Drive-Thru Crawfish Boil at Locals Seafood
Mudbugs by the pound, straight from Chocowinity—no bib required.
Shannon
June 09, 2025
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Roll down your window and roll up your sleeves—Locals Seafood and NLN Farms are bringing the bayou to East Raleigh with a drive-thru Crawfish Boil on Saturday, June 14. Pre-order 5 lbs of boiled crawfish (spiced and ready to eat) or 10 lbs of live ones (ready for your pot) and swing by between 10AM–1PM to pick 'em up. Natalie and Nick from NLN Farms will even be on-site to chat all things Chocowinity crawfish.
Not sponsored—just a heads-up on fresh, local seafood worth showing up for. (Just so you know: Sponsored content in our newsletter is always marked with “*”).
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