Bayshore Beautiful Gets New Restaurant

Just a month and a half after , a restaurant the Palma Ceia couple helped launched on West Kennedy Boulevard, chef Gary Moran and wife Amy Moran opened a new venture in Bayshore Beautiful last week.

The space that formerly housed Delizie Italian Bakery & Deli on South MacDill Avenue is now Wimauma, a restaurant whose motto is "Fresh. Local. Florida."

Gary Moran said that his "southern modern American cuisine" will be infused with Florida ingredients and be characterized by locally fed and raised livestock and fresh and organic produce cultivated by local farmers.

“I wanted to bring a really good local restaurant in South Tampa,” said Gary Moran.

If you haven’t dined at Wimauma yet, here’s a peek at the menu.

Small plates include seared Nueske’s bacon wrapped diver scallops with roasted root vegetables and crab chilau sauce ($13); crispy fried Florida oysters with guacamole, cilantro and smoked tomato jam ($8); and smoked chicken wings served with celery, apple and blue cheese salad ($9).

Big plates include smoked pulled pork served with grits and braised collard and mustard greens ($13); Frogmore Stew prepared with steamed shrimp, oysters, mussels, clam strips, sausage, potatoes and corn on the cob ($18); and grilled NY strip steak with smoked mashed potatoes, roasted garlic aioli and sauteed spinach ($22).

The special is ladies' nigh every night. Ladies can drink Bud Light on draft and Mezza Corona wine for free until New Year's Eve, according to Amy Moran.

Wimauma will be open on Dec. 31 and will serve a surf 'n' turf menu. To make a reservation, call 813-793-1687.

Wimauma, 4205 S. MacDill Ave., is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.