If you are looking for authentic cuisine and the area’s best New York style stone oven pizza made from scratch, you will love Max’s Italian Restaurant. Max’s is conveniently located in the Dare Centre MP 6 3/4 in Kill Devil Hills  and owners Grant and Natalya Sharp are all about good natural food and customers can taste that goodness in every bite.  

After more than 40 years of combined experience in the restaurant industry, the Sharps know the business. Eighteen of those years have been spent right here on the Outer Banks crafting epicurean delights. And the couple, with Grant (Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, France graduate) as head chef, have an unwavering commitment to providing foods made only from scratch, using only the freshest, all-natural ingredients that are sourced both locally and imported.

“We use only "King Arthur" unbleached and unbromated flour to make our dough fresh daily, which is completely vegan friendly,” Natalya says. “And we make our pizza sauce and marinara using only "Stanislaus" vine-riped tomatoes from California that go right from the plant to the can in less than three hours.” Max’s Italian Restaurant shreds its all-natural "Bacio" mozzarella cheese daily. The cheese, made from only milk and enzymes, is a blend of whole cow milk mozzarella and buffalo milk mozzarella.

The Sharp’s commitment to authentic, fresh food doesn’t end there. All the vegetables at Max’s Itallian Restaurant are fresh and cut in house and the bread is baked locally by Proof Bakery daily.  Max’s New York style pizza, along with its calzones and stromboli are baked to perfection in a “Marsal & Sons” stone oven deck.

And Max’s Italian Restaurant isn’t just about great pizza. Customers won’t be able to resist popular menu items crafted right in the restaurant, including mouthwatering meatballs, lasagna, manicotti and house-roasted Italian sausage. Other favorites include homemade mozzarella sticks, fresh-pressed paninis and a variety of oven-baked subs, as well as homemade soup, fresh salads and scrumptious desserts. There’s no doubt that once you experience the great food, fun atmosphere and welcoming staff, Max’s Italian Restaurant will quickly become a family favorite.

1712 N. Croatan Hwy Kill Devil Hills NC
(252) 261-3113 • MaxsOBX.com

Dine In  (Call ahead seating available)
Takeout & Delivery of our Entire Menu Including Beer & Wine
to Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores & part of Kill Devil Hills!

We are open year around and now operating on our Summer Schedule:
Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00AM - 9:00PM
Monday : Closed

 

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  • MondayCLOSED-
  • Tuesday11:00AM-09:00PM
  • Wednesday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Thursday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Friday11:00am-9:00pm
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Brew Thru

Brew Thru

No trip to the Outer Banks is complete without cruising through Brew Thru, the Outer Banks’ original drive thru convenience store. Whether you’re looking for a refreshing cold beverage of Coke, Pepsi and other soft drinks on the go, stocking up your cooler with refreshments to enjoy at the beach or piling up on beer and wine for a party, Brew Thru is a fun and unique experience all vacationers need to see for themselves.

Drive-Through Beer & Gear

Brew Thru is Your One-Stop Shop at the Beach

The year was 1977, and Dana and Becky Lawrentz were chatting with friends over brews in their hometown of Akron, Ohio. They got to talking about a gas station convenience store in the area that had built a makeshift drive-through. Everyone agreed it would be pretty great if you could actually drive through a convenience store and pick up everything you needed without getting out of the car. But what would you call a place like that?

Well, you’d call it a Brew Thru.

It was an idea they couldn’t shake, so the Lawrentzes moved to the Outer Banks and built the first Brew Thru with the help of a partner. The idea was that people could come buy everything they would need for their trip to the beach—beer, wine, soft drinks, snacks, ice—without getting out of the car. That same year, a t-shirt salesman visiting the store and talked them into adding t-shirts to their product line—and 44 years later there are now more than five million Brew Thru t-shirts out in the wild.

The Lawrentzes’ daughter Brandy and her husband Philip Foreman purchased the business from them in 2002, and they now operate five locations across the Outer Banks.“We love being the one-stop shop for folks on the way to their beach house,” Foreman says. “Our car tenders are the friendliest people at the beach. We’re here to greet you, get you everything you need for your trip, load it up in the trunk for you, and have you leaving with a smile on your face.”

The store is quite expansive, featuring more than 100 brands of beer, dozens of wines and even a vast selection of cigars—not to mention all the snacks, t-shirts and other gear. To make ordering a little easier, customers in line get a menu—fondly known as the Summer-y—that outlines everything available at the store. These Summer-ies are also available in many of the beach rentals, which allows vacationers to decide what they want before driving through.

For customers who would like to get out and stretch their legs, there’s the Brew Thru Shop in Kill Devil Hills, where you can find their world famous t-shirts and other gifts. New t-shirt designs are created each year, making a yearly Brew Thru t-shirt a favorite of locals and annual visitors to the Outer Banks.

The Foremans both grew up in the Outer Banks, and they love that Brandy’s parents’ vision for a friendly and convenient place for people to grab their brews and other beach stay essentials is continuing to flourish.

“Our family has been welcoming people to the Outer Banks since 1977,” Foreman says. “We love this beautiful place, and we want everybody to get to enjoy it.”

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