Hot damn! These folks take the hassle out of getting your hand on fresh, East Coast sea food. On…read moreThursday mornings the folks that run this business head to the docks around the Topsail Island/Sneads Ferry area to select fresh, local seafood - shrimp, crabs, and a variety of fish. They have added items from other locations once a quality supplier was found - like lobster from Maine, oysters from Virginia, puffer fish from Virginia also.
The truck heads back inland, and they sell their fare staring Friday at noon, and will be selling on Saturday, and even Sunday, if supplies last. You can go to their excellent website, register, signup for their weekly newsletter, and place your orders, and specify a pickup time and location - works seamlessly.
Once you sign up for the newsletter, you will receive info on Thursday about what items are available, and you can make your selections. The weekly items vary depending on availability and seasonality, but frequently available items include: several choices of shrimp, clams, crab, oysters, scallops, Black Drum, Chilean Sea Bass, Cobia Steaks (you really need to try these bad boys), Cod, Flounder, Grouper, Halibut, Red Snapper, Swordfish, Triggerfish (see Cobia Steaks), and Tuna! And there are always more choices.
These folks bring you what seafood should be about - it is local, if at all possible; it is never frozen, if at all possible; and they tell you were it came from and in what condition. If you want seafood cheap, don't come here, you'll not be a happy camper. If you want fresh tasting, first quality seafood to prepare for you and your family, come here, you'll all be happy campers.
Suggestion (notice I didn't say Pro Tip, that so sucks), if you've never had Puffer Fish, get some - the fish is incredibly ugly and I threw them back in for years, but these are awesome just lightly floured and fried - you could close your eyes and have trouble telling whether you are eating frogs legs, chicken tenders, or crayfish.