I have been excitedly waiting for this to open. Working downtown it is nice to find quick, good food stops.


From the :
The Original Soupman is the chain born from the Soup Kitchen International that Al Yeganeh started in New York City in 1984. He was made famous on Seinfeld as the "Soup Nazi" in the early '90s.

Yeganeh closed the shop in 2004 and went to work on creating the chain and a frozen-food line.

The soups sold in the store -- a rotating menu of about 30 recipes -- are started in New York, frozen and shipped to the individual stores. Any ingredients that don't freeze well, such as the lobster in lobster bisque, are added to the soup when it is finished in the store.

The store will offer a full menu of soups, sandwiches, panini and salads. Prices will range from $4.95 to $10.95 for bowls of soup, and from $3 to $5 for sandwiches. Soup-and-sandwich combinations will run from $5.99 to $8.99.