Lost Restaurants of the Outer Banks and Their Recipes by Amy Pollard Gaw

Author:Amy Pollard Gaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2019-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

On a Facebook thread, Paige Yoder Celestin reflected, “I had the immense pleasure of working for Mr. Crocker for five summer seasons at A Restaurant by George. A more creative mind and kinder soul never lived. Who remembers ‘The Eye of the Needle’ and the partying that took place up there!? Ye gads!”

She was referring to the room at the top of the bar with a 360-degree view. The vibe was disco, before, during and after the seventies. At least in that space. Group-sized beverages served in punch bowl vessels with as many straws as needed were popular. Pillows for lounging affirmed the vibe.

Larry Gray agreed: “What a party atmosphere he created and the wonderful individuals who hung out there.”

From a 1983 article in the New York Times by Gerald Gold:

For the big night out, everyone ends up sooner or later at By George’s, known officially as A Restaurant, By George. It is a mighty good one. (The owner, George Crocker, also operates one of the most fashionable shops in the area, the Galleon.) By George sports a sort of East Indian-African safari decor, rather Maughamish, including wicker fanback chairs, but the cuisine is primarily Continental. There is an exceptionally tasty curry dish, and the ham wrapped in pastry dough is mouth-watering. The prices are generally higher here, but a daily dinner special was only $10.95.

“Sprawling and mazelike, George’s in recent years was a favorite place for large community events. Its chalk-white exterior, with gold trim, domes, towers and a windmill, made it one of the region’s quirkiest buildings,” printed the Daily Press in December 2004, not long before the site was demolished.

By George had a good run in the Outer Banks world of food; the original part of the restaurant, which was later the main dining room, was built in the 1960s and operated as a pizza parlor. In 1985, Crocker sold the 13,500-square-foot eatery to Mike Kelly and Frank Gajar, who ran the restaurant as George’s Junction Buffet & Saloon until it was demolished in 2004.

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