Ladles

I love this place and come here regularly! Everything is good here and I always get the endless soup bowl bc I can’t help but have 3 different soups everytime I go. The soups are flavorful and satisfying. But, honestly I come here bc the staff is so friendly and nice. The food draws me in but the love is apparent in the service and the soup both which has me coming back know for more!

I’m in love with this Ladles location. Not only is the food awesome every time but the staff is what really makes this place extra pleasant! They always remember my name and my usual order when I come in, really feels like seein family when I walk in (the kind of family you enjoy seeing, like grandma or that one crazy aunt you only see at Thanksgiving, not your in-​laws haha).
I dine in or grab to-​go a few times a week from here. Soups are always fresh and the specials are unique. On my latest visit I ordered the special, which was a jalapeño cheddar cream cheese griller, which I added bacon to along with a side of fresh tomato basil soup. The meal was spectacular and to see how happy the staff is to be there as well really just makes my day. I came back later that evening and ordered the same special to-​go so I could enjoy it at home, it was that delicious! I highly recommend this Ladles location. Really a great atmosphere with awesome employees and awesome food!

If you’re in the mood for soup or sandwiches, this place is for you! I find myself going through drive-​thru at 7:45 pm when they are already cooling down the soups for refrigeration. That actually makes me feel good about the quality because they take pride in the product and handle it the right way. They are always very friendly and never seem bothered at my last minute arrival. I usually get the Greek lemon chicken soup but also got the loaded potato soup this trip. They gave me containers of cheese, bacon, and chives to garnish the potato soup and all the soups come with delicious rolls. I get the larger size (quart) and there’s always enough for another serving later.

I’m addicted! Love love LOVE their turkey griller and chicken noodle soup! Great service too :)

Great staff, healthy choices and clean facility. Tucked in a small shopping plaza, this place is a must go

Loved this place. Great choice of soups and sandwiches. My fav soup was the Greek Lemon chicken. Yumsky! The ladies that work there are very nice and told us about their sister starting the small chain. Very welcoming SC hospitality.

Love the white bean soup. But why was there onion in the egg salad ?? I’m not a big soup lover but the few I’ve had from the James Island shop have been good

Have eaten at downtown location numerous times. Same lunch every time. Ordered it to-​go at this location. Sandwich was iffy and chicken in soup was undercooked. They offered to give me something else when I called but no thanks!

Love the idea of Ladles — either a quick bowl of soup, a soup-​and-​sandwich combo, or an all-​you-​can-​eat bar of soupy goodness? Sign me up! Unfortunately, the execution isn’t the greatest.
To start with, the staff is overly friendly, and is more than happy to give you samples — but just like at an ice cream shop, you generally don’t want to sample everything (you probably can, but at some point, you just want to buy something, because of the line behind you and because it’s polite).
Where it becomes an issue is when you place your order — specifically if you get something other than soup. So you order a sandwich to go with your soup. You can get your soup right then — just ask for the one you want, and you’re good. But the sandwich? It can take forever. If you get an endless bowl of soup, you can easily go through two or three bowls of soup before that sandwich is ready.
When the sandwich is delivered, it may or may not match your order — it could be missing an ingredient, or perhaps delivered hot instead of cold, or the requested cheese may not be melted when you requested it be grilled so that it’s dripping (ooey gooey is the common term at the Bees Ferry location, as I was led to believe).
It’s good, but not great — and the soups are not bad either, but it’s more a case of quantity over quality here.

second time here. great food and great service. wife had the greek lemon chicken soup and i had the loaded potato, with grilled ham and cheese sandwhiches! yummmmmmmmm! we will be back

Food was good, the service was beyond comical. At one point we thought that we were on candid camera because the actions of the staff was that unbelievable. We arrived at ladles on a cold rainy night ready to eat some delicious warm soup. We were greeted by a very nice guy who was clearly busting his ass to do the work of 3 people. He said to us «I’ll be right with you» literally five minutes we had to stand there until he had the capacity to take our order, they only had him and the girl in the kitchen working. We finally sat down after ordering and continued to watch this poor kid run around like a chicken with his head cut off taking, filling and ringing up orders all while apologizing to customers for the long wait. Then a girl who had been sitting down eating (we assumed was a customer) got up and started wiping down already clean tables and carrying around a broom (not actually using it). Ahhhh she must be the 3^rd employee, this should help that poor kid. NO such luck. She proceeded to chat with the only girl in the kitchen who was cooking. Then enters the girl in the kitchen’s boyfriend … She leaves the kitchen with orders still coming in and proceeds to stand in the middle of the restaurant giving her boyfriend an incredibly long and extremely awkward 3 minute hug. Finally, she returns to the kitchen and fills some of the orders while the kid in front continues to apologize for the long wait. My advice — make sure to have someone over the age of 18 supervising your workers!

I wish I could give this place lesser stars. I was expecting much more more from what people have told me. It did not measure up and that’s the short of it and here’s why. We got 4 different soups and were so excited bc we saw so many rave reviews.
We got the baked potato soup, the she crab soup — a charleston staple, turkey chili, and tomato soup. All of these were awful. There was so much sugar and flower you could taste it in all the soups. I was frankly embarrassed to serve this to my friends on Sunday. It was definitely below average, and I will not come to this place again. Maybe they had an off day, but I sincerely doubt it if it was 4 soups that weren’t up to par.
It’s really too bad, I really wanted it to be good. It is safe to say I will not be coming to this place or recommending it any time soon to anyone.

Every time I’ve been here I’ve had a great experience. The sandwiches and soups I’ve tried are delicious and a steal for what they charge.

I generally enjoy the food at Ladles on Kiawah, but was disappointed with my first trip to the James Island branch. My boyfriend and I had decided to pickup a late lunch on Sunday afternoon. We came just after a lunch rush, and waited for some time at the counter before being invited to order. The quality of our sandwiches were fresh and good, but they forgot to add the bacon we requested for my boyfriends egg salad sandwich. My Von baren ladles sandwich came as ordered, but I was most disappointed with the tomato soup. It had been significantly watered down and was lukewarm upon delivery. I will say the atmosphere of the James Island branch felt more cozy, but I would hesitate to return for a future meal. By comparison, the Kiawah ladles offers a better food product.

Helpful friendly staff is happy to give you free samples!
. I know it sounds Seinfeldish: a soup shop, but don’t be fooled. This place has great hearty soups and sandwiches that are fresh and delicious.

The SO and I are soup FIENDS! A perfect lunch for us is a cup of soup — hot or cold — and a salad. This place is the spot! They have TONS of soup to choose from each day and have plenty of soups and sandwiches to pair with them. We got the tomato gazpacho and Greek lemon orzo with chicken. Delish! We live out of town and I am kicking myself for not getting a quart of each to take home. We did soup and salad and it was so much that we both took home leftovers. This is our 2^nd time coming here and we have been happy each time. Will definitely be back!

I love the friendly staff. They offer you many choices to sample the soups. Greek lemon chicken is my most favorite. I have also has the buffalo chicken soup! And chicken noodle. All of them are delicious. Turkey Reuben was awesome! Not a big fan of the bread roll that comes with the soup. But I will eat a few bites. Glad that they are on James Island!!! One complaint is that the soup is sometimes not very hot when served to you. I would expect my soup to be pretty warm … Not scalding but warm. Last couple times I ate there it was almost cool.

So thankful ladles is on james island. Best grilled cheese sandwich ever! … And wow their tomato soup.

I saw several comments from other Unilocal friends that made me remember I had a groupon and decided to give it a try. I live near it and did not even realize it was there. But I have to say, I went, I tried it, and wow, really impressive, especially the friendly service. Really appreciated the lady who insisted we try as much as we wanted. We tried 6 different soups. Our Groupon gave us half sandwich, 12 ounce bowl of soup, and a drink so they got no money (except tip) and they still treated us great. I saw a post by Scotty who said they just started giving bread with their soups and that is good but not great bread. I concur. But since I got the sandwich I did not need the bread. And the sandwich bread was fantastic. Texas toast type, just melted in my mouth. Our server took great pride in suggesting different sandwiches depending on the soup. I got the Turkey bacon Griller with Bean soup with Ham! Outstanding and filling. My wife got the Ladles Grilled Cheese with the special Vegetable soup and it was equally fantastic.
So, give it a try. Seems like a great value and plenty of good food for the money! See you soon Ladles.

Had a great lunch and the staff was extremely kind and helpful!