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| - I am so MEHHHHH about about Soul Gastrolounge.
This was one of the places highest on my list to try after moving to Charlotte! My girlfriend and I had a weekend visit from one of our other friends who is super into food, so we saw this as the perfect chance to give it a shot.
They don't take reservations at Soul G so we went later on a Friday night (around 9:30 PM) expecting it to be a little crowded. We ended up having to wait around 10-15 minutes to be seated so we were all good there.
While waiting, we each ordered a cocktail. The only things I remember about the cocktail was that it was mezcal-based (because I love it), and that it was room temperature. It was NOT good. Not a great start.
Once we were seated, that's when it really went downhill for us. We were seated in the back corner right next to the DJ and right underneath a speaker blaring music. The music was BUMPING and not in a good way. It was crazy loud and way too much volume for a dinner. I get it was Friday night around 9:30 but we were screaming at each other from across the table. Not fun. I'm not sure exactly what vibe they were going for here. We did ask the server if it was possible to get the music turned down a tad but I'm not sure he ever got to it.
LUCKILY, the food we ordered was actually pretty good and we were able to scream approval to one another after most of the dishes.
Asian Glazed pork belly tacos - 4/5 - You might see pictures of this all over the place and rightfully so. That's not a combo I'd really think of but the pork is juicy AF and the watermelon goes great with it. I'm not a huge fan of watermelon in the first place but it worked.
Pan Con Tomate - 5/5 - THIS was just awesome. A little bit different take on pan con tomate with spanish chorizo, a rioja reduction, and whipped manchego. As a huge manchego fan, this was a really fun one for me.
Bone Marrow - 4/5 - Love me some bone marrow. Tons of flavor but didn't really have all that much to go with the toasts. Tough to split between 3 people.
Spanakopita - 3/5 - Eh. It was alright. Served fresh which helped its cause, but I'd say if you aren't craving it, go with something else.
Queen Charlotte Roll - 5/5 - YES. tempura shrimp, cucumber, capelin roe. Big time score.
Fries - 4/5 - Came with garlic-herb salt, pecorino, and truffle. Some places overdo it on the truffle when it comes to fries but these were pretty good and served fresh.
All in all, the food was good here but the rest of the experience was just kinda disappointing. If I come back, I'll do so earlier or on a different night and I suggest if you want to enjoy some conversation that you do the same.
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