Welcome to the weekly Port City Foodies newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews reporter Allison Ballard. This was a week of trying some gas station foods – pizza from Wawa, a mozz burger from Sheetz. Since I wrote it, though, someone reached out and said that I missed the Sheetz pretzel. Well, that’s a mistake that’s easy to correct. I went back for one, and even got a bit of of the chain’s signature tangy and spicy Boom Boom sauce. While I wouldn’t say the pretzel was “lifechanging,” it wasn’t bad. Want to know more? Read below.
The latest in restaurants
This week, we took a look back at what eateries have come and gone in the Wilmington area. They include new Italian restaurants in Wilmington and a couple of new options in the Surf City area. You can check out the full list here. Speaking of the latest news, not long after losing his existing restaurant in Sunset Beach, chef Ryan Duffy has new spot in the works in Southport .
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