CLOSED: Butternut Squash

CLOSED: Butternut Squash
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Contemporary vegetarian dining restaurant in a cozy atmosphere. Reported closed to HappyCow.

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133E W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, 27516
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3 Reviews

First Review by turtleveg

Miker

Points +144

Vegan

16 Sep 2012

Very glad we found it, and tried it! - Edit

Taking a more leisurely route to Florida than usual, we went through Durham and Chapel Hill to see what they're like. In Chapel Hill in the evening, we managed to find Butternut Squash Restaurant. It's an attractive space, and we received a friendly greeting, but we weren't ready to eat yet (we had a late lunch) and were put off by the fact that there were no other patrons at the time. We walked around Franklin Street a while, then went back - still just us in the place, but often vegans can't be choosy, and others came in after us. Macy, the greeter and server, was very pleasant and accommodating, and my wife and I ordered A Touch of India to share. It's vegan (not everything on the vegetarian menu is vegan, but vegan items are clearly marked) - seasonal veggies with a spicy curry sauce. The vegetables were fresh, the sauce was flavorful and nicely spicy, a bit below our upper limit, and the portion was ample. It was a very satisfying meal in all respects, and we feel this restaurant is definitely worth seeking out. Good vegan food is sometimes expensive, but the meal we had was very reasonable for what we got.
Updated from previous review on Friday September 14, 2012

Pros: Fresh, tasty food, Variety of vegan choices, Friendly face

Cons: Location, at the rear of a strip mall

Michael X. James

Points +998

Vegan

12 Oct 2011

Best option in Chapel Hill area - Edit

Skip the vegan club sandwich (85% of it is bread, the rest is lettuce...definitely need to up the tofu on this meal), get the sweet potato fries and the hot wings (says that it's for two but you only get four avg sized wings). Friendly service and decent food.

turtleveg

Points +1723

Vegan

02 Jul 2009

worth supporting this all-veg restaurant - Edit

I went to Butternut Squash on its opening night. Its got a nice atmosphere, though not the best location, hidden in the back of a strip mall. They are still working out the kinks (it was their first day open after all) but definitely worth supporting. Prices are on the high end, vegan were options not clearly labeled (menu had some items labeled but not others), but staff is helpful. My vegan club sandwich and sweet potato fries were tasty though the ciabatta bread was too hard to use for a club sandwich. My server told the chef about the bread and he said he will work on that.
Next time I'm going to go for breakfast and try the vegan biscuits and gravy!

Pros: vegan options, friendly staff, good food

Cons: vegan not clearly labeled, prices a little high

turtleveg

22 Feb 2013

I have visited Butternut Squash a couple more times (I wanted to try various dishes as well as support them their opening weekend). I highly recommend the entree called Thai Style Seiten Skewers (Served with peanut lime sauce ,coconut rice and snow peas - it's vegan). The portion size and balance of tastes was perfect. My partner ordered the hemp burger and also loved it, though this is not vegan (the burger is made with eggs).
I also went to brunch on sunday and ordered the vegan biscuits and gravy (the gravy is amazing!) and my partner ordered the vegan pancakes w/fruit. The serving was more than enough food and the pancakes were very fluffy and tasty.
I do hope this restaurant succeeds - hopefully the prices won't keep students away. They also should market themselves more to the community. The opening weekend certainly seemed slow, probably didn't help it was 4th of July holiday.