SOU, or “so-you,” is aiming for an early November opening at 9980 Linn Station Road. The footprint is a former Skyline Chili parlor, currently being readied for SOU’s use.
The restaurant is the brainchild of business partners James Moran and Ashley Sayler.
The co-owners met at Sullivan University about a year ago while working at Juleps Catering. Sayler said. “James told me that he has always wanted to own a restaurant and I said, ‘Well, let’s do it!'” she said. Sayler, who has primarily worked in the events-side of the hospitality industry, just left her job as an events specialist at Churchill Downs.
SOU is described by the Courier-Journal as a “New American soul food restaurant,” which Moran takes to mean “anything cooked from the soul.”
“Don’t just think about shrimp and grits,” Moran told The Courier Journal. “Think about different cultur ......
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