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    Waves Market & Deli

    4.6 (310 reviews)
    InexpensiveGrocery, Delis
    Closed 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Wake and Bake burrito
    Lana S.

    Stopped by for breakfast burritos and was surprised at the huge selection of beer/wine/seltzers and all of the sundries. Store is clean, staff is friendly and food is good! Stop by if you are in Rodanthe/Waves!

    Wake & Bake Burrito
    Kristine S.

    Our last morning in the OBX, we all wanted a tasty grab and go breakfast. We arrived at Waves Market & Deli and were wowed by the menu. I ordered the Taylor pork roll. Hubby and his brother ordered the wake & bake burrito. Our sister-in-law ordered the night train. We paid then waited about 10 minutes for our orders. We found a bench outside and chowed down. I absolutely loved my Taylor pork roll sandwich. The Taylor ham/pork roll was sliced thick and cooked perfectly! Fried egg and melty American cheese along with ketchup on a soft kaiser roll made the best breakfast sandwich. Hubby throughly enjoyed his wake & bake burrito. I tried a couple bites and it was amazing! The fried potato with the chipotle sauce - yum! Everyone else also really enjoyed their breakfast. Waves served up a hot, fresh and delicious breakfast for us. We would definitely return if we were back in the area.

    From 50 years ago.
    Brad H.

    Just a super cool place. They have an extremely unique collection of goods for sale. Such as the old bubblegum cigarettes... I had no idea they existed today. They have Nehi grape drinks for example. Who has ever seen Ketchup Candy? They sell it. No doubt, it's great on those Candy Hotdogs... The place is full of candy from the 1950 - 60 era. They also have many many gourmet items, great food that you could serve to the most discriminating guests. Interesting cheeses, unique sausage, great sauces, etc. They also have a collection of wine and almost every beer known to man. The place is worth visiting even if you don't plan to buy anything. They also have deli foods. You can get a great sandwich if you are hungry, or buy all the Boars Head ingredients to make your own at home. Service was great too. The staff was friendly.

    Best Restaurant near Buxton and Avon. We stop here every time we come to visit. It is a little whole in the wall place that has the best breakfast burritos I've ever had. My husband got the Italian Stallion today worth banana peppers. He said it was better than any Subway or Jersey Mikes or Jimmy John's he had ever ate. It's our favorite restaurant in the area.

    Kelly R.

    It's so nice to have the waves market and deli so close by and be stocked with everything that you might need while on vacation. No it's not a large scale grocery but it does keep the necessities and keeps you from having to drive miles and miles to get some eggs. I was really impressed with the beer and wine selection in the local beers, wines and ciders. Open 9-9 it's easy to see why this is a favorite spot for groceries and food!

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    They carry Boars Head cold cuts and you can call your order in ahead of time which is wonderful.

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    Big fat burrito get in my belly! Huge and delicious for breakfast. The one with the chipotle sauce and bacon is the best.

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    Ordered the bbq sandwich. Slaw was top notch and the bbq had the best flavor. The sauce is a bit spicy but delicious.

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    Great food. Sandwiches are huge and the fries and onion rings are delicious. Highly recommend.

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    Best sandwich and service! Huge selection of beverages and groceries. I would definitely recommend this place if you're hungry

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    Small grocery store with all the necessities. Prices are not bad and it beats driving all the way into Avon when we're staying in Waves.

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    Ask the Community - Waves Market & Deli

    Do they have indoor seating?

    I didn't see any when I was there. It is a grab and go kind of place.

    Any chance you would share the white sauce recipe?

    Do they sell fresh seafood to take home and cook on the grill?

    Hi Donna, We do not sell seafood in our market. We do sell ground beef, boneless skinless chicken breast, Board Head meats and cheeses, groceries, ice, etc. We have the largest beer & wine selection in the area. We also do Take out...burritos,… Read more

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    2.6(42 reviews)
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    I've been a Debbie Downer on Walmart in past reviews I admit. I've been to this Walmart several…read moretimes in the past several since opening over15 years ago. There have been ups and downs and I just never wrote a review. I've seen them consistently stronger over the past year and they also are completing a renovation. It looks much better. My most recent visit was for a yummy poor man's frozen pizza for a golf party at the beach house. Let me explain further. Red Barron make one of the best frozen pizzas in my opinion. So by adding your own toppings you can hype your frozen pizza that runs around $5 per at Walmart. Feed 6-8 with three Red Barron Cheese pizza. Add Hormel pepperoni or turkey pepperoni. Add other items like sliced anchovies. Six pack of beer is a must. Dress your pizzas out and place in the oven per directions adding an add few minutes. For $31 (w/ beer) for all you will have the best store bought poor man's frozen pizza of your life. Self checkout smooth and friendly with assistance to check DL due to alcohol sales. A bit of a summary over the years at 3.5 rounding up with a super recent.

    What can I say? If I go on vacation and there's a Walmart, I'm good. This one may be the only…read morelocation in OBX and as the closest to Corolla, it's a drive. But as expected, it's well stocked. Unlike past years, one 45 minute drive here was enough. I grabbed everything on my list but when other items were needed, I just went to HT or Food Lion. There's plenty of parking and they have self checkout, which is my preference. This store is also conveniently located on Croatan Hwy near lots of other stores.

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    3.3(31 reviews)
    27.1 mi
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    Not too crowded when we shopped here, the staff members were friendly that we spoke to during…read morecheckout, and items are reasonably priced.

    This Food Lion became our home away from home since we had a house around MP 20 and this store was…read morea very short shot up 158. Overall I would say this is a fantastic third rate grocery shopping experience while in OBX. Third rate because on my subjective and highly informal pecking order, I would put Food Lion behind places like Harris Teeter and certainly Publix in everyway that matters to me - selection & price. Selection I somewhat get since it was the offseason and clearly they're only getting new deliveries here every few days at best. I.E. as soon as you enter the store and turn hard right towards the deli they have a fridge case with store brand large pizzas at a decent price. They had a few of them available on Monday the first time came here during our week but that section remained empty until Saturday and I came to this store four times during the week. It wasn't just the pizza but also several other things that when they were out, they were out for days. I'm somewhat accustomed to that as in prior offseason visits I had been to the store up in Corolla and in the offseason they would close at 8pm or 7pm and have basically the entire left side of the store tarped off closed until ??, I guess Spring. Also, at home for me the Giant grocery store chain is the prominent player and Ahold is the corporate parent of both Giant and Food Lion so it was no surprise to me on the irregularity of certain items availability as the three Giant stores closest to me at home have been having those issues for years whereas local Wegmans are always more expensive, yet more fully stocked. The prices are what they are, the selection is fine as long as you're not looking anything too specialized or unique but I will say that the employees we encountered here were all very, very nice and that made the shopping trips a little bit nicer. Could it be better? No doubt but if I wanted that I would have gone to Publix and paid more but to me this is a-ok, good enough.

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