A year ago today our family took a huge leap of faith and opened our restaurant doors. Relying on just each other and a few hand-picked employees, we dove head first into the restaurant business. With limited restaurant experience, we weren’t quite sure what we were getting ourselves into. Boy has it been a roller coaster!

Having hit a few snags along the way, including hurricane Sandy, we never could have imagined being where we are today. According to TripAdvisor, fans have rated us the best restaurant in Kitty Hawk. We’ve also received media attention as locally as The Daily Advance and as distantly as The New York Post. We’re so proud of these milestones because we’ve worked long, hard hours over the last 12 months to make I Got Your Crabs the best that it can be. It’s such a good feeling to know that others love this restaurant as much as we do and the truth is that we couldn’t have done it without you.

As we celebrate our first anniversary, we’d like to thank each and every person who has contributed to our success. Of course, we’d like to thank our employees who have been with us through thick and thin. We also want to thank anyone who’s had a meal at the restaurant, recommended us to friends, or simply purchased a T-shirt. We’re humbled every day by the support of others. We truly cannot wait to watch your families grow with ours as you come back year after year.

Enough with the mushy talk. It’s time for cake and bubbly. Today, we reflect on the long year behind us and look forward to the successful road ahead. Happy birthday, I Got Your Crabs!

We celebrated this morning with a crabby cake and sparkling cider!