SoBo Cafe

I have been here twice now. It's such a good neighborhood restaurant vibe. I came once for dinner and once around lunch.I love the low light and conversation happening around dinner.The outside street side seating area is cute too, but I was attacked by mosquitoes, so I have to be strategic about the time of year I do that.Service is efficient and helpful too. The chicken pot pie is delicious, I also had their Mediterranean wrap. I look forward to coming back for their chicken entree, which seemed to be a hit on my last visit.

All around amazing! From being greeted by the owner (nice!) upon arrival to leaving with several goodbyes and thank you! Atmosphere is definitely a 5/5. Service as prompt, friendly yet professional. I had the crab cake and my date had salmon. Both agreed they were perfect! I was so impressed with the crab cake. Being from Maryland, I can be quite picky! Perfect Old Fashioned cocktail just added to the great meal. Definitely will return! Thank you Sobo Cafe!

In town on a work trip staying downtown and looking for a decent place to eat as a vegetarian. This restaurant exceeded my expectations despite seeing it had a high rating. Everything I had was fantastic. Spicy feta app, mushroom ravioli, flourless chocolate cake. It was all absolutely delicious. In addition, they have music once a month on a Tuesday, which I lucked in to and enjoyed while I ate. The restaurant is cozy and charming and the food is fantastic - highly recommend.

Brunch, lunch, dinner - all amazing at SoBo!! We have been here at least a dozen times and always leave satisfied.The service is great and you would never know you're steps away from all the Fed Hill bars once you're inside.In the winter, the chicken pot pie is amazing, but some other favorites are the shakshuka, cinnamon roll, burger snd the salmon!

Sadly, I was disappointed with my dinner experience at SoBo Cafe. The cafe itself feels much more like a bar, which is cool, but the quality of food for the style of dishes in context with the atmosphere felt mismatched.My favorite dishes were the crab soup and the smith island cake. The crab soup was pretty good, with lumps of crab. The smith island cake was moist with good chocolate icing... although as you can see in the photos, the layers of the yellow cake inside weren't even, and the chocolate was clumped in some areas. Nitpicking, yea- but keep in mind this is a $10 piece of cake. The Peruvian roasted chicken was okay- it was cooked well and had decent flavor, although a bit overpowered by the dressing. The sides with it were just okay and nothing great. Cornbread very just okay and dry at parts. I would've ordered this dish for $15, but not $29.Now unfortunately for the worst parts. Being Italian, I am particular when it comes to meatballs- although there have been times Ive enjoyed ordering meatballs in restaurants. This was not one of those times. The meatballs were inedible for me.My friend didn't mind them, but she also likes the meatballs from Subway... and she even acknowledged that they weren't that good, which says a lot.The brussels sprouts were weird. I have never had orange slices and creamy aioli-like dressing with warm brussels sprouts and goat cheese for good reason: it's not very good. This was an extremely odd combination that our waiter did recommend ordering the broccoli instead (probably would've been a good choice), but for some reason I didn't imagine fully what the appetizer would be. I'm not usually big on making a point about price, but the dishes at SoBo were way over priced for their quality. Yes, they are elaborate and technically high end style dishes worthy of higher price points, but the quality and execution of these dishes are so lacking that the price points cannot be justified. At $95 per person, dinner at SoBo Cafe was far from satisfactory. It wasn't the worst meal, but for how everything was priced, I cannot give this restaurant more than three stars.I do not include service in my rating, but our waiter also wasn't the best or most attentive. He had the attitude of a bartender who would rather be doing something else.

My friend and I had been wanting to try this place out for a while - and so glad we did!! She got a sandwich with a side of pesto salad, and I got the GF chicken. LOVE that they label on the menu what is GF and vegetarian, etc. They seem to have super cute and fun weekly specials (pasta monday, tapas tuesday, wine wednesday, thursday burger night, rose saturdays), and my friend and I found the drink prices to be pretty reasonable.Service was good/fast, ambiance was great. Nothing to critique!

It doesn't get any better than this for a quiet and quaint café in a somewhat bro-y and boisterous Fed Hill! I don't get up here at all--and much has changed. But SoBo recalls an earlier era, kind of the '90s, when life was slower and places to be by oneself to reflect or with a small group to share like with were typical. I ordered iced tea and a quick side of scotched broccoli to quell my hunger from first strolling the area. But the PEI mussels in curry broth with extra toasted bread to sop was divine and a rare treat for me! Efficient service, as well. Single, group and family friendly. Only two demerits: one, for a dimly lit hallway to the barely legible W and M for the bathrooms. The other demerit is for the Old West bathroom painting with cowboy-hatted John Wayne's face in the sky. I think his kind of macho, like Stallone's, is quite passé, plus Wayne's ignorant comments over the years about certain minorities makes his presence in a very personal space a little depressing. I'd lose the Wayne painting, as not expected in such an otherwise most-welcoming and enjoyable café.

Food was delicious! Had the burger, Korean shirt rib, and the spinach pie. Service was great- got seated with no issues, water was filled promptly, and my server did a great job on checking on me. Ambiance was warm, inviting, cozy. They were playing some great music in the back and had candles that added a nice touch. They have specials for each day of the week and I'm excited to try them out. Have been there twice and haven't been disappointed. Highly recommend.

Finally got to checkout SoBo and the food did not disappoint! To start we had the Meatballs which were so juicy. They came with a generous dollop of ricotta and the most delicious tomato sauce with crispy bread. For drinks I got a dirty grey goose martini which came strong and decently priced. The main courses included the SoBo burger and the chicken pita sandwich. Both were so good and hit the spot. The chicken was so juicy and seasoned to perfection. Our server was great, and shout-out to the bartender for making delish martinis. I just wish the inside was a little nicer and had a more lively vibe to. We came on a Saturday with a reservation which I don't really think we needed. Overall the food is truly delicious and a must try in fed hill.

I have been here a lot and always enjoy myself. Last night my wife and I tried their tapas menu.We decided that it wouldn't be enough food for our dinner so we split 4 tapas as an appetizer. It ended up being a bit more food than we expected, so I actually think it would work for a main.We tried an order of muscles (good), the meatball (also good), the empanadas (fine but underwhelming), and the Brussels sprout (very good 10/10). Overall very happy with them.I got a burger and my wife got a shrimp pita. Both great. We got a few different drinks, all good but the sangria was a bit sweet for my taste.Will definitely be back. If we do tapas again I don't think we need to order so much food :p that said, the Brussels sprouts were the highlight. Might just order those next time.