The new restaurant concept going into the former HUE space in the Thornton Park District will be called Soco (Website).

According to Scott Joseph, who is consulting with the Thornton Park Restaurant Group, Soco will be a southern contemporary concept, hence the name Soco.

Chef Greg Richie, who is also leading the makeover at CityFish, will also develop this concept.

Richie described the menu as having “traditional southern dishes with contemporary flourishes.”

Joseph says to not “expect the usual Southern fare.”

The restaurant located at 629 E Central Blvd [GMap] is expected to open this summer according to their website.