Readers tell us the best soups in town

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By JEFF KORBELIK/Lincoln Journal Star

Who knew local diners have such soft spots for soup?

When Ground Zero listed its five favorite Lincoln places last week for a piping hot cup or bowl, readers responded in turn.

The five, by the way, were Bread & Cup, Thé Cup, Freakbeat Vegetarian (formerly Grateful Bread), Green Gateau and Parkway Lanes.

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Cuts of eye round steak simmer in a bowl of pho at Pho Nguyenn, 611 N. 27th St. Readers responded to a request for their favorite soup, and a lot of them mentioned the pho at Pho Nguyenn. (Eric Gregory/Lincoln Journal Star)

Cuts of eye round steak simmer in a bowl of pho at Pho Nguyenn, 611 N. 27th St. Readers responded to a request for their favorite soup, and a lot of them mentioned the pho at Pho Nguyenn. (Eric Gregory/Lincoln Journal Star)

Readers told us they like the corn chowder at Lazlo’s, the portabella harvest grain at Bison Witches and the mulligatawny at The Oven.

A big favorite was the pho at Pho Nguyenn on North 27th Street.

“Best Vietnamese beef soup in town, and second-best soup in town overall, with Bread and Cup being the best,” a reader commented on the Journal Star Web site.

“I second the comment regarding Pho Nguyenn!” another reader wrote.

And, finally: “I LOVE Pho Nguyenn!! Amazing spring rolls, too! Go There!”

Some endorsed our selections.

“I can’t argue with any of the ones on the list (I’ve been to four of the five places),” a reader wrote. “And even though it’s premade, I have yet to have a soup at Panera (Bread) I disliked.”

 Another reader took us up on our advice.

“After reading the reviews yesterday, I tried Thé Cup off Randolph (Street) for the first time today,” the reader wrote. “I had never been there. It was really good and it’s in a cool part of town that I never knew existed. I had a garbanzo bean soup that was hearty and very tasty. They have good cinnamon rolls, too. It was a memorable combination. I’m a new fan.”

Several listed their favorites for soup. The following is a rundown of recommended restaurants and soups:

Beacon Hills — clam chowder

Bison Witches —  portabella harvest grain

Braeda — creamy chicken and wild rice

Embassy Suites — clam chowder

Famous Dave’s — wild rice and mushroom

Grisanti’s — tomato basil

Lazlo’s — corn chowder, beer cheese, chicken tortilla

Le Quartier — creamy tomato, autumn curry carrot

Magnolia — sausage and spinach

Manhattan Deli — tomato dill, vegetable beef

Misty’s — jalapeno carrot

Noodles and Co. — tomato bisque

The Oven — mulligatawny

Venue — wild mushroom

A couple of readers advised diners to make their own soups, which prompted this response from another :

“Some of us have one- or two- person households and unless we want to eat the SAME yummy soup for five days in a row, it is impractical to ‘make it at home,’ especially the more labor-intensive varieties.

“I fully appreciate being able to go to a restaurant and have a meal that features a teaspoon of fresh herbage without having to figure out what to do with the rest of the bunch.”

Reach Jeff Korbelik at 473-7213 or jkorbelik@journalstar.com.