I came on a Wednesday evening and was surprised to find a 25min wait, this place is popular in Belmont! While I waited I browsed the meat counter and shelves of wine and beer. I noticed that the drinks in the "grocery" were marked up but you could open and enjoy there while you waited...paying for convenience I guess. Menu had a good variety of food and different serving sizes. The Sting Bean likes to boast fresh, local meat/fish.
My date and I split the duck fat fries, SO YUMMY! I had the seared tuna/yellow tail salad and my boyfriend enjoyed the steak burger with a side Caesar salad. The server was very friendly and helpful (brought us tastings of beer as we decided on drinks) but became a little forgetful towards the end of the meal. Two separate servers asked if I would like to try the ginger dressing along with the wasabi dressing that was served with my salad. Neither girl returned with the dressing. At the end of the meal our server clarified that they were out of ginger dressing which is why she never returned with it. Oh.
If work brings me back to Kings Mountain, NC, I will definitely be back to The String Bean...but may make reservations first.