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Anna Maria Oyster Bar Announces Expansion Plans

The beloved local seafood institution will soon open its next location in The Square at UTC  Bradenton, FL – The rumors are true: the Anna Maria Oyster Bars are expanding! Oysters Rock Hospitality announced today it plans to open the flagship brand’s fifth Bradenton area location at 5405 University Pkwy, Unit 110. CEO John Horne shared, “We’re beyond excited for the opportunity to bring our unique brand of “Five Star Fun” to East County residents for the first time!  What our longtime Anna Maria Oyster Bar fans love about us is the awesome experience, amazing people and hospitality, fantastic food

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Anna Maria Oyster Bar hospitality group acquires Sarasota’s iconic Cafe L’Europe

Known for decades as the “Grande Dame” of Sarasota restaurants, the venerable Cafe L’Europe restaurant on St. Armands Circle has been sold for an undisclosed sum by Julie and Ron Milton to award-winning local restaurateurs and philanthropists Amanda and John Horne, owners of four Anna Maria Oyster Bar restaurants. The Hornes take over operations of the restaurant on February 1, 2022. “For us, the sale is bittersweet,” said Ron Milton. “Since purchasing this legendary restaurant in 2016, Julie and I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience, our family-like relationships with our incredible staff, and getting to know our many loyal, wonderful customers.

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Thank You for a Great 2021

By this point, last year already seems a bit like a blur!  I spent some time earlier this week reading back over my last twelve “From The Desk of John Horne” monthly emails to remind myself of all the good news we were able to share in 2021.  Despite its difficulties, 2021 proved that recovery is not a straight line forward, but has its ups and downs…and also it’s sideways…sometimes even its upside-downs! Lately, I’m reminded that as much as we all wish we could push a button and go back in time two years, the reality is that this

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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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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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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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