The Souper Freak is here
The Souper Freak is here. The new food truck, has been on the road for 3 1/2 weeks.
The van, done up in Orioles orange and black, is parked today near the corner of Calvert and Monument streets. The weekly schedule is posted on the (adorable) website.
The truck's operator is Irene Smith, who happens to be married to Scott Smith, the chef-owner of Big Bad Wolf Barbecue.
The weekly changing menu features four soups. This week the lineup is Moroccan spiced chickpea, cream of asparagus, miso with shrimp and tofu, and Italian Wedding soup.
The truck serves baba hanoush sandwiches, too: a grilled cheese, the "Albuquerque is a Turkey," and the Souper Power Wrap, an early favorite, according to Smith.
A rainy day like today is perfect for a soup truck, Smith said, who added that she's still very much looking forward to the summer, when she can bring out her gazpacho and other soups made from hot-weather produce.
A cup of soup is $4, a bowl of soup is $6, and sandwiches range from $4 to $6. Not sure if the truck is cash only, but I'll know soon.
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Comments
We need something like that up here by the state center
come on 'round!
Posted by: ed | April 13, 2011 11:47 AM
Myself and two co-workers tried out the Souper Freak food truck while it was on the JHH campus near Monument St. I won't try again. The guacamole was BROWN and had zero taste. The soup of the day had dumplings, but in the entire cup there may have been 2 dumplings and they were very small. My co-workers had grilled cheese with ham. There was one slice of deli ham on it for an extra $1.
Posted by: AR | April 13, 2011 12:04 PM
I'm eating a grilled ham and cheese from there right now that definitely has more than one piece of ham. And the Moroccan Spiced Chickpea with a dollop of yogurt is definitely cutting the chill on this rainy day.
Posted by: SarahKK | April 13, 2011 12:36 PM
I'm digging into the Italian wedding soup right now. The chicken meatballs are wonderfully flavored!
Posted by: Bert | April 13, 2011 12:51 PM
The cream of asparagus is awesome and the grilled cheese is perfect. I'm a fan.
Posted by: Baltimanda | April 13, 2011 1:08 PM
I am sorry you had a bad experience. I am confused because we never had guacamole and chicken and dumpling on the menu together. And we always put more than 4 pieces of cheese and 3 slices of ham on our sandwiches. But that's ok. Come back and I'll treat you to whatever you'd like.
Posted by: souperfreak | April 13, 2011 1:48 PM
TOTALLY off topic, but ... . For the first time ever, my little family wants to eat out Easter Sunday. What restaurants in the North or Northeast City or Baltimore County are serving? I don't care if it's breakfast, brunch, linner, or dinner. THANKS!!
I'll get on it right away!
Posted by: Dottie | April 13, 2011 1:55 PM
I have! I tried the corn salad and the fish soup last week. Corn salad was great - loved the charred peppers - and the fish soup was interesting. Not what I expected...the broth was more carroty than tomato-y, but still tasty. And I appreciated that it was served with a chunk of decent crusty bread, because I am a bread snob. :)
Posted by: theminx | April 13, 2011 2:04 PM
I'm at JHH and am dying to try this. Hopkins is a big place with many streets and entrances, does anyone know where they park on Tuesdays?
Washington & Madison (or maybe Monument, I can't read my notes). Irene Smith told me she may be going to JHH on Thursdays, too
Posted by: Tweety Cat | April 13, 2011 2:07 PM
Tweety Cat -- they were parked right by the Washington St garage. Up one block from the medical library. Burger King is acros the street.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 13, 2011 3:11 PM
Learned the hard way that it is cash only.
Sorry! I meant to get back in and say that.
Posted by: AMS | April 13, 2011 8:07 PM
Stop ripping me off!
Posted by: Rick James | April 13, 2011 10:14 PM
I'm Rick James Bi#%$
Posted by: RayRay | April 19, 2011 1:56 PM