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| - My wife and I tried out Zoup today for lunch which we were excited about trying since it just opened. It was a toss up on either trying this place out or going to the good old tried and true Panera's, also in Points East Plaza. We both tried the soup and sandwich combo for $8 a head. Add another $2 for a drink and tax, your up to $12 per person for "fast casual". You can eat at any sit down restaurant for lunch for that type of money which is why I think Zoup is way out of its value proposition. I had the chic and dumpling soup which was basically Campbell's out of a can, good but nothing special. The sourdough bread which comes with it tasted like someone having fun with a box of bisquick, dense and tasteless. I also had the southwestern Turkey sandwich which consisted of three pieces of razor thin turkey, pepper jack cheese, and a tomato on a roll. My wife had a salad and chic fajita soup which was broth, tortilla strips, and so much cheese it was pretty much un-eatable.
If this place charged $5 or $6 for a combo with a drink included, it probably would not be bad for the money but for this much, I will go to Panera all day long or go to a normal sit down restaurant.
R.I.P Zoup. With your rich prices, I think your days are numbered. Meanwhile, I don't think the folks over at Panera are too worried about you taking much of any market share.
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