I Miss the Soup Nazi

gilwood · Jan 14, 2010

Did anyone hear eat from the original Soup Nazi before he decided to franchise out his business? If you did, then you'd know how much better the soup was. I remember waiting on the long line quoting seinfeld phrases and getting the best soup I've ever eaten. With it came a nice piece of bread, high quality fruits, and a piece of chocolate. I used to make trips at least 3-4 times every winter since he was closed in the summer.

By contrast, I went to one of the "Soup Man" franchises years later and I got some soup that tasted like cardboard, a crappy sandy-tasting apple, and a wafer of chocolate. The quality was so low in comparison to the original, I vowed to never go again.

I just want to reminisce. Any have any stories of the original Soup Nazi store they visited?

romafan · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by gilwood

Did anyone hear eat from the original Soup Nazi before he decided to franchise out his business? If you did, then you'd know how much better the soup was. I remember waiting on the long line quoting seinfeld phrases and getting the best soup I've ever eaten. With it came a nice piece of bread, high quality fruits, and a piece of chocolate. I used to make trips at least 3-4 times every winter since he was closed in the summer.

By contrast, I went to one of the "Soup Man" franchises years later and I got some soup that tasted like cardboard, a crappy sandy-tasting apple, and a wafer of chocolate. The quality was so low in comparison to the original, I vowed to never go again.

I just want to reminisce. Any have any stories of the original Soup Nazi store they visited?

It wasn't so much a store as a storefront. Soup was very good, but expensive. The lines were ridciculous, and they pissed off the surrounding merchants. The trick was to go at 4:30 or so to grab a soup for dinner, but you missed out on all the good ones that were sold out. Yes, the Soup Man (or whatever thy're called) franchises suck - no comparison.

I read today that there is a pizza nazi in Chicago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/bu...l?ref=business

GQgeek · Jan 14, 2010

Lol, there was an actual Soup Nazi in NY? It wasn't jsut a Seinfeld thing?

brandall10 · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Lol, there was an actual Soup Nazi in NY? It wasn't jsut a Seinfeld thing?

The show basically came to be from the things Larry and Jerry would riff about in their real lives. Many of the characters, situations, etc, were partially biographical.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soup_Nazi

"The character was inspired by Al Yeganeh, a New York City soup vendor who ran Soup Kitchen International in midtown Manhattan at 259A West 55th Street, near 8th Avenue. The store closed during the summer; a sign posted outside informs customers that the chef is in "Argentina for the summer".[clarification needed][3]
According to an Associated Press article published April 29, 2005, Yeganeh planned to open a chain of soup stores called The Original Soup Man. The first franchise opened in Princeton, New Jersey, on October 24, 2005. His company, Soup Kitchen International, plans to open 1,000 outlets nationwide.[4] Soup Kitchen International's original West 55th Street location is now closed."

romafan · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Lol, there was an actual Soup Nazi in NY? It wasn't jsut a Seinfeld thing?

Pezzaturra · Jan 14, 2010

"La bonne soupe", lamb/mushroom soup is great. Try it.

Nil · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by romafan

I read today that there is a pizza nazi in Chicago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/bu...l?ref=business

They seem like entirely reasonable people and if the Seinfeld descriptions of the Soup Nazi are remotely true, not like him at all. Maybe they're a bit high strung, but if you've ever had to deal with the public at large, you should know that they're accurate when it comes to their descriptions of customers.

romafan · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by Nil

They seem like entirely reasonable people and if the Seinfeld descriptions of the Soup Nazi are remotely true, not like him at all. Maybe they're a bit high strung, but if you've ever had to deal with the public at large, you should know that they're accurate when it comes to their descriptions of customers.

I agree w/ you re: the pizza nazis. I think the soup guy was much the same. I'm not sure how much of Seinfeld's portrayal was hyperbole, but the 1/2 dozen times I encountered the Al Y. he was merely working away w/ a slight scowl on his face. I think he (initially) disliked the publicity & attendant lines for the reason the Chicago folks do, although he did eventually sell-out & screw his customers....

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