Welcome to the one, the only, South African restaurant in Atlanta: 10 Degrees South.
The menu here, with all its unusual words, seems to be talking to you in a foreign language.
But the flavors speak a language you know — that of staid, familiar Continental cooking. Throw in some easygoing sweet-and-sour sauces and a basketful of South African wines, and you’ve got a nice, non-challenging, date-night kind of spot with a slightly exotic sense of dress.
Consider these cheerful sosoties ($11) — an appetizer portion of skewered beef tenderloin served with a tangy, balanced apricot curry glaze. I was impressed that the first flavor wasn’t sugar. That said, 11 bucks seems a little steep for four bites of beef.
I had to order this sliced beef sausage ($9) after hearing the waiter carefully pronounce it with the right accent, sounding the “w” like a “v.” Boer-VUHRS.
You know what it was? Beef sausage swimming in a brown sauce that brought a strong whiff of Worcestershire as soon as …