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"Owens' Restaurant serves the rich cuisine of the Coastal South, influenced by the provocative culinary flavors of today."

Menu

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All entrees are served with cheese crock and crackers, a garden salad with your choice of housemade dressing using the finest ingredients: maytag blue cheese, ranch, poppy seed, tomato basil, and raspberry vinaigrette, freshly baked bread and our famous hushpuppies

Appetizers

Chilled Shrimp Cocktail

with housemade cocktail sauce

Calamari

lightly breaded and flash fried, served with lemon herbed vinaigrette and Fra Diavlo sauces

Coconut Shrimp

rolled in fresh coconut, lightly fried, orange Creole sauce

Pecan Crusted Sea Scallops

golden fried, Jack Daniel’s toasted pecan butter

Prince Edward Island Mussels

sautéed in a classic Chardonnay and garlic butter

Escargot

classic presentation, served with crostinis

Local Clams Steamed

with Drawn Butter

Sea Scallops Rumaki

wrapped in applewood bacon, shiitake soy broth

Smoked Salmon

cold smoked, with red onions, capers herbed goat cheese

Jumbo Lump Crabmeat Cocktail

chilled, with drawn butter

Jumbo Lump Crabmeat Remick

with mozzarella cheese

Soups

Lobster Bisque

Maine lobster in a creamy soup, laced with sherry

Owens' Gumbo

shrimp, scallops, crawfish, Andouille Sausage and Tasso ham, mildly spicy

Clam Chowder

a clear broth Hatteras style, with tender local clams, potatoes and bacon

Salads

Caesar Salad

classic with housemade ciabbatta croutons (also available with smoked salmon)

Carolina Blue Salad

with baby iceberg, fresh tomatoes, applewood bacon, blue cheese dressed, lemon basil drizzle (also available with sautéed jumbo lump crabcake)

Baby Spinach Salad

herb crusted goat cheese, dried cranberries, toasted almonds, ciabbatta croutons, poppyseed dressing (also available with grilled salmon)

Mixed Baby Greens

with apples, golden raisins, spiced pecans, feta cheese and champagne vinaigrette (also available with grilled spiced shrimp or chicken)

Fish and Shellfish Specialties

Margarita Scallops

marinated with Cuervo and sugarcane, grilled, key lime vinaigrette, almond wild rice

Yellowfin Tuna

ginger soy laquered, grilled, mixed baby greens, toasted sesame dressing, almond wild rice

North Atlantic Salmon

grilled, glazed with a citrus and mango passion fruit vinaigrette, mixed baby greens, almond wild rice pilaf

Carolina Jambalaya

of shrimp, crawfish, sea scallops, Tasso ham and Andouille sausage, white rice, mildly spicy

Carolina Shrimp and Grits

shrimp and Surry, Virginia, Sausage sautéed with peppers, onions, garlic and herbs, over mascarpone grits

Pecan Crusted Sea Scallops

golden fried, with Jack Daniel’s toasted pecan butter, almond wild rice

Carolina Ciopinno

shrimp, sea scallops, mussels, local gamefish, and smoked sausage, sautéed in a mildly spicy lobster tomato broth, served over Fettuccine

Coastal Comforts

Coconut Shrimp

fresh coconut and Weeping Radish beer batter, golden fried, Creole Orange sauce, almond wild rice

Jumbo Shrimp

golden fried, with crispy french fries or broiled with lemon herb butter, almond wild rice

Jumbo Lump Crabcake and Coconut Shrimp

pairing, golden fried, almond wild rice

Seafood Mariner

filet of local fish, jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, clams casino and jumbo lump crabmeat remick broiled with lemon herb butter, Seabreeze potatoes

Seafood Outer Banks

filet of local fish, jumbo shrimp, sea scallops and jumbo lump crabcake, all fried to a golden brown, crispy french fries

Hatteras Combination

local shrimp, sea scallops and jumbo lump crabmeat, broiled with lemon herb butter, Seabreeze potatoes

Mixed Grill

petite filet mignon, teriyaki marinated tuna and a brochette of shrimp, scallops and vegetables, with almond wild rice

Most Requested Pastas

Pan Roasted Free Range Chicken Breast

over angel hair pasta, fresh asparagus, served with a country ham and parmesan butter sauce

Shrimp Aristotle

shrimp sautéed with julienne sundried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, fresh herbs and garlic, angel hair pasta, feta cheese and scallions

Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin Tips and Jumbo Shrimp

sauteed with wild mushrooms in a light brandy cream sauce, over fettuccini

Lobster and Crab

Crabmeat Remick

jumbo lump crabmeat prepared with a blend of herbs and spices, topped with mozzarella cheese, almond wild rice

Miss O's Crabcakes

two large crabcakes made with jumbo lump crabmeat, sautéed, with almond wild rice or golden fried with crispy french fries

Seafood Norfolk

jumbo lump crabmeat, shrimp, and one-half Maine lobster tail, broiled in butter, Seabreeze potatoes

Filet Oscar

petite prime filet mignons, grilled, topped with jumbo lump crabmeat, asparagus and sauce béarnaise, Seabreeze potatoes

Lobster Tail Dinner

a single broiled Maine lobster tail, drawn butter, Seabreeze potatoes

Surf and Turf

ten ounces of filet mignon paired with a lobster tail, drawn butter, Seabreeze potatoes

Live Maine Lobster

selected from our tank, one and one-half pound Maine Lobster, steamed, Seabreeze potatoes

Prime Beef

New York Strip

fourteen ounces of Prime Midwestern aged beef, seared on the grill, Marchands de Vin butter, Seabreeze Potatoes

Prime Rib

slowly roasted Prime Western aged beef, with horseradish sauce, and Seabreeze potatoes (temperature preferences more done than medium rare are finished on the grill for tenderness and enhanced flavor)

Ribeye

fourteen ounce cut of Prime Western aged beef, grilled, Marchands de Vin butter, Seabreeze potatoes

Filet Mignon

Prime Western aged beef, seared on the grill Marchands de Vin butter, Seabreeze potatoes