The Fiction Kitchen

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• Dinner

  Starters

  • Fried Pimento Cheese (NF) • 11 southern style pimento cheese fried crispy, served with housemade pepper jelly

  • Vegan Charcuterie Board 16 pepperoni, tempeh pate, house-made vegan cheeses, pepperoncini & pickles, dijon mustard, seasonal jam, candied pecans and choice of crostini or crackers

  • Lion’s Mane Rangoon (NF) • 12 crispy fried wontons filled with vegan cream cheese and Lion's Mane mushrooms, served with spicy sweet chili sauce

  • Cornmeal-Fried Mushrooms (GF, NF, SF*) • 12.5 oyster mushrooms dredged in local cornmeal served with fresh herbs, lemon wedge and choice of vegan ranch, Old Bay vegan mayo or spicy sweet chili sauce

  • House Salad 11.5 farmers' mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, red onion, pepperoncini, candied NC pecans, house made pepperoni and tofu feta in an herb-cider vinaigrette

  • Locavore Salad MP locally sourced and seasonal-check out the specials

  Mains

  • Homestyle Meatloaf (GF, NF) • 20 Impossible beef meatloaf topped with a tangy tomato glaze, white wine sauteed greens and house cut russet potato pickled fries

  • Hearts of Palm & Lions Mane “Crabcakes” (GF, NF) • 22 Three crabcakes seasoned with local peppers and herbs served on turnip-horseradish puree with lemon butter sauteed green beans, arugula salad and pickled cucumber

  • Curry Bowl (GF, NF, SF) • 17.5 sauteed local vegetables and potatoes in fragrant house made coconut curry sauce, spice level 1-5, with basmati rice and cilantro

  • Southern Style Plate (GF*, NF) • 19 choice of Eastern NC-style BBQ pulled pork, fried chicken, OR popcorn chicken* served with coleslaw, mashed potatoes, sauteed vegetables, hushpuppies and vegan butter<br /> -Add a sauce to your protein for 1.00 extra- 

  • Eastern NC Style BBQ Sandwich (NF) • 17 House-smoked soy + wheat protein, hand shredded and tossed in vinegar-crushed red pepper sauce on a Union Special potato roll, served with slaw and a side of pickled fries -Add a sauce to your fries for 1.00 extra-

  • Peanut Noodle Bowl (GF) • 17.5 coconut-sesame sauteed mushrooms and seasonal vegetables, rice noodles, hoisin sauce, sriracha peanuts, cilantro, lime

  • Risotto (GF, SF) • 21.5 Carolina Gold rice, mirepoix, & mixed mushrooms in a pumpkin cashew cream, served with wilted spinach, caramelized winter squash, and topped with vegan parmesan, candied pecans and pea shoots

  • Chicken and Waffles (NF) • 16.5 marinated, herb seasoned, hand dredged and fried mock chicken, Belgian waffle, dressed arugula, maple, seasonal fruit -Add a sauce to your chicken for 1.00 extra-

  • Apple-Stuffed Roasted Sweet Potato (GF, NF, SF) • 20 Whole roasted organic sweet potato stuffed with roasted apples, caramelized onion and Umaro bacon over savory black beans and finished with a wilted pea shoot-pickled beet salad<br />

  Table Sides

  • Apple and Beet Chaat (GF, NF*, SF) • 13 NC apples, pickled beets, rice puffs, crispy chickpeas and sev, tamarind + mint chutneys, sriracha peanuts, cilantro, and pickled onions

  • Mess of Collards (GF, NF, SF) • 13.5 organic collards, onions, bacon, apple cider vinegar, crushed red pepper

  • Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread (GF, NF, SF) • 10 with hickory syrup drizzle and vegan butter

  • Smoked Local Potatoes (GF, NF, SF*) • 14 smoked and crisped potatoes, truffle salt, and truffle aioli

  • Mac + Cheese (GF*, NF) • 13.5 house-made vegan mornay, topped with shredded vegan mozzarella

• Lunch

  Bowls

  • Watermelon Poke Bowl (GF, NF, SF) • 16.5 watermelon tuna poke, pickled carrots, shredded cabbage, jalapeño, radish, green chickpeas, seasoned rice, soy-free sriracha mayo, cilantro

  • Protein Bowl (GF*, NF, SF*) • 15 seasoned rice, savory black beans, daily vegetable, choice of sauce and choice of protein

  Soup & Salad

  • House Salad (GF, NF*, SF*) • 12.5 farmers’ mixed greens, pickled carrots, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, tofu feta, black pepper almonds, pepperoncini, apple cider vinaigrette

  • Chopped Romaine Caesar (GF) • 13 chopped romaine, smoked cashew mozzarella, candied pecans, cherry tomatoes, parmesan, house Caesar dressing

  • Soup Cup or Bowl (GF*, NF*, SF*) • 5/7 a cup or bowl of our current locavore soup (add half house or chopped salad for $6)

  Protein Add-ons

  • Fried Popcorn Chicken (GF, NF) • 4

  • Fried or Grilled Chicken Patty (GF, NF) • 4

  • Chopped Double Smash Patty (GF, NF, SF) • 5

  • NC Eastern-style BBQ (NF) • 5

  • Crispy Oyster Mushrooms (GF, NF, SF) • 5

  • Fried or Grilled Tofu (GF, NF) • 4

  Sandwiches & Wraps

  • Smashburger (GF*, NF, SF*) • 16 double smashburger with cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and red onion on a Union Special bun, served with your choice of sauce on the side

  • RBLT (NF, SF*) • 14.5 vegan ranch, Umaro Foods bacon, lettuce, and tomato on Union Special sourdough

  • Hot Dogs (NF) • 12.5 kicked-up ketchup, dijon, chopped onions, and pickles on Union Special bun

  • Buffalo Chicken Wrap (GF, NF) • 14.5 chopped romaine, shredded mozzarella, tomatoes, and ranch in a GF wrap

  • Caprese Wrap (GF, SF) • 14.5 tomatoes, basil-walnut pesto, smoked cashew mozzarella, and chopped romaine in a GF wrap

  Sides

  • Chips (GF, NF, SF)

  • Tomato-Cucumber Salad (GF, NF, SF)

  • Black Beans (GF, NF, SF)

  • House Cut Pickle Fries (GF, NF, SF) • +1

  • Mac-N-Cheese (NF) • +1

• Brunch

  Starters

  • Yogurt and Granola (GF, NF, SF) • 7 yogurt, seasonal fruit, homemade oat granola

  • Apple Fritters (NF, SF*) • 10 battered and fried NC apples dusted in cinnamon sugar and served with soy whipped cream

  • Smoked Carrot “Lox” Dip (GF, NF) • 13 smoked carrots in a seasoned cream cheese base finished with capers and dill and served with Old Bay seasoned potato chips

  Mains

  • People’s Bread French Toast (NF, SF*) • 14.5 Union special potato bread soaked and baked with powdered sugar, maple syrup, oranges and soysage patty

  • Daily Quiche (GF, SF*) • 16.50 Just Egg seasoned custard filled with Chef’s choice of seasonal vegetables baked in a potato crust with your choice of side

  • Biscuits & Gravy (NF) • 15 two buttermilk biscuits, sawmill “pork” gravy add fried chicken strips +4

  • Breakfast Old Bay Nachos (GF, NF, SF) • 17 Old Bay house-fried chips topped with black beans, seasonal vegetables, sunny side Yo-Egg, pickled onion, seasonal salsa, sriracha crema, and cilantro

  • Biscuit Sandwich (NF, SF*) • 15 buttermilk biscuit with scrambled Just Egg, cheddar, and your choice of protein: fried chicken, Umaro bacon (SF), or soysage served with homefries

  • Fried Oyster Mushroom Grit Bowl (GF, NF, SF) • 17.50 stone ground grits, seasonal vegetables, fried oyster mushrooms, roasted red pepper sauce, parmesan, and Umaro bacon-pea shoot salad

  • Brunch Plate (GF*, NF, SF*) • 16.50 scrambled Just Egg and home fries with your choice of: Umaro bacon (GF, SF) or soysage AND biscuit (SF) or gf pancake (GF, SF)

  Sides

  • Homefries (GF, NF, SF) • 5

  • Grits (GF, NF, SF) • 4

  • Biscuit With Jam & Butter (NF, SF) • 5

  • GF Pancake With Maple (GF, NF, SF) • 5

  • Black Beans (GF, NF, SF) • 4

  • Two Soysage Patties (NF) • 3

  • Two Pieces Umaro Bacon (GF, NF, SF) • 3

  • Two Fried Chicken Strips (NF) • 4

  Brunch Cocktails

  • Slingshot Martini 13 Slingshot cold brew, vodka, Borghetti coffee liqueur, simple syrup

  • EASTERN NC-STYLE BLOODY MARY 11 housemade bloody mary mix with our signature Eastern NC BBQ sauce and vodka

  • Rainbow Mimosa 10 sparkling wine with your choice of mixer: beet juice, matcha, pineapple, blue spirulina curacao, Ube syrup

  • Berry Bourbon Bash 13 house bourbon, seasonal berries and herbs, lemon

  • Thyme for Tequila 14 Lunazul tequila and carrot-ginger-thyme shrub made with apple cider vinegar

  • Boston Tea Party 14 Gunpowder gin, hibiscus-lemon tea

• Drinks

  House Cocktails

  • Cherish the Beet 13 Vodka, Local Beet Syrup, Lime, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur

  • Flower and Flame 14 Conniption Kinship gin, Mezcal, Lemon, Creme de Violette, Liquid Smoke Spritz

  • Fortune Teller 15 Lunazul tequila, taro root, sesame oil, lemon, tarot card

  • Cohiba 1821 14 Cap & Cane spiced rum, cinnamon, sweet vermouth, tobacco bitters, orange twist

  • Warm Apple Blessing 13 Method & Standard spiced apple vodka, rosemary syrup, lemon, smoked sage

  • Wasp Sting 14 Weldon Mills gin, Ancho Reyes liqueur, agave and lemon 

  • Rotating Old Fashioned 13 House Bourbon, Seasonal Simple, Bitters, Citrus

  Zero Proof Cocktails

  • Let the Beet Build 8 Tonic Water, Beet Juice Syrup, Lime, Remedy Lemon-thyme Bitters

  • Wake ‘n Shake 10 cold brew, pineapple, hickory syrup, chocolate bitters

  • Seasonal Shrub 9 Apple cider vinegar, carrot, thyme, ginger

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 9 lemongrass, matcha, ginger beer, lemon, ube soy foam

  • Autumn Flare 9 coconut water, housemade falernum syrup, pineapple juice, lemon *contains tree nuts

  Wine

  Sparkling

  • Botanist & Barrel Seasonal Cider 18

  • Ercole d’Asti Moscato Bianco – Italy 13/48 Pair with Chicken & Waffles

  • Paul Buisse Cremant de Loire Brut – France 12/44 Pair with Charcuterie Board

  White & Rosé

  • House of Brown Chardonnay – California 14/50 Pair with Peanut Noodle Bowl

  • Casa Do Valle Vinho Verde – Portugal 13/48 Pair with Smoked Potatoes

  • Bodegas Care Rosé – Spain 12/44 Pair with Locavore Salad

  • Sanctuary Vineyards Albarino – North Carolina 45 Pair with Watermelon Chaat

  Red

  • G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso – Italy 12/44 Pair with A Good Time

  • Alois Lageder Schiava – Italy 13/48 Pair with Eastern Style BBQ

  • Santa Julia Tintillo Malbec Bonarda – Argentina 10/36 Pair with Meatloaf Plate

  • Union Wine King’s Ridge Pinot Noir – Oregon 14/50 Pair with Risotto

  • Messer del Fauno Nero D’avola – Italy 13/48 Pair with Sweet Potato Confit

  • Sanctuary Vineyards Red Blend – North Carolina 40 Pair with Mac + Cheese

  NC Drafts

  • Lynnwood Czech Yourself Pilsner 7

  • Foothills Brewing Hazyum IPA 7

  • Rotating Seasonal 7

  Bottles & Cans

  • Seasonal Local Craft Brew MP

  • Wicked Weed Pernicious IPA 6

  • Fullsteam Humidity Hazy IPA 6

  • Carolina Fin Chaser Pale Ale 5

  • Lynnwood Brewing Mosaic Pale Ale 16 OZ 7

  • Red Oak Bavarian Amber Lager 5

  • Birdsong Lazy Bird Brown Ale 16 OZ 7

  • Foothills People’s Porter 5

  • Fullsteam Iced Coffee Porter 5

  • Mother Earth Endless River Kolsch 6

  • Southern Pines Grapefruit Hefeweizen 5

  • Foothills Torch Pilsner 5

  • Narragansett Lager 16 OZ 3.5

  • A.M.B. Southern Apple Cider (GF) • 5

  • Athletic Non-alcoholic Golden Ale 5

  • Sierra Nevada Non-alcoholic IPA 5

  Beverages

  • Housemade Soda 5 root beer, lavender, taro, pineapple, seasonal [No Refills]

  • Canned Soda 3 Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Ginger Beer

  • Iced Black Tea 2.5 Sweetened or Unsweet

  • Juice 3 Orange, Cranberry or Pomegranate

  • Counter Culture Coffee 3.5

  • Hot Numi Brand Tea 2.5

  • Slingshot Coffee Cold Brew 4.5

  • San Pellegrino Sparkling Water 3.5