The Original "Hot and Hot Fish Club" was founded near the end of the 18th century and was probably the first dining establishment in Murrells Inlet. The first clubhouse was said to be on Drunken Jack Island, located just a few miles south of the present-day Hot Fish Club, near what is now Huntington Beach State Park. Members of the club described their past time spent on the island as the "happiest hours" of their lives. The club was dismantled and finally laid to rest after the Civil War. An ever-shifting sand bar off the coast of Huntington Beach State Park is now all that remains of the original site of that Hot and Hot Fish Club.
The Traditions established by that club can still be found within sight of the original clubhouse. Like its namesake, The Hot Fish Club remains a favored gathering place for discriminating locals. But today's Hot Fish Club is open to everyone seeking Good Food, Good Drink, & Lively Conversation, in the spirit of those earlier revelers.
