South of Beale, also known as SOB, has two restaurant locations in the Memphis area serving bold and unique flavors to adventurous guests.
Source: South of Beale Restaurant – Eat and Sip Adventurously
I’m always a fan of restaurants that have an outdoor area, bright lighting and high ceilings. South of Beale has all of the above and the restaurant tops off the experience with a fantastic small menu. If you drink, then the atmosphere is even better because the bar is expansive and the location that’s not just South of Beale on Main Street, but in Collierville also has an upscale sports bar flavor.
The fare is a blend of Asian inspired flavors, but not solely isolated to Dim Sum or Ramen. There are Indian influenced options with gluten free and vegan choices. We didn’t go for that part of the menu. We jumped immediately into the carnivorous stuff.
We had fried chicken bao buns, which weren’t as good as I’d hope. I’m still used to an entire bao with filling as opposed to the taco styled sandwich type SOB served. This loses SOB a half a point on a scale of ten. The kimchi needed more of a kick and the appetizer would have been right there.
fried chicken bao buns – 13 – soy glazed fried chicken breast, pickles, kimchi
My wife had Lola’s Bowl. I didn’t ask who Lola was, but with noodles and skewers wifey was in her element. I thought the skewers looked overcooked, but she liked the texture because of how it seemed to get just a bit juicier when she combined a bite of egg roll and noodles. (note – she said they were overcooked half a point)