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| - I have been to the String Bean a handful of times. Usually I sat inside at the bar because most tables inside were occupied but the last time we were there we sat outside for dinner in a pleasant fall evening.
The hostess only gave us the food menu and asked if we need the drink menu. The String Bean is known for its beer selection and my husband loves his IPAs, so of course, but we waited quite a while before another hostess brought it to us. Since we didn't have the drink menu when our assigned waitress came to take drink orders, my husband asked what IPAs they have. She said she needed to check and left. When she came back, my husband had the drink menu that was just dropped off and asked for a seasonal NC beer on tap. Nope we are out, so he asked for a NC bottled beer listed on the menu. Our waitress left and came back empty-handedly. He asked for yet another NC bottled beer and it was unavailable either. Finally the fourth one he asked for was available. You would expect the waitress would bring it out right away but it was not the case.
Ordering food was not as hard as ordering drinks but our patience was tested again waiting for the food. It was around 7:30 PM on a weekday and the restaurant was full, so I guess it's kind of understandable. My husband ordered a southwest chicken wrap, and guess what. it wasn't cut into half when it came out. It looked like a burrito! I tried the eggplant fries for the first time and it wasn't bad but the sea salt sprinkles made them too salty for me. The sweet potato fries were sprinkled with sea salt as well which I can also do without. The spicy butternut squash soup was fine.
When I first moved to the area, the String Bean seemed to be the place to be in Belmont. Less than a year later, I felt the lure has faded. I think the menu was updated a few months ago with a slight increase in prices and less options. Moreover, I have my new favorite restaurant in Belmont now. With a booming restaurant scene in this charming town, even a well-established place.like the String Bean needs to up its game.
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