Deli Queen Roll & Bowl — Restaurant in Bellevue

Stopped by here for lunch and was craving a good soup and sandwich... Ordered a Rueben and a cup of chowder. My buddy got a BLT and tomato soup. Both our sandwiches were phenomenal, good bread, a hint of sweetness to the Rueben, not a heaping portion like I'm used to but a good enough size to fill me up at the end of my meal. The soup however - despite previous reviews - was not good. The chowder was very bland, which I couldn't understand why, as clam chowder is heavy cream based. It wasn't very chunky either, lots of just watery spoonfuls of blandness. I thought it was a fluke or the pot wasn't stirred up (still possible) but my buddy ate his tomato soup and said the same, just watery and no flavor. So I won't recommend that nor dock their entire business for it as I will try again another day to see if it was a fluke, but I will say the sandwiches are legit! Everything on the menu is pretty much $8.99-$9.99 so a soup and sandwich combo will set up back $20 + tip. Not the cheapest by any means but i don't mind supporting local and the fact that they are across the street from my work, it makes it...

I had my first visit to City Soups today, and I must say I was impressed! The service was quick and super friendly, even though I’d visited immediately following the exceptionally busy lunch rush. I’d expected to only see a few soups to choose from, but instead I was presented with a list of 17!

I selected turkey chili, clam chowder and bulgogi, all to go. I took them home and saved them for dinner. My wife had the chowder and stated it was every bit as good as anything you could get at Pike Place Market. I had the bulgogi, which with the rice became quite the fulfilling meal! I had not had bulgogi since visiting Korea nearly 30 years ago, and it was every bit as good as I can remember.

As for the chili, we had a sample, and it was great as well, but we’ll be saving that for lunch tomorrow!

In short, if you are in downtown Bellevue during lunch, definitely put City Soups on your list...

The weather is slowly changing. Well, we didn’t really have a summer, but I wanted soup. A quick google showed me that there is a soup place right past the transit center. I walked on over expecting a massive line since it was getting close to lunchtime. I got helped right away (after taking a few minutes to decide what I wanted.)

I wanted something with good flavor and opted for the Bolgogi soup. It came with either white or brown rice and was essentially all meat. I got to pick between bread and chips. They have a few different sizes, and I went for the bowl. The bowl was a lot of food for me, but I look forward to finishing it in a bit.

The service was great, and I look forward to trying the...