I really enjoy Solstice. I always thought it was the kind of place I wouldn't fit in because its in NoDa and I already felt I wasn't "artsy" enough to live in NoDa, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
Its a great little bar that now that I like sooo much better with the no smoking law. It just used to get really smokey and gross in there. The outdoor area is such a surprise, I wouldn't have imagined that much space back there.
The food is good, actually I'd say really good. Grilled cheese cooked to perfection (people mess them up more often than not), tots are always good, wraps, reubens, sundials, all really good bar food. They have good drink specials, and even if not everything else is definitely priced right.