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Jules' Salty Grub & Island Pub
A harborside pub at the entrance to the marina: Calabash-style seafood baskets, burgers and po'boys, a summer sushi bar, and a pet-friendly deck facing the ferries.
Jules’ Salty Grub & Island Pub sits at the entrance to the Bald Head Island Marina, in the spot that was MoJo’s on the Harbor until Dave and Jules Showalter took it over in 2019. Their deck faces the ferry docks, so lunch comes with a view of the boats coming and going, and dogs are welcome out there.
The menu is coastal and casual. Start with hushpuppies and honey butter or peel-and-eat shrimp, then go for a Calabash-style basket of fried shrimp, oysters, scallops, or flounder, or a burger, tacos, or a lobster roll. Dinner adds plates like seafood fra diavolo and a ribeye, and in summer a sushi bar turns out poke bowls and rolls. Several of the bar’s cocktails are made with spirits from Cape Fear Distillery, which has a shop up on Maritime Way.
What you'll find
- Hushpuppies with honey butter and a pound of peel-and-eat shrimp
- Calabash-style baskets of shrimp, oysters, scallops, or flounder
- Smash burger, fish tacos, a blackened fish BLT, a po'boy, and a lobster roll
- Dinner plates such as seafood fra diavolo, lemon caper chicken, and a ribeye
- A seafood boil and snow crab legs at market price
- A summer sushi bar with poke bowls and rolls
- Cocktails, draft and packaged beer, and frozen drinks
- Gluten-free options
Good to know
- The deck is pet-friendly and looks straight out at the ferry docks.
- The phone number changed recently; (910) 931-4229 takes calls and texts. Older directories still list the previous one.
- Takeout can be ordered online through the link on the website.
- Per the menu's fine print: a 3% fee on non-cash payments and an automatic gratuity for parties of six or more.
- Friday night is karaoke night.
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