

The surf may be enjoyed at I Got Your Crabs, a locally-owned seafood market and Up to the bar at Awful Arthur’s in Kill Devil Hills, watch the shucking frenzyĪnd slurp down your oysters with a swill of chilled white wine. You have to experience a raw or a steam bar when on OBX. Loaded with scallops, shrimp, jumbo lumpĬrabmeat and bacon, word is that this creamy dish is one of celebrity Chef Guy If you want to start big, order the Wanchese Fishermans’ Risottoįrom the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk. “We love this beautiful place, and we want everybody to get to enjoy it.Cape Coral, Sanibel/Captiva, Pine Island & MatlachaĬocoa Beach, Cocoa Village, Cape Canaveral & Merritt Islandįort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, and Bonita SpringsĪsbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach, Avon-by-the-Sea, & Neptuneĭrawing from the fish and seafood bounty of the Atlantic OceanĪnd Pamlico Sound as well as the sweet and savory traditions of the South, youĬan delightfully eat your way from one end of these barrier islands to the “Our family has been welcoming people to the Outer Banks since 1977,” Foreman says. The Foremans both grew up in the Outer Banks, and they love that Brandy’s parents’ vision for a friendly and convenient place for people to grab their brews and other beach stay essentials is continuing to flourish. New t-shirt designs are created each year, making a yearly Brew Thru t-shirt a favorite of locals and annual visitors to the Outer Banks.

These Summer-ies are also available in many of the beach rentals, which allows vacationers to decide what they want before driving through.įor customers who would like to get out and stretch their legs, there’s the Brew Thru Shop in Kill Devil Hills, where you can find their world famous t-shirts and other gifts. To make ordering a little easier, customers in line get a menu-fondly known as the Summer-y-that outlines everything available at the store. The store is quite expansive, featuring more than 100 brands of beer, dozens of wines and even a vast selection of cigars-not to mention all the snacks, t-shirts and other gear. We’re here to greet you, get you everything you need for your trip, load it up in the trunk for you, and have you leaving with a smile on your face.”

“Our car tenders are the friendliest people at the beach. The Lawrentzes’ daughter Brandy and her husband Philip Foreman purchased the business from them in 2002, and they now operate five locations across the Outer Banks.“We love being the one-stop shop for folks on the way to their beach house,” Foreman says. That same year, a t-shirt salesman visiting the store and talked them into adding t-shirts to their product line-and 44 years later there are now more than five million Brew Thru t-shirts out in the wild. The idea was that people could come buy everything they would need for their trip to the beach-beer, wine, soft drinks, snacks, ice-without getting out of the car. It was an idea they couldn’t shake, so the Lawrentzes moved to the Outer Banks and built the first Brew Thru with the help of a partner. But what would you call a place like that? Everyone agreed it would be pretty great if you could actually drive through a convenience store and pick up everything you needed without getting out of the car. They got to talking about a gas station convenience store in the area that had built a makeshift drive-through. The year was 1977, and Dana and Becky Lawrentz were chatting with friends over brews in their hometown of Akron, Ohio. Whether you’re looking for a refreshing cold beverage of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks on the go, stocking up your cooler with refreshments to enjoy at the beach or piling up on beer and wine for a party, Brew Thru is a fun and unique experience all vacationers need to see for themselves.īrew Thru is Your One-Stop Shop at the Beach No trip to the Outer Banks is complete without cruising through Brew Thru, the Outer Banks’ original drive thru convenience store.
