I need me some soup (92101)
Where?
Could be your basic chicken soup or something more daring like oxtail soup or exotic like Zurek, or your tried-and-true French Onion or Minestrone, but nothing cold like gazpacho.
Any good recommendations in/around 92101 (e.g. DTSD, HIllcrest, Mission Hills, Gaslamp, etc.)
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DiningDiva
Dec 14, 2012 09:05 PM
You know Ipse, it took this rain storm for me to remember where there is a tasty, if not interesting bowl of soup. And that would be the Mojado de Res at Mama Testa in Hillcrest.
A large bowl of pleasantly spicy beef broth in which little stubby lengths of tacos dorados are floating. A plate of chopped white onion, cilantro and lime wedges comes with it to add - or not - as you please
This is my second favorite thing on their menu, not far behind the mashed potato tacos
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re: ipsedixit
DiningDiva
Dec 15, 2012 12:11 PM
I think it goes better with a (thinner) tomatillo/avocado salsa than guac. The mashed potatoes are somewhat chunky, not the whipped smooth variety. If you try them, make sure you get the hard shell version. The soft taco version is just too, too squishy
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ipsedixit
Dec 12, 2012 02:58 PM
Just had the Lobster Bisque at Jsix today.
This was fabulous soup.
Even though it was cream-based, it had a nice clean crisp taste to it. The cream was used judiciously and properly to give the soup just enough body and texture -- a sort of al dente mouthfeel on the tongue. It didn't obfuscated the flavors of all the other ingredients , i.e., the lobster, the tomatoes, herbs, wine, etc., which so many bisques tend to do.
Which meant that if you were patient and careful and savored every spoonful, you could easily discern the briny, salty, and to borrow a hackneyed cliche (is there any other kind of cliche?) hints of the ocean.
Cheers.
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Shannon
Dec 10, 2012 05:08 PM
Has anyone been to the San Diego Soup Shoppe? Its a bit farther out than Hillcrest, but I just moved into the 'hood and keep passing it and wondering.
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re: Shannon
Stopped by there today for the first time. Had the half soup/sandwich combo. Got the Lobster Bisque with sherry and turkey, blueberry compote sandwich. Sandwich was really good and flavorful. Soup had a great flavor, but the lobster part was definately lacking. Maybe I got the only bowl with no lobster? There were some flakes of meat but that was it. I paid $1 extra for the lobster, so expected some meat!
With that said, I would definately go back and try some other things.
Hours are kind of strange, so check their FB page before you go.
Also heard they are opening a beer/hamburger place next door. Don''t know anything else about that.
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DiningDiva
Dec 11, 2012 09:04 PM
Did they have more than the 6 flavors of soup listed on the menu page of their web site. I really hate to say this, but I recognize all 6 of the soups on their web page as being from the Campbell's foodservice line of frozen soups. These are flavors not available to the retail trade, but readily available through either local broadline distributor. That said, both the Campbell's and Chef Francisco (packed by Heinz) foodservice frozen soup lines have some great varieties and taste great (lots better than the stuff in the can). And with rainy days coming up later this week, these may just hit the spot!
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DiningDiva
Dec 14, 2012 12:24 PM
Actually, the frozen soups from Campbell's and Chef Francisco are pretty decent. The Mushroom Brie is very good so is the Red Pepper & Smoked Gouda.
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I had the minestrone at Napizza. I liked it. Long on vegetables, the broth was real tomatoey in an Italian sense, not sweet tomato like you buy at the Super. I could have used more Oregano, but that could be my bias. I'll walk out again when it's colder and have that with a slice. I do like Napizza. My only issue is that the wine by the glass price seems out of proportion to the cost of a bowl of soup or a slice.
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re: SanDiego
Maybe it's the weather, but days like today make me thing of the amazing mushroom soup I had at The Better Half. Also had a great bowl of mushroom soup at Tender Greens in Liberty Station, but I haven't been able to catch it since and I'm not a fan of the other soups I've had there. I also had an amazing bisque at Brooklyn Girl's predecessor in La Jolla whose name is eluding me, but sorry Beachy, I'm not getting the love affair with the mussel bisque at Dobsons. But perhaps my palate was harmed by some of the worse sourdough I have ever tasted! Back on the positive, I like the chowda from Point Loma Seafood better, but nothing is better than chillin' on the deck of the Fish Market with a cup of chowda, some cheesy bread the drink of your choice and a good friend (except during tourist season)!
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foodiechick
Dec 12, 2012 01:09 AM
Believe it or not, Whole Foods has some of the best mushroom soup I have ever had. Call ahead for the days they feature it.
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Beach Chick
Dec 5, 2012 06:16 AM
What?!?
Mussel Bisque you didn't quite get...
Sorry to hear that noshie.
Usually its off the chain good.My fave is mushroom soup too.
Now, if we can lasso all the places in SD that make a good one.
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re: 4wino
notjustastomach
Nov 22, 2012 02:00 PM
I don't know what happened to John Kennedy, the former chef and owner of The Better Half. Though the guy was kind of crazy, and seems to have been bad at business, he was a genius at making soups. Damn I miss his soups!
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goodhealthgourmet
Nov 8, 2012 07:41 PM
ispe, are you living in SD Now?
if you're in the mood for ramen, this might be of use:
http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-D... -
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I don't know if it's truly vegetarian, stockwise, (it may be) but if you want meatless, Sora's purple potato soup is pretty good.
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