- Named one of "The 20 Most Iconic Food Destinations across America" in Smithsonian Magazine 2013!
- Travel Channel's "America's Best Sandwich"(2012), "Bazaar Foods"(2013), and "Seafood Paradise"(2013).
- Winner of Food Network's 'Food Feuds" with Iron Chef Michael Simon(2010).
- Featured in scenes in the Sundance Film Festival's winning motion picture "LUV" by Sheldon Candis (2013).
- Featured in "1000 Places To See Before You Die" and Southern Living's "Off the Eaten Path".
- Featured in Food Network’s “Best Thing I Ever Ate”