Shuckin Shack Oyster Bar

Shuckin Shack Oyster Bar is a seafood franchise that delivers fresh oysters to their locations around the country. Matt Piccinin and Sean Cook

Founded by two friends on the coast of Carolina Beach, North Carolina. They created an oyster bar after seeing there wasn’t one to be found. Seeing the problem in their hometown. They became the solution and created the oyster bar, which became a hit with the locals.

Franchising

In 2010, realizing the potential they had created, they opened a second location. In 2015, it opened a new spot in Summerville, South Carolina, becoming a franchise. With the bar franchising in 2015. The establishment has opened several locations across the east coast. With one opening in Chicago, Illinois, and Wesley Chapel, Florida next year.

Eastern North Carolina Locations include:

• Carolina Beach
• Jacksonville
• Morehead City
• Wilmington
• Surf City

Outside Eastern North Carolina locations:

• Raleigh
• Durham
• Hickory
• South Carolina – Greenville, Easley, and Summerville
• Georgia - Cumming
• Florida – Ocala

With many more on the way...

Sustainability

Shuckin Shack Oyster has a mission to preserve and protect the ocean and marine life in the area. By creating initiatives and partnering/ collaborating with various ocean groups to achieve this.

• Ocean Friendly Establishment - Collaborating with Plastic Ocean Project and Surf Rider Foundation. They plan to make all their locations ocean-friendly by 2022.
• Oysters - Partnering up with various programs. Like the Oyster Shell Recycling Program and James Beard Foundation’s Smart Catch. Their goal is to recycle the shells from the oyster and grow them in hopes of restoring the reef for years to come.
• Straws and plates - When you dine with Shuckin Shack they will only offer reusable straws. As part of their mission to protect and preserve the ocean and marine life. As well as no Styrofoam plates, plastic bags, or cups will be seen at this establishment.
• Wild American Shrimp - Where the shrimp are caught responsibly in American waters by American fishermen.

Menu

1. Oyster
   The pride and joy of the oyster bar are where many have come to enjoy it. With many speaking about the hot sauce that levels up the taste.
   
2. Shrimp
   With a variety of shrimp. Like Shrimp cocktail, or Jumbo shrimp to be enjoyed with their Sharkbite sauce. Or sauteed in butter and garlic. Even the shrimp & grits were recommended by a few customers, saying they have no regrets enjoying them.
   
3. Wings
   For non-seafood lovers, they have a few selections for wings for all to enjoy.
   
4. Sides
   To go along with their food, Shuckin Shack offers a few options for sides:
   
   • Corn
   • Cole Slaw
   • Potato Salad
   • Sausage & Potatoes
   • Hushpuppies
   • Fries
   • Chips & Salsa
   • Veggies
   

Shuckin Cocktails

They offer up quite an impressive list of drinks from their cocktails category:

• Shack Attack - A cocktail so strong that it’s mixed with Absolut Peppar and the shack’s secret spicy sauce. To be topped with an old bay rim and chilled shrimp.
• Sangria - A classic cocktail mixed with red wine and fruit with a shot of Eddy’s Peach.
• Shucktini - A cocktail with a creative name requires a creative mix. With Tito’s vodka served with spicy olives and steamed oyster. It’s probably the best way to enjoy a cocktail while you’re there.
• Oyster Shooters - A specialty drink that is mixed with raw oysters.
• SOB Bomb - Served with Absolut Peppar and whisky Willy’s bloody Mary. Topped with fresh raw oyster and a dab of horseradish.
• Mexican Bullfighter - Can’t have a bar and not Jose Cuervo on the roster. The Mexican Bullfighter is also mixed with hot sauce and lime juice. It’s also served with lime.
• Smack my A** - For this drink, you have raw oysters with a mix of beer and cocktail sauce. To go along with the Smack My A** hot sauce and a jalapeno slice to spice it up a bit.

Reviews

“Crab balls, fish and chips, and shrimp and grits were without a doubt some of the best we have had.”
-Jennifer Ryan from Surf City, North Carolina-Facebook

“Great atmosphere. Great food. Great service. Can’t say enough good things about this place. The entire staff is awesome.”
-Sonny Oakley from Surf City, North Carolina-Facebook

Handed various awards throughout the year. Shackin Shack is popular with locales in North Carolina, as well as in their various locations around the east coast. It’s been noted that their servers are friendly, even sharing techniques on how to get all the meat out of the lobsters. With many talking about their food and the oysters. Some have tried to pry the secrets from the servers about their secret sauce, to no avail.

Shuckin Shack welcomes all seafood and cocktail lovers to join them to watch the big game or other sporting events. Even if you have a family, you can bring them to enjoy a nice dining experience. With their impressive menu and variety of appetizers, you can't go wrong.

Author: ENC Explorer

After getting accepted to ECU, I started looking for things to do in and around Greenville, NC. However, my searches kept taking me to places in South Carolina! There must be things to do around ECU, so I started asking other students. They kept telling me to graduate and move away! This inspired me to begin exploring eastern North Carolina and build this website as a showcase of the places to go, sights to see, and things to do all over eastern NC. I have fallen in love with this region and started taking up roots here. After graduating, I didn't move away - I bought a house here and continue to explore eastern North Carolina.