I love this place. The store is so cute and nicely designed. This place is a little pricey, but so…read moreis everything at the beach. They have a cute selection of random things. I find at least something I like every time I come here. The workers are so friendly and welcoming. They even had kids stuff here. It was not like a tourist trap store at all.

Super cute place to get gifts! My wife wasn't able to come down this week with us and I wanted to…read moreget her something so she would know I was thinking about her. Not something dumb or tacky like I'd buy myself at one of those dime a dozen surf shops. So we stopped in here and it hit the spot. I got her dryer balls shaped like cat heads! My friend got himself a plush egg. Lots of jewelry, purses, clothes. Also a bakery section.

Wow this place is cool! I didn't know they had so many flavors of popcorn.. loaded potatoes, all…read morekinds of spicy flavors as well as the normal butter, salt then lots of of different sweet flavors like smores, birthday cake and Carmel corn!! The lady at the register was so nice and helpful.. they also sell salt water taffy and peanuts! All would make a great gift basket or great gifts on their own! I highly recommend giving it a visit! The prices were very reasonable. You won't walk out empty handed! I bought popcorn and some cinnamon and sugar pecans!!

A unique shop on the island. A must visit on our annual…read moretrip to the island. Lots of options on flavors of popcorn. We have bought many bags over the years and all have been delicious. We typically buy extra bags of popcorn to share with friends and family upon our return home....now they request popcorn when they know we are heading to NC. Owners are very friendly and personable.

I brought out of town guests to Sweet Alicious for some ice cream after a day at the beach. I don't…read moreeat ice cream, so I'm going on their review. There was only one girl working in the entire place! Where is good help?! She was calm, took care of everyone nicely, and never got flustered. Both got soft serve but one stated theirs was gritty and the other said theirs was bad and runny. The shop was cute and had VERY good prices on everything and it's a shame I couldn't give a better review. The young girl behind the counter deserves 10 stars, but the experience is a zero. Sorry.

Ice cream was good but two employees on Mother's Day. Sunday was not a good idea to Customers or…read morethe two over worked workers.

Always busy and happening! I love going here everyone is so friendly, especially with my dog…read more I go for small snacks, treats and their sourdough! This place is such a treat and is filled with so many hidden gems.

I love this place. As someone with celiac disease, it's a huge challenge to find gluten free…read morepastries and desserts. This coffee cake muffin is what's left of my haul. I've tried cheese cake, s'more cookies, and lemon blueberry muffins and I was not disappointed. Everything was moist and flavorful.

The best ice cream!! Great and friendly service! Very clean shop! And the owner was very kind!!read more

Wide selection of ice-cream options (toppings $.50 charge, vessels (cup, cones, etc.) from Hershey…read more They had 4 options for dairy free & 4 of sugar free (that's really good for me when watching my sugar & lactose intake. They had a mini arcade games (air hockey, prizes) & big screen projecting classic movies (Home Alone for Memorial weekend. They have good selection of kids stuff & typically beach clothing gear (was clearanced to $1-$5 for the season. Picked up 2 sweatshirts & a few kids items all for $23. Service was a little slow since it was 9:30 at night. The young man was't happy to anybody. The lady was on his case when a low occurred (trash, wipe tables, etc.) & maybe the reason for his attitude. Overall a good stop if you're in the area.

Surf City holds a special place in my heart thanks to childhood nostalgia, the site of many a…read morefamily vacation filled with wonderful memories. The original pier and Barnacle Bills were lost to a hurricane, and it's much more developed than it was when I was a kid, but the soul remains.

This is our second day at the beach which let's start positive we have loved! Great food, nice…read morepeople! Saturday when we parked on our first day we paid the public parking price that we honestly though was a steal. Then, a older couple who told us they worked for the pier came to our car from their white van sitting in front of the pier and said "if you are fishing at the pier and buying a pass you could have parked for free in our parking". We thanked the woman who was very nice and said thank you for letting us know, no big deal, will remember tomorrow. Fast forward to Sunday, same older couple same white van Woman comes to the truck says are you fishing here? My husband says yes, goes in purchases the pier pass, she gave us the parking pass day two she's still kind and professional. Not 2 mins after she walks away the older male comes over says you can't park here if you aren't fishing. I explain my husband is fishing (he has a separate fishing cart than my beach cart) however being the gentleman my husband is and knowing we have a teenager who has a disability he states I'm going to help her get the cart down to the beach. This man gives us attitude but my husband helps and takes his fishing cart straight to the pier. Fast forward, my husband spends all day at the pier but time to pack his family up and go. Puts his cart up in the truck comes to help me and the same older man says you have to pay for parking if you aren't on the pier? My husband said we are leaving I'm just helping my wife... doesn't matter if you aren't on the pier. So my husband being the nice person he is went and paid for public parking for an hour to help me drag the cart from the beach which took an entire 5 mins. So if you are smart go ahead and pay for that parking which honestly is cheap anyways and enjoy your day. I write all of this because I work in hospitality and this man was as nice as a hemorrhoid. Stop chasing people down literally before they get out of the car to tell them they shouldn't have paid parking only to harass them the 5 mins it takes for them to help their family get the cart from the beach. Again, the public day parking is a steal compared to big cities. This man is not who needs to be in the parking lot.

On the way back from Topsail Beach stumbled across this boba/ice cream shop in shopping center…read more Also locally owned and this is where I tried poppers for first time with lemonade instead of milk tea and wow was it sweet. Wanted to try for first time but next time I'm going to stick to milk tea base. Would visit again to try other menu items.

It's taken me almost 6 months to finally stop in. I always seem to crave boba outside their…read morebusiness hours‍. Today we pulled in the parking lot at 10:50, excited to grab some drinks before heading to the beach and realized their winter hours didn't have them open until 11:30. However, after 6 months what's another half hour? Worth.the.wait. We got raspberry lemonade with mango boba and butter rum iced coffee. Delicious! Staff were friendly and helped with my flavor combo and drinks were perfection. Will be a frequent stop this summer for drinks before hitting the beach!

i loved this ice cream so so much i recommend the caramel brownie cheesecake its the best ice cream…read moreive ever had! service is very good!

Ice cream is highly processed with whatever they use for flavoring its sugar content is pretty high…read more I'm not sure it's real milk cream more like a sort of ice dessert style There's lots of random small trinket store items going on but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for real ice cream

I stopped by here with my mom earlier this afternoon after we hiked over from our lunch at a…read morelocation a few blocks away. I had looked up the business and reviews before we came and was lured in by the flavor list and great feedback. I'd give this place 5 stars if they actually let customers sample the ice cream before you purchase the scoops/cups/cones. This is the first place I've encountered that doesn't allow you to try samples, and it might be that they used to allow it but because people abused the system they quit doing it. Either way, it's a frustrating result. My ice cream was great and the employee was nice, but if samples were allowed and if there was any indoor seating so you could enjoy the AC I'd have given 5 stars without a second thought.

My friend was looking on social media and came upon locals talking about a hidden gem. They weren't…read morekidding! The icecreal is amazing! We got caught in the rain so when we walked in we were cold. I got an Americana which they make with 2 Espresso shots. It was strong and fabulous. Then I got 2 scoops of icecream because I couldn't decide... Fat Elvis and Exhausted Parent. This icecream is so freaking creamy and you can taste all the ingredients if says is in the flavor. Best icecream I've had in a while. They also.have a little shop with a few Turkish lamps and lots of things with the evil eye on it. I learned today it translates to evil wye, but it wards off evil. Learned something new! The folks in there were great. Friendly and super helpful. Definitely willbe back!

This fish market is incredible! We've stopped by everyday to pick-up dinner. The fish is FRESH, not…read morefrozen. Local fisherman drop off their daily catch and much comes from Florida and along the coast. So far, I've tried the local lump crab (made incredible crab cakes), the large head-on shrimp, (shrimp scampi-yum), clams (made a stew) and the flounder (so dang fresh). I'll be going back for more today. They carry every fish you can imagine and live crabs. The fish is in coolers and they will fillet the larger fish for you. Prices are downright reasonable. The clerks are super friendly and will bag up your purchases with plenty of ice. They also carry seasonings and a few frozen prepared fish foods. There was plenty of parking during off season and no wait for service. I'm guessing that during peak season, things get busy. This market is a MUST visit for seafood lovers.

Really fresh seafood & big selection of options (fresh& Frozen). Plenty of young men for quick…read moreservice. They offer customized steam pots for $100 that seems reasonable. We opted to purchase our own (shrimp, clams, mussels, snow crab, scallops, corn on cob, andouille sausage) to take back to condo & cook. Fresh caught fish (filets, whole, rounds) looked really good! Right on the water and offer ice to pack & take home. Our go to stop!