Cafe Zupas

I will start this off by saying I hate the ordering system at these type of restaurants. So that taints my opinion a bit. They do the same thing at Paradise Bakery where they make you stand in a crazy long line and wait behind everyone that is ordering some random thing. If you don’t want a salad then why do I have to wait behind the four people that have no idea what they want on theirs? If I want soup can I just skip them? It seems rude so I never do I just wait. The veggie quinoa soup I ordered was 25% quinoa and 50% salt. I was glad I got a sandwich or I wouldn’t have had anything to eat. My California Turkey sandwich was pretty good. I liked the smashed avocado as you get a lot more than the few measly slices they give you other places. All in all this place is just not my cup of tea.

I just tried Café Zupas for the first time and it was delicious. The prices were great too — you can get a full sandwich and a cup of soup for less than 10 bucks. The meal was also served with bread and a delicious chocolate-​dipped strawberry. This place has definitely replaced Panera as my go-​to spot for a healthy lunch. They had so many different varieties and options, it’s great.

Skeptical of this place after reading some of the reviews but decided to give it a shot. Pleasant surprise! Don’t know what people are complaining about. Restaurant was clean, service was great and the food was above par with all fresh ingredients! Had a California protein Cobb and even the half portion was more than enough. Husband was able to make his own salad to his liking and the free chocolate covered strawberry was a nice add to the end of an amazing meal. Great value for the price. Definitely will be back!

Ok. I came in because I was told the have a lot of veggie options. They do and that is great. Nice set up with the «recharger bar» for electronics. My salad was good however the soup was warm (closer to cold) and tasty. The meals come with sour dough. I ask for wheat and I was informed they have no wheat bread in the place. That surprised me since they have so many choices. As for dessert, no dairy free choices. I’ll be back for salad and soup when in the area. Would have been 5 Stars but no wheat, cold soup and no non-​dairy desserts.
Stop in and give them a try if you haven’t already done so.
Peace

The good is amazing but they advertise chocolate covered strawberries and they’re hardly ever fully covered. It’s more like drizzled if that. Not to mention the sizes range from big to the size of a quarter.

So happy that Zupas is now in Chandler. I went there today for lunch with my family. It was a cold day so a hot sandwich and soup would hit the spot perfect. The sandwiches were great. The soup was barely lukewarm so that was a little disappointing. I wish they had kids drinks such as milk for my niece. There were a lot of tables that had dirty dishes on them.
Overall great experience and I will be back. Hopefully the soup is hot next time.

I usually love Café Zupa’s but this location is very disappointing:(I ordered a Strawberry Salad and asked the server how much would it be to add blackberries to my salad and she said any additions are 69 cents. So I had her add them. After I had paid I noticed my receipt had a charge for a fruit cup for $ 2.49. I knew I hadn’t ordered a fruit cup so I went to the cashier to let them know my receipt was wrong. The manager stated that since berries are so expensive — that is why he charged me so much! I told him what the server had told me about it being only 69 cents extra and he just shrugged his shoulders and said-«Sorry — I will have to tell her she was wrong!.» Most managers would have at least offered to give me a refund or something but he acted like he could care less — this is not good customer service and I will not be back to this location as long as this manager is working.

Amazing. fresh food. my new favorite Sandwich soup salad spot. so many healthy options to pick from glad I stopped by :)

Noisy– loud– terrible customer service– The place is new and we were there during opening. But it was a mess. The drink dispensers were dry— no napkins. Food orders were mixed up. The staff was undertrained. The food mediocre at best — somewhat expensive if compared with a sit down full service eatery.
Nothing inspired us to ever return–

Café Zupas is super delicious! Ordering food is very easy and it’s great being able to make combos! The place is brightly colored and inviting. I was very pleased with the enthusiastic and friendly employees. got a salad and soup which I found both to be very fresh and tasty. Each meal also comes with a chocolate covered strawberry, what a great ending to a meal!

C and I stopped in here because his school was doing a charity fundraiser. We had never been to a Café Zuppas before so we were both newbies. I have to point out that this location is not in the best spot if you’re trying to find parking. It can be hard to find a spot depending on time of day/​night. If you’re gutsy, you can always park across the «ring» at the end of the parking rows for the mall. Good luck darting across the 4 lanes of mall traffic but… C & I were lucky enough to find some parking. Probably because it was raining which kept the crowds down.
After we entered C went to find a table. Aside from the fact that it was a fundraiser night there were quite a few tables that needed to be cleaned. I personally saw plenty of employees available but it was more like a meeting of high schoolers, standing around giggling, pointing at each other, etc… strange behavior at a restaurant. Regardless, C grabbed the only clean table he could find. At least he found one.
I stepped up to the young lady taking orders and told her I had never been here before. I got this look like, «so», what do you want me to do. I think she was related to the girl who worked at Kneaders who gave me the same deer in headlights stare. Now, while I was waiting to get up to the counter, I had a chance to check out the menu. There were a lot of things that sounded quite yummy. A great selection of sandwiches, salads and soups. It was still a bit warm outside for soup so that didn’t interest me. What did interest me was the Honey Cilantro Carnitas sandwich. Anytime I see pork on a menu, I immediately gravitate towards it. And Carnitas is one of my favorite foods. Yum. But before I ordered I noticed they have a great deal. For $ 8.79 you can have a whole sandwich and half soup or salad. The half salad alone costs $ 5.59 so you’re getting a full sandwich for a little over 3 bones. Wow. I’m immediately suspicious when a deal seems to good to be true but there was a salad that sounded super good as well so I decided to go for the Combo. I stepped up and ordered the «Try Two Combo» with the Honey Cilantro Carnitas sandwich and the Cherry Balsamic Chicken salad. «We’re out of Pork». That’s what the girl tells me. They can’t do anything on the menu that has pork in it because they don’t have any pork. Aaaaaaargghhhhhhhh. Seriously? No pulled pork, no Cuban? What else is there? Some dumb chicken sandwich. (I’m kidding here, I love Chicken but I was bummmmed) I ordered the Combo with the Vegetarian sandwich (just to spite them, kidding) and the Cherry Balsamic Chicken salad for me. The sandwich was a bit wimpy. Just another place that kind of jips you on a vegetarian sandwich. It should be loaded with sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes & lettuce. And then add in the roasted red peppers and Muenster cheese. But instead it’s a sad portion of veggies on bread that was overall a bit disappointing. I reminded myself, however, that the sandwich only cost a bit over 3 bucks. So ok, for that price, it’s an ok sandwich. Now, the salad was AMAZING. Next time I will just order a full size of this salad. Field Greens, chunked Chicken, Grapes, Goat Cheese, Anjou Pears, Almonds, & Dried Bing Cherries with Cherry Balsamic Vinaigrette on the side. Oh my gosh was it a good salad. Loved it. The greens were fresh, everything added to it was fresh and the dressing was very tasty. Not too sweet which I was glad to discover. Winner winner Cherry Balsamic Chicken salad dinner.
I ordered C the Kids meal combo ($ 3.99). He got to choose two of four items. He picked the Grilled Cheese sandwich and fruit cup. This is THE DEAL when it comes to kid’s meal. For a penny shy of 4 bucks he got a great sandwich, a nice cup of mandarin orange slices, a drink and a chocolate dipped strawberry. Lets just say C was a happy camper.
Messy Dining room, Out of Pork (sin), average at best vegetarian sandwich, Amazing salad, fair prices, sketchy staff, lousy parking. 2.5 Stars.

Similar to Paradise Bakery. I like being able to create my own salad. I am a big salad eater, and it always seems like people think I am being high maintenance by either omitting or requesting to add ingredients to my salads. You basically get to pick 5 ingredients, your salad mix, and then a protein. In my opinion it’s the perfect portion.
The thing I don’t like about the sandwiches is that they only offer ciabatta bread. They should create some sort of whole grain healthy alternative.
They also offer a «recharge bar» where you can plug in your phone/​iPad. The only downside is you have to have your own Power cord. Who walks around with one of those? Cool concept though.
The gross part: the moldy rotten chocolate dipped strawberry I received for free. Lol. Gross!

I hate to rate this place 3 stars because I think the idea/​execution is pretty spot on.
Good fresh food at very reasonable prices.
I have to ding this place because of the staff though…
Every time I come here they just don’t feel welcoming and I seem to get that ‘please get me out of here’ attitude.
With so many options and ways to customize your food the staff needs to be patient, kind, and helpful during the ordering process. Instead every time I get to the counter they just stare at me blankly and awkwardly while I start to feel the pressure and end up just picking the first thing that sounds good. I know it can’t be easy dealing with indecisive people all day but just give me a «No rush!» Or «Let me know if you need any help!» or something instead the glaring monotonous hatred I feel every time I’m here. (Okay maybe that was overboard)
My girlfriend was building a salad and asked for some of the shredded mozzarella and the lady blankly replied «That’s not mozzarella»… That’s it.
No «It’s actually jack» or «we have mozzarella over here!»
All of the interactions just seemed slightly forced and awkward and I just got the feeling that they really disliked the guests.
All in all I’ll probably be back because I still like the food, concept and the price. Just remember that when you don’t like your job it shows more than you think.

Love this place! It’s Saturday, and the queue was long — took 20 mins before I sat with my food.
Today they weren’t keeping up very well with clearing tables. I saw people clearing the table so they could sit… Napkin dispenser was nearly empty, too.
Today I ordered the large Glazed Chicken Chipotle Salad, which was very good! But here’s the thing. The large is $ 2 more than the half. For the most part, the only difference is more greens. With few exceptions, the toppings are the same amount for half or large. The half seems to be the better value!

Ordered the Cuban Pulled Pork sandwich with the wild mushroom soup. Both were deliciously tasty and even got a chocolate dipped strawberry to boot. Food feels fresher than Paradise Bakery but the lines are kind of crazy at lunch. I was also not thrilled with the portion size compared with the price. Seemed a bit more expensive than I thought other places were for the food.
All in all it was a great experience and will definitely return but maybe slightly earlier to beat the lunch crowd.

Café Zupa is a perfect lunch or dinner spot when you want something relatively healthy, quick and fresh. The menu has many options for meat eaters and non meat eaters alike!
The inside is very clean and modern looking. You order at the counter in a style similar to paradise bakery but Zupa far exceeds that. The salad options all sound delicious and I personally favor the berry citrus. The soups and sandwiches are also really good and there are plenty or options there. One of the highlights is that each meal comes with a chocolate covered strawberry for free!

No real difference in the menu or interior of this Café Zupas from the one in Dana Park, but I do appreciate that the drink section is more intuitive (The straws and lids are on the farther side of the drink fountain from the cash register so there is better flow from leaving the counter, getting your drink, then getting your straw and lid).
Is it healthy? Well, I suppose it’s healthier than eating a burger, but do you notice that every salad has some sort of sugary dressing on it? Also, while the soups are tasty, most of them taste like they have a fair amount of cream in them.
You can easily get full here from anything you order, whether it is a soup, salad, sandwich, or combination of the two. The added chocolate dipped strawberry is a nice touch, and although the dining area was busy, there wasn’t an issue finding anywhere to sit.
Service was great, and everyone here greeted me with a friendly smile.

First off I received a postcard mail for this new place. 50% off your entire dine-​in meal. What a great deal! And if you make it to the first 50 customers for certain days then you get a $ 10 gift card. Too bad I wasn’t one of those first 50.
When you walk through the doors a worker greeted each person and provided a menu. The menu is nicely done with pictures of each item, with descriptions and prices. It also shows available house-​made sauces, house-​made dressings and spice blends. Everything looked so appetizing! The décor was a fresh look of lime green and deep red. Tables and booths are plentiful.
Since I love variety I went for the 2 combo which is regularly $ 8.79 for a choice of 2 items: whole sandwich, half soup, or half salad. It comes with bread and a chocolate dipped strawberry!!! Wow! That is a very nice complement to a meal and a rare complement for any meal that I’ve seen! This deserves a major star! For the kiddos (10 years and younger) they also get a combo deal for a 2-​choice of baked chicken strips, fruit cup, grilled cheese or small soup for $ 3.99. They even get a choice of bread or a chocolate dipped strawberry and small drink! You lucky kids!
If you’re not into the combo deals you can always get whole sandwich, salad or soup for $ 5.49, $ 7.59 and $ 6.39 respectively. And halves of salad and soup for $ 5.59 and $ 4.39 respectively. And the great part is that you’ll receive the fresh french baguette and the chocolate dipped strawberry!
There were at least 15 people ahead of us but Café Zupas did a phenomenal job in efficiently handling the line quickly! Probably took 7 minutes-​ish. At the end of the line before you get to the register to pay they have a nice display of some desserts! More deliciousness to add to the meal. This time around I passed on it but I foresee me getting one next time.
I ordered the combo of pesto chicken sandwich and the roasted red pepper and lobster soup.
Pesto chicken: had sliced almonds, roasted red peppers, muenster cheese, tomato and sprouts. This was a new kind of pesto sandwich for me because of the almonds. For me it was a bit too much almonds. Maybe it wasn’t spread out evenly. The size of the sandwich was a bit smaller than most places hence the whole sandwich.
Roasted red pepper soup: «Rich and savory» it actually had real lobster meat! Yum! This had a little bit too much saltiness for my taste buds. If you’re the type that seasons your dish with loads of salt or soy sauce then you might be okay with it. I dipped the bread to tone down the saltiness.
The chocolate dipped strawberry ended my meal with a sweet note.
The variety of the foods and the price points were pretty decent. I really enjoyed the complementary choc dipped strawberry. And the service for the grand opening days were pleasant.

They’re food is so fresh it’s like it walked out of the garden and onto your plate!
Combo meals are the best way to sample two things at once. The soups are fantastic and served at eating temperature. I love that. Lobster Bisque is to die for.
The drink station is unique as well. If you are familiar with Café Zupas you won’t be disappointed and if you’ve never been to one before, get your hinny in here!
Just came for the second time. Ok having the same thing. LOL What can I say that lobster bisque was to die for!!!

After previously visiting Café Zupas at Dana Park a few times, I was definitely excited to find out there was one closer to home at Chandler mall. Their sandwiches and Salads and deserts are all excellent.
I would have given them 5 stars but was very disappointed to find out that they no longer offer my favorite which was the Thai Chicken Sandwich and Salad with the peanut sauce. They totally did away with it. Hopefully they will bring it back.