Soul Restaurant & Bar

Love the space, service and the food! The bartender, Christian is very knowledgeable and can mix up a great cocktail. Went for happy hour and had the mac n cheese with crawfish, red beans and rice, house salad, kettle corn. The food is delicious! The macaroni and cheese was good, but they just sat the crawfish on top. The crawfish were boiled so they didn't have much flavor. I would have preferred for it to be mixed into the macaroni. The red beans and rice were rich and flavorful. I don't even like beans, but they were good. The house salad is a spring lettuce mix with cucumbers tomatoes and red onions. The onions could have been lighter. The dressing comes tossed into the salad. The menu is overwhelming with soulful sounding items so I intend to take multiple trips and try them all! Oh and they have brunch until 3pm on the weekends!

We found this place as we were strolling on Hollywood Boulevard at lunchtime so we decided to give it a stab! Other than the regular dishes you can order from the menu, they had the lunch daily special. The food and service was pretty good especially the sweet potato fries! Kids menu was good too. It must be a great place also for dinner.

A great place that we chanced upon after avoiding the endless Hollywood tour reps, and CD-handout merchants. We thought the plates might be big so ordered a chicken and bacon salad, chicken wings and crab cakes as starters. The chicken wings were huge, a mix of deep fried BBQ flavour and spicy chili, the crab cakes were superb, and the salad a great accompaniment. Service was very friendly and the place itself felt fresh, bright and airy in comparison to the grotty Hollywood Boulevard.

Soul is a labor of love of chefs Yealang Smith and Giulian Jones that shows in the creative cuisine, service, cool vibes and slick Hollywood decor. Ten years in the making according to Chef Yealang--a gracious, lovely woman, it finally opened the first week of August 2017 and was a welcome entry to Hollywood's culinary landscape. We were pretty much first nighters and loved everything about it from the hot Hollywood slick decor to the food and service. We visited Soul on opening week. Once seated at our table we relaxed with a great bottle of Licco Chardonnay, selected by manager Jose, as we studied the tasty-sounding menu. The two founders of Soul came over to the table. Celebrity Chef Jones runs the kitchen, Chef Smith conceptualized the place and did it right. We loved every dish from the hot, freshly baked beignets that chef sent out first, through the outrageously tasty corn bread, BBQ small bites and halibut entree--all created with soul and tastes. Here's peek at the menu Signature dishes from "Small Bites"-- Smoked Trout on toast with Fennel Slaw, Braised Meat Boulettes, and Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread with Charred Corn, among others. The "Garden" showcases a Jerk Chicken Cobb, Dino Kale, Little Gem and Wedge salads, while "Flatbreads" include House BBQ Chicken and Roasted Kombucha Squash with Spicy Turkey Sausage. Main entrees (all around $20) include the House Ground Short Rib (brisket burger on toasted Brioche, Rhubarb Ketchup and Horseradish Butterchips, a vegetarian Beet Burger, Deep Dish Pot Pie, Choice Ribeye & Poached Lobster Tail ($38), as well as, Fried Catfish and Salt & Pepper Potato Chips. Sumptuous sides are Deep Dish Mac-n-Cheese, Burnt Sweet Potato, Slow Braised Greens, and Black-eyed Pea Succotash. Desserts include Beignets, Bread Pudding, and flight of Cookies & Milk. Soul is open for dinner Sunday - Thursday 4 p.m. - 11 p.m., Friday - Saturday 4 p.m. - 12 a.m. Bar is open until 2:00 am. Valet parking is available from 5 p.m. for $8.00.

Great atmosphere, great service and GREAT WINGS!! Wanted an after dinner drink and they didn't have top shelf selection. Otherwise. .I LOVE SOUL...,.5 Stars!!