Wow! If you love soup even a fraction of how much I love soup, you will LOVE this local soup joint! Their menu changes everyday and they make all of their delicious and unique soups from scratch! They have a little something to offer anyone from the beefy, chili-type, meat lover, to a light, vegan, veggie-lover! I already knew I wanted to try something I never had before but if you happen to be into more "traditional" flavor soups and styles they have you covered as well!
Upon entering the tall, shabby-chic, storefront door, we walked down into a set of small steps which brought us down to the restaurants and eating areas! The walls were decorated with lost of nostalgic records, posters, art, as well as other interesting pieces of furniture. Just my style! I love all the downtown historic buildings and treat most of them as a little museum during my short time there!
I proceeded to the ordering counter where I decided to order a choose two with the 90's Club and a side of the Creamy Edamame soup! My friend chose to also order the choose two but he opted for the Mozzarella and Pesto wrap with the Corn Chowder. The drinks are offered at the front by either choosing from the bottled drink section near the counter or the fountain beverages. I opted for just a coup for water this day as well as my husband.
After ordering our food, we were given a number to wait and we found seating. The food was prepared quite quickly, maybe 4-5 minutes and came out hot and delicious! My creamy edamame soup had a very rich edamame, spinach flavor which I personally loved but I could see some thinking it may be salty. My 90's Club (pictured) was the highlight of my whole day! It was huge, the chicken was tender, avocado was fresh, the sauces were perfect (enough to barely make it a little soggy... MY FAVORITE), and just all together felt deliciously guilty to eat! My sandwich was bigger than my friend's !
As for his meal he really enjoyed it and anytime corn chowder is offered he get extremely excited! It had a really nice flavor and texture in my opinion. His mozzarella and pesto wrap was what seemed like the perfect light lunch snack to me. Wrapped nicely, fresh ingredients, vegetarian. I could. Probably eat at-least two of those!
Overall I plan on going for the rest of my stay in Virginia and I'm excited to try more of the soup flavors and sandwich options! They even have bone broths, cheese steaks, salads, burgers, grain bowls, and quesadillas! Can't wait to go back!...
Read moreA group of 6 friends went to grab a quick bite to eat last night and got there about 7:25pm. We were quickly told that they close at 8 so if we were dining in, we needed to hurry up and eat. So we ordered the food (all of us got half a wrap and a cup of soup) and sat down. There were several people who were turned away before 8 because the people working said the kitchen was backed up and made sure to let them know they closed at 8. As we were waiting the person who I assume was the manager, told the other lady working to go start stacking chairs and make sure to bang them loudly. So as we all sat there waiting, the one worker slammed chairs together as she stacked them, apparently to encourage us to never come back again, because that’s what we are going to do. I also have issues with loud sounds and it was giving me so much anxiety that by the time the food came, it was hard to enjoy it. We finally got our food with about 8 minutes to spare so we all inhaled everything and left. I think we were out of the door at 8:03pm. They were so rude and it was the WORST service any of us have ever received. It’s unfortunate because the food was delicious and my family has enjoyed getting take out from there on many occasions. I’ve never felt more disrespected as a paying customer in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve worked in a restaurant before and I’m sure there were times I wanted to go home at the end of the day but we weren’t being rude or trying to take forever to eat, and I NEVER would’ve treated a customer the...
Read moreMy first visit I had admittedly high expectations due to hearing from every angle how good it is. Unfortunately, my experience was left well short of those expectations. I'll start out by saying that the soup I got WAS incredible. The Corn and Crab chowder was not lacking in either corn or crab amd it was served piping hot, with a (rather stale) roll. They were however out of Tomato Soup and the Spicy Chicken Tortilla which I personally was keen to try. My sandwich came out looking spectacular, loaded with chicken, bacon, and chipotle mayo. Unfortunately, it waited on the consolidators counter for nearly 10 minutes while they failed to put together the simple Greek salad my girlfriend had ordered. After a reminder, they quickly threw together the salad, and when I returned to my seat i quickly realized there was no feta or olives on this Greek salad, which for those of you reading who know, are pretty much the main ingredient to a Greek. So returning to the counter for probably the 4th or 5th time, I asked for olives and feta and was told they were totally out of olives. Despite this being a minor detai, it should still be mentioned at the time of ordering.
In summary: Food Quality - 4 Food Availability -...
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