City: Kill Devil Hills, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 480-3128

Address: US 158, MP 9

Description: The Pit is the favorite counterculture hangout of the beach. It’s the prime après-surf spot, where the food is good and cheap, the staff has personality, and board-sport videos are always shown. The hallmarks of Pit dining are economy and portion size; the West Coast–style wraps are big and filling. Beans, meats, cheese, veggies, and even mashed potatoes are blended into a variety of creative wraps. The Pit makes a mean quesadilla, hot sandwiches, salads in a fresh tortilla bowl, appetizers, fries, rings, wings, and more. Drinks run the gamut from alcohol to up-to-the-minute SoBe flavors and everything in between. Food is served continuously from 11:30 a.m. until 9 p.m., and delivery is offered on weekdays in the off-season. People always hang around the Pit, killing time and meeting friends.