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CU Guru [1040]
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Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 3:10 PM
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Headed to Holden Beach tomorrow and wanting to drive down to Calabash one night for some good seafood. Any suggestions?
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Orange Immortal [64299]
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Ella's is da OG.***
Jul 12, 2018, 3:11 PM
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CU Guru [1040]
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Re: Ella's is da OG.***
Jul 12, 2018, 3:14 PM
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Yeah I've been looking at that one and Dockside
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Orange Elite [5147]
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Re: Ella's is da OG.***
Jul 12, 2018, 3:18 PM
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Yeah I've been looking at that one and Dockside
Dockside used to be the best one down there . We have had some “hit and miss” meals there the last few years . I think Ella’s , though smaller and not right at the dock , is much more consistent .
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Orange Elite [5147]
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I 2nd Ellas! It is da bomb
Jul 12, 2018, 3:15 PM
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If y’all happen to get a rainy day . Ella’s does lunch as well. Same great food , half the price
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All-In [27366]
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Ella's has the best hushpuppies I ever did eat.
Jul 12, 2018, 7:50 PM
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Could have just made a meal off of those.
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Valley Protector [1419]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 3:18 PM
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Sea Food Hut. Not much to look at, but very good food. Old diner type place with formica tables and vinyl chairs.. I usually go there for lunch.
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Orange Blooded [2332]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 5:07 PM
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The Seafood Hut is consistent. Great fried food, reasonably priced and if you go early you can get special pricing.
Go Tigers!
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Starter [380]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 3:20 PM
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dockside, capt nance's are good to eat in. The Seafood Shack is great for fried and take out
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1st Rounder [650]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 3:45 PM
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We typically go to Dockside because of tradition but I agree with the above post that it has been hit or miss lately. We ended up at Beck's one time because every place else was full and to be honest it was pretty tasty.
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CU Guru [1346]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 3:52 PM
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+1 Becks is good. I also have been to Dockside, and Oyster Rock.
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CU Guru [1346]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 3:56 PM
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Boundary House is pretty good too.
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Orange Blooded [2394]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 4:00 PM
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Been going to Ella's since 1956. Always loved Price's (which is now Dockside), but price has gone up and quality inconsistent for the last 15 years or so.
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Bennett’s
Jul 12, 2018, 4:05 PM
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Great hamburgers. If you want fried seafood, theirs is really good and they say it’s local fresh caught. It’s believable.
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Re: Bennett’s
Jul 12, 2018, 4:13 PM
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Seafood Hut. As stated above, small, dated, crowded but all the seafood you can eat on one plate at a very reasonable price. Best time to go during the Summer is odd hours like 11:00 a.m., 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 4:29 PM
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If you wanted to go a little further south Drunken Jack's Restaurant in Murrells Inlet is the best and well worth the drive if your looking for a wow experience. It’s my favorite anywhere.
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 4:30 PM
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http://inletview.com/
I know you won't asking for Shallotte but it's right up the road and it's our favorite restaurant in the area.
We have a place in Ocean Isle so were there often and eat at Inlet View several times per year.
Bonus: our kids love it too
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Clemson Sports Icon [52887]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 4:33 PM
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Yes, that’s our favorite on that end of the beach, it’s closer so we actually go there more than drunken jacks.
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Thanks for the recommendation!
Jul 19, 2018, 6:35 PM
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We ate at inlet view tonight and it was AWESOME! Fried oysters po boy was great.
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Seafood Hut
Jul 12, 2018, 4:37 PM
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Not the big tourist trap, but the best food down that way. usually a long line, but by far the best place to eat.
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 5:02 PM
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Mrs.71 went to Cap'n Nance's the other week-end. She said food was good, just not hot(temp-wise) for her.
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 5:47 PM
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There's a little hole in the wall seafood restaurant in Calabash and I think it's name is the Seafood Shack. As you're coming from SC to Calabash you turn right at the stoplight , go about a quarter mile and it will be on your left. Great fried seafood at a reasonable price.
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Orange Blooded [2332]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 8:30 PM
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The Seafood Hut is what you are discussing. I’ve been going there for at least a decade when my family visits NMB.
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Freshman [7]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 6:08 PM
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Our family has been doing lunch at Ella's for 25 years. I have never experienced anything so consistently good! Your going to the the right town....cant imagine 'bad' meal at any of the places that have been mentioned. Good dining my friend, and would like to hear YOUR findings.
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CU Guru [1040]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 13, 2018, 9:52 AM
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Thanks! I will let y'all know what we end up doing.
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Freshman [1]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 6:31 PM
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Without a doubt, Ella's
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Ultimate Tiger [34662]
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Waterfront Shack or Beck’s
Jul 12, 2018, 7:21 PM
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The cocktail sauce for Becks is heavy on the horseradish, which makes it phenomenal.
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Paw Master [17165]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 7:39 PM
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Oxymoron That is like asking who is the best football player at SCAR
Calabash is seafood all fried together in the same fry basket at the same time and it comes out all with a mono taste. Shrimp taste like crab and vice versa. The same thing can be said about the flounder, hush puppies, scallops, etc.
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110%er [6662]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 7:51 PM
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Forget Calabash and drive to Southport to Provisions.
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All-Time Great [88017]
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Fried seafood is fried seafood. Ain't
Jul 12, 2018, 7:52 PM
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Much difference in any of them.
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 8:21 PM
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Gravy's Soutern Eatery
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Playmaker [354]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 9:18 PM
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There a great (food wise) dive in Little River called Crab Catchers. And it really is a dive, but they serve very good seafood (catch of the day right out their door! as well as other.)
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All-In [10404]
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Y’all crack me up
Jul 12, 2018, 9:21 PM
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The reason why there’s so much debate is because for the most part fried seafood is hit or miss depending on when a specific restaurant changes their grease. The best fried seafood is done at home.
Here’s a link to real seafood.
http://www.theclawhouse.com/
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All-TigerNet [5619]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 9:36 PM
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Drive a hair further south to Parsons Table in NMB, then no matter what you get to eat it will be awesome!
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Rival Killer [2667]
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Best seafood in (not quite) Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 10:04 PM
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Inlet View Restaurant in Sharlotte. If it's cool enough, ask to sit outside on the top deck.
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CU Guru [1040]
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Thanks for the recommendation!
Jul 19, 2018, 6:37 PM
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We ate inlet view tonight and it was AWESOME! Had the po boy sandwich and was extremely pleased!
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Valley Protector [1423]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 11:03 PM
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Not typical Calabash but love Grapevine.
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Valley Protector [1423]
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Re: Best seafood in Calabash NC???
Jul 12, 2018, 11:03 PM
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Not typical Calabash but love Grapevine.
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