“Pizza, Wings, and Friends” is the tagline of Amici, an Italian restaurant coming to Clemson later this year.
The family-owned restaurant recently struck a deal with Atlanta-based real estate investment firm Stonemont Financial Group, and will open a restaurant franchise in Stonemont’s Plaza One89 student housing this fall. 
Stonemont’s CEO Zach Markwell told The Tiger that they were attracted to Amici because “Mike [CEO of Amici] and Chris Torino [Mike’s son and co-founder of Amici] not only have a great product, they have a passion for quality and success which is what Stonemont looks for in all of its partners.”
The Clemson location will be right across from Memorial Stadium, located where the Mellow Mushroom once was.    
“We knew Clemson was the right start, [they have] the best located student housing property in town,” Markwell said.
Clemson appealed to Mike Torino as well.
“We thought about what Clemson would want and, being so close to the stadium, pizza, wings and beer in a casual environment was that fit,” he told the Anderson Independent-Mail.
The Clemson franchise will be the first to open outside of Georgia.
The restaurant currently has locations in Athens, Conyers,Covington, Madison,Monroe, Milledgeville and Lake Oconee. Another franchise will also soon be opening in Gainesville.
Markwell told The Tiger that Stonemont is particularly interested in opening restaurants on college campuses because “we love the energy around college campuses. From hosting game day events to providing unique spaces for visitors, college campuses give us the opportunity to fill many needs.” 
Markwell says that Amici has an  “atmosphere in their restaurants that is only topped by the quality of their food and drink menu,” and he hopes that this atmosphere will leave an impression on visitors.
In the future, Stonemont Financial says it hopes “to open an initial 20 locations across North Carolina and South Carolina.”