Outer Banks Articles & Shorts - Stack 'em High

If you’re like a lot of people – like hundreds of thousands of people – you love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You might consider us presumptuous drawing this conclusion so quickly, and we would agree with you . . . except for the fact that we’re right. You love the Outer Banks beaches, the Outer Banks water sports, the Outer Banks towns, Outer Banks shops, the Outer Banks events and Outer Banks activities . . . everything about this place (you wouldn’t be on this site if you didn’t). We do too. And, lucky for you, we also love writing about the Outer Banks. Locals and visitors alike value our Outer Banks information.

Our local writers tell you how to negotiate dining out if you have a big crowd. We show you, step by step, how to pick a crab. We’ve written articles highlighting Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks or about charming Manteo on Roanoke Island or telling you the mysteries of Ocracoke Island. We cover the events happening on the Outer Banks – and, boy, are there a lot of them to cover! Outer Banks activities, everything from water sports to walking tours to lighthouse tours to birdwatching trips, are focal points. Businesses, rituals and legends local to the Outer Banks are detailed in our articles. You’ll find out how that restaurant got its name or the modest beginning of that now-booming business. We give you insider Outer Banks information about staying safe in the ocean, how to navigate those pesky turn lanes, which restaurants to check out for the best Southern cuisine in the area and resorts’ present and future aspirations. Our Outer Banks articles are good reading. You’ll feel like a local with all the knowledge you’re sure to collect! And we’re adding to them all the time. Click on in to learn about the Outer Banks from the locals' side!

 

Food and Fellowship at Stack 'Em High

By Molly Harrison
Stack ’em High might appear to be a simple pancake house, but there’s a lot more going on inside this Kitty Hawk restaurant than meets the eye. When the summer crowds thin out and the locals return to the tables, Stack ’em High is more like a community center than a restaurant. Of course the off-season customers are... Read More

A Family Tradition

By Dave Holton
My dad always stressed the importance of working for the community,” says Steve Kiousis, owner of Stack ’em High in Kitty Hawk.  In 1968, when Perry and Kiki Kiousis brought their two boys, Steve and Nick, to vacation in Kill Devil Hills, Perry saw something in the quiet, empty beach town that many others might have... Read More

A Lot More than Just Pancakes

By Janna Dimmig
Don’t be fooled by the stack of pancakes on the logo. Though the breakfast selection is both numerous and delicious at Stack ’em High in Kitty Hawk, you can get a lot more there than just breakfast foods. I’ll admit that I was skeptical when someone told me that Stack ’em High was the best place to get authentic... Read More

Stack ’em High is Banishing Loneliness

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger
When I stepped into Stack ’em High in Kitty Hawk I was greeted by a printed sign cheerfully apologizing for the mess during renovations. So naturally the first thing I asked when I had a chance to sit down with the owner, Steve Kiousis, was what the renovations were for. “I’m trying to solve the loneliness problem on... Read More

Patience With Faith

By Amelia Boldaji
For many, Stack ’em High is synonymous with more than three decades’ worth of Outer Banks breakfasts. Go ahead and call it a tradition if you will — one that stems from Perry and Kiki Kiousis’ revolutionary idea to open the very first pancake house on the Outer Banks in 1981 after relocating from Greece to America in... Read More