Cafe Zupas

Fantastic place for a healthy & quick meal. I’ve gotten take out and catered work lunches from Café Zupa, and I’ve been very happy with everything. The menu has a lot of choices, included vegetarian friendly options, the food is fresh, portions are large, and it’s inexpensive.
I really like their salads, which are actually large enough to make a meal out of. Bonus that they include a roll of bread and chocolate covered strawberry. The Kale Quinoa is my favorite, because it’s savory, healthy, and has a nice kick from the berries without being too sweet. The vegetarian sandwich is solid, and the pesto aioli makes it a little more interesting than the normal cheese/​tomato/​lettuce you can get stuck with otherwise.

I love café zupas as it’s fresh food, freshly prepared and not overpriced. The people are genuine and provide a great experience. They have fresh soups, salads, and great sandwiches. Every meal comes with a free chocolate covered strawberry. Great location, people and food. It doesn’t get better then this.

When did CafeZupas become stingy on their portions? This used to be a value for your $$, not the case anymore. Thumbs down…

We are regulars and we have always enjoyed a delicious meal when we go there. I love the ability to choose whatever I want to be put on my salad and the chocolate covered strawberry is a nice touch. Soups and sandwiches are always good and tasty. Always a nice clean friendly atmosphere. Great food at a great price, Thank You!!!

Where do I start. Maybe I should write this review from the perspective of a probable management decision making process.
«Gentleman, Ladies, I’d like to propose some exciting changes for our customers when they enter Café Zupas. Please turn to page 739 of your agenda and follow along.
— let’s make our dining experience slightly offsetting with the ambient temperature 5 degrees cooler than it should be, regardless of the season.
— how about giving all acoustic treatments a back seat to permeate a constant drumming of noise, like a cheap bar at happy hour. Except sans Happy.
— what about all of our staff armed with little vocal cues that sound artificial and canned ‘welcome to café Zupas, would you like to try our Wisconsin cauliflower soup?’
— we’ve noticed that treating people with high pitched voices is the wave of the future. What about training all our staff with super robotic high pitch questions and statements that pierce the surrounding ruckus?
— how about confusing the customer with a constant passing of help behind the salad bar, ‘John will like help you make a salad, but Jessica makes the sandwiches, and Paula will take care of your soup. But if you don’t want salad than my friend Gary over there will be positively happy to assist you in your sandwich selection!’ :):):)xoxo
— treat everyone like they’re on a 3^rd grade field trip.
— have the cashier require the customer to regurgitate again what they ordered, commanding further confusion and holding up the line.
— make sure the sandwiches taste like white bread. The white bread taste needs to come through over all else.
— insist on the soups being served in thin plastic bowls that have a 0.8 on the insulation meter.
— have soups waiting in said thin plastic bowls for over 5 mins while the customer waits in line behind regurgitated orders, or while white bread sandwich is made.
— salads, no change. Excepts serve toppings with ½ teaspoon serving spoons. Try and make the customer feel as special as possible with the pinch of strawberry flakes, 5 sesame seeds, three crushed pecans and two onion strings. Give the customer a disapproving look if they ask for a generous portion of anything. Look to manager immediately if any request is outside the ½ tsp mark.
— utilize the lowest grade chocolate on earth on strawberries and deserts. Go for a rubber or plastic texture. It should be similar to a child’s squeeze toy, really. «
(Ok I’ll stop. But seriously, I only go here because the taste of the soups are insanely good. Not hot, mind you, but very good. If they ever figure out how to save a buck and destroy this one asset I will literally call for a wrecking ball.)

Seen this place many times but never tried it until my daughter suggested it.
Very similar to a Paradise Bakery which they serve Sandwich, Soup, Salads and Dessert.
Tried the 2 Combo which was a sandwich and soup. Food was pretty good.
Nice and clean place, nothing really knocked my socks off.

I do not recommend this restaurant! I asked to have more vegetables then broth for the KIDS meal soup, they were unable to accommodate me because they stated that they were trying to save more for other customers… SMH!

Cheap and yummy! And pretty healthy too!
Where can you get a kids meal for $ 3 nowadays? At Zupas! Where can you get a huge adult meal for $ 8 nowadays?! Zupas!
I love Zupas’ fresh combos. I get the mushroom bisque and turkey bacon avocado sandwich. I can never finish it all! It’s so much food. Oh and did I mention every meal comes with a free chocolate covered strawberry? It’s only the perfect dessert for any and every meal! The kids meal comes with your choice of two items (chicken strips, grilled cheese, soup, or fresh fruits) for about $ 3. You can’t get a kids meal like that anywhere else! And everything is made fresh in front of you!
Service is very good and friendly and there is lots of parking.
Tip: There is an Italian soda fountain area where you can make your own mixes! Yay! Also, if you aren’t sure what soup to get, you can taste them all!

I am really digging this place. My wife has come here a few times, but until this weekend I had never been. The selection of soups, sandwiches, and salads is impressive. Everything is fresh and made in front of you. The best part is the sandwiches and salads (I had the combo) is larger and cheaper than other similar places. Other chains give you half a sandwich and soup for $ 10, but Zupas was a whole sandwich, the soup, bread, and a chocolate covered strawberry for $ 8. I am definitely hooked now and will go back. Nice charging station for your electronics is an added bonus.

The food is great. I love the tomato basil risotto and bbq chicken salad.
I would prefer a more cleanly dining experience however. I have dined twice now and tables are full of dishes and the stack of dirty dishes that accumulates around the fountain drink dispenser is gross. I had a hard time finding a table that was wiped clean, having asked to have one cleared.

Not a bad place for lunch
Went in for a quick lunch, when attending a seminar in phx
I ordered the Cuban and a salad. Service was quick and food was good. I was impressed with the half salad as most places seem to skimp on one item or the other when getting a sandwich with salad.
Only reason for 4 verse 5. the servers seemed to take a while for my sandwich, could have been an off day

Ipod station? So I guess this place was built circa 2004 maybe? Regardless, my first Zupas experience was a great one and I hope they make their way east soon.
So Zupas is extremely reminiscent of Panera, but with many more options. We had the option of about a dozen different salads, a dozen different soups, and a dozen different sandwiches. My coworkers and I each went with a pick two combo. I got a Maui tropical chicken salad and red pepper/​lobster soup for my choices.
The salad was bright, a little sweet, and made me question why I haven’t seen pineapple vinaigrette on store shelves yet. And soup with actual chunks of lobster in it? Simply amazing. And even though you usually get smaller portions of each item when you do these kind of combos, I really couldn’t tell I was getting half portions. My co-​workers each got what looked like full sandwiches. A simple mistake or is that how Zupas rolls?
Either way, Zupas makes for a surprisingly good lunch spot that I wouldn’t mind frequenting if it existed here in the arctic of Chicago.

Went there for lunch. Service is quick. There is a sign that asks you to make your decision before you order. There are lots of choices and prices are very reasonable. The food is good. They do need to improve their service because as I proceeded in line, was asked 2 additional times what I ordered. Really? Why can’t the initial order be logged into the register with a name associated?
This eatery is located in a Mall so there is a lot of traffic. The noise level is very high. The music is way too loud. Also the wait staff bus the dishes to a common area and throw the plastic dishes into a dirty bin. That was not necessary! If you want to have a conversation, go somewhere else.
I would go again but not during a heavy eating time. By the time we left, it was much calmer.

The bowl of soup was decent, but there are some flaws here with the food.
Turkey — standard deli sliced crap
Salad — they only use field greens which isn’t lettuce in my view
Soup — I sampled three soups and all tasted a bit off (too creamy, no taste etc) and the biggest problem is that there is no Chicken Noodle Soup. This is like not having mustard available for your hot dog. The soups are corporate driven, so there is no change. This was a big omission. Garden Chowder was not so bad, but had way too much corn. Still a good value as its under 5 bucks and a slice of bread and strawberry are included.
Are they really making 12 soups from scratch every day in a chain? Questionable. Prices are reasonable, but food quality might suffer due to that fact.

Highly recommend this place if you’re in the Arizona area. The salads are fresh and tasty with mutiple toppings you can choose from. They also have a variety of soups and sandwiches to choose from. I also like how the staff is very friendly.

This place used to be good but they hire high school kids who don’t care about their job (they are making 8.50 so I understand), also they treat their employees like interchangeable parts. They used to have consistency in their products but the soups are not blended and become solid with refrigeration. It’s different everytime I go now, so I don’t go anymore. Seems like the new management techniques have this place destined for failure. I would suggest fixing it fast.

What I like about this place is the fresh ingredients. I enjoyed my kale salad. I also really liked that they tossed the salad with the dressing as they made it.
What I didn’t love was the sandwich. It was okay, but nothing to write home about (California turkey).
Also, the salad was way too small. Any other place you go, you can expect ¹⁄₃ to ½ more than what you get here. For the price, I expect more salad. It’s almost funny to watch them, as they strictly measure out the kale leaves.
I probably won’t go back. Don’t like the price point. Doesn’t measure up to what you get. And really, I would only like the salad. Which isn’t big enough to fill me up.

We frequent Café Zupas quite often when we’re at Desert Ridge. They provide a quick and tasty meal without breaking the bank. We usually order their soup and sandwich combo, where you get a full sandwich and a bowl of soup. I like their hot sandwiches, which are pressed Panini-​style; the bread is nice and crunchy and is filled with a decent amount of meat/​veggies, which taste pretty fresh. Our most recent visit, I tried the Crab Avocado Melt, and it had a lot more crab meat than I anticipated. Same with the Roasted Red Pepper and Lobster Soup; lots more lobster meat than expected. The meals are served with bread for the soup and a chocolate covered strawberry for dessert. I’ve never ordered their salads or baked goods, so I can’t comment on them.
The restaurant has always been clean and service is friendly. It’s a great place to grab a quick bite to eat without having to resort to fast food.

Delicious! This place was an incredible find. We were in the mood for soup and a sandwich. Unilocaled for the closest soup place and found Café Zupas. Several selections. I tried the Gourmet Red Pepper Bisque with Lobster & the grilled chicken pesto panini. It was served with a roll and chocolate covered strawberry. We were pleasantly surprised it was so delicious. I highly recommend this place.
Servers were friendly. Place was clean. Price $ 8.95 for soup & panini.

No soup for you!
My friends and I enjoy going to lunch at Zupas Café. Zupas resembles a cafeteria style with fresh salads, soups, and sandwiches. Once you enter Zupas you are greeted at the door as an employee pass out menus to view while waiting in line.
I usually choose to create my own salad, well make that a half salad and it is always delicious. My salad creation consist of iceberg lettuce, chicken, apples, cranberries, strawberries, topped with cinnamon almonds and strawberry vingerette dressing. Oh did I mention Zupas give a piece of bread and a chocolate cover cherry with every order.
Zupas offers great value deals. The choose 2 deal is any sandwich, soup, or salad at a great price. I think the sandwiches are fair but that is only because they are trumped by the delicious varieties of soup. Zupas will let you sample all their wonderful soups before you decide. You have to try the vegetable chowder it is amazing.
So if you want a great bowl of soup give Zupas a try.