The Full Moon Oyster Bar & Kitchen in Morrisville is one of five locations across North Carolina. The website describes the chain as; “a popular watering hole and seafood grill located in Clemmons, NC, Southern Pines, NC, Morrisville, NC, Jamestown, NC, and Concord, NC”… “a few hours from the coast but still boasting some of the…
Sam’s Hot Dog Stand – Some classic dogs down by the boardwalk
Sam’s Hot Dog Stand on North Front street in Wilmington was a little bit of an irresistible treat for lunch when we visited Downtown for a stroll along the Riverwalk by the Cape Fear River. This place gives the impression that it has been here for years, but I learned that it has only just…
Sea Bee Subs on the Carolinas Boardwalk – Out of season? these guys are there for you, so check them out!
Sea Bee Subs at Boardwalk avenue at Carolinas Beach was one of the few places open during the ‘off season’ when we visited the beaches near to Wilmington in North Carolina. I for one was very glad that they were open as we were pretty hungry and in need of a little sustenance before we headed off along the…
Art Burger Bar – Get the El Greco! It’s one tasty beast of a burger
One of the joys of making a road trip and exploring without a plan is that you can sometimes stumble across a real gem of a place in the most unexpected places. We found ourselves enroute from Wilmington in North Carolina along the coast to Charleston in South Carolina and decided to stop on the way at the beach resort of…
Sticky Fingers Smokehouse – A BBQ platter and a big ole jacket potato for lunch
Sticky Fingers Smokehouse on Meeting Place in Downtown Charleston is one of a small chain in the Southeast serving up Memphis Style Barbeque. We found ourselves here by accident as we were looking for lunch on our first day in Charleston. When I walked in I didn’t know it was a chain, I had just…
Market Street Deli in Charleston- Two Loaded Breakfast Sandwiches Please!
Market Street Deli lies in the heart of the Market Place area just steps from the popular covered market and right in the midst of the throng of tourists. This place was small and simple, it seemed that it was more for the locals than the tourists and suited us just fine with it’s no…
East Bay Deli in Charleston – A couple of brisket sandwiches that hit the spot
We chanced upon East Bay Deli on, well East Bay Street in Charleston as we walked back downtown to the Historic Downtown from the Aquarium Wharf after a boat trip around the harbor bay. It was a shining food oasis on a back street that was a most fortuitous find in that moment as our stomachs rumbled….
Hyman’s Seafood, a 5th Generation Family Joint in the Historic District, Nice Rock Shrimp
Hyman’s Seafood on Meeting Place in the Historic District was on my target list of places to go when we were visiting Charleston. Forget the ‘District’ having been here for over 125 years, this place is Historic all by itself! The Hyman family have been trading out of this building since 1890, and I read that there is currently 5th generation…
Poogan’s Smokehouse – Some Amazing BBQ Pork Belly, Smoked sausage, and the BEST Hash I have eaten for a while
Poogan’s Smokehouse on East Bay street in Charleston, South Carolina provided one of the best meals that we had on our road trip across the Carolina states. It was a pretty fortuitous find as well, I had spotted a different BBQ restaurant earlier in the day and that evening as I peered at the…
Inchin’s Bamboo Garden – An Indian ‘Chinese Restaurant’ in the USA? Their words not mine. Lets check this out
Inchin’s Bamboo Garden in Morrisville, North Carolina is part of a small chain of restaurants serving up an eclectic mix of Chinese and Indian food. On their website they say that the food is inspired from the foods of Calcutta which is interesting. When you read their story it makes a sort of sense: “Chinese people migrated…
