Residents To Explore Pinellas Beaches Restaurant During Annual Taste Of The Beaches

PINELLAS BEACHES, FL — Prepare your taste buds for a variety of taste sensations while exploring the diverse cuisine and creativity of chefs, brewmasters and mixologists at Pinellas County's beach restaurants as the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce hosts its week-long “Taste of the Beaches” Oct. 4-10.

Foodies can purchase tickets online for $10 per taste, which usually includes a small, entree-sized item and sometimes a drink. Ticket holders simply present their taste tickets at the restaurants of their choice during Taste of the Beaches week.

Among those participating in the 2021 Taste of the Beaches are:

3 Daughters Brewing of St. Petersburg offering a draft and appetizer of your choice

82 Degrees Bar & Grill of St. Pete Beach offering a tempura-battered lobster corn dog with spicy stout honey mustard and foie gras donut paired with a Saintly Sour cocktail

Broke N Bored Grill, 35 182nd Ave. W., Redington Shores, with Korean BBQ fried grouper cheeks over Kimchee vegetables topped with fried garlic and scallions.

Buoys Waterfront Bar & Grill of St. Pete Beach with sesame-seared Korean poke and spicy tuna with edamame hummus, Asian guacamole and wontons.

Burrito Social of North Redington Beach with birria flautas with braised beef barbacoa, refried beans and pico salad served with crema, birria and queso dipping sauces.

Cabana's Coastal Grill of Clearwater serving coconut shrimp with grilled pineapple and pina colada sauce.

Castile Restaurant at The Hotel Zamora at St. Pete Beach offering crispy cauliflower with sweet chili aioli, cilantro and lime sriracha.

CD Roma Restaurant in St. Petersburg serving Buffalo chicken eggrolls with grilled chicken tossed in Buffalo sauce with bleu cheese crumbles wrapped in wonton and deep-fried, served with ranch dressing.

Chill Restaurant & Bar in St. Pete Beach serving up shrimp & grits and espresso beef tips prepared with Andouille sausage and shrimp over grits and espresso-rubbed beef tenderloin tips in a creamy vanilla bean and Kahlua demi glaze.

Coconut Charlies at the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Pete Beach offering seared diver scallop with coconut rice, pineapple chutney and a lemongrass sauce served with a watermelon refresher.

Crabby Bill's St. Pete Beach offering Crabby Bill's gator gumbo served over rice.

Crabby's on the Pass, 12754 Kingfish Drive, Treasure Island, serving crab fries loaded with Old Bay seasoning and served with Chorizo cheese and a 20-ounce Mastry's Brewing blonde ale.

DJ's Clam Shake, 19705 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, offering a seafood sample with a cup of New England chowder, two conch fritters, two fried shrimp and two mahi squares.

Fusion Resort & Marina, 290 107th Ave., Treasure Island, offering a pork slider trio — one with tomato bacon jam, one with pineapple coleslaw and one with house-made pickles serves with pickled curry cauliflower.

Guiseppe's Pizzeria at 6690 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, offering a Greek salad served with your choice of a Shipyard or Sea Dog Brewing Co. bottle beer or glass of wine.mangos restaurant and tidi

Island Way Grill, 20 Island Way, Clearwater, serving sweet chili calamari with lightly fried calamari with sweet chili sauce and roasted cashews and crispy noodles.

Jake's Coastal Cantina, 500 1st St., Indian Rocks Beach, with Chef Rosanna Rivera's beef empanadas featuring seasoned ground beef stuffed in a flaky pastry and served with chipotle ranch.

Kahwa Coffee Roasting at 5820 9th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, offering a mini pastry served with a shot of espresso.

Kokomos Bar & Grill at the Marriott Sand Key, 1201 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater Beach, serving a Caribbean-spiced grouper taco with citrus Napa cabbage slaw and avocado aioli, served with a spicy ginger margarita.

Kuba en la Playa at 7525 Blind Pass Road, St. Pete Beach, serving a papa rellena — fried stuffed mashed potato balls filled with picadillo and beeef and service with a Signature Sangria.

Mangos Restaurant & Tiki Bar, 17120 Gulf Blvd., North Redington Beach, providing two island wings and half a Cuban sandwich served with a choice of a 12-ounce draft beer.

Mastry's Brewing Co. & The Kitchen, 7701 Blind Pass Road, St. Pete Beach, offering two 4-ounce Mastry's Brewing Co. beers, boneless cilantro-sauced chicken wings and half a Cuban sandwich.

Pesky Pelican Brew Pub, 923 72nd St. N., St. Petersburg, serving a 10-inch St. Louis-style pizza with provel cheese and one topping.

Pipo's Cuban Cafe, 9531 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg, providing its famous roast park with black beans and white rice or picadillo with garbanzo beans and yellow rice.

Rumba Grill, 1800 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater, with lightly fried shrimp tossed in a firecracker sauce.

Rumfish Grill, 6000 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, offering a choice of either Florida snapper ceviche with aji amarillo pepper, lime, cilantro, onion, tomato and yucca or jerked swordfish with pineapple ancho pepper relish, rum butter and jewel potatoes.

Rum Runners at Sirata Beach Resort at 5400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, with blackened fish tacos served with tomato, avocado relish, pickled red onion and queso fresco.

Salt Rock Grill, 19325 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, with coconut-crusted shrimp bites served with orange-ginger sauce.

Seabreeze Island Grill, 17855 Gulf Blvd., Redington Shores, serving Chef Rosanna Rivera's beef empanadas.

Seaweed Steaks, Seafood & Sushi, 2819 W. Bay Drive, Belleair Bluffs, offering a Baystar roll with temura shrimp and seaweed salad topped with spicy mayo, avocado, eel sauce, masago and scallions.

Sloppy Joe's on the Beach, 10650 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island, serving a filet salad with blackened filet mignon, Romaine, candied pecans, bleu cheese crumbles, red onions, cucumber and Caribbean mango dressing.

Slyce Pizza Bar, 311 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach; 6340 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach; and 662 150th Ave., Madeira Beach, offering a choice of a brie wagon wheel, ahi tuna appetizer and individual Cuban pizza.

Society Table at The Don Cesar, 3400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, serving seared spice-crusted tuna with cucumber fennel slaw, black radish and orange ginger vinaigrette.

Stamps at Postcard Inn, 6300 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach, offering a choice of Post Card Inn ceviche or herb-infused fried goat cheese.

The Island Grille & Raw Bar, 210 Madonna Blvd., Tierra Verde, featuring Island Shrimp with fried shrimp in a sweet and spicy island sauce served over wontons.

The Original Crabby Bill's, 401 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach, serving Crabby Bill's gator gumbo served over rice.

Twisted Tiki, 340 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach, offering crab Rangoon egg rolls served with sweet Thai chili sauce and Aloha punch.

Vino Simpatico, 722 Pasadena Ave. S., South Pasadena, offering a choice of a glass of boutique wine and a flatbread pizza or a wine tasting with six wines.

Vista at the Top at Residence Inn Tierra Verda, 214 Madonna Blvd., Tierra Verda, serving a Vista Trio with edamame hummus with chilled crudite and an heirloom tomato, watermelon and feta salad with a Sunset Shot.

Watercolour Grillhouse at the Marriott Sand Key, 1201 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater Beach, offering pan-seared scallops in a bed of blueberry apple fennel slaw with blueberry balsamic gastrique, served with a blueberry lemon drop.

A part of the proceeds benefit Tampa Bay Watch, a local nonprofit dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Tampa Bay estuary through scientific and educational programs.

Ticket pickup locations include:

• Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce office (6990 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach) Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• John's Pass Visitor Information (12825 Village Blvd., Madeira Beach) Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Vino Simpatico (722 Pasadena Ave. S., South Pasadena) Monday through Saturday from 3 to 9 p.m.
• Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center (700 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg) Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Beach Welcome Center (105 5th Ave., Indian Rocks Beach) Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.