Shore seats are shrinking

Restaurant owners Tom Leonard and Mark Caragiulo are folding up the 114 extra chairs they sought for a Shore restaurant concept in Longbeach Village after hearing backlash from residents and town staff.

“Based on meetings with the town, Shore has decided to remove the proposed second floor of the building and reduce the seating plan to 185 dining seats,” a Sept. 2 Shore press release states. 

A site plan and special exception application submitted July 28 sought a 299-seat restaurant seats as part of a plan “for a banquet suite for private parties located on the second floor.”

The application to build a Shore restaurant concept similar to the Shore location on St. Armands Circle is likely to come before the Planning and Zoning Board in October. 

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].