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    Food Lion

    3.1 (44 reviews)
    ModerateGrocery
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Kara M.

    I love vacationing in this part of the Outer Banks, but let's be real, it's super desolate. I opt to stay in Avon over the towns south of it because there are some restaurants and this major grocery store here. If you go down to Buxton or Hatteras, there are just small and overpriced markets. So, this is a good place to stop for a somewhat affordable major grocery trip if you are heading to points south. Since moving to NC, I've grown to appreciate Food Lion. The stores aren't anything too impressive, but the prices are usually decent enough. I'd say this is a medium sized Food Lion and decently stocked. Store is in decent shape and I had no problems finding what I needed. I imagine this place is nuts on Saturdays during peak season though. I perused the beer and wine section, decent enough prices and selection. If you forget things like toiletries, this is a place you can pick them up, but the adjacent Dollar Tree is going to be cheaper. Employees at the checkout were friendly, efficient and polite. This is the only supermarket game in town, but at least it's a decent one.

    You can see how discolored the one on the left is.
    Shannon G.

    We live here on HI. Grateful for a local store. This one isn't great, we shop online whenever we can, and buy groceries up the beach. Had to report an issue with our tuna steaks the other night, just got a moldy bag of clementines, typical off season neglect. Hopefully we will get some kind of resolution, usually food lion customer service just ignores us.

    About only grocery stores on OBX.
    Kathy D.

    Well I haven't seen the Food Lion in a long long time. Well I can't really say I've missed much. This is the only real grocery store that was available in the Outer Banks area. Considering it is the OBX I guess it's proper to expect on prices and no sales in a grocery store. Well this was certainly true of Food Lion. I was quite surprised that there deli didn't even have or make sandwiches. I can't speak to their quality we bought a few things but we were on vacation and it wasn't the time for major cooking. I can say the prices were quite high compared to what I pay in Tampa Florida and I'm glad I don't have to pay those prices on a daily basis. If I plan on returning to the OBX I will make sure to take the food I want and buy it prior to getting to the island. What's a girl to do? When in Rodanthe, do as the locals do.

    Parking lot needs good navigation from overflowing carts

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    10 years ago

    One of the nicest and most organized food lions I have been in. Has organic coffee! The need to smile and say hi!

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    10 years ago

    Food Lion has everything you need, and like other yelpers have said, avoid shopping Saturday or Sunday.

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