I'm throwing my lot in with Julia on this one. Soul is an Uptown restaurant that somehow got lost down Central Ave. Trapped on the wrong side of the tracks. It isn't comfortable here.
The food was nice enough. I was surprised at how much of the menu didn't appeal to me, but that's probably a function of them being adventurous cooks and me being a picky patron. Regardless, I found somethings I wanted, and when the food arrived (green onion hummus, salmon-o-pita, and mini-burgers) it was delicious. Not paradigm changing, but definitely worthwhile.
Yet the meal's experience was lacking. It had the loud, rowdy atmosphere of Plaza Midwood, but also the snobbery of aging Uptown frat boys. That is a weird combination. I like the Plaza Midwood energy. I can handle frats. But they don't work well together.
And vis-à-vis music, I prefer Twenty One downstairs.