“Calabash” Not long ago it was a name attached to a collection of seafood restaurants, where people would drive several hours just to dine on the best fried seafood in the land.
Today it has become a peaceful enclave of homes, villas and condos, representing some of the best real estate values along the Grand Strand.
Peaceful and family-oriented, it is removed but not remote from the hustle and bustle of Myrtle Beach. All of the attractions of the Grand Strand are a short 30-minutes away, and a dozen championship golf courses are at your door.
As the town of Calabash has grown, “Calabash” has become the name attached to seafood buffets up and down the Atlantic. In other towns, Calabash-style restaurants serve gigantic buffets, but Calabash seafood is never a buffet. It is deep-fried seafood, served straight from the deep fryer, to your table, so hot it burns your tongue.
A “buffet” is as foreign to Calabash as the ad in the New Yorker several years ago, showing silver candelabra and a wine flagon on a white tablecloth. As a matter of fact, two of the best restaurants, Calabash Seafood Hut and Captain Nance’s, do not serve any alcohol at all.
Photo courtesy Bill Russ — visitnc.com.