Soulcial Kitchen Campus - Swansea, Illinois

Kenneth B.

First time in. My wife and I wanted to try something new. Soulcial didn't disappoint. Started with salad and garlic flatbread. Salad was lite, sweet vinegarette dressing. Garlic bread came out looking like a cheesy pizza look-a-like. It was amazing. Wife ordered the cheese stuffed shells with marinara sauce. She nearly finished the whole plate, and that's saying something from a woman who had bariatric surgery. I tried the last crumb she couldn't eat. I was beside myself. It was that good, and I don't like stuffed pasta much. I ordered the flat steak with the creamy garlic buttered mushroom sauce. I asked for my steak to be cooked medium. The steak came out medium!! I was speechless. Dug into the steak and it practically melted in my mouth. Served with roasted potatoes and leafy greens. Not too tart lemonade and a margarita to wash it all down. Dinner was superb. I was very impressed with the chef. The atmosphere was casual, and the staff was attentive and answered questions. Many signature cocktails are offered, along with a selection of seasonal beers on tap or in cans. Another great feature I admired was their program to help others who are less fortunate. You can donate to help feed those who are in need.
I understand they offer an outside bar and live music too. I'll need to learn when that happens. Folks, if you're in the Belleville/ Swansea area, do yourself a kindness, and stop in for a good meal. This place offers a little something for every taste-I promise.

Karen M.

Totally amazing food,generous portions, and great taste. Fresh ingredients,perfect combinations Affordable. Friendly,professional staff, felt like family. Recommend 100%.
And,giving back to community even better. Purchase a token for a meal for someone else...pay it forward!

Julie B.

My husband and I went for Mothers Day. We were seated and drinks orders taken, we got our water but after 15 minutes I asked where our drinks were, I was told they were waiting on the bartender as she was not old enough. The bartender was there but was in and out of the kitchen. We finally got our drinks..beer and a Martini that was too sweet (too much Raspberry syrup). Ordered the Cheese bread, Lasagna and Seafood Cannelloni they were out of the Cannelloni so ordered the Ravioli. The food was absolutely delicious and big portions. We asked for the bill and received someone else's bill and could not get the servers attention for 10 minutes to make the change. Just as we were leaving they were putting flowers on the table...would have been nice to have them there before the restaurant opened. Service was just ok. Several people just walking in and out of the kitchen doing what looked like nothing when more attention should be paid to the customers and seating area. Also 'Smiles' and 'Welcome' and 'Happy Mothers Day' would definitely helped and make us think the staff were happy to be there and happy to see us.

Jason S.

Oh my WORD! I met my daughter for lunch one day and liked the name so we took a chance. WOW! We ate outside, up on the hill but the waitress never failed to be timely and courteous. The food was beyond tasty! I had the ribs and they were the most tender ribs I have ever tried! The rub wasn't quite my cup of tea, but the sauce and the ribs themselves made up for that. She said the chicken tacos were delicious. I can't wait to bring my wife here next time and try their pulled pork!

Mark B.

#TueDudesEats - I was too engrossed in conversation, solving the World's problems and forgot to take a photo at the restaurant. Today we tried out Marco's Express powered by Soulcial Kitchen. This is a collaboration between Soulcial Kitchen's food trucks and Marco's Express. I selected the Italian Calzone and tried a slice of the Meat Lovers pizza. Everything was excellent and the calzone was enormous! For the food alone I would suggest you give them a try, they have music on Saturdays with food trucks available. They also have a special program called, "Currency of Caring". You can buy a virtual coin for $8 at checkout and once they have 100 coins, they organize to deliver 100 meals to a needing community, delivered by the food trucks! Please consider giving them a try!!!

Martha M. D.

Awesome smoked pulled pork and ribs!! Potato salad has ranch dressing, very good! Mexican corn here and was ok. Don't have fountain sodas, canned. Overall, the food was good, server was prompt and friendly!!

Shawn M.

My wife and I were finally able to visit Soulcial Kitchen for lunch today. I cannot believe what we were missing. We ordered from the inside menu, she ordered a souther comfort smash burger and I ordered the lasagna. All I can say is the food was fantastic!!!! Our server, Lindsay, was fantastic as well. She took the time to explain the menu items to us, even though the restaurant was fairly busy. We could hear her doing the same to other customers. I loved reading the walls and even made one of the sayings my FB Background. We will definitely be going back and this time may try one of the food trucks. We highly recommend Soulcial Kitchen!!!!!

Sean H.

Here's how it works: the restaurant building is where you order from the bar area, then eat inside or outside. On one menu you can order food from 3 different food trucks, as well as chef specials from the Soulcial Kitchen. It looks like all food is prepared from one kitchen in the building. So many options to choose from (Smashburgers, BBQ and Tex-Mex), so everyone will be happy!

On Friday nights (and possibly weekend nights?), the food truck patio area is open with a lot of seating where you order directly from the food trucks.

Soulcial Kitchen also gives back to feed the hungry by purchasing certain meals, or directly paying a meal forward by purchasing a free meal token.