Finding an authentic Carolina meal on the outer banks during off season is not an easy task. Our group decided to travel to an area near our McMansion called Tim Buck II. We arrived at the North Banks Restaurant and Raw Bar just ahead of the 7 pm crowd and ordered up appetizers and entrees. The presentation of the food was impressive but the quality, however, was not.
Fresh and local was not the order of the day as the shrimp were caught long ago and far away for those ordering the steamer pot, the pick and peel and the jambalaya. Unfortunately they were rubbery and mealy. The crab cakes had real lumps of meat but also contained a lot of filler. The fried oysters were minuscule and took on the appearance of a freezer to fryer special. The she crab soup was long on cream and short on flavor.
Perhaps the only thing the restaurant did well was to serve alcoholic drinks in bodacious proportions. And that suited our crowd very well, judging by the decibel level of the conversation as the evening ensued.
A return trip for another meal there? Not likely.
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