Soup Nutsy

I don’t get it. I can’t believe I spent almost $ 10 on soup. I visited a few weeks ago, around 11:45 AM on a weekday, and ordered the chilli, with two «sides» (if you could even call them that), where my total came to around $ 9.00, more or less. Again, on soup. Yikes.
If the soup were made of gold, I’d understand the pricing. Then again, if quantity and quality matched the cost, I’d understand the pricing. But, for what it actually was, and what I actually received, I’m skeptical. The chilli was average and on the saltier side, and the two «sides» were: a) one small, measly piece of sliced bread, and b) a few chopped sticks of celery and carrots, wrapped sadly in a small piece of plastic wrap.
As others have said, I don’t understand the hype. With all the options there are in the PATH, I’d rather spend that $ 10 (or much less) on food of greater quality and quantity.

Extremely disrespectful staff. I normally don’t complain but this was just too much: Soup nutsy was my comfort food but I am never coming back here again.
It was the lunchtime line up and I just got to the front of the line. The lady at the counter took my soup request and then started pouring another soup into the container. I ask politely that it wasn’t the soup I ordered. She then motioned to the man behind me and completely ignored me while I stood there wondering about my order as she poured the soup that the man behind me regularly orders.
Seriously?! Could you not just tell me someone else down the line will serve my soup while she serves her favourite customer who was just behind me in line? What’s the point of the line in the first place then!!!

Loving the Seinfeld references to the Soup Nazi episode!
Beyond that, the first thing that surprised me was the cost! Holy cow. It was like $ 9.80 for one of the specials, Creole Shrimp Tomato Bisque. It does come with two «sides» where bread and fruit are your options.
The second surprise was how gosh darn good the soup was! Holy moly. What amazing depth of flavour. The bisque was so velvety and creamy in texture without being too rich in flavour. Every spoon was as good as the last! The shrimp flavour sung brightly throughout. And the bread side was very fresh and was perfect for dipping!
Gosh darn I hate the idea of paying $ 10 for a soup but it’s hella worth it! One of the best bisques I’ve had!

Decided to come to Soup Nutsy since everybody’s been hyping up about this place. This place is not worth the hype. Ordered Jamaican Crab Bisque and by the way… I highly recommend that you do not order this. The bisque was too salty and all I tasted was pepper and not the actual crab. The bread that you get on the side tasted so bad and had a rough texture. Given the price tag of this soup, I had high expectations… This place is definitely a disappointment. There are probably better soups that this place serves so I will try again sometime soon…

Soup Nutsy offers a large variety of soups with the menu changing daily. I believe you can check online for what soups are offered at each location.
Soup Nutsy can be quite pricey if you order just a soup alone, but the combo is a good deal. For ~$ 9 you can get a combo size soup and a salad/​sandwich/​wrap. which is not bad at all for lunch in the PATH. My favourite soup is the crab bisque.
Remember to go early to avoid lineups and there is not much of a salad/​sandwich/​wrap selection if you come after the lunch rush.
For returning customers, remember to bring your paper bag back for a $ 0.25 off your meal! :)

Have been eating lunch there for years. Incredibly good soup. Reasonably priced and a great selection. Comfort food at its best!

Train your employees to work and to have personal loud obnoxious conversations in the backroom, not in front of the customers.
I am here to complain about the service that I had just received by the staff at Soup Nutsy at TD Centre.
Late lunch for me, just after 2pm. Perfect! No lineups at SoupNutsy.
Since I had been working in the Financial Core for the last 8 years there are not many places that I feel cashier is doing me a favour by allowing me to pay my bill while I feel I am interrupting workers talking between each other.
As I came to the cash register a female: short Asian (maybe?) young lady with a very tall young man with beautiful curly hair were chatting with a customer. He paid and he left.
Next was me… but I could have been anything at this time as the two co-​workers were facing each other behind the counter and chatting up: loud, about the bold man… (who just left) and about short men (the man that left was not short)… but the conversation was not professional and appropriate. This is not a school ground. It’s a business center.
…loud, chatty and chatty…
I asked if they could hold on to their conversation since I was a customer and wished to be looked after…
Oh well…
That is not something that they wanted to hear…
I got remarks in the third party «oh, so now we not supposed to talk?»… etc…
I was waiting for wifi to do the «touch & pay»…
«Oh, it’s not working. You need to insert or swipe» Cashier #4 per my receipt slipped it in between major conversation.
I missed it because was not expecting the cashier was talking to me as she was not looking at me or even facing me. And also she had an accent… (like many people these days do).
So I said «I am sorry, I did not hear you»
Well, the tall employee made a remark «we not allowed to talk now… blah… blah… «
I asked about the spoon, as there were only forks and knives…
I had to repeat few times and I was finally lucky enough to get a reply back that’s already in my bag.
They never stopped,
I walked away and I should not feel like I did something wrong.
This is not a «Seinfeld» episode and they are not the stars of it…
After all: I AM THE CUSTOMER and next time I will walk away without paying…
Let them try to get my attention J

This place is way too expensive for soup. But their Jamaican crab bisque always pulls me in everytime!

Excellent soup… have dried both their dairy and non-​dairy soups. Free bread and fruit/​veggies. Several other options on the menu, but have not tried them yet. What I really love though is their Android app. It makes viewing the daily menu on your phone so much easier than having to navigate to their web site. And it’s free on Google Play!

I hate to give this place a mediocre review. I used to love the soup and would rave about it, but today the soup felt like it wasn’t fresh. I had my staple west African chicken peanut soup and the base just felt off. It was too thick and the consistency was not smooth. The chicken was ok but and there were too many peanuts. The bread was better than the soup which says something. For 9 dollars the medium soup meal I got was just not worth it.

I love soup. So when my office moved down to the PATH, I knew I needed to try all the various soup places in its maze.
Enter Soup Nutsy. Points for having the soups that day on their web site (
) and also for clearly stating which are gluten free, dair free, vegan, etc!
They were nice to explain what we got with the meal (two items, I believe the choices were either fruit, saran wrapped carrot and celery sticks, or a piece of bread). They explained the bag and how when I returned with it, I’d get 25 cents off my next order.
Tried the West African Senegalese Peanut Chicken. Very good and filling. I will definitely be back to try their other soups!

GUMBO? WHAT? DONE. FIVE STARS. YEPP. alright, y’all you can go home now.
(Kidding!)
I first came to know of this place after looking for places to grab soup for a sick friend of mine who lived nearby at the time. One of the best food discoveries I’ve ever stumbled upon, as its been four years and I still come back here when all I can think about is a big, tummy warming bowl of well flavored deliciousness and then I read what kinds of soups they have and well…
*ends up teleporting over*
Pros:
–SO MANY CHOICES UGH BEAUTIFUL
–daily specials that cater to the meat eaters, veggies and crazed cream connoisseurs
–free samples!
–I like how they have the ‘pick two items’ thing with your soups, it’s nice to have a piece of fruit or soft bread afterwards (makes a good snack for later!)
–after three, the soup special! Two huge soups, four sides, $ 15. BAM.
Cons
–after 3 special sometimes doesn’t have everything (not a dealbreaker in my opinion)
–semi-​expensive otherwise, but on the same page as other edibles in the area (not a dealbreaker either)
Totally worth a try if you’re in the area during the non-​lunch periods!

Let me start by saying that I have stomach flu so I can’t eat anything spicy or greasy. How I got it is another story.
Back to the review. So I was on the lookout for a non-​spicy, non-​greasy option in the PATH, and spotted the chicken noodle soup here. Initially I thought $ 9.05 (what the medium size cost with taxes) was pricey. Well I still think it’s pricey, but it was very flavourful so I’m willing to forget that for a few minutes. It was good hearty soup. But I didn’t necessarily want the sides that come with it – I’d rather pay a little less.
The line was long, but moved at a reasonable pace. Soup of the spicier options looked delicious, and I bet those are more worth the money than the chicken noodle. I’ll be back to try those.
This should have been a 3.5 but I’ll update soon.

3.5 stars.
This is one of my lunch mainstays. People at the office make fun of the fact I eat here seemingly every day. (But really no more than three days a week.) To be honest, however, I come here because it’s not greasy or rabbit food like 99% of the other options in the PATH, and doesn’t feel too unhealthy as long as you stay away from the heavy cream-​based options.
Most of the soups aren’t great. They use too much cream in the cream soups, and too much oil or thickening agents in the other ones. The chilis are disappointingly bland with frequently undercooked ingredients. I stick to the Jamaican Crab Bisque (great flavour but a little light on the crab), Italian Wedding Soup, Aztec Chipotle Chowder and Senegalese Peanut Chicken.
This is a good option for the PATH but if you don’t work downtown you’re better off walking a few blocks west to Ravi Soups.

I first heard of this place in the cheap Toronto eats book. Yes! Long time ago. I remember distinctly traveling to downtown to eat here. It is worth the trip, whether you are a visitor or a newcomer to Toronto.
I now work in downtown and during the winter, I am a regular patron. My favourite is the Fiery Thai soup. I have also had the Mexican Chipotle Corn Chowder, the Chicken Noodle soup, the West African Senegalese Peanut Chicken soup, and the New England Clam Chowder.
All these soups are homemade, hearty and warming esp on a cold winter’s day!
I’ve also had their salads and their sandwiches. But I now stick to the Fiery Thai soup b/​c it is a spicy, chicken miracle soup. It restores you when you are ailing; it lifts your spirits on a cold, dreary day.
The service is top notch! 2 yrs ago, I called to complain about the avocado in the salad b/​c it was not ripe. I was offered a different salad free of charge. I felt ashamed redeeming it b/​c I am not used to this exceptional, top quality service. This is best practice.
Well played Soup Nutsy and carry on!

Craving soup and up for a change, I finally ventured out into the path the other day and found my way to the TD Centre where the famed Soup Nutsy was located.
I was initially greeted by a long, discouraging line up that snaked outside the soup shop, inching its way towards the bank of ATM machines. My impatience was immediately assuaged as I noticed the line was moving quicker than what I initially anticipated. Inside the establishment was a fairly simple set up consisting of a counter with rows of soup cauldrons and an assembly line of staff members pouring each patron a cup of their desired size and flavor. All soups come with a fruit/​veggie bag + bread for roughly $ 8 (depending on what type of soup you get as meat, veggie, & seafood vary in price). They provide reusable soup nutsy bags that gives you 25 cents off on your next visit and also a loyalty card with the promise of 1 free small soup after the purchase of 10.
The menu is pretty consistent offering an array of soups and a few seasonal changes and daily specials. That day I had a hankering for some crab so I ordered the Jamaican Crab Bisque. The small size soup is filling for lunch, especially since it is a thick soup. Smooth in texture, the creamy bisque was extremely flavorful with a hint of celery and spice. The chunks of crab meat in the soup were sweet and tender although scant throughout the cup.
Overall, a delicious soup at a reasonable price for lunch in the PATH. I would not consider getting a «plain soup» (such as chicken noodle) that you can get for less than half the price at another chain restaurant in the path. This place is definitely worth a try but if you are going to spend $ 8 you may as well get a specialty soup.

Absolutely the best soup in all of Toronto.
I’ll agree with most Unilocal-​ers that it is a bit of a wait so if you can beat the line I’d recommend it. But then again I’d be content waiting 20 minutes for the soup as well.
I usually ended up getting the Sherried Stroganoff and Jamaican Bisque soup
Well worth it!

I just love to go to «I don’t know where I am going to eat» food crawl.
Soup Nutsy have so many soup choices and just thinking for to order just makes my head spin… and my Unilocal Eating Friend has no choice but to line up, pick the soup, pay for it. and screwed up the order…
Busy playing with my Unilocal App. checking in and uploading photo. no idea what kind of soup I was eating. but really so so creamy. and wondering if my YEF wants to make me fat.
Should have come after 3 pm for Specials? Why we not doing that?
Why YEP kept mumbling that why soup so expensive? Why there’s a line up? Why I picked 2 breads as a side?
Why, I don’t really know?!

In search of Gumbo for awhile and Nutsy was one of them.
For some reason, Soup Kitchens of any kind are located Downtown.
Finally got to give Soup Nutsy a go during the 9-​to-​5 crawl. 2.5 *Star*
Line up, another line up. Fck
Look at menu boards.
Soup staff calls NEXT.
Place order (soup type, size).
Go to 1 of 2 cashiers.
Pay.
Oh, we’re suppose to choose 2 sides (breads, veg sticks, fruits, etc.)?
Didn’t look in my bag, charged me double. Paid me back diff in cash.
Next guy had butter, where’s mine? Go to cashier, wait, ask, receive.
Looks like I’m a rookie-​in-​training. Thought it would be simple & easy.
Cajun Seafood Gumbo -
Lobster meat (?), Juicy (?) baby Shrimp, Moist (?) Snow Crab, Tomatoes, Green/​Red Peppers, Cajun Seasoning, and Rice.
Gumbo looked beige (sorry I’m bad with colors) and quite thick.
Good weight to the bowl and tasty enough.
The Shrimp had the dried shrimp reconstituted feel.
Could have contained Lobster and Crab, but in the mess I wouldn’t have known.
I still can’t explain the color.
Did the Rice overtake or is it some Cream/​Milk?
White or Blonde Roux overdose?

It gets only 4 stars because I wish it wasn’t so exPENsive!
That said, this is THE place for lunch in the winter. The PATH system can feel like a desolate culinary wasteland sometimes… so why not perk things up and warm your body with the best soup underground? I could do an infomercial for this place.
Like others have said, try NOT to go between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. — the line-​ups here get unbelievable! But that’s just evidence that the place is good, in my opinion!
I am also a fan of the RM soups, and they are cheaper ($ 3.89 for a small soup), but Soup Nutsy soups are much superior in terms of selection, freshness and upscale ingredients… too bad the small soup rings in at $ 6.50!
Let’s compare their cream of mushroom-​type-​soup, for instance.
Your spoon will stand up straight in the Richtree version. There is always a noticeable (somewhat separated) bunch of oil on the top of the soup, even though it is self-​serve and it’s only a 10-​minute walk back to my office… and that’s just gross. How much butter has to be in a soup before it starts separating like that? I have to admit, it’s really tasty!!! Also, Richtree has «toppings» for soup, including Parmesan. You plop a couple of spoonfuls in there and it’s like oatmeal consistency. Can you tell I don’t like cold weather?
The Soup Nutsy version features Shiitake Mushrooms. ‘Nuf said. Start with the right kind of soup mushroom and you get the right kind of soup.
Here is the description of the SN Cream of Shiitake Mush Soup:
A vegetarian journey into richness and elegance. Shiitake mushrooms plucked from oaken forests. These are raised to unbelievable heights of sophistication – bathed in cream and robed in fresh herbs and seasonings. It’s a soup fit for Kubla Khan and his stately pleasure-​dome in Xanadu.
Hmmm.
Description from Richtree? «Cream of Mushroom Soup». Exactly.
So, either one is satisfying on a cold winter’s lunchday, but if you can spare a few extra bucks, go Nutsy!!!