Made the drive from Elizabeth city while in town and well worth the drive!…read more Sat down, and the service was great everyone there was helping so we never were without anything ever. They also cleared our table every second. Husband got their homemade cold pineapple sake- that was so delicious! I had a hot tea. For food we had the Chesapeake roll, Manhattan roll, crab Rangoons, & gyoza. The sushi rolls were perfect. Price was great for the rolls and they were filled and there was not that much rice on the outside. The appetizers were delicious also- not greasy at all. Overall great experience, would highly recommend.

Food was good. Had been craving sushi since we moved here from Hawai'i and finally got around to…read moreit. Decent sushi for what I'm use to. The staff was super friendly. We will be back again.

Ordered an extensive range of different sushi, drunken noodles, shishitos, and gyoza. Wonderful…read morespread and it was nice to have a "spicy tuna roll" that isn't just maki with sriracha. All of the sushi was very well done, very fresh, and (in terms of visual presentation) overdone in a good way. I definitely recommend their new Spanish mackerel special (3 pieces) as it was superb The appetizers were excellent renditions of usual favorites, and the drunken noodles had a familiar yet uniquely delicious sauce. Can't speak to the environment in the restaurant but we will certainly be back to dine in sometime soon!

Shocked and amazed to find authentic Thai food in the Outer Banks. Came here feeling a little under…read morethe weather and asked for the spiciest version of Tom Yum soup they could make, thinking it'd barely have a kick. Reader, I was wrong - this soup was in fact Thai level spicy. I would go as far as to say it was instrumental in cutting my cold short. Cleared my sinuses up immediately. But the Thai food isn't even the best part about this place. They also serve fresh sushi, and the rice to fish ratio is exactly right, not just a bunch of rice with a little fish in the middle which is my ultimate pet peeve. I ordered a toro roll and not only was the fish super fresh, but the roll was well constructed. Ambiance wise this place is bright, clean and modern. Service was fast and friendly. Truly 10/10, no notes.

Delicious food, it's my go to for some quick Asian food- I don't like poke but this place has other…read moreoptions, which is hard to find elsewhere in the OBX. The staff is always so kind and friendly too.

Good, fresh, perfectly seasoned, not overly sauced! Ready…read morewhen got there. Clean establishment.

Met the owner of this establishment, very nice to speak with.....now onto the experience…read more.... started with fried wontons......overdone and not the best flavor. For the Amin I went with the pho beef.....it just wasn't very exciting to me.....pretty bland overall. But...this is one of those locations that I would give a second chance....perhaps just an off night. But something tells me , they are better than this first visit....... Stay tuned for a follow up

I reallly wanted to like this place after reading all the reviews.... But I just can't…read moreI ordered fried pork rolls, veggie fresh rolls, pork belly skewer, papaya salad, and chicken pad Thai The good: the good for delivery arrived in less that 30 mins. I was honestly shocked when the guy knocked. The pork fried rolls were decent run of the mill egg rolls with Thai chili sauce. The pas Thai, while not authentic, had really good flavor and I would gladly order again The bad: the papaya salad was flavorless, the fresh rolls fell apart the second you touched them and had so much ice berg lettuce in them they were ere noodles and ice burg. The pork belly was decent but again just plain and not well seasoned. I hope I just hit them On an off night

Was looking for a restaurant half this good the whole time we were in OBX, this is genuinely the…read morebest food I've had in years. COULD NOT RECOMMEND IT MORE. If you like good food, stop here. (Service is slow which usually turns me off from places, but genuinely I'd wait twice as long for food this good).

Delicious seafood and sides We ordered shrimp and other…read moresteamer meals. Hush puppies were soo good! Will definitely order from here again!

Bob and his staff are friendly and knowledgeable. Shop is clean and seafood is fresh. We are…read morestaying 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!

Our family has visited the OBX for over 20 years. Every year we buy steamed shrimp at Carawan's. We…read morehave always had our order steamed with Old Bay seasoning. We did our usual visit on Tuesday, August 4th and was very disappointed. To begin with the person behind the counter was unwelcoming and unfriendly. She gave the impression that she didn't want to be bothered. At check out we mentioned to the cashier the the person serving us had poor customer service. When we got home, to make matters the steamed shrimp was not like any other time. In order to eat the shrimp, which was so salty and spicy, we had to rinse it numerous times, and the salty taste still made it inedible. Next year we'll look for another seafood company.

We received some kind social media feed that tempted us to make the drive to Vilai Thai for…read moretake-out dinner. It is a 25 minute round trip, so have not tried it before. This is a nice little place with a pretty complete menu. I struggled to choose. It would be quite pleasant to dine-in here but they are probably doing more carry-out. Ms T chose her usual Pad See Ewe with chicken. The chicken was dry and had not absorbed any flavor. It was missing that smoky flavor that comes with noodles fried this way. It was barely OK. I decided to try the Gai Yang Thai Barbecue Chicken. I received a chunk of very dry breast meat and a drumstick. Again the flavorings were not remarkable. This breast piece was dry, nearly inedible. I chopped it up and put some of the good soy based sauce that they provided and managed to eat it. The drumstick was not dry, but again was not flavorful. This came with vegetables that I really liked. I seriously do not think the rice was Jasmine. It was not fragrant. It was more like Japanese sticky rice. The Chicken with Thai basil was the best of the lot. I was concerned about too much basil, but ended up wishing for more. This chicken was better than the other dishes. We really wanted to like this food but were disappointed. We enjoy Thai flavors and they were sadly lacking here. The servings were generous. For us this is a weak three stars.

This is going to be a very short review... although we were craving Thai food and this was one of…read morethe only places to eat at due to a holiday, this place was unfortunately a major disappointment. The inside is cute and quaint with the staff being friendly. The food in the other hand was a disappointment. The pad see ew was more of an Italian noodle dish and egg noodles were not used, it was flavorless. The yellow curry needed some more distinct flavor to pack a punch. The prices were high though portion size was decent. Unfortunately I don't think I'd be back to this place.

For the first time ever, we had some disappointments at Black Pelican. We have lunch or dinner…read moreduring most of our twice-per-year visits to the area. It has always been good, and we definitely won't let this deter us from returning. Ms T had her usual Shrimp basket lunch. The issue was that the shrimp were not cooked through. They were still translucent. We totally understand not wanting to overcook shrimp, but these were not quite done. On the bright side she commented on how good the slaw was. I have been on a kick to try barbecue at restaurants that are not barbecue joints per se, to see if I can find some hidden gems. For example, both Sam & Omie's and Wanchese Marina serve a good barbecue sandwich. Black Pelican, at least on this day, does not. I must say, the serving was huge. This was more than enough for two meals for me. The barbecue was dry and not well flavored. The texture and flavor was more like dried out beef that has been over-roasted. This is not something I would order again here. All that being said, I am leaving the rating for Black Pelican as it is because we have always had good meals here. I accept that it can't be 100% perfect every time and sooner or later we will run into something that is less than stellar. We will continue to return. I just know this not where I will have barbecue and we are sure the shrimp thing was just a one timer.

I wanted to love this place because it seemed like a local favorite with the wait being an average…read moreof 45 minutes to an hour and who doesn't want to have dinner right next to the ocean. We made one last attempt on our last day and were seated within 20 minutes. The nautical themed restaurant had a large menu with LOTS of options - in my opinion too many options. We ordered onion rings, Philly's Pecan Crusted Mahi, and Fried Flounder and Shrimp. I was a bit underwhelmed but it all. Giving this a 3 because overall the service was great from the hostess to our server it was a wonderful experience. The food however missed the mark.