Zoup!

Luv they’re soups. Fresh homemade. Well worth the cost. I can’t stand canned soups. I especially like to buy here in summer as many places don’t have soup. On a raining summer day or chilly winters eve — luv these soups. You can sample as many as you like before ordering. Now that’s a plus.

I went there for the first time today and the chicken pot pie soup is awesome, went to the one on cedar. I will be going back!!!

With my two young daughters in tow, we stopped in at Zoup! at 5:30 pm for a quick, light, early dinner before soccer practice. If you’ve never been to Zoup!, you should know that it’s a chain higher end fast food place, next level — maybe like the Chipotle of soup/​salad/​sandwiches. There are always a great selection of hot, fresh soups and the salad and sandwich game is strong there but this time we got just soup. They have a side order size that is 8 oz, a great size for kids, and three breads to choose from. We had chicken pot pie soup, loaded baked potato and a mushroom bisque. All the soups were great, rich and creamy and lacking the doughy taste you get from some places’ creamy soup that is thickened with flour but not cooked long enough kill the flour taste. Each soup was relatively simple and good; hearty, felt homemade and were exactly as advertised. The chicken pot pie soup was homey and hearty, the baked potato was filling and comforting with hints of bacon and vegetables and the mushroom bisque was rich and earthy. The bread was fresh and tasty. My kids are fans of soup, and for three with drinks we had a light, tasty dinner with drinks for less than $ 20.

Do you enjoy food coma’s? Does your work allow for afternoon naps under your desk? If so then you should stop by Zoup for lunch! All of the staff were patient while I took my time trying to decide what to order and they were friendly as well, even offering up all of their soup selections for me to sample. For $ 8.25 I was able to get a lunch combo meal consisting of 8oz of soup with a bread roll, and half a sandwich. I opted for the Turkey Club and the Chicken Pot Pie soup, both were enjoyable and very filling. And by filling I mean I just had to undo my belt and my eyes want to close for nap time.
A co-​worker got half a salad with their combo and it was still a nice size and looked tasty. I would probably go for that next time since I over did it on the carbs on my first visit and now my food baby is definitely showing.
Just remember this is is a chain. You won’t find anything fancy or fresh from the garden here, you also won’t find that soup your grandmother won a ribbon for, but you will find a decent lunch at an affordable price served by some pleasant staff.
Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go run 486 704 691 miles.

For $ 10 I would’ve been happier next door at Chipotle, but I’m from out of town so always try new places. With over 100 soup recipes that they rotate daily, I thought I would be wooed for some reason. Just basic reheated, processed franchise food here. Oh well! The service was nice though; very kind staff.

Posted online hours of operation on a Saturday was 11:00 am to 8:00pm. Arrived at location and posted on the building was that they closed at 3:00 pm on Saturday. 1 star for poorly managed Internet information.

So they have a few soups that are pretty good, and one or two of the sandwiches are pretty good. I particularly liked the cold cucumber soup they offer only in the summer and the lentil curry (?) soup they rotate in. The lobster bisque is on point, but really it’s so rich that it’s only an occasional thing for me. Most of the other offerings were fairly uninspiring. For the most part i’m not sure the quality and portion size justifies the expense.

It’s really nice that you can sample all of their soups before you pick one. Most of them are really good. Lobster bisque is one of my favorites. Their salad with strawberry dressing is really good also.

I always get the lobster bisque here and I taste tested all the soups since I have not been here for 3 years. The crawfish shrimp is a must get next time. Was super good, great soup.

Love love love zoup! They need to start expanding and opening more locations throughout northeast ohio! Personal favorite: chicken pot pie soup!

We all really liked the place. The soups we sampled were all pretty tasty and my daughter gave their broccoli cheddar a thumbs up.
It costs a little more than I expected but hunger was calling and my husband is trying to be healthy. If we had this in our area, especially in downtown Baltimore, I would probably find myself here often.

Obviously if you’re not a soup fan, this isn’t the place for you. They do have sandwich and salad options but those are downplayed to the dozen or so soup choices each day. The soup is really good. I’ve been there twice and have done a cup with a sandwich.
I do feel this is a bit pricy for the atmosphere and type of restaurant it is. For soup and a sandwich I feel that I like the quality of food at Panera a little better. Zoup just has more options as far as soup goes.
This location gets very busy at lunch and the line can get slow. You’ll definitely have to prepare for that. A good option in this area as there are many restaurants to choose from, just not one I could afford to do on a regular basis.

Before you eat here I’ve got something to tell ya; Zoup! is a fast food chain. Go in with this expectation and you’ll be fine.
It’s a simple concept, offer a dozen different soups at any given time and about half as many salads and sandwiches then paint them with a «low calorie» brush and serve them fast casual style. It’s the Chipotle/​Panera model for the soup/​sandwich crowd. They tout their product as «fresh» but, given how large this chain is and the level of culinary education that their average employee probably has acquired in his lifetime I have a hard time believing this. Are the soups made from scratch on-​site every day? Ummm, no. Is the bread baked in ovens in the back room? Don’t think so.
Like others have said before me, it’s not terrible. It’s just not that good. Their prices are in line with the other fast casual businesses ($ 5.65 for a cup of soup/​$ 6.95 for an Asian chicken salad) and their layout is basically booths around the perimeter tables in the middle. It’s a get ‘em in get ‘em out joint from beginning to end. To their credit, they do offer free wi-​fi (shouldn’t everyone?). Our meal consisted of the following:
Mac ‘n Cheese Soup: Tastes like canned broccoli cheese soup without the broccoli. The elbow macaroni noodles where a tad gummy.
Turkey Club Sandwich: Not a bad sandwich. Very simple. It’s turkey, tomato, swiss cheese, mayo and bacon served warm on toasted ciabatta. Kinda hard to mess this one up.
Asian chicken salad: I tried to find something relatively non-​combative to the system so I went with this. Like all fast food chicken it had that fake, rubbery texture with painted on grill marks. Like I was actually hoping it didn’t come out of a bag. Silly me. The sesame dressing was sugary but the romaine was fresh and crispy. Nice textural elements from the crispy noodles and almond slivers.
Chicken chili: Holy salt mines. What the hell is it with places and cramming tons of salt into their food. I thought Panera was bad. Once I was able to get past the insane salinity the tomato-​based soup (definitely not a chili) wasn’t bad. Very little chicken, though, with some low-​level heat.
Overall, Zoup! was a bit disappointing. The food is processed, packed with sodium and marketed with misleading nutritional information (numbers shown are for the smallest size of soup, half salads w/​o dressing and sodium numbers are conspicuously absent). We stopped in thinking it would be something more than it was. Live and learn.
One more thing, on our visit the guy that took our order was quite pleasant.

A very under-​whelming experience. The soups are just ok. You can tell the soups aren’t made fresh (not that I was expecting them to be) — They kind of taste like a processed mesh of blah blah blah. But, that’s what I expect from a corporate conglomerate that’s shipping in soups from a warehouse in plastic bags. Blah soup.
I ordered the crab bisque and a tuna salad wrap. The sandwhich was tasteless. Definitely more wrap than substance. And what substance there was — had no taste. I won’t be going back to any Zoup — anywhere.

I am always amazed when I come across Zoups in my travels and of course always wish they were found in more locations. Though a chain — they have an amazing soup and sandwich selection for good prices. Being a vegan, they always have a minimum of 1 soup I can eat, which is a plus. All of their sandwiches can be «pressed» — I love a warmed sandwich with warm soup on a cold day — perfect lunch!
My favorite thing about these restaurants is the consistency of service. They are so nice and really want you to try/​test the soups they have before you pick one.

Since the hunger for soup is not a regular occurrence for me, I find it easily satiated at Zoup. And let’s be honest, if you’re in Independence and have the craving for a bowl of soup, there aren’t too many other great options.
I find the selection to be ample and the soup to be satisfactory — certainly not life-​changing but good enough to keep your tummy warm. You can pretty much taste anything you want so I am often tempted to simply fill myself on samples and leave satisfied without spending a dime… but inevitably my guilt gets the better of me and I buy something. I personally think their chili’s are the best thing on the menu.
I usually end up getting a sandwich and soup but always feel disappointed with the sandwich. Although the sandwiches are fresh, there is nothing about them to make you want more. I end up justifying the purchase by telling myself that I am required to get a sandwich to soak up some of the liquid in my stomach so I’m not hungry again in 20 minutes.
Overall I like Zoup and will continue to go on a rare occasion simply because there is nothing better in the area (at least as far as soup is concerned).

What an innovative place! I absolutely love the rotating soup menu. I came here with my coworkers and ordered the garlic chicken soup. They let you taste test all of them so you don’t have to commit without assurance.
The sandwiches, on the other hand, were a little dry (as my coworkers would also agree).
Regardless, everything is well priced and the quantity is just right. Way-​to-​go, Zoup!

Tis’ the season for soup, er, zoup.
I particularly enjoy the variety of soup here, I think they have around 10 different soups daily. The handsome young feller working offered us samples of whichever one we wanted to try; I felt like I was at the ice cream store.
I got a side of soup which can be paired with a half sandwich or salad. I chose a half salad with the lobster bisque (which was FULL of lobster, yum) and it was plenty of food. I got a fountain drink and my meal was less than $ 10. I couldn’t finish everything as it was a thick soup and my niece was being a 2-​year old and we had to see Santa.
I’d definitely recommend and will surely go back and try some other soups and sandwiches.

Surprised that I’m not foursquare mayor here yet. Soups are good. Manager is good. Some younger employees can’t handle the busy lunches and that can be frustrating to us customers. Especially when I say which soup I want and end up with something completely different.
Moral of the story always look at your receipt when they give it to you.
Everytime I check-​in to Zoup on foursquare they message me on Twitter with a simple thanks and sometimes a question or two. I have a lot of respect for a company that stays on top of their social media abilities. Very genuine.
So back to the soups. Good soups. Lobster bisque and Chicken Pot Pie soup are probably the most popular. Trust me, I go a lot and talk to a lot of people there. I tend to try different soups everytime, and pair it with a cobb salad.
Good lunch spot for people working and living in the Independence /​Rockside area.

Not bad, not bad at all!
I love soup. I love sandwiches. I also love salads. This gives me no reason to dislike Zoup, unless the food sucks. Which it doesn’t. It’s not amazing, but it does the job and it’s fairly healthy (or at least you can always find a soup selection that fits your specific dietary needs). Selections change daily and can be found on the website.
Now I need to go to Souper Market and compare.