involved in aging beef.

So here is my take on the sushi/beef thing. I have few maxims that I live by, but here are some. 1-Never eat New Olreans food outside of New Orleans. 2-Seek out a restaurant whose chef is passionate about a food 'genre' and is a master in that narrow area;THAT is where you will experience culinary excellence. 3-Never expect much out of a restaurant that tries to sell you a t-shirt before you eat. And there you are, 3 simple rules that make me happy. Note that the fusion of sushi and USDA prime beef is a blatant violation of rule #2. I am not denying that sushi and beef under the same roof can't taste good or make people happy...I just think this is a 'concept' and it does not sound like the establishment is passionate about one dish or the other. No offense to Abe Drinkin or any other chefs, but my experience is that restaurants that do one thing VERY WELL tend to deliver a more memorable experience than those whose identity is sorta muddled. I know somebody is thinking about the ubiquitous lobster tank at many fine steakhouses. I never even consider lobster at a steakhouse, but that is just me. I really thought this concept of sushi combined with prime beef through...I guess I could see raw tuna as an appetizer, but the presence of any form of roll or heaven forbid, wasabi (talk about deadening your palate before you eat steak!) is kind of silly. In my opinion, the best raw tuna mimics rare beef. If that is the case, why not have the kitchen cut a piece of beef with a few extra ounces and forgo the tuna? It makes no sense to me.

With that said, I have nothing else to say regarding the fusion of USDA prime and sushi. If it floats your boat, then by all means, enjoy. This is all opinion and you know what they say about opinions...

[Smiling JOe]

skunky, I guess that will teach you to not be away from the boards for an entire day.

I almost forgot, when we have a small gathering of people for dinner at my house, and the menu includes both Prime steaks and Alaskan King Crab, should I invite you?

[scrltbegonya]

skunky, I guess that will teach you to not be away from the boards for an entire day.

I almost forgot, when we have a small gathering of people for dinner at my house, and the menu includes both Prime steaks and Alaskan King Crab, should I invite you?

Who cares 'bout him? Invite me!

[Smiling JOe]

Who cares 'bout him? Invite me!

Scarlet, you are on the list!

Ms Skunky, would you like to be on the list, too?

[peapod1980]

Scarlet, you are on the list!

Ms Skunky, would you like to be on the list, too?

I'd like to be added to the list and would like to request Saturday, Nov. 2 or Sunday, Nov. 3 as possible dates.

[30A Skunkape]

Scarlet, you are on the list!

Ms Skunky, would you like to be on the list, too?

Oh, fine, guilt me into submission...you don't even want to know what I think about those frozen atrocities that pass as crab legs

[Capt. William]

not to bring it back up but

Tam at Sakuras in destin has made me many sushi rolls and handrolls containing beef tuna and other seafood. Very tasty to me

[Smiling JOe]

Oh, fine, guilt me into submission...you don't even want to know what I think about those frozen atrocities that pass as crab legs

Perhaps you should taste the food prior to commenting. (wink, wink)