I looked for a casual place to meet a friend for a bowl of home made soup. My friend spends a lot of time in NYC. There were 2 soups offered that day, a mushroom soup and barley soup. We each ordered one and tasted each other's. The soups were delicious, the whole grain bread offered with the soup fresh and yummy, and the casual, laid back decor and ambiance made us wonder why we had never heard of this place. Please do go, you will love it. They do not rush you out; we stayed and talked for hours.