Good Eats in OBX?
Jun 9th, 2008 | 06:28 AM
#22
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See if this link will bring to a photo...
http://tinyurl.com/6yda2k
The problem is that they're too little to see and they are the same color as the sand.
Did I already recommend the North Banks Restaurant? If not, I really liked it. They're "mixed grill" was great, as was their steamed shrimp. Very small, could be impossibly crowded in the summer. Also smoking in there. Oh well.
http://www.corollaguide.com/northban...restaurant.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6yda2k
The problem is that they're too little to see and they are the same color as the sand.
Did I already recommend the North Banks Restaurant? If not, I really liked it. They're "mixed grill" was great, as was their steamed shrimp. Very small, could be impossibly crowded in the summer. Also smoking in there. Oh well.
http://www.corollaguide.com/northban...restaurant.htm
Jun 13th, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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snowrooster
We just returned from OBX last Saturday, spent a week in Corolla and also did a day trip down to the ferry point on Hatteras Island.
You asked about places that serve buckets of seafood. Although pricey, there is a takeout place in Corolla called Steamers.
http://www.steamersshellfishtogo.com/thecompany.html
All kinds of seafood and accompaniments to go or you can eat on the bayside deck. Their clam chowder was great.
Also, we similarly had our golden retriever with us. You must also watch out for ticks--very, very plentiful right now and many properties do not mow, leaving the ticks' favorite thing in many yards--high grass. I picked a tick of our pooch's ear before it attached and DH also had one attached to one of his leg hairs. Got that one in time, too. And I believe based on one of the last posts pooch also had a sand burr imbedded in his side, we found that and had to pull it out as well.
Taking the dog was a great time but also as time consuming as having kids along!
For food, we also enjoyed an alfresco dinner at the Sunset Grille in Duck, looked like one of the largest places in the town, they also have live entertainment some nights, fairly decent and extensive menu.
We found the traffic on Route 12 from the 158 turnoff through Duck, Pine Island and into Corolla to be slow not really because of a lot of traffic but the speed is limited in a lot of those areas to 35mph, through the towns is about 25 mph and then perhaps about 45 mph on the other stretch. We drove that whole coastal area of the OBX and we felt the towns of Duck and Corolla seemed the nicest place to stay. If you want a really laid back experience on the National Seashore, then you would head down to Hatteras Island, but otherwise, I think you will be very happy in Duck. We are already thinking about making plans again for Corolla next year. You'll have a great time. It's a nice vacation area.
We just returned from OBX last Saturday, spent a week in Corolla and also did a day trip down to the ferry point on Hatteras Island.
You asked about places that serve buckets of seafood. Although pricey, there is a takeout place in Corolla called Steamers.
http://www.steamersshellfishtogo.com/thecompany.html
All kinds of seafood and accompaniments to go or you can eat on the bayside deck. Their clam chowder was great.
Also, we similarly had our golden retriever with us. You must also watch out for ticks--very, very plentiful right now and many properties do not mow, leaving the ticks' favorite thing in many yards--high grass. I picked a tick of our pooch's ear before it attached and DH also had one attached to one of his leg hairs. Got that one in time, too. And I believe based on one of the last posts pooch also had a sand burr imbedded in his side, we found that and had to pull it out as well.
Taking the dog was a great time but also as time consuming as having kids along!
For food, we also enjoyed an alfresco dinner at the Sunset Grille in Duck, looked like one of the largest places in the town, they also have live entertainment some nights, fairly decent and extensive menu.
We found the traffic on Route 12 from the 158 turnoff through Duck, Pine Island and into Corolla to be slow not really because of a lot of traffic but the speed is limited in a lot of those areas to 35mph, through the towns is about 25 mph and then perhaps about 45 mph on the other stretch. We drove that whole coastal area of the OBX and we felt the towns of Duck and Corolla seemed the nicest place to stay. If you want a really laid back experience on the National Seashore, then you would head down to Hatteras Island, but otherwise, I think you will be very happy in Duck. We are already thinking about making plans again for Corolla next year. You'll have a great time. It's a nice vacation area.
Jun 13th, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Oh, and we visited both the Food Lion (there is also one in Corolla) and Harris Teeter (in between Duck and Corolla) and the Harris Teeter market was by far nicer and had a much better selection than the Food Lion.
I did really like the selection of "Take and Bake" breads at the bakery department of both stores. The Food Lion had a fantastic multi-grain baguette that bakes in about 10-15 minutes and was very good.
I did really like the selection of "Take and Bake" breads at the bakery department of both stores. The Food Lion had a fantastic multi-grain baguette that bakes in about 10-15 minutes and was very good.
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