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| - We waited to visit the much anticipated SouthBound, after reading Yelp reviews when they first opened.
We wanted to give them a solid few months to get on track with their F&B and service standards...I'm so glad we waited and didn't end up ruining anything out of the gate.
We have visited twice now -- once for dinner and once for a late lunch.
Their menu isn't very large, which I don't love, but on the weekends, with their additional brunch menu, it helps to bump up the offerings (which means, y'all, go for brunch on Saturday or Sunday instead of dinner).
The first visit I ordered the pork carnitas with no taco--they were accommodating of my gluten allergy and even substituted the sides for me. This doesn't always happen easily in a Mexican restaurant -- which reminds me..this isn't Mexican food. If you go looking for the usuals, you might be disappointed. This spot melds the flavors of Mexican and Californinan cuisine. Instead of feeling disgusting from rice and beans and cheese when you leave here, you might only feel half as gross.
The next time, I ended up with the Coctel de Camaron which is a version of shrimp cocktail in clamato juice with TONS of avocado, like seriously, did they stuff a whole avo inside? #notmad. Also enjoyed fried plantains and quinoa. YESS on the alternative grains
The man had a burrito which he really enjoyed. He didn't, however, like the charro beans, and noted the flavor "just wasn't that good." His spicy margarita was a bit lacking, but overall the space really speaks well to a casual crowd looking for some good-cleaner-ish bites.
I'd really like to see that once spring hits their menu gets a little bit of an expansion and maybe a refresh of sorts. There is a ton of potential.
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