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Thai Spice Restaurant,
2475 McMullen Booth Rd. #B (at SW corner
of McMullen Booth and Enterprise Rds.),
Clearwater, (727) 791-7050. Owner Pannee
Farooque serves fresh, healthy, authentic
Thai cuisine, as well as Thai food with an
American flair. Her chef creates dishes
to order that can be flavored mild, medium
or spicy to suit your taste. The ambience is
trendy, and the service is hospitable.
Dine in, take out or arrange for delivery.
Open for lunch Mon-Fri 11:30 AM-2:30 PM;
dinner Mon-Fri 4:30-9:30 PM, Fri-Sat
4:30 PM-10 PM. Closed Sundays.
$$, CM, V, MC.
Water Oak Seafood & Steak Bar,
201 Main St., Safety Harbor, (727) 286-6919.
Chef Walt Wickman’s latest restaurant
is already a popular neighborhood
gathering place. It is casual, comfortable
and unpretentious, yet chicly polished
with historic touches. Come dressed up
or down to sit at tables or the full bar to
enjoy appetizers, salads, Raw Bar favorites,
sandwiches, sliders, burgers, ribs, steaks,
pastas and grains, Walt’s signature fresh
seafood dishes and more. Open every day
at 11 a.m. for lunch and dinner.
$-$$, X, C.
Wildflower Café,
1465 S. Ft. Harrison Ave, Suite 105, Clearwater,
(727) 447-4497. Having gained a reputation
for excellence over many years, this delightful
café is known for its Vegetarian Tomato Basil
Bisque; The Vermonter salad of greens and
spinach with white cheddar, bacon, cherries,
pecans and Fuji apples; and breakfast specials
such as Baked French Toast and Avocado
Toast. It is a gourmet’s fantasy, as is their
adjacent Market for grab ‘n’ go takeout. The
café, which serves wine, beer, mimosas and
Bloody Mary’s, is open Mon-Sat 8 AM-2:30
PM, Sun Brunch 8:30 AM-2 PM. Market
hours are Mon-Sun 9 AM-3 PM. The veranda
is available after hours for parties. Casual
catering offered. $-$$, X, C.
South Pinellas
400 Beach Seafood & Tap House,
400 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg,
(727) 896-2400. Under the direction of Chef
Jason Lutzke, they are open daily for lunch
and dinner with a Sunday Brunch Buffet
from 10 AM-3 PM, regular lunch menu also
available. Voted a “Top 20 Restaurant,” they
offer 24 beers on tap, a great wine selection,
award-winning lobster rolls, oysters, as
well as fish tacos by day and fresh fish and
steaks by night. They have “dog friendly”
sidewalk dining or beautiful indoor seating
with private party and meeting rooms. Valet
parking. Open Mon-Thurs 11 AM-10 PM;
Fri-Sat 11 AM-11 PM, Sun 10 AM-10 PM.
$$-$$$, RS, CM, X.
1931 West Bay Dr. Suite B Largo
(727) 953-3757 | alohaansley.com
North Pinellas continued
607 Island Drive, Tarpon Springs
727-940-6120
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