text: Oh noes Icehouse I was really excited to bring some out of towners to this new restaurantpub seated in the heart of South End The building itself is really neat super tall ceilings a nice patio facing South Blvd and tons of super sweet flat screens inside This would be a great place to watch a gamebut not to eatand here is why nnFour of us were seated and ordered all different things off the menu chicken tacos shrimp tacos shrimp and spinach quesadillas and I ordered the Thai beef salad Even as we ordered we thought that some of the menu items looked a little pricey as depicted But as this is a new restaurant we did not quite know what to expect The food came out very quickly quite literally within minutes which was good But the outcome was not My mother ordered the shrimp and spinach quesadillas and upon tasting them she put them down and asked me to try them The spinach had a metallic almost chemical taste to it Within five minutes the waitress came over and she offered to bring her something else later stating that too much oregano was reason that the quesadillas tasted strange No offense but I cook with oregano often and that was not the odd taste nnMy husbands shrimp tacos were fine but we took issue with the fact that for all he received were two small tacos with no sides And my fathers chicken tacos for the same Even if these tacos were stellar which per my dining mates they were just ok that is a paltry amount of food for the price The only decent item at the table was my Thai Beef Salad the seasoning was nice the mint was a pleasant touch I just wish it had a little more spice Portion wise it was more than enough nnAs a replacement to the spinach quesadillas my mother ordered the Thai beef spring rolls and they were positively swimming in oil Now I do not mind a fried item but lifting up a spring roll and finding a large pool of oil is not appetizing to anyone Needless to say she did not eat very much at lunch On a brighter note Icehouse has an extensive and affordable beer selection that would please just about anyone nnOverall I like the concept and the feel of Icehouse plenty of brews and plenty of tvs The food however fell waaaay short I really hope that this place reevaluates its menu as the location and the concept have a lot of potential