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22 North Restaurant

22 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
910 509 0177
4.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Price range: $15 - $30
Cuisines: American, Seafood
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Restaurant details
Good for: Bar scene, Doing business, Local cuisine, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
Dining style: Casual Dining
Cross street: Birmingham
Description: Located on historic Wrightsville Beach, 22 North has earned a reputation by visitors and locals alike as "the best kept secret on the beach." Embodying the best of traditional Lower Cape Fear cuisine with classic French and rustic Creole fare, we take pride in providing our guests with the most unique and eclectic Southern comfort food in the Wilmington area. Taking full advantage of the naturally abundant resources Cape Fear is blessed with, our menu changes virtually every day. You're sure to find local favorites along with bold, exciting, and fresh new creations! House specialties like our award-winning silky She-Crab soup, grilled Skirt Steak or our famous Shrimp n'Grits are featured along with more innovative fare such as Sweet Potato Crusted Grouper, Buttermilk fried Alligator and country ham Blue Crab Cakes. And of course our wonderful homemade desserts such as Key Lime Pie and Caramel Bread Pudding are pure delight. We invite you to come on in and make yourself at home!
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KW_NC
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 6, 2012

I found the food pretty ordinary. The fish was overcooked and the ingredients were fussier than I liked. Most of the people in the restaurant were elderly. I think it is popular with the older crowd. The service was attentive. More

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Kittehgrl
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Senior Contributor
26 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 3, 2012

We visited this neat little restaurant in the early afternoon on New Year's Eve. We knew nothing about it, and simply wanted to eat someplace near our hotel. What a nice surprise! The menu was "blackboard only" and included the nice fresh local seafood for that day. I had a hankering for shrimp and grits, (we don't get that in... More

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kengray
shallotte nc
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 29, 2011

wonderful food creatively prepared by the chef who is local to the area...you will not be disappointed!!!! More

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David_H51
Hendersonville, North Carolina
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3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 28, 2011

This is a friendly establishment with an impressive, diverse menu. We stopped for a beer, appetizers and conversation one evening and just loved the place. The next day we returned for a full dinner and were blown away. Wish we lived closer - would love to sample absolutely everything. More

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rick1942
san diego
Senior Contributor
21 reviews
9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 23, 2011

There weren't many folks eating there but based on reviews we opted to try it anyway. We were pleased with the staff and the food was ample and priced right. There aren't many choices at Wrightsville Beach so 22 North served us fine. More

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LTM109
Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 2, 2011

We went to this restaurant on Halloween night....early,around 6:30pm... No one else was in the restaurant until we were ready to leave!! My wife gave me credit for booking the whole restaurant for us..:o) .(Off season in Wrightsville Beach and not being a Friday or Saturday night helps explain the lack of patrons). The plus is that the food was... More

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mtd143
Durham, North Carolina
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11 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 12, 2011

We recently had dinner here and everything was delicious!! Our meal started with a bread basket - which came with a variety of rolls, cornbread, and biscuits. For apps we had fried green tomatoes and frogs legs. The fried green tomatoes came with a creamy sauce. The frogs legs, were deep fried in a cornmeal batter and were like a... More

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lylac
Senior Contributor
24 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 25, 2011

When we peaked in from the outside, we almost didn't go here because we saw the large college type bar area, but we went on in. Half of the area is a large bar and the other half is the restaurant area. This is a casual restaurant, but yet it was very nice. Our server Caleb was great and gave... More

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skipop
Wash. DC
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews
18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed August 22, 2011

In 2010, this restaurant was one of the great surprises of our trip. This year, it was a great disappointment. Despite not being crowded, the service was quite slow and messed up our orders several times. After the main entrees didn't come out for a while, we knew something else had gone wrong somewhere in the process. When our food... More

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sparkles59
Maryland
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17 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 11, 2011

I was really looking forward to trying this place out especially after reading the reviews. I liked the fact that they change the menus daily according to what is fresh and in season. I also liked the interesting variety that was offered on the menu. This is where it ended for me- We ordered the crab cake with a lemon... More

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