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    Carawan Seafood

    4.6 (88 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Seafood boil
    Destination Not Required B.

    Bob and his staff are friendly and knowledgeable. Shop is clean and seafood is fresh. We are staying down island, but have made 3 trips here so far to make some amazing shore meals. While there - pick up a locally made pie as well. Whatever you do, however, make sure this family owned shop is on your list. Open year round!

    Denny V.

    Took a suggestion from an earlier comment in the guest book of our condo and drove out to Carawan' for some steamed shrimp. We asked for extra Old Bay and they were DELICIOUS! Big, plump, tasty and steamed perfectly. If I had known how good these were going to be- I would have packed a cooler full of iced down long necks, a blanket and my wife & I would have had a picnic on the beach. So when in the OBX, get you some Carawans...!!!

    Fresh raw oysters
    Casey K.

    Located right in the Walmart complex next to the Beachwoods Resort where we were staying, we stopped here 3 times in the week we were in the area. Just a small store, typical of a fresh seafood store, with plenty of various fresh and frozen seafood, plus sides, sauces and seasonings. Selection changes almost daily as the fresh catches come in. Also a small selection of local beers. We had scallops, cobia, tuna, halibut, and oysters. They also had various shrimp, trout, mussels and clams. The only thing we didnt like (or dindt like as much as we had hoped) was the fresh shucked oysters, sold in glass about the size of a pint, holding 15-20 (?) oysters. They didnt compare to the oysters in the shell we brought back to the room and shucked -the oysters in the shell were nice and briny, where as the shucked ones were not. Private parking lot out front, enough for about 10 vehicles. Be sure to ask the owners when they have the next selections coming in.

    Cooked scallops and shrimp in fradiavolo sauce.

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    Great selection, helpful and friendly staff, and reasonable prices! We got everything we needed for a seafood feast for 14 people.

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    5 years ago

    Very friendly staff. Had nice, fresh seafood and a great variety of local wares and seafood dish accoutrements.

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    5 years ago

    Friendly employees. Great seafood at fair prices. Fresh tuna was absolutely delicious! Shrimp were spot on too.

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    7 years ago

    Fresh seafood, great service!!! Prices better than supermarkets near by and seafood is local!

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    9 years ago

    Great place. Bought shrimp and it was fresh and tasty. Everything looked clean and fresh. Will come back next year.

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    16 years ago

    Decent selection. Fresh fish. Customer service, eh its ok. I am not sure how other OBX seafood stores compare.

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    11 years ago

    Fresh fish, fair prices, and nice people. Our preferred fish market when we're on the obx.

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    We had been coming to OBX as visitors for years, and always used Carawan to get our seafood.

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    Fantastic seafood place with a classy feel. We had a party of 6 on a Friday in April during…read moreoff-season. I imagine lines are crazy during season, but I can't say for sure. Dining extends to 2nd floor, which is where we sat. Nice menu with higher-end choices. The menu says no subs, but some of the entrees come with accouterments for advanced palettes, so I would ask about substitutions (squid ink pasta w/rockfish , for example). The Fish & Chips were among the best I've ever had. I'm very picky about slaw, and this was perfect. More pickly than sweet. We did see young children in a party, but I would not say this is a great family-friendly option.

    We were seated immediately, so off to a good start…read more After waiting a bit, our server finally stopped by and dropped off water, with a promise to return. Again, we waited a bit for his return. He explained the special's and took our drink and appetizer order. It took quite a while for an alcoholic drink to arrive. As a matter of fact, the appetizer showed up first. He apologized and said if it wasn't ready soon, he'd stare at the bartender until it was made. Keep in mind, we were sitting at a high top across from the bar. While I was waiting for my drink, I saw one of the two bartenders come from the bar and take an order at the table that sat a good 10 minutes after us. Note, still no drink. Fast forward to the food. It was great! Everything was prepared well and tasted great. Oh, and yes my drink finally arrived. My biggest issue with this place is the credit card fee. I understand seeing this in some places, but when you charge $36 bucks for a double shot of bourbon, there shouldn't be an additional fee applied! To be fair to the server, he did stay on top of things, once we received everything, and he was a nice guy.

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    What a great place. It is bright and airy. They do have outdoor seating and even though it was 55…read moredegrees with a 25 mph wind, there were people eating on the deck. Our waiter, Carlos, is great. Smiling, friendly and polite and makes great recommendations. My husband had the fish and chips (salt and vinegar). I had the gumbo and a side of sweet potato fries. So really good. My husband also had the Screwball expresso martini. Wowza!

    NC coast has a great view of the sound. We were seated quickly upon arrival and discussed dietary…read morerestrictions (pork) with the waiter. He was initially warm and as we ordered, asked that he let us know if we inadvertently selected a dish containing pork. The dishes arrived with astonishing speed. The Caesar salad had some unidentified fried object on it and when I asked the waiter, he let me know it was pork rinds. He did not acknowledge that it was an error and flippantly suggested I remove them. I asked for a plate to put them on. The waiter's demeanor turned cold after this (what I considered innocuous) exchange. Regarding the dishes, everything was beautifully presented and arrived hot and fresh at our table. I would not recommend the fried cauliflower as it was very bland with some chili sauce splashed over top. The scallops were very well prepared however. NC Coast is a nice spot for a special meal, especially with the view. Just hope the service is more consistent with other guests.

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    Hurricane Mo's

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    4.0
    (511 reviews)
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    Stopped in for lunch and was greeted by an unfriendly, somewhat nasty attitude hostess. Service…read moredidn't get much better at the table. Our party of 6 split up to avoid having to wait 45 minutes for a single table to sit us all. We were a party of 4 and another table of 2. We had different waitress and the one table was almost finished their meal before the other table was served even though we sat down at the same time. I was informed the scallops were chewy due to being over cooked and the soft shell crab was fishy tasty like they were not fresh and they cut a small one into two not coming close to filling the taco shell. The peel your own shrimp were also over cooked making it difficult to get the shell off. I will however say the clam chowder was delicious, the she crab soup was a little too rich for me to finish my bowl but was very tasty. The blackened tuna bites were amazing. However despite my meal being good the over consensus was not good.

    Casual restaurant and we went for happy hour. The server was great and everyone was friendly. The…read morerestaurant wasn't dirty. We went for happy hour. I didn't taste a lot of alcohol in the painkiller, but it was delicious! I did feel the three I drank! At happy hour you fill out a card with how many of each special you want and then you order more as you go. The wings were VERY good! We got them naked and couldn't stop eating them. The shrimp were good, though work for peeling and cleaning. We didn't care for the beef in the tacos. We also got crab dip, a small side salad and onion rings. Everyone enjoyed all of it. The side salad was a good size as well. I will go back and try other food. It was a lot of fun and yummy.

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