The Pit Surf Shop

Did a great job teaching 6 kids ages 7 to 13 to surf. Great experience for the kids!

This is a cheap, delicious place to eat! I went for the $ 1 tacos and my travel partner went for an enormous wrap! This thing was huge! The food was really good too, as was the service. Our waitress was very accommodating of our needs and made great recommendations! I’d recommend it, especially if you are budget conscious.

Authentic style surf shop. There are tons of places to shop at the beach (OBX) but The Pit is the best place to go. Staff is knowledgeable & friendly with the laid-​back attitude you just have to love!

We visited the surf shop to rent a skim board. They were all booked out. The owner talked to my teenagers and worked with them on taking a board from stock and renting it. Awesome dude. Nice to know people love what they do so much they are excited and share their passion. We will be coming back

The Pit has now become a long-​time fixture in Kill Devil Hills. I remember when it opened. In the beginning it was just a club that would let kids under 21 so they had somewhere to go listen to bands, play games, and hang out. Then they expanded to the surf shop and built a separate building. Now they have Boardriders Grill.
In the main building you’ll find the «hang out» part. Downstairs on the ground floor is a stage and venue for bands and parties. On the main floor, there’s a dining area and small bar. On the top floor there’s some video games, pool, and chairs to chill in. Sunday is Euronight with electro/​house music spinning and Thursday is Mug Night.
At The Pit out back the surf shop keeps expanding so I can’t even keep track of all that’s offered. I will tell you that they keep up to date with all the rad stuff locals and surfers need to keep up with the island image and life. They offer board rentals, surf lessons, lots of cool stuff. One thing that’s really cool is that they’re home to «Skim City» which is a sick skimboarding brand. My brother used to be sponsored by them and my family was never short on encounteres with the Skim Crew! A boardsport lifestyle comes as naturally as going barefoot on the beach and The Pit acknowledges that.
The Boardriders Grill has come a long way to have a following of its own. $ 1 tacos from 4 to 6pm and all day on Tuesdays always draw a crowd! I don’t know how else to describe it but how they do – a surf-​inspired menu. My Mom loves their fish tacos and my friends and I can barely handle their burritos! Spice and gargantuan size with fresh fixin’s. I love that you can eat inside or out on the front deck and the service is friendly and fast.
You never know you’ll run into at The Pit. Steve Pauls and Ben Sproul have done a pretty good job at keeping it up for locals and visitors alike though. Stop in and hang out… you’ll have a good time.

Taco Tuesday! Most tacos are $ 1 (fish are $ 3) and are chock full of toppings. Definitely order the salsa, sour cream and guacamole. $ 3 bottles of all Latin beers the same night. Good service, fun atmosphere — plus a coupon for their surf shop next door. Cool surfing videos are shown and there’s even a loft with a pool table.

Cute, kinda overpriced Surf Shop but while there I got some sweet deals on stuff like Oakley’s and whatnot.
The restaurant and bar attached are nice too. Really a touristy spot but definitely a must go.