At Lunch Now: Meet the Old Soup Man, Same as the New Soup Man?
Soup Kitchen International aka the Soup Nazi aka The Original Soup Man reopened their original location today (on 55th and 8th Ave.) and the requisite madhouse ensued. Eater was (rightfully) skeptical but being a huge S.K.I fan I had to check it out for myself.
Reggie Jackson was on hand (at least I think that was Reggie Jackson, sorry I’m a Sox fan) as was practically every local news organization (slow news day anyone?)
By 12:30ish the first customer had been served and the line wrapped around to 8th avenue, half way up the block between 55th and 56th.
After I saw one Midwestern tourist opening their Soupman sack to reveal a milk chocolate Lindt truffle and a handful of grapes, I knew this wasn’t the specially paired lunch sack I remembered from S.K.I. and I wasn’t about to stand around in the heat for what looks like the regular Soupman fare. As a former publicist, I’m impressed with the circus, but as someone who values my lunch hour (and doesn’t particularly love “The Original Soupman” or lines in hot weather) I’m going to assume this is skippable until somebody tells me otherwise.
Posted by Brownie at 1:20 pm, July 20th, 2010 under At Lunch Now, The Original Soupman.
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I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it’s an ethos.
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Red Sox fan fail–I wouldn’t know Reggie Jackson if I bumped into him on the street. That will teach me to listen to some random tourist.
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I didn’t think it looked like him either… but maybe it’s just the angle of the photo. Tourists are never wrong!
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The dude all the way to the left whose face you cut off sure looks looks Reggie to me.
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Not Reggie jackson… are you serious? And you’re not red sox fans, or you would know baseball. You started watching around 2004. Yeah I know… And this guy NIU YORKER… are you kidding me? You have a I HEART NY avatar and your talking about the red sox? Youre retarded. Keep your sports to yourself since you obviously know nothing about it.
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New York is a melting pot of people that both like and do not like sports. You do not need to have one to be the the other. Either way it’s unimportant.
There are too many teams, and unless you regularly go to see a NY Red Bulls game I don’t consider you a TRUE NY sports fan. My point is it’s all relative.
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I do support my NY teams cheeser. I route for the Buffalo Bills so there! hahaha. My point being. Red Sox fans are bogus if they cant tell who reggie jackson is. In reality it means they started watching baseball in 2004 when the red sox started winning, and they will stop watching baseball next year, when they dont make the playoffs. I agree, yadda yadda. But I also would argue that YES I am a NY sports fan, I think the world cup proved that Soccer is not a sport, its a diving contest. so the Red Bulls arent even on the radar. And sure I’ll go to a Liberty Game. and Ranger, and Mets, and my Yankees. all in all I’m sayin is Boston can go F itself.
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Another Sox “bandwagoneer” here. I jumped on the “Impossible Dream” bandwagon when I started watching in ’67, and I’m so ashamed that I’m not a true sports fan like squidterm. What rock did you crawl out from under anyway? That cozy damp space is still waiting for you.
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Yeah and I bet you could tell that wasnt reggie jackson smarty therefore… I wasnt talkin to you!
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I can attest that she’s been a fan of the Sox since way before 2004. Just because she can’t pick out a baseball star who quit playing baseball when we were in kindergarten (and played for the Yankees before we were born) doesn’t not make her a poseur. Sorry we’re not as old as you.
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It would be hilarious for all (except Reggie) if the person pictured was, indeed, Reggie Jackson.
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Whats the connection between SK and Reggie? Thats a pretty random celeb endorsement.
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The Soup Man was on Seinfeld-> George Costanza worked for the Yankees-> Reggie Jackson played for the Yankees.
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The Puppy Who Lost His Way is a classic Steve, a classic I tell you!
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Whenever two billy madison references are worked into a single thread it’s a good day.
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Reggie Jackson’s apparently the “Senior Vice President of Strategic Business. Relationships for The Original SoupMan” and a Soupman investor, http://www.originalsoupman.com/EPK/RJackson.pdf
Steve’s response is more interesting.
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Thanks Steve haha! They should’ve got the real “Kramer” who used to do the bus tours.
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i really dont get why the soup man would open in the middle of july.
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Brownie, I love you, but that is not Reggie “Mr. October” Jackson by a long shot. Unless he’s going hair plugs, darken his skin tone, and broken his face. I am now reevaluating our friendship.
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Remember how last week I was convinced this dude was Danny Meyer? http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycblondieandbrownie/4813674768/. When it comes to July celebrity sightings I’m 0 for 2.
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way too young to be Danny.
Jeez Brownie, you need a vacation or something.
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haha, seriously. I’d settle for a decent night’s sleep. Having a two month old will do that to you. :)
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Does no one else see the light skinned tall half bald dude all the way in the left whose face is cut off? I seriously think that’s Reggie.
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That guy in the second pic looks Indian. And Reggie never played for Cleveland.
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And they changed the sign to Soup MAN! That’s terrible… it’s like destroying a landmark.