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From the Ranch to the Gulf

AMOB friends and family! You showed our U.S. of AMOB Seasonal Menu great love and support. However, it is that time to wave goodbye to our summer menu and welcome something brand new. This fall, we are bringing flavors together that will take you all the way from the ranch to the gulf. Our new seasonal menu, From the Ranch to the Gulf, features flavors that everyone will enjoy. Whether you prefer your protein from the land, sea, or like to merge the two, the menu is definitely for you! These old-Florida favorites were curated by our Bridge Street Pier

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Meet Penny!

Meet Penny!

Hello to our AMOB Family: We have a special introduction for you today… Meet our brand-new Anna Maria Oyster Bar mascot: Penny!  As a family-friendly establishment, we knew that a mascot could create more opportunities to connect with all our raving fans, from one to 101! As you know, a dolphin has been the centerpiece of our iconic logo since we opened our doors back in 1995. We thought it was about time that we give that dolphin a name and officially bring it to life. She’s flipping excited to meet you! Here’s a message we received on our shell-phone

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Anna Maria Oyster Bar Oysters

An AMOB Oyster Week That Will Shuck Ya!

National Oyster Day is August 5th and who said celebrations had to be limited to just one day?! Let’s celebrate the AMOB way by sharing our love all week from Monday, August 2, through Sunday, August 8, 2021!  We can’t think of a better way to celebrate than enjoying them seven different ways! It’s time you enjoyed our Baker’s Dozen special – yes, that’s right – you’ll get 13 oysters for the price of 12, prepared just how you like: Raw Fried Steamed Garlic Parmesan Grandma Georgie’s Chipotle  Oysters Rockefeller  Tequila Lime    At AMOB, we love supporting local businesses

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History of AMOB

1995 Anna Maria Oyster Bar is founded on the Anna Maria City Pier. The City Pier will always be home to us, because that’s where we established regulars and made a name for ourselves with our fresh seafood & fun atmosphere. However, we started off real slow here in the fun category. despite one favorite memory I have of the City Pier, and there are MANY, One night we were incredibly busy… and we had been getting close to breaking records on our busiest day ever. I made the statement if we did over $10,000 in sales in one day

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We Want YOU… to eat at AMOB

We want YOU to visit the U.S. of A.M.O.B. this summer! Try our NEW seasonal menu full of all-American flavors, with an Oyster Bar twist of course. Inspired favorites like Deep-Fried Pickle Chips, Loaded Mashed Potato Hush Puppies, the Bleu Ribbon Sandwich (featuring shaved Prime Rib), and two new burgers. The U.S. of A.M.O.B. Lunch menu is available from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily at the Landside, Cortez, and Ellenton locations only. As we wave adios to our “Headed South” seasonal menu (boy, was that Shrimp Burger delicious!), we are welcoming in our NEW seasonal lunch menu inspired by

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Captain Everette S. Roane

Sailing into Retirement…

From the Desk of John Horne I have some good and sad news… You all know Everette Roane in our office. Everette has been with Anna Maria Oyster Bar since 2004. We just celebrated him as he began his 18th year with us at the OBars! Everette came in to talk to me a few weeks ago and said, “John, you remember when we had that conversation a few years ago about what the required retirement age was at AMOB, and neither of us had an answer? Well, I just determined that the retirement age is 82.” Everette celebrated his

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New Year… Fresh Start!

All of us at the Anna Maria Oyster Bars are beyond thankful for all of the local love in 2020. We couldn’t have survived the year without YOU, our faithful regulars and friends. The love you show to our staff during these times when being in the hospitality industry is challenging is incredible. How supportive you are of our restaurant and initiatives continues to be something our AMOB Family is indescribably grateful for. We appreciate each and every one of you! And speaking of fresh starts, we are excited to roll out a NEW seasonal menu appropriately titled, “Fresh Start.”

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Thank you for the local love and support!

Thank you for the local love and support!

From our family to yours, we’d like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you for your support all year long – from tuning in to our emails to your continued patronage during the pandemic, we are beyond thankful for all the local love this year!

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AMOB Halloween

A Spook-tacular AMOB Halloween!

This year’s Halloween was a howlin’ good time at the Oyster Bars – it’s no wonder why it’s one of our favorite holidays! AMOB family members throughout our multiple locations got into the holiday spirit and dressed up. Between the clever, funny and spooky costumes, it’s hard to pick a Best In Show! Check out some of our staff below and the photo below find your favorite!

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AMENDMENT 2 HURTS YOU

Amendment 2 Hurts You

A Message From John Horne Thank you for your interest in learning why I am urging you to vote NO on Amendment 2. It will harm many of the people that it was intended to help. We talk a lot about family at the Anna Maria Oyster Bars.  You hear us refer to our treasured staff as “the AMOB Family,” because my partners and I recognize that without the contributions of these hard-working, talented, caring individuals, our business would not exist. That’s why we paid every single one of our 325+ employees while we were closed for seven weeks during

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