The day after we arrived in the Outer banks with our crew we had done limited food shopping. So after a few hours by the pool the whole group decided to go for lunch and a shopping trip. We decided to take the group to one of our favorite places from our wedding week, North Banks in Corolla. It was past a Harris Teeter so allowed us to not go too far out of our way for lunch and shopping trip!
We had a group of eight people but got lucky enough to have the majority of the bar open so we all just lined up at the bar for a quick lunch. I started with one of their special bloody mary's made with Bakon Vodka and served with an old bay shrimp. I like my bloody's spicy with a ton of horseradish and they even gave me extra to add and for once I didn't need to add anything.
First up for Tom and I were some oysters (not pictured) as well as one of their fried appetizers, Firebugs. These were our favorites while down here for wedding week 2 years ago. They are fried crawfish tails and fried jalapeños with a red pepper aioli. DELICIOUS!
One of my favorites while on vacation are finding good crab or clam chowder soups. I knew we were going to eat a big meal that night so I attempted to go lighter and get a soup and salad. I of course "forgot" how filling a cream based soup is :-). I went with their She-Crab soup. It was amazing. I actually had She-Crab soup 3 times over the week. I have to say that North Banks makes a very good version. There were numerous lumps of crab meat and a nice light sherry flavor. I had a caesar salad on the side which I couldn't even finish! Tom enjoyed a shrimp BLT which he enjoyed but he did keep trying my soup!
I would highly suggest a visit to North Banks on your next visit to Corolla or Duck in the Outer banks. It is a small place and very casual. I can't vouch for the dinners but I can say that appetizer and lunch are quite good but definitely go for anything on raw bar or shellfish side and you won't be disappointed. If you go in high season anticipate a wait..however it is in a shopping center so you can keep yourself well occupied while you wait.
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