amore' - a pizzeria

[Teresa]

the old days at Grayton are no more. big ax houses & tons of tourists. local folks like myself benefit economically from the growth and change. It's all still wonderful and we all enjoy the beauty of the beach, and we all enjoy such great local people and traditions that we've always had and always will have.

some changes are terrific in my opinion: now we have mexican & thai food not more than 10 minutes away! :clap_1: yeah! we have two publix stores! :clap_1: yeah! and we have amore pizza with great salads - can't wait to go check it out! :clap_1: yeah! we even have our very own hospital! :clap_1: woo-hoo!.

these are the kind of places the locals can really appreciate! visitors too!

 

[rapunzel]

Good god, what have I stumbled upon? I just intended to thank SJ for the recommendation. I thought from a distance Amore was probably rather plastic with the modern decor that I tend to associate with new, uber-funded and soulless enterprises. When I heard they had PBR, I had to check it out. I had the most wonderful dinner and must recommend the carpaccio. It was incredible...as was the pizza, salad...and PBR. I can't wait for a warm spring night on that great patio!

That said, I do hate how all the funkiness is being priced out. I just got back from looking at a house. It was being shown by the girl who is renting. It is a great buy for 30-A, but still astronomically overpriced for the vinyl-clad three bedroom cookie cutter house that it is. I realized as we were walking through that this girl is an amazing artist working in glass and some painting. I loved her work and was amazed that she is probably going to be leaving the area when the house is sold from under her. This person who 10 years ago would have found a following at one of the bohemian artist colonies and eclectic shops and who would give this place some character is packing up and heading to Nashville. It made me not even want the house. It's a shame that there is no way for fresh blood to come in, even if we do keep paying what we must to shop with local people -- which I am more than happy to do.

 

[peapod1980]

Good god, what have I stumbled upon? I just intended to thank SJ for the recommendation. I thought from a distance Amore was probably rather plastic with the modern decor that I tend to associate with new, uber-funded and soulless enterprises. When I heard they had PBR, I had to check it out. I had the most wonderful dinner and must recommend the carpaccio. It was incredible...as was the pizza, salad...and PBR. I can't wait for a warm spring night on that great patio!

That said, I do hate how all the funkiness is being priced out. I just got back from looking at a house. It was being shown by the girl who is renting. It is a great buy for 30-A, but still astronomically overpriced for the vinyl-clad three bedroom cookie cutter house that it is. I realized as we were walking through that this girl is an amazing artist working in glass and some painting. I loved her work and was amazed that she is probably going to be leaving the area when the house is sold from under her. This person who 10 years ago would have found a following at one of the bohemian artist colonies and eclectic shops and who would give this place some character is packing up and heading to Nashville. It made me not even want the house. It's a shame that there is no way for fresh blood to come in, even if we do keep paying what we must to shop with local people -- which I am more than happy to do.

rapunzel, can't remember "seeing" you before, but I just wanted to give you a :clap_1: ! I like the way you think!

 

[John R]

went over tonight for dinner. tried the panini for the first time. man, was it good. saw sunshine and her family over there also. hope the carpaccio was up to snuff, garner. anyway, another thumbs up for amore.


jr

 

[sunshine]

you were right on about the carpaccio - that plus the caprese salad were perfect for me. The boys enjoyed their pizzas too - one had pepperoni, another had 4 cheese, and the tall one had the salmon & goat cheese. All were yummy, and a peek into the fridge this morning showed evidence of midnight snacking!

 

[seagrover]

We had dinner there last night and I have to give Amore's "Two Thummbs Up"!!! Excellent pizza and personnel, I do agree.

We actually thought the prices were very good - dh and I split a Ceaser, shared a bianca and each had a beer, sorry thought, not a PBR - for $20. I can't wait to go back and get the pesto pizza. Plenty of food for the two of us and I DO like to eat!!!

And the owner, I'm sorry that I did not catch his name, did he say Amore or was I dreaming? but he came out and introduced himself to us and hoped we enjoyed out dinner. We both raved about the pizza, told him we were locals and would definitely be back!!!

And I can't wait to eat out on the deck myself - it was a bit too breezy last night. I was telling whiteyfunn about our great experience and told her, yep, there was a SoWall sticker right by the door!!!

I'm happy to support our locals. I love living here and know I am truly blessed to be able to live here. There are a great bunch of people that live here that have become my extended family.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Seagrover, you were not dreaming. The owner's name is Amory (AM-or-e with the stress on the first syllable). Pretty clever to call the restaurant Amore, eh? Same name, different stressed syllable. I cannot wait for the temp to warm up a bit and I will see you on the deck. I may have to go to Amore tonight for my super-bowl pizza. I'll have to see how filling lunch is at the Red Bar first. ;-)

By the way, I understand that Amore just added Jenny to the lunch staff. She is another funn person that will take great care of you. ;-)

 

[Sheila]

We had dinner there last night and I have to give Amore's "Two Thummbs Up"!!! Excellent pizza and personnel, I do agree.

We actually thought the prices were very good - dh and I split a Ceaser, shared a bianca and each had a beer, sorry thought, not a PBR - for $20. I can't wait to go back and get the pesto pizza. Plenty of food for the two of us and I DO like to eat!!!

And the owner, I'm sorry that I did not catch his name, did he say Amore or was I dreaming? but he came out and introduced himself to us and hoped we enjoyed out dinner. We both raved about the pizza, told him we were locals and would definitely be back!!!

And I can't wait to eat out on the deck myself - it was a bit too breezy last night. I was telling whiteyfunn about our great experience and told her, yep, there was a SoWall sticker right by the door!!!

I'm happy to support our locals. I love living here and know I am truly blessed to be able to live here. There are a great bunch of people that live here that have become my extended family.

We are going to be down again next weekend. We are going! I am going to save up (calories) for a couple of days before I go. I want one of everything , I'm going to try and narrow it down to a couple of things for the first trip! I can't wait! :clap_1:

 

[seagrover]

gottbm - I just tried to pm you but pmed me instead!!!:funn: I'll try that one again!!!

Remember, call and come by for a glass of wine and we will do some porch sitting - if it is warm enough. If not, we can dring it inside!!!

See on the patio, SJ!

 

[John]

TylerT:

I also find that most everything in SOWAL is expensive. Is it "overpriced"? Well, perhaps not always. The rents that new (cool, independent, etc.) establishmnets must pay will dictate high prices for survival. And survival is not guaranteed in such a seasonal market.

Yes, Pandora's and other long-time retailers have some good deals from time to time. It's probably because the owners purchased their building some years ago, thereby controlling their rent expense. Smart move in hindsight.

Basic rents along 30-A seem to start at around $30 per foot. I know of some Seaside merchants that pay well over $100 per foot. In addition, a restaurant must typically purchase their equipment (or the landlord purchases it and adds it to the base rent). It's really expensive and risky to operate any kind of retail business here.

I don't disagree that things are expensive, I just don't harbor any feelings that most merchants are "over-charging" me. It's just the economics of this crazy place called SOWAL, where normal people (financially speaking can't live unless they got in some time ago. And yes, it makes me cook at home more often than I'd like.

Carry on...