"Sandor's" Building Moving to Alys Beach

[Alys Beach]

?Sandor?s? Building Moving to Alys Beach

Alys Beach, Florida ? (March 6, 2008) ? Sandor?s Restaurant is moving to Alys Beach!? Well, kinda. That is, the building that was formerly home to Sandor?s Restaurant on County Road 395 in Seagrove will literally be transported down Scenic 30A, where it will serve as the location for a brand new restaurant called ?George?s at Alys Beach.?

?The Sandor?s building is being lifted onto a truck this week, and we expect to move it to Alys Beach within a couple of weeks,? said Eddie Foster, Alys Beach?s Vice President of Commercial Construction. ?Because of utility lines, the roof will be temporarily detached during the move, so the timing is all subject to good weather.?

The building was constructed in the 1980s and has been a part of the 30A dining scene for at least 25 years. The building was eventually scheduled for demolition.

?I believe it was originally built as a sandwich shop and a fresh fish market, and of course, it later became Sandor?s, a well-known fine dining establishment,? said George Hartley, owner of nearby Seagrove Village Market Caf?. ?Rather than construct an entirely new restaurant at Alys Beach, we decided to recycle and preserve this special part of 30A?s history.?

The building?s unique trip along Scenic 30A will cover about 7 miles and is expected to take a few hours, before it is placed on its new foundation at Alys Beach. There, it will become ?George?s,? a new restaurant located directly on 30A. Hartley said that after a few interior renovations and exterior decking is added, the restaurant will seat approximately 55 diners.

?Part of 30A?s soul is in that building,? laughed Hartley. ?We?re thrilled that we can bring its special energy and local authenticity to our new home in Alys Beach.?

For more information, please call 1-866-481-8387.

ABOUT ALYS BEACH
One of the most beautiful new resort towns in the world, Alys Beach is located on Scenic Highway 30A in Florida?s panhandle, along what The New York Times said ?may be the best beach in the continental U.S.?

Alys Beach?s extraordinary architectural vision drew inspirations from both Bermuda and the family courtyard homes of Antigua, Guatemala. When complete, the town will be home to over 600 villas, rowhouses, courtyard homes and family compound retreats, as well as numerous restaurants and shops. All homes in Alys Beach are built to Fortified?For Safer Living? building standards, as certified by the Institute for Business & Home Safety, and are also built to the Green Home Designation Standard of the Florida Green Building Coalition.

?Alys Beach may be the most truly innovative community under construction in the United States today, and it will eventually be imitated everywhere,? said Andr?s Duany, who was ranked one of the Top 5 most influential people in home building by Builder magazine.

For sales or rental information, please call 866-481-8387 or visit www.alysbeach.com

 

[ameliaj]

Cool!!! Will the menu be the same as Market Cafe? Luv me some grouper sandwich. When is the opening planned?

 

[rdelong43065]

As of today, they have the building off the foundation and on beams.

 

[hnooe]

I just pray I don't get stuck behind the building while I am driving down 30A

 

[Smiling JOe]

Wouldn't it be cool if Sandor's was actually moving to Alys Beach (not just the building)? That man can cook.

 

[seaside2]

Is this the place just north of Seagrove Market Cafe that has been closed for sometime?

 

[seagrovegirl]

Yes...that's the one.

 

[Matt J]

When is this happening? I just want to watch the traffic back up for miles.

 

[SoWalSally]

http://www.waltonsun.com/articles/restaurant_949___article.html/destin_30a.html

Alys Beach marketing director Mike Ragsdale announced plans to move the old Sandor’s building in Seagrove to Alys Beach, where it will house George’s restaurant.
Ragsdale said it had been a tough secret to keep. So many folks wondered how George’s could open this summer when there was no building under construction at Alys Beach. Rather than rebuild Sandor’s, George and Ann Hartley, owners of George’s, decided to recycle the old restaurant.
Now that the permits are completed and work has begun to move Sandor’s, Ragsdale wanted South Walton residents and visitors to be prepared for the delays that might occur during the seven-mile trip down 30A.
The building will be put on jacks and loaded onto a trailer this week, he said. The roof has to be removed because of power lines along the route, so the actual move will be planned when there are about five days with no anticipated rain.
If all goes as scheduled, the building will be moved by the end of next week, he said.
The old building will be placed on a foundation on the north side of 30A at Castle Harbor Drive. There’s a sentimental attachment to the building that housed a fish place and later a fine dining establishment, and though there will be renovations inside and a deck added for outside dining, the restaurant will retain its authentic look, Ragsdale said.

 

[Alys Beach]

Please note that the "Sandor's" building will likely be moving East along Scenic 30A starting tomorrow morning (Wed, 3/19) at 6:30 a.m. It will be moved from its present location on CR-283 in Seagrove (just north of Seagrove Village Market Cafe) to its new home in Alys Beach. The move is expected to take a few hours.