Liquids And Solids

This is really not a good soup and sandwich place. I have gone back a few times because there are very few places to grab lunch in the neighborhood and it is new. I have given them the benefit of the doubt because they are new and figuring stuff out. Today was the last straw. The cream in my cream soup had separated into big clumps and looked like cottage cheese (not the first time I have seen this from this place), and the pulled pork sandwich looked and smelled like dog food. It was minced very thin as was soggy and luke warm.
I went to whole foods in the evening and I could not eat the sandwiches because the memory of this experience was still on my mind. The thought of something between two buns made me want to vomit.

I just love soup and was so happy to have a location open up closer to my work.
I’ve been driving to the Venables St location since they opened a few years ago.
Over the past few years I have probably tried all of the soups, mainly because they will give you a sample to try first.
My stand outs are: Borscht, Chicken Noodle, Mexican Tortilla Soup, Bengal Lentil, Sicilian Chicken Noodle & Squash with apple. I cook a lot and these are flavourful & taste as close to homemade as you get.
You can also buy soups to take home which is convenient.
I’m not a sandwich person, but I have had the beef dip which is only on once a week & the grilled cheese — Cheesus Crust, which is amazing.
Just like the Venables locations, the staff are warm & friendly & will bend over backwards to see that you are happy.
I was puzzled by the somewhat malicious two, 2 star reviews (obviously friends).
Go early or later. They can get busy around noon-​1.
Great variety & service & value!

Short version: The food didn’t sicken or kill me, but my high hopes were dashed.
Let’s get the tone-​deaf name out of the way first. Hello? Think, McFly! What’s the first thing «liquids & solids» brings to an English speaker’s mind? It’s not food. Well, maybe USED food. Still, it’s just a name; not really very important if the place is good.
But it’s not. It’s not godawful or anything, it’s just uniformly disappointing. The sandwiches look great as presented, but… they aren’t. The soups sound terrific as descrbed, but… they aren’t. The dessert-​y things likewise make promises they have no intent or ability to keep. None of it’s abjectly bad; it’s all edible, but that’s all it is. Edible. Doesn’t really matter what soup you pick, they all taste about the same. Ditto the sandwiches. I guess the name of the place is accurate after all; they sell liquids and they sell solids. I want more and better than that for my money, so I’m going elsewhere. What a shame.

Brand new location opened up in the neighborhood, I work in. The atmosphere is industrial, which I thought was cool. They let me sample their assortment of soups before I chose. I ordered the Grilled Cheezus panini and the Sun Tanned tomato soup. My soup was decent (I prefer more seasoning), but my sandwich was absolutely delicious. The staff were super friendly and personable. All in all I’d recommend this place for lunch to anybody.