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Virginia Hardesty and her late husband Charlie Hardesty, began their seafood business in 1984 by peddling shrimp from the back of a truck. They soon turned it into the thriving fresh seafood market and 100-seater restaurant that it is today. Since the passing of the late Charlie Hardesty in 2013, the business has maintained it’s rich legacy through their daughter Chef Ashley Hardesty Armstrong who like her parents, values freshness and quality. A dedication to absolute freshness and wide variety of seafood, complimented with homemade coleslaw, hush puppies, and other Eastern NC specialties.