Awesome Italian food!

[Allifunn]

After attending surf day we went to Fat Clemenza's for dinner. It was outstanding! The pizzas were brick oven made (at 900 degrees!) and were wonderful. I had the Seafood appetizer (scallops, calamari, shrimp, clams and mussles) sauteed in garlic and wine, the pasta fasuil and salad. The special was a wonderful grouper with risotto. Kaiboo's chicken parm. must have been good...she ate most of it and had the rest for lunch the next day.
The owners are wonderful and treated us like family.
Ladies...check out the import from Palermo ;-)

Toots...tell them about your meal.
This restaurant has been mentioned here before, but I feel it is worth another mention!
We liked it so much that Toots and I picked up 3 pizzas for dinner the next night. (most of which was DEVOURED quickly!)

http://www.thebeachcomber.org/clemenzas.htm

Location:
http://www.insiderpages.com/b/15240101447

 

[Kurt]

I was extremely impressed. It was a real Italian family restaurant with all the warmth and charm, rarely found outside of Italy, NYC or Chicago. Excellent food! I had Red Grouper over mushroom risotto and caramleized onions. It was perfection.

The pizza is as good as it gets outside of Italy. Note that the oven is wood fired. This makes a huge difference in my book. Hard to find outside a city and the only one in the area I know of.

Earlier thread - [ame="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=15377"]Fat Clemenza's - Brick Oven Pizzeria - SoWal Beaches Forum[/ame]

 

[ozbeachmom]

This place is awesome! Try the ravioli and the tiramisu for dessert.... Yummy!

 

[avalon]

Closest thing to an Italian pizza around here. Not quite Naples good, but much closer!

 

[TreeFrog]

OK, where on 98 is 12373 or whatever that number is?

 

[Kurt]

It's in Holiday Plaza on the south side of 98 just before Holiday Road traveling east in Miramar Beach. A few miles west of Silver Sands Outlet Mall.

 

[avalon]

Don't skip dessert. Excellent cheese cake (not from a box) and tiramisu.

 

[Teresa]

oh, the little baby jesus, mother mary and joseph and all the saints have blessed the entire Emerald Coast with an Italian restaurant that is as good as any I've visited anywhere in Italy.

The talented owners are the chefs and servers. they each contribute to an authentic and excellent Italian dining experience. The feeling in the place is like family. I love it.

Bolognese sauce over pasta was superb! trust me when I say that each entree and dessert has been created by hand and tested extensively - and they are serving it up beautifully.

The service is also extraordinary. I can't really express how the entire team works so beautifully together, to serve their guests and make them feel very much at home.

thank you Dominic and Chris and Nimo and all.
the reviews on this place are most all excellent, but one reviewer referred to FC's as a "hole in a wall" kind of place. what? the place is small but very nice. not in the least bit shabby. but it is a rare find in a tourist-trap town, so perhaps that was the reviewer's meaning.

I will gladly eat there often.

oh! btw! Dominic suggests reservations especially on weekends during the season. They do not want to turn away any locals and regulars - so be sure to give a call ahead of time.

 

[Doubtfire]

Awsome!

The best dang PIZZA we have ever had! The kids enjoyed it as we did! The Cheese Cake Whooa! Had to try it even after the Pizza! Price was right as well! Thanks for the tip guys!

 

[j jones]

thx