641435 Sun Aug 02 14:30:23 -0700 2009 15 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4911235 On hot summer days, it seems like the only thing I want to eat is cold soup. Especially gazpacho. What place - restaurant or market - makes your favorite? Thanks. Sun Aug 02 14:30:24 -0700 2009 21038 Nradick 1 4912181 I haven't found a really good one in LA, but in Irvine I liked the version at Bistango. I don't really like the scene there, but they put avocado cubes in the gazpacho that adds nice depth and body to this refreshing soup. Sun Aug 02 22:12:18 -0700 2009 4911235 13464 lil mikey 1 4912218 Mendocino Farms will usually have a gazpacho or a chilled soup in the summer as part of their rotating daily specials. http://www.mendocinofarms.com/home.aspx Sun Aug 02 22:48:59 -0700 2009 4911235 11583 ipsedixit 1 4913878 Every year I go on a Blues Music cruise and Holland America has really fabulous cold fruit soups in their dining rooms. If you are ever on board a Holland America ship check them out. Now I'm craving them and I have to wait until January!! Mon Aug 03 12:53:13 -0700 2009 4911235 292692 torchsong 1 4914176 Fresh & Easy Marketplace actually has a pretty decent gazpacho soup. Mon Aug 03 14:18:12 -0700 2009 4911235 235517 annapurna7 1 4914244 i made chow's watermelon gazpacho last night and it was wonderful! if you have the time to diy, i'd try this recipe. http://www.chow.com/recipes/10636 it felt really nice to put all these seasonal ingredients to good use. very refreshing and super tasty. Mon Aug 03 14:35:52 -0700 2009 4911235 68151 mmmyum 1 4914554 I love the gazpacho at Gelson's. It's not overly pureed, and has a good chunks of flavor. It used to be that the different Gelson's had different recipes, but that seems to no longer be the case. At least, I get very similar gazpacho at the ones in Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Tarzana. I used to lie the Daily Grill gazpacho, but have not been there in a very long time. Mon Aug 03 16:39:11 -0700 2009 4911235 10568 Jwsel 1 4914588 I just had a yummy heirloom gazpacho at Tender Greens in West Hollywood. I think it was just seasonal. It was pretty hearty and garlicy. Mon Aug 03 16:54:37 -0700 2009 4911235 60801 Obessed 1 4915336 In Irvine, try "The Pleasant Pheasant" Any one remember the old Velvet Turtle for gazpacho? some of the best ....! Mon Aug 03 23:02:12 -0700 2009 4911235 173402 subal 2 5022757 Hey I remember that. And wasn't there a restaurant called The Pleasant PEASANT in Downey? Is it the same guy as Irvine? Fri Sep 11 12:39:40 -0700 2009 4915336 1108677 thecarpathian 1 4918112 Thanks everybody. A friend of mine read this and heartily appreciated the Velvet Turtle reference. I also like Gelsons and The Daily Grill for gazpacho. And I'm intrigued by the cruise ship's fruit soup. Now how about Vichyssoise? Tue Aug 04 19:04:10 -0700 2009 4911235 21038 Nradick 1 4918358 Le Pain Quotidien has excellent authentic Gazpacho. Urth Cafe is also good. Tue Aug 04 20:55:25 -0700 2009 4911235 10906 Fresser 1 5007569 Had a great one at Porta Via in Beverly hills. I had good body, with tiny chunks of the ingredients left intact. Very refreshing. I was a little disappointed with the heirloom tomato and watermelon salad, though. It was almost entirely watermelon. I went home and had a sandwich afterward. Sat Sep 05 12:20:58 -0700 2009 4911235 13464 lil mikey 1 5007773 Just had one at Real Food Daily (West Hollywood) last night that was superb. I love it when gazpacho is chunky as opposed to pureed, but chunky ones often just taste like salsa. This one had the perfect amount of chunkiness while still tasting like soup and nothing at all like salsa. Also, Rose Cafe in Venice has had a really nice cold cucumber and avacado soup for a few weeks now. Call first but they probably still have it. Tastes like drinkable guacamole ... mmmm. Sat Sep 05 14:32:10 -0700 2009 4911235 71706 QualityMart 1 5008460 La Serenata di Garibaldi has probably the WORST one, and this is from a restaurant I really like, by theirs has mayo in it, would you believe. shhhhh! Sat Sep 05 21:20:46 -0700 2009 4911235 10359 carter 1 5008546 I recently had a DELICIOUS cold cucumber soup at Le Saint Amour but it was a special so you'd have to call ahead. Sat Sep 05 22:57:43 -0700 2009 4911235 60993 bruinike