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| - Oh, Bean. Such a special place to both my husband and myself. We discovered Bean shortly after they opened, and thank goodness we did. We quickly realized that Bean was the missing ingredient in our life, and became regulars right away. The owners of the establishment and the staff were quick to welcome us into their extended family, and made us feel at home every time we walked through the door (which sometimes was 3-4 times per week).
This is the place to go when you're craving a good, home cooking style, comforting meal. I see that other people mentioned a lack of more diverse 'healthy options', but to me, that's silly. You are eating vegan alternatives to animal products, so first of all, that makes them 'healthier' options, and secondly, there are plenty of places where you can go get a cold pressed juice and a quinoa salad. Bean has an amazing selection of delicious diner style items, and there are plenty of healthier options as well (salads, bowls, sides of veggies). In my opinion, life is too short to not enjoy the food that you are consuming.
My absolute favorite things are the Firecracker Bowl, the King Burger, and the Buffalo Tofu Fingers. The specials are always amazing as well. Bean quickly became a regular part of routine that we did not want to go without. If they didn't exist, I'm not sure how well we would have done maintaining our veganism when eating out (we probably would just not eat out). Charlotte does not have many places that offer vegan food, and it was such a blessing to stumble upon a place we actually craved and wanted to frequent.
We recently had to move away, and not a day goes by where we do not dream about walking through those doors and sitting down for, what is still, the best damn vegan food we've ever found. Our new city has nothing that even remotely compares, and I greatly look forward to stuffing my face full of delicious Bean fare at my next opportunity.
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