Located on the Downtown Mall, this stop is an easy one for Kate and I to make during our lunch hour - hence, we stopped in. Just a point of reference for y'all that have never been there, you have two door choices as you walk in - you want the one to your right.
The food was good - nothing special, but satisfying. The servers were super friendly, especially in being patient with us as Kate blurted out "We're new here. Help."
That being said, while the food was decent and the people were nice, I found their "flow" to be really unhelpful. From the moment we entered the wrong front door, we just didn't know what to do. How do we order? Where do we go? Do we leave our trays here or bring them up somewhere? There's a lot of things to look at in the Soup Kettle - take out menus, reviews from big-shot newspapers (how do Kate and I get in on that action?), interesting people-watching, etc, but there's very little in the way of "How does this place work?"
In that aspect, I could see the Soup Kettle being more one of those places you have regulars, and then those people who you really could care less about when they get flustered with the layout. Sadly, I was one of the latter today, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't go back. I mean, hey, I've got it figured out now. (Still though, please post some arrows or directions, or ... something.)
three golden forks out of five.
Kate: Cup of Hearty Vegetable Soup, the Salad Bar, and Cornbread
So, in all honesty, this was not our desired destination. We went down craving some Sprout, but found the windows covered and the door locked. SAD! Not sure what is going on, but Sprout, come back soon! I had remembered seeing the Soup Kettle in a few of my walks down the mall, and said to Kristin, 'hey, let's try that Soup Kettle place' and so it was. Um, Kristin has done a great job in describing our confusion. And, yes, I really did say, 'we are new here, how does this work?'. The response I got back was 'welcome' which made me smile.
I found the soup to be lacking in flavor. It was hearty. And it wasn't bad, but it kind of just was. If you are going to have soup in your name, I would expect it to knock my socks off. Not the case here. But, I was starving. The salad bar was not too bad as salad bars go. Pretty fresh looking, nice variety. Not a great selection of dressings, but they had olive oil and balsamic vinegar, so I was good. The cornbread was a little less moist than I prefer, but pretty tasty.
So, not a bad lunch. On the light side, which is what we were looking for. A little pricey for what it was, if you ask me. $8.37 for soup salad and cornbread...? I am confident we will give the Soup Kettle another chance.
So, in all honesty, this was not our desired destination. We went down craving some Sprout, but found the windows covered and the door locked. SAD! Not sure what is going on, but Sprout, come back soon! I had remembered seeing the Soup Kettle in a few of my walks down the mall, and said to Kristin, 'hey, let's try that Soup Kettle place' and so it was. Um, Kristin has done a great job in describing our confusion. And, yes, I really did say, 'we are new here, how does this work?'. The response I got back was 'welcome' which made me smile.
I found the soup to be lacking in flavor. It was hearty. And it wasn't bad, but it kind of just was. If you are going to have soup in your name, I would expect it to knock my socks off. Not the case here. But, I was starving. The salad bar was not too bad as salad bars go. Pretty fresh looking, nice variety. Not a great selection of dressings, but they had olive oil and balsamic vinegar, so I was good. The cornbread was a little less moist than I prefer, but pretty tasty.
So, not a bad lunch. On the light side, which is what we were looking for. A little pricey for what it was, if you ask me. $8.37 for soup salad and cornbread...? I am confident we will give the Soup Kettle another chance.
three golden forks out of five.
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