. "3"^^ . "2"^^ . . "New South Kitchen is the former Dakota's, located in the Arboretum Shopping Center.\n\nFour of us went for lunch yesterday - and I won't go back again.\n\nPretty limited lunch menu plus a buffet option (spaghetti and meat balls). Menu was \"small plates\", \"salad plates\" and \"sandwiches\". Didn't try any of the \"small plates\" but the fried okra salad was a pretty small plate too! Two of us ordered the burger which was small and came with a choice of one side dish - fruit or potato salad. This looked like the best choice at the table. Fourth person ordered the grilled club - ham, turkey, cheese on a flatbread - with the same choice of sides. No discernable trace of the turkey on the club sandwich and it was very spicy, much more like a quesadilla than a club sandwich! And the potato salad was bland. All menu items were priced in the $8 - $10 range.\n\nDesserts were more creative than I've seen on the menu elsewhere - cheese plate, beignets, roasted bananas.\n\nBut for the price (comparable to Harper's, a little less expensive than Maggiano's), I was very disappointed. In my humble opinion, smaller plates (which I really think are a great idea - most places give you way too much food) should also carry smaller price tags. Am I being unreasonable here?\n\nLunch crowd was VERY sparse. If this is indicative of their overall business, better try this place - if you dare - while you can!\n\nTo the table of three ladies seated in the booth beside us - if you're going to discuss the virtues of latex vs. lambskin for disease prevention at the lunch table, you might be better served having lunch at home rather than out in public! \n\nService was nice (not great), food was barely ok, prices way too high for what you got - plus you have to battle the Arboretum parking lot! Only two stars."^^ . . "2"^^ . "2008-07-16T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ .