Thirsty Surfer — Restaurant in Emerald Isle

I had really high hopes for this spot! I read reviews, looked at the Facebook, and was excited to have a spot that was good for adults and kids, because that’s what they all said. As a mother, I would never bring my kids here again, and would caution most from bringing their kids here. It’s definitely an adult atmosphere that’s also trying to cater to kids. The entire place smelled like cigarettes. Most of the parents weren’t watching their kids, the kids area was a giant free for all, I got tripped within the first two minutes by someone’s kid running across the bar unattended, and I did not feel safe with my kids there. There were so many dogs inside and at one point some dogs started fighting inside near the bar area. It was just a whole mess. Really fun for a young adult crowd without kids, but absolutely not safe for kids at all and I feel like it shouldn’t be marketed as a family...

Walked into a place that is a shadow of its previous self. Cheap, cheesy, and junky. The lights were set on surgical mode. I could have performed an appendectomy on the top of the bar the lights were so bright. It looked like it was redesigned out of the thrift store with weird fish hanging from the ceilings and mismatched bar stools. Reminds me of a kids game room that someone decided last minute to put a bar in the center. Sad. I wasn’t a big fan of 77 West but it was much than this mess. I didn’t even wait to...

Whoever thought running ads in an overly dramatized California surfer dude voice with Hawaiian terminology on an east coast conservative talk radio station would be a good idea should be fired ‘gnarly style’. It is by far the worst ad, and to keep it ‘totally tubular’, the absolutely last thing I would want to do is ‘hang ten’ with a restaurant that so clearly has no idea how to target an...