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| - My wife and I came to Soho at the last minute at 7:15 on a Friday night. The place was packed. The hostess approached us a minute later and offered us seats at the bar or at a 2 person table which she quickly had bussed and cleaned. As we waited in the doorway 3 different employees approached us to make sure that we had been taken care of.
The busboy was very friendly as was our waitress. My wife and I were in a hurry (we had about 55 minutes before we had to pick up our son from a dance) and we quickly selected the crawfish appetizer and pork chop entree to split. As we waited we were brought some excellent small homemade biscuits. They were light, tender and tasty. They came with a whipped butter and a sweet jam-like spread. Neither added much to the fantastic biscuit to suit my tastes.
Before we ordered the waitress told us about the specials and we changed our order and got some sort of empanada dish (3 of them on the plate) as an appetizer. They were stuffed with chicken, rice, and a few other ingredients. The shell was properly fried - not greasy, yet crispy. The fillings were tasty but there could have been a little bit more filing since much of the interior of the empanada was air. They came with a spicy green sauce that was very good and a sweet potato sauce that was a bit flat.
Our main dish was the southern style bbq ribs. It was a beautiful vertical presentation with three sets of 2 ribs stacked upon each other with some spicy red cabbage cole slaw. The ribs were perfectly prepared. They were extremely tender and meaty with a light, smoky rub. The slaw was great as was the little corn salad that was on the bottom of the dish. Surrounding the ribs was a circle of spicy red sauce which was fantastic dipping sauce for the ribs.
The waitress was considerate of our time constraints and got us in and out in under 45 minutes. Since it was Friday the place was loud, but the energy of the room was good and the service was outstanding - ESPECIALLY for a Cleveland restaurant. From my experience, Cleveland restaurant service lags FAR behind service found in most other mid to large cities. Soho was exceptional in this regard.
The price was right for what we were looking for. 2 beers, an appetizer and entree for $35.00 We were both satisfied.
My only suggestions would be to have more sauces available for the foods and more spicy condiments that could also be used on the biscuits. The sweet, bland sauces just didn't cut it for my tastes. When I think Southern I think spicy & tangy. Also, the portions aren't very big, so a little more FLAVOR may give the customer a more "full" feeling.
In spite of those small complaints, we would definitely go back to Soho.
Tom
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