SouthBound or should I say "Bound to go South" if they don't step it up big time. Driving by this place and having watched it being built from the ground up, I had much anxiety to try it out. To start, the building's aesthetics were very unique as there were lots of space and room for activities! That being said, it seems like they made no effort to provide any sort of quality service.
The drinks were slow, 14 minutes slow, Apple Watch Series 1 doesn't lie. If you know me well, I want my drinks fast and furious. Of course I had to get the Margarita with no salt, don't ask (HIPPA). It was a little sweet just like my YiaYia and I could taste the tequila, mucho bueno! If you can crave the wait time down, it would be fantastic.
The food...nothing to write about, but then again I am writing. I had the Carnitas, which tasted good. The flavor wasn't bad, but like the wise man Salvador Sanchez once told me, "you eat with your eyes". So with that, the appearance was awful and the plating was too small. Felt like I was eating at the children's table which I haven't done that since Thanksgiving 2013. The side beans...boring, dull, monotonous, tasteless and dry. Fix it.
Like most places in South End it is popular to sit outside, but for SouthBound sitting outside means you could possibly lose your hearing by all of the motorcycles leaving Mac's Speed Shop. Better bring ear plugs. This will be the downfall to SouthBound.
Our waitress, she was nice, but could have been around more... Also the food runners played auction as they would randomly come to your table with food you didn't order, very disorganized.
Overall, much improvement is needed and SouthBound is headed South if nothing changes.
Will I be back? Will Trump be elected for a second term?