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Willis Seafood Market

4.2 (45 reviews)
Open 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

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Freshest seafood, great service with a smile, and fast! Got myself crab legs; steamed!

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Family business and an annual stop. Friendly. Helpful. Fresh catches. One of those annual stops I always look forward to!

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This was a great place to experience some local seafood. They had a good selection to choose from and gave you cooking/grilling advice too!

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10 years ago

Best place on the island to get fresh seafood!!! Worth a stop in to see their collection!

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13 years ago

Picked up some fresh Grouper tonight for the grill! It was excellent. I highly recommend this place.

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10 years ago

Fresh large selection of seafood, friendly staff. plenty of free , larger spots of parking. Big enough for your truck.

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Every time we are on vacation in Emerald Isle, we reserve a day to pick up fresh seafoods especially snow crab legs!

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Blue Ocean Market

Blue Ocean Market

4.5(43 reviews)
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I popped in to grab some fresh seafood before heading back home to Cary. I stopped at a couple…read moreother seafood markets in the area, but they all smelled so strong that it was hard to stay in the store. The fish seemed much fresher at Blue Ocean and the smell was so much milder. I had a lot of questions and the guy at the counter was so helpful and friendly! He also did an amazing job packing my fish and shrimp with tons of ice for the drive. I made some of the shrimp as soon as I got home and it was awesome! Hoping to plan another trip very soon and will definitely be back to stock up!

Had the most bizarre visit here. After seeing their specials board advertising $5.99/pound…read moreflounder, I went inside and asked for 4 pounds - when I went to check out it was over $90! After pointing out the specials board, first they tried to tell me it wasn't on special and then after she physically went outside and read the board that THEY put out there, they said that was only for their frozen fish. I did not ending up purchasing the fish but called later just to see if their stories would stay consistent and they said over the phone that all flounder was $5.99/pound and that they would weigh it after the cleaned it. I then told her I was the same person who tried to purchase the flounder earlier on special and she still made up different stories about what I was trying to purchase vs what was on the specials board. Felt like they were trying to take advantage of a local because maybe they thought I was a tourist. Very disappointed and will be taking all my seafood business to Captain Jim's instead. Also, tried to purchase blue crabs last summer and after they checked, they were all dead from being too cold in their freezer. @Blue Ocean - do better!

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The Crab Shack - Mahi Mahi and the 1/2 pound shrimp .

The Crab Shack

3.6(507 reviews)
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We waited 1:45 to be seated, which we agreed to. We waited another 15 minutes to be greeted by a…read moreserver. Services was very slow. We were seated 35 minutes before we placed our orders. The water was very chlorinated. The tea was weak but sweet. The crab dip was mostly filler, not much crap with stale pita. The prices are outrageous and the market price for crab changed $20 per pound from check in to being seated. The food was overall not good. The crab legs were good, the slaw and applesauce was good, the firecracker shrimp they gave us as an apology were the best thing we had. The flounder, catfish, crab cakes and other sides were overcooked and bland. Our service continued to be super slow as we were only checked on 1 time the entire time we were eating. The server's attitude was very much an I don't care attitude. The manager came to talk to us about the bill after they asked us how we liked the food. The bill was $250 full price and they took off two of the meals bringing it down to $180. Very little was even edible for $180. This definitely seemed more like a tourist trap than a real restaurant.

I wanted to give this place a 4 or 5 because it's in a great location. The waitress was friendly…read moreand prompt and gave me honest suggestions when I asked for it. But the food was just ok, not amazing. And for the price, I was expecting something more. I realize these kinds of places do most of their sales off tourists in the summer but they are open all year and many locals want to eat out too from time to time. Our lunch was $89 dollars and that should have produced some amazing lunch but it was just ordinary, and I could have done better if I had made what I had at home. I had stuffed shrimp, and they were basically sharp like I would get at nay grocery store with some moist crab cake filling on top. It wasn't bad, in fact I liked it. It was just nothing special and should have been better for the cost. One plus and minus on the soda's. The fill your cup as expected with your soft drink of choice and put a little half sized pitcher of your soda on the table so you can fill your own glass. I like that. But, I ordered the Diet Pepsi because they don't have any ZERO drinks and used to have diet Dr Pepper but got rid of that. But it did not taste like a Pepsi, I think someone need to adjust the mix and clean out the pipes. It sort of tasted like several flavors were running through the same pipes.

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Willis Seafood Market - seafoodmarkets - Updated May 2026

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