San Francisco Soup Company

To me this is an okay stop at terminal 3 of SFO. It is as expensive as other food places at airport terminals. The chowders and bread bowls I had were mediocre at the best, especially comparing with places in New England. But again I was at a terminal and there did not appear to be any better choices.

For an airport restaurant, this was top notch! Lots of different soups to choose from and great wraps and sandwiches as well. The staff was friendly and very sweet. I got a turkey sandwich and my guy got chicken tortilla soup and a chicken Caesar wrap and he loved it! Terrific food and the soup was hot! When you’re in an airport you expect to be rooked for prices but this was not too bad! Would definitely stop here again next time I’m at SFO, which will be this Friday!

There are plenty of places to grab food at SFO. The San Francisco Soup Company is a decent choice. But it’s not a great taste or a great value. I had a bowl of Turkey Chili with a stale wheat roll for $ 9.00. The chili was OK, but blandish, definitely needing some heat. Chili should have at least a little bite; this version didn’t have any.
Will I eat here again? Maybe. Or maybe I will dine elsewhere at the airport next time. Nothing in particular is compelling me to come back.

If you’re flying United through SFO, it’s an okay place to stop. Nothing too special, it’s decent.

We had a quick bite here before leaving the SFO airport. Soup variety is good, but they were a little sweet for my taste. good options for vegetarians. Must try place.

The look and feel of the shop is nice. Two cup options are available -$ 7, $ 9. I found soups to be okay. I had to add more salt and pepper to my chipotle soup. I did taste the tikka masala Indian soup as well, which was feeling more like tomato soup with tikka masala flavour. You get a sour dough bread with it. Overall meal was filling, but could use more spices.

Eh. I mean it’s alright I suppose. I’m sure plenty of people really want soup before/​after a flight so I guess this place isn’t a bad choice. Don’t expect anything great, cause it is an airport food court after all. Basically, it’s just very average soup. Unless you really want soup, the price is not really worth it. I’d say 2.5÷5 stars rounding up cause the workers are nice.

Expensive and just ok soup. Pea pea had little flavor, and the clam chowder tastes like old fish

It was creamier and tastier than Boudin. I took it with me on the airplane so it was nice to have it for lunch instead of the airplane food.
I would try it again next time in SF.

I absolutely love flying through SFO, because it gives me the opportunity to eat at my favorite soup stand. I love this place. I want to try some of the other soups and if I lived there, I probably would. However, the Chicken Corn Chowder is incredible. It has the perfect amount of vegetables and chicken. It has just the right amount of kick. You pair that with the sweetness of the corn, and you have some of the best soup you’ll ever eat! And they give you a nice piece of sourdough bread to go with it, much better than crackers! So if you’re flying United through SFO, make sure you stop here if you want some great soup. I know they have locations throughout the city as well. I am bummed because I’m flying through Denver next week instead of SFO.

Not sure where these positives reviews are coming from, BUT, in sincere honesty, this was the worst chicken tortilla soup I have ever eaten! First off, where’s the chicken?! I paid $ 9 for a bowl of hot flavored liquid! I know, soup sounds good coming off a plane, but do yourself a favor, eat somewhere else.

Reasonably priced decent food for an airport. Worth stopping by for a quick bite if you’re changing planes. The clam chowder was pretty good and it came with a nice sized piece of sourdough bread.

I was craving some soup once I got off the plane, and the first thing I saw was he Soup Company! They had a good variety of soups, and you can even sample.
Pros:
–good service. The servers were nice and smiled! They were pretty busy (not sure how when you literally just scoop soup) but they were patient with everyone.
–had good amount of celery, clams, potatoes in the soup!
Cons:
–bread was pretty stale. When I bit into my piece of sourdough, it was way too dry. They leave their breads sitting out, and you just grab one.
–maybe I’ve never had New England chowder, but this was a little watered down. But at least I could taste the «clammy-​ness» of the soup!
Overall, maybe I would try a different soup instead of the clam chowder since Boudin was a few feet away.

The people behind the counter here are very nice. The line is never too long and it moves quickly. I don’t care too much for the soup, though. I’ve had the chicken tortilla and the chili; neither were very good. The soups all seem very watered down and the chicken didn’t seem like real meat, more like a thick chunk of lunch meat.

Had a tasty chicken noodle with a chunk of bread. Great option for the airport!
I have also tried the corn chowder previously and it was also good.

I’ve eaten soup here several times over the years. The soup is always hot, but rather average.
I’ve had the chicken noodle soup a couple of times, and the clam chowder. I tried to order the Chili the last time I stopped in — but they were out of it.

Just enjoyed a great Thai chicken salad. Peanut dressing was good and had a nice hint of citrus. Salad was big and well priced for airport food. Nice mix of greens, chx, cilantro, carrots, and red pepper.
No one was in line so it was a very quick!

Perfect to pickup lunch on your way to the flight. The turkey pesto sandwich was great, moist, lots of meat, and lasted well until my plane took off. The regular turkey was also good with the sourdough crust.
We shared the southwest corn chowder and it surprising stayed warm. The sweetness of the corn with just some spicy went balanced the sandwiches well.
They were quick to get us our food, which was needed as we were running late.

The price for the soups are reasonably priced considering it’s at the airport. The tomato bisque was quite bland. I don’t recommend getting a sandwich. They are overpriced and awful.

Normally wouldn’t go to the trouble of reviewing airport restaurants since they’re, you know, airport restaurants. That said, the selection of food options at SFO is a lot better than most. It’s airport food, but you at least get the distinct feeling they’re trying a little harder at SFO.
The food? Pretty standard stuff. Had some chicken tortilla soup. Certainly wasn’t the best, which is expected. It was quite similar in taste & texture to Red Robin’s variety of the same. Still, when you’re hungry and have relatively few options, you can most certainly do worse. To sum it up – food: OK.
Based on food quality alone, I probably would’ve easily given them three stars. But what makes this a one-​star is more of a political decision. They add a 1% surcharge to your ticket to cover employee health benefits. If you’re not aware, SF passed a landmark 2008 measure requiring employers to provide health benefits to their employees (well ahead of President Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act). The practice of adding a surcharge has been hotly debated — mostly because of the belief that businesses levied the charge and simply pocketed the money.
That said, if a business feels it’s necessary to go out of it’s way to charge the customer as a way of saying «this is the law, and we really would rather not comply but since we have to we’re going to charge the customer instead» I would prefer not to patronize that business. Nice to know SF Soup Co is more concerned with lining its pockets and making a stupid political statement rather than having healthy foodservice employees. I’ll get my soup elsewhere next time.