05/25/2023
Congratulations on 30 years!
30 years ago today, our creator and founder Paul Shaver had a vision to make one of the best, most loved and admired oceanfront, year-round restaurants on the Outer Banks. With hard work, unique cuisine, innovative ideas and an extreme amount of dedication, today we celebrate 3 decades of success.
Sadly, we lost Paul unexpectedly in 2006 but we have done everything in our power to keep his memory, vision, love for fun and food along with his spirit alive.
Getting to this point was not always easy, but it has definitely been worth it! With a restaurant the size of ours that produces the amount of delicious meals and drinks as it does each day, it is only fitting to assume we have one of the best, most hard working, reliable and amazing staffs on the beach, and you would be correct in that assumption. The passion, creativity, reliability and innovative thinking throughout the Black Pelican staff has helped to put us as a company in a class all your own.
As a team we have overcome many hurdles, adapted to many changes, evolved, expanded and continued to improve throughout the years.
Continuing in Paulβs footsteps- the Black Pelican remains active with yearly fundraisers, donations and active contributions throughout the Outer Banks community that we love so much!
We are honored to have life long customers sitting at our bar and in our dining room day in and day out, enjoying the restaurant as much as we do!!! From the Pit-crew whom has become family to many of our staff, to our dedicated locals, to the yearly returning smiling faces that make sure to come dine with us at least once if not multiple times on vacation, to the first timers who we hope to see for many years to come, Thank you!
Hereβs to 30 years, 359 months, 10,950 days, 262,800 hours of teamwork, growth, love, passion and success at the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk NC.
Thank you for the privilege of your business for the last 30 yearβs and hereβs to the next 30 to come!