Cafe Zupas

What a great little delicious place to stop for a quick bite.
We ordered the strawberry field chicken salad (half), Asian chicken salad (half), and the Italian club, no drinks or add-​ons. The bill totaled a little over $ 15. All the meals were fantastic and were prepared well. The staff was courteous and helpful. They were amused by my girls’ silly questions and played along with them. The restaurant was clean and tidy. I didn’t the use the bathrooms on this visit.
Our food was delicious. We were the only customers at the time (2:30 pm) so we didn’t have a wait time.
The only complaint I have is the amount of chicken on my salad. I only had approximately 5 — 7, 1-​inch pieces of chicken. My daughter’s salad had approximately the same amount. I told them that there didn’t seem to be very much chicken on my salad and I asked how they measure the chicken. I was told «we scoop some out with this spoon, shake it and that is how much we use.» I asked if they weighed the amount of meat and I was told that is not the method they use. The salad cost less than $ 6, it was more of an appetizer than a main course.
A great little spot to stop for a quick bite but be prepared to spend around $ 10/​person if you want a decent meal. The complimentary chocolate dipped strawberry is a great addition to the whole experience.

Café Zupas is extremely CHINTZY with their soup portions, especially with the cost of two ladles being $ 9 and barely filling up half the container. They’re also chintzy with their bread portions. Watch out Seinfeld there’s a new soup nazi in town.

I have been here to this location DOZENS OF TIMES, MAYBE 50 OR MORE SO THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON WHAT SEEMS TO BE NEW MANAGEMENT OR SOMETHING. I am not sure what happened to this location. I haven’t compared it to other locations yet. BUT tonight I got like a tablespoon of chicken on my salad. I kid you not, a tablespoon. When I went to check out the water cups were no where to be seen and the cashier literally tried to hand me a soda cup while asking if I wanted anything to drink. I said, just an ice water and she had to reach under the register to get the cup which used to be next to the soda cups at the register. After I sat down I realized the delicious bread that usually comes with the soup is now a roll which was not nearly as good AND the world’s smallest chocolate dipped strawberry. And I mean like ¹⁄₃ the size of the strawberries they usually include. This was all just weird and disappointing. I will try another location to see if their quality has also gone down hill and if this is the case I will be done with Zupas. It’s not like it was all THAT awesome anyway.

The food is fine, I had a California Cobb salad and a clam chowder. The chowder tasted very good but was really thin, the salad was not presented well but did taste good. The girl at the salad end didn’t try to engage in any conversation or help at all. it’s fine for a quick bite but it’s definitely not my favorite.

Always yummy. Always clean. Great value. Great customer service. Five star within its class.

We were a little early for the school fundraiser, however Jack allowed for our ticket to count. (Thank you Jack)
Sadly the soup of the week: Thai Curry Lobster, it was pretty much a bowl of curry flavored broth with very little else (I would say it was served from the top with no «stuff».)
The Ultimate Grilled cheese was positively tasty, despite it not melted through the center with cold separated slices in the heart of the sandwich.
The kids dinners looked better than mine :
one: tomato basil with orzo soup with chicken strips and
the other: grilled cheese and a fruit cup.
Compared to prior dining experiences, I have to say the staff did much better in helping us by having patience for two kiddos ordering their own food!

Really enjoyed this place… I’m visiting family from California so we don’t have this restaurant where I’m from. The soup was amazing such a clean and relaxing environment. Will definitely be returning before I leave to go back home.

This location seems to be overly concerned about portion sizes. Soup and salad are doled out as if they are afraid to give you two extra drops of soup or a few extra pieces of lettuce. It’s disappointing compared to other locations that I’ve frequented. I most likely won’t return to this particular location.

Generally ok taste, but insanely overpriced for what you get. $ 6.50 for a 12oz soup and they want an extra $ 1 to sprinkle in some cheese???

Used to really like zupas. Now they have stopped my two favorite dishes, Piña colada salad & spicy Thai soup. They also seem to practice aggressive portion control, ate a large salad, still hungry. Not coming back — goodbye zupas…

Literally just ate here and found a hair in my soup. No apology and had to ask for refund. When I asked if they would change out the kettle of soup they response I got was «it prolly just fell in there». They continued to see the same soup to others. GROSS!!! Seems like this would be a health code issue or something. Yuck! Yuck! Yuck!

Café Zupas has moments of greatness but they fall short often enough to make it a somewhat frustrating experience to eat there.
Because they do a high volume of business, they’ve really tried to make the ordering process efficient. Too efficient, in fact. It leaves me feeling like a «John» on the clock at an old western brothel (get what you paid for as fast as you can and get OUT!). They ask for your salad and sandwich order at the beginning of the line, then call it down to their cohorts to complete before you even reach them. You get approximately 3 seconds of the employees attention in which to complete the ordering process. This means you can’t really ask for «extra this» or «no that» because your food is done by the time you reach the station where it’s assembled and the order-​taker has already moved on to the next person.
The food itself can be good. The sandwiches seem to be the best thing on the menu, though they are a little small. We really like the crab, avocado, and bacon. It’s delicious. The Cuban is also pretty good, though also a bit small.
They have a pretty minimalist approach to the toppings on the salad (maybe two tablespoons of chicken, and no more than a teaspoon of cheese, bacon, and avocado on my most recent Cobb salad), but they use a heavy hand with the dressing, leaving the whole thing a bit limp and greasy.
The soups are probably the least successful thing on the menu. Of the three or four I’ve tried, nothing blew my socks off. Too salty, too much broth, not enough «stuff» in it.
I like the free chocolate covered strawberry – that’s a nice touch. Their other desserts look good, but I haven’t tried them.
Overall, though I like Café Zupa’s, I’m not overwhelmed by them. It’s a trendy place having its moment, but I expect their little problems to affect their popularity in the coming years and I imagine the crowds will fall off dramatically.

Zupas was a favorite in my family that I would recommend on a regular basis. In the years since, the store numbers have grown and the quality has dropped abundantly.

Great place for lunch. They are an average sandwich and salad place. The prices are okay but doesn’t let your down. Their Wisconsin cauliflower soup is off the hook and make sure to add bacon to it.

Friendly staff and good quality of food for the price. I can’t leave this place without getting my lobster bisque and crème brûlée.

Fresh, fast food. They have several options for sandwiches, salads, soups and desserts. Free sourdough bread and chocolate covered strawberries with each entrée.
I ate lunch there with a friend at 12:30, so the tables were either occupied or dirty. An employee washed off a table for us with a filthy rag. Eew. The same employee came to the table several times to clear trays or dishes even while we were still eating – which I hate. But she brought me a takeout container for the rest of my sandwich then left us alone to finish our meals.

I’m not much of a soup person so I was kind of reluctant to go. I am very glad that I went though, it was delicious. I got the lobster bisque with a turkey bacon avacado sandwich. The bisque was so creamy and flavorful, I could not so eating even after I was full. They did not skimp on the lobster at all! Every bite had delicious chunks of lobster. The sandwich was above average. The meat and cheese was spread out evenly through out the sandwich, and the ingredients seemed fresh and high quality. They gave us a chocolate covered strawberry with each meal. That was a pleasant surprise.
The only think I did not like was the set up. There is no way too look at the menu without being in people’s way. After they would make a sandwich they would put it on this counter with all the other sandwiches waiting to go out, none of witch had a label. When we got to the register we had to name all the sandwiched we ordered and some employee had to try to find them amongst all the other sandwiches ready to go out. I always specialty order my sandwiches because I do not like sauce. So the employee picking out my sandwich had to hold up all the similar sandwiches to see which one didn’t have mayo. It was ridiculous. The place was so crowded it was hard to get around, especially while holding a tray of food.

It’s taken a while to get use to Zupas. At first I thought it was just kind of a fad place that would have gone out of business in a year or two. I’m glad it proved me wrong. It’s a great date night out place to go where you don’t have to rely on a waiter or have a super long wait time to get in and get food. The food is fresh and tasty. The chocolate covered strawberry at the end just tops things off (as long as it’s a good strawberry with more than a melted chocolate chip on it). Yep, we’ll be back for another date night… on another note to the business… seriously, please fix the men’s restroom placement. If you don’t know what I’m talking about see my previous review, thx.

This is a solid and consistent choice that I always suggest to friends visiting the area. The salads are always fresh and the sandwiches are delicious. I love the chicken pesto and crab avacado.
The chocolate dipped strawberry at the end of every meal is a nice touch. The atmosphere here is very young and loud and this location is usually very crowded. The lines might be long but they move very quickly.

The thing I love most about Zupas is how consistent every location is — no matter where I go, the food will be fresh and delicious! This particular location is no exception — it’s clean, trendy, fast, and really good. A lot of people say Zupas is chick food, which … I kind of disagree with, but I’m a girl. :) I’ve had every item on the menu and haven’t been disappointed except for the Piña Colada Chicken salad, which I found cloying. Today I ordered the Chicken Chop Salad (sans black olives) and the Roasted Red Pepper and Lobster soup. I loved my meal! Every lunch comes with a chocolate covered strawberry and a piece of bread.