I really wanted to find out that this place is my new favorite soup joint after reading the reviews. Went there in the afternoon. Planned on eating inside but there were only 5 or 6 seats at a small bar area and all were taken so no hope there but it's a good sign that a place is crowded. Decided to just take the soup and salad home and eat them. The jambalaya was spicy the way I like it. Made me sweat just a little bit which is perfect. Had full sized shrimp in it which is another plus.
Both soup and salad were "good but not excellent" I would say. Maybe I caught them on a bad day? Anyway I expected a bit more bang for the buck as the soup wasn't cheap. The salad left something to be desired in terms of overall taste as well. Bottom line... if I lived closer I might like this place better than Zoup! in Independence but as it stands Zoup! wins this battle for me in terms of taste, $ value, and room to stretch out and relax. Yeah yeah I know... A CHAIN over a mom and pop!? BOOOO HISSSS! Yes I know I'm stingy with my stars and just plain evil.