SO-CA Menu

Dinner 5/2022

• Colombian Pan de Yuca

  $9.00
  Ají amarillo, mozzarella, agave butter, pickled onions
• Ensalada de so-ca

  $11.00
  Baby lettuces, hearts of palm, sweety drop peppers, cherry tomatoes, mango, orange, pepitas, avocado-coconut crema
• Quinoa Stuffed Avocado

  $13.00
  Corn, black bean, aji panca, preserved tomato, cilantro aioli
• Caribbean Curried Cauliflower

  $13.00
  Smoked Brazil nuts, cilantro, chickpeas, habanero, pickled cabbage
• Empanadas de Huitlacoche

  $11.00
  Maseca, black beans, charred NC sweet corn, farmer's cheese, pickled onion, salsa verde
• Salvadoran Chicken Empanadas

  $12.00
  Maseca pastry, farmer's cheese, potato, achiote, salsa roja, curtido
• Cuban Picadillo Empanadas

  $13.00
  Crispy pastry, savory beef, olives, roasted garlic sauce, scallions, red pepper purée
• Haitian Griot

  $15.00
  Crispy braised pork shoulder, Haitian creole, pickliz, habanero
• Argentinian Charred Pork Cheeks

  $16.00
  Polenta, farmer's cheese, chimichurri, pickled onion, bacon
• Jamaican Curry Prawns

  $17.00
  Coconut, habanero, pickled cabbage, scallion, lime
• Scallop Crudo

  $19.00
  Spiced coconut, mango salsa, bourbon raisins, crisp plantain, cilantro oil
• Guatemalan Ceviche de Camarón

  $17.00
  Shrimp, lime, salsa inglesa, mint, tomato, tostada
• Tiradito de Salmon

  $16.00
  Basil leche de tigre, avocado, crisp chulpe, radish, Brussels sprout petals, black garlic
• Mussels on the Half Shell
  Steamed PEI mussels, salsa chalaca, avocado crema, orange zest

• Jackfruit Epizé

  $20.00
  Haitian-spiced jackfruit, roasted pumpkin purée, root vegetables, Brussels sprouts, baguette, habanero, lime
• Pollo Saltado

  $27.00
  Smoked chicken thigh, crispy fingerlings, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, jasmine rice, aji amarillo aioli
• Seafood Moqueca

  $34.00
  Seared sea scallops, prawns, mussels, savory tomato broth, jasmine rice, coconut, ginger oil
• Adobo Tomahawk Pork Chop

  $35.00
  Apple succotash, roasted red peppers, queso fresco, local zucchini, butter beans, tomato vinaigrette
• Churrasco

  $34.00
  Pepper rubbed ribeye filet, charred sweet potatoes, chimichurri, sweet peppers, cilantro aioli, pickled cabbage
• Chilean Plateada

  $45.00
  Charred ribeye cap, smoked potato purée, Malbec reduction, grilled broccolini, chulpe, smoked maldon
• Pozole Verde

  $22.00
  Braised chicken, hominy, tomatillo-avocado broth, tostada, shaved cabbage, radish, cilantro, lime
• Brazilian Feijoada

  $28.00
  Marinated short rib, black beans, bacon, farofa, collard greens, jasmine rice

Desserts 5/2022

• Dulce de Papaya

  $12.00
  Fresh papaya, piloncillo syrup, spiced candied pecans, coconut sorbet
• Tres Leches

  $12.00
  Torched meringue, mixed berries, candied pepitas, berry coulis
• Café con Leche Flan

  $12.00
  Brownie, cinnamon whipped cream, fudge sauce, chocolate crisp pearls
• Chocolate Mousse

  $12.00
  Pistachio purée, ganache, passion fruit caviar, candied cherry, chocolate ice cream
• Helados

  $8.00
  Chef's selection of sorbets and ice creams

Libations 5/2022

• Sangria Clericó
  Black grapes, banana, citrus, tropical spirits, white wine
• Sangria Refrescamente
  Honeydew, cucumber, white peach, botanical spirits, white wine
• Flora y Fauna

  $13.00
  Ketel One Botanical, Campari, orange, rosé-violette reduction
• Botanist's Booch

  $14.00
  Botanist Gin, Dalai Sofia 'Bucci Mane', coconut, lime
• Rosemary's Niño

  $12.00
  Olmeca Reposado, Vida Mezcal, fresh grapefruit, agave, rosemary salt, orange liqueur
• The Rum Diary

  $12.00
  Havana Club Añejo, Cruzan light rum, roasted pineapple, coconut milk, habanero, citrus, Angostura
• Life Goes On Aperol

  $13.00
  Maker's Mark, Aperol, cherry limeade gose reduction
• Secret Garden

  $13.00
  Bombay Sapphire gin, sparkling wine, hibiscus, lemon, rosewater
• Little Mendoza

  $13.00
  Rittenhouse Rye, house bitters, Lillet blanc, Malbec-chicory reduction, brandied cherry

• New Anthem 'Amen Break' DIPA

  $8.00
  Wilmington, NC
• Pacifico Clara Pilsner

  $6.00
  Mazatlan, Mexico
• Bond Brothers Cherry Key Lime Sorcery' Gose

  $8.00
  Cary, NC
• Modelo Negra Dunkel Lager

  $7.00
  Mexico City, Mexico
• Trophy Brewing 'Trophy Husband' Witbier

  $7.00
  Raleigh, NC
• Wicked Weed 'Pernicious' IPA

  $7.00
  Asheville, NC

• Estrella Jalisco

  $6.00
  Guadalajara, Mexico
• Stem 'Lava Flow' Strawberry-Pineapple Cider

  $8.00
  Denver, CO
• Westbrook Gose

  $7.00
  Mt. Pleasant, SC
• Trophy Brewing 'Trophy Wife' Session IPA

  $6.00
  Raleigh, NC
• Allagash 'River Trip' Session Belgian Ale

  $6.00
  Portland, ME
• Xingu Black Lager

  $8.00
  Santa Catherina, Brazil
• Deschutes Black Butte Porter

  $6.00
  Bend, OR
• Athletic 'Upside Dawn' Golden Ale N/A

  $6.00
  Stratford, CT

Vegetarian 5/2022

• Colombian Pan de Yuca

  $9.00
  Ají amarillo, agave butter, mozzarella, pickled onions
• Ensalada de so•ca

  $11.00
  Baby lettuces, hearts of palm, sweety drop peppers, cherry tomatoes, mango, orange, pepitas, avocado-coconut crema
• Quinoa Stuffed Avocado

  $13.00
  Corn, black bean, aji panca, preserved tomato, cilantro aioli
• Caribbean Curried Cauliflower

  $13.00
  Smoked Brazil nuts, cilantro, chickpeas, habanero, pickled cabbage
• Empanadas de Huitlacoche

  $11.00
  Maseca, black beans, charred NC sweet corn, farmer's cheese, pickled onion, salsa verde

• Jackfruit Epizé

  $20.00
  Haitian-spiced jackfruit, roasted pumpkin purée, root vegetables, Brussels sprouts, baguette, habanero, lime
• Cauliflower Steak Churrasco

  $18.00
  Charred cauliflower steak, charred sweet potatoes, chimichurri, sweet peppers, cilantro aioli, pickled cabbage
• Grilled Sweet Potato

  $20.00
  Marinated sweet potato, corn and apple succotash, local zucchini, butter beans, tomato vinaigrette

Gluten Free 5/2022

• Colombian Pan de Yuca

  $9.00
  Ají amarillo, mozzarella, agave butter, pickled onions
• Ensalada de so•ca

  $11.00
  Baby lettuces, hearts of palm, sweety drop peppers, cherry tomatoes, mango, orange, pepitas, avocado-coconut crema
• Quinoa Stuffed Avocado

  $13.00
  Corn, black bean, aji panca, preserved tomato, cilantro aioli
• Caribbean Curried Cauliflower

  $13.00
  Smoked Brazil nuts, cilantro, chickpeas, habanero, pickled cabbage
• Empanadas de Huitlacoche

  $11.00
  Maseca, black beans, charred NC sweet corn, pickled onion, salsa verde
• Salvadoran Chicken Empanadas

  $12.00
  Maseca pastry, farmer's cheese, potato, achiote, salsa roja, curtido
• Haitian Griot

  $15.00
  Crispy braised pork shoulder, Haitian creole, pickliz, habanero
• Argentinian Charred Pork Cheeks

  $16.00
  Polenta, farmer's cheese, chimichurri, pickled onion, bacon
• Jamaican Curry Prawns

  $17.00
  Coconut, habanero, pickled cabbage, scallion, lime
• Guatemalan Ceviche de Camarón

  $17.00
  Shrimp, lime, salsa inglesa, mint, tomato, tostada
• Tiradito de Salmon

  $16.00
  Basil leche de tigre, avocado, crisp chulpe, radish, Brussels sprout petals, black garlic
• Mussels on the Half Shell
  Steamed PEI mussels, salsa chalaca, avocado crema, orange zest

• Jackfruit Epizé

  $20.00
  Haitian-spiced jackfruit, roasted pumpkin purée, root vegetables, Brussels sprouts, steamed rice, habanero, lime
• Pollo Saltado

  $27.00
  Smoked chicken thigh, crispy fingerlings, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, jasmine rice, aji amarillo aioli
• Seafood Moqueca

  $34.00
  Seared sea scallops, shrimp, mussels, savory tomato broth, jasmine rice, coconut, ginger oil
• Adobo Tomahawk Pork Chop

  $35.00
  Apple succotash, roasted red peppers, queso fresco, local zucchini, butter beans, tomato vinaigrette
• Churrasco

  $34.00
  Pepper rubbed ribeye filet, charred sweet potatoes, chimichurri, sweet peppers, cilantro aioli, pickled cabbage
• Chilean Plateada

  $45.00
  Charred ribeye cap, smoked potato purée, Malbec reduction, grilled broccolini, chulpe, smoked maldon
• Pozole Verde

  $22.00
  Braised chicken, hominy, tomatillo-avocado broth, tostada, shaved cabbage, radish, cilantro, lime
• Brazilian Feijoada

  $28.00
  Marinated short rib, black beans, bacon, farofa, collard greens, jasmine rice

• Dulce de Papaya

  $12.00
  Fresh papaya, piloncillo syrup, spiced candied pecans, coconut sorbet
• Chocolate Mousse

  $12.00
  Pistachio purée, ganache, passion fruit caviar, candied cherry, chocolate ice cream
• Helados

  $8.00
  Chef's selection of sorbets and ice creams