Soule Restaurant

anonymous

I was walking to the C train at Clinton Washington and I noticed that there was finally signage for the new restaurant on Fulton between St. James and Washington. Apparently is called Soule (with an accent mark over the e) offering "international cusine". Anyone know more info on this place? I'm excited that a new restaurant is opening up on Fulton.

kevin_on_putnam

They are opening on Friday, according to the guy who handed me the menu as I was looking in the window. The menu seems to be Caribbean -- coconut shrimp, jerk chicken, roti. The menu says "lunch and take out" and they have some appetizers that look interesting. Prices mostly under $10.

anonymous

Subject: i can't wait til they open

i can't wait to try it to see if it's good!

anonymous

Hope the food is nice. The decor inside is pretty unattractive and the silly name. Soul, wait, let's add an e to the end with an accent to make it seem French. Sorry, too easy to make fun of. Let's hope the food is good though....

anonymous

Subject: OK! The food is good!

I went and had an early dinner at Soule on Saturday. I had BBQ wings, spinach & candied yams. The wings were so succulent & flavorful! The spinach had unique flavoring to it--not your everyday average spinach. My friend had the stewed chicken which was also good & savory--very tender. We also shared some plantains which were very good & soft, not tough.


Just a note that this place gets VERY busy already and it takes a while to get your food. They bring you a bowl of HOT rolls to eat while you wait though.

I found the decor to be nice, attractive and relaxing. It is really a professional, clean, delicious addition to our Fulton St. corridor!

naes

Here's a link to a write-up I did on Chowhound.

SoulE on Fulton

isla

Thanks for the info. Sounds delightful.

anonymous

Naes

I saw on your chowhound site that someone said Kush is leaving. That is not true. I spoke with the owner today and he said they are not going anywhere. Just wanted to dispell this rumor as I read it on another blog where someone said Kush is moving to BedStuy.

brooklynjay

Subject: Soule Review

http://www.clintonhillblog.com/blog/2006/09/soule.html

Eh. I wasn't in love with the place.

hill38

Has anyone been here recently? I picked up a menu along my travels this weekend.

kevin_on_putnam

chefsgirl06 wrote: Has anyone been here recently? I picked up a menu along my travels this weekend.

The food's pretty good but we haven't been back in a long while, I think because the atmosphere is...uh....kind of strange.

hill38

Wait--what does that mean? You gotta elaborate on strange!

brooklynjay

chefsgirl06 wrote: Wait--what does that mean? You gotta elaborate on strange!

You really gotta read my review.

http://www.clintonhillblog.com/?p=78#more-78

(I didn't realize the other link was broken.)

kevin_on_putnam

chefsgirl06 wrote: Wait--what does that mean? You gotta elaborate on strange!

I guess BrooklynJay's review above sums up my feeling about Soule too. I just didn't get the feeling that my wife and I were the target audience for Soule, I just felt a little out of place, like I was eating with the kids or something. But the food is really good, try it yourself you might feel differently.

leffertsgirl

I just moved into the neighborhood on Lefferts Place and tried Soule on my first night in my new apt because it was the most obvious restaurant nearby.

I liked the food. I had curry chicken, mac & cheese and candied yams. Yum! Prepared me for Thanksgiving early.

It was last Monday night and there was nobody but lil 'ol me in the restaurant, but service was good and that TV came in handy.

I will definitely eat Soule again, but I've gotta say...I'll probably order in. The vibe wasn't the best...but maybe that's because it was empty.

anonymous

Leffertsgirl,

Yoy're just as close to Kush (very good food and 100% better atmosphere) and Brown Betty. Sorry, but Soule really dropped the ball with the decor and ambiance.

Kush, on Putnam (Fulton) between Cambridge and Grand; Brown Betty on Grand between Fulton and Lefferts Place.

leffertsgirl

Anonymous wrote: Leffertsgirl,

Yoy're just as close to Kush (very good food and 100% better atmosphere) and Brown Betty. Sorry, but Soule really dropped the ball with the decor and ambiance.

Kush, on Putnam (Fulton) between Cambridge and Grand; Brown Betty on Grand between Fulton and Lefferts Place.

I walk by Brown Betty every day on my way to the subway, but it's always closed. This past weekend I didn't have time to stop in, but it looks adorable.

I did notice Kush...stopped in and picked up a menu so I will definitely be giving that place a try.

Thanks for the suggestions!

leffertsgirl

I ate a Kush last night and absolutely LOVED it. The food was amazing...had a chicken dish over wild rice. My waitress was awesome (and so complimentary of my natural...never hurts!) and the owner (didn't catch his name) came out of the kitchen and chatted with me for a while.

Really good people over there and the food was delicious. They have a new regular customer.

anonymous

I'm glad you liked it. I think they are great at Kush too and the food is great. The owner is named Garcs (sounds like Jacques when he says it) and the chef is Sammy.