Black Bean is one of those restaurants where you can eat if you're in the mood to really, really splurge on calories. At least, I have to assume this, because the food we got, though delicious, was supremely greasy (which clearly added to the deliciousness, despite what my arteries may have thought).\n\nThis place strikes me as a primarily take-out restaurant, as we were there in the evening, and saw many people stop in to pick up food, but only one or two other people actually sit down for dinner. That said, they do have a reasonably-sized seating area and what appears to be a full bar, so eat-in is definitely an option. You place your order at the counter, and then it is brought to you at your table.\n\nWe wanted to sample a few different things, so we got the croquetas and papa rellenas appetizers to start. Both were really amazing - croquetas are the equivalent of cheese sticks with ham inside instead of cheese! The papa rellena was a ball of fried mashed potatoes, stuffed with ground beef.\n\nDo you understand how, as my tastebuds cried out in joy, my arteries cowered in a corner??\n\nSince these were such heavy appetizers, we split dinner, deciding (finally) on the fried chicken platter. It's a light fry, very well-seasoned and tasty, and not dripping in grease the way a KFC fry does. However, your plate comes stacked with rice, beans (or black bean soup, which we tried), and tostones, which are twice-fried green plantains. Again, delicious, but heavy.\n\nService was good, and the churro dessert, despite taking a little while to get to our table, was decent. Four churros for $2.95!\n\nThe prices were really reasonable here as well, and everything is available for takeout. Apparently this is a small franchise, with all of their other locations in Florida, so don't be like me and get your hopes up of seeing flan on the menu, as that's only in the Florida locations.\n\nAll in all, it's worth a stop in. There very well may be healthier options on the menu, but we were quite pleased with our unhealthy but tasty choices just the same! :)
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