This Week in Lines: Soup

by Jake Gallagher

12:46 PM Thursday, October 9 — Soup kiosk
Location: Prince and Mercer
Length: Eleven people, five cardigans
Weather: 68 and partly cloudy
Crowd: Solo Soho soup slurpers
Mood: Noodle-y
Wait time: Five minutes
Lingering question: Do you want bread with that?

Time and date: 11:30 AM Friday, October 10 — Hale & Hearty
Location: 23rd Street
Length: Five people, two cardigans, two tees
Weather: 61 and partly cloudy
Crowd: Soup-seeking SVA students
Mood: Clammy
Wait time: Two minutes
Lingering question: Do you want a salad with that?

11:53 AM Friday, October 10 — Ippudo
Location: 4th Avenue Between 9th and 10th Streets
Length: Eight people, three windbreakers
Weather: 63 and partly cloudy
Crowd: Hopefully just tourists at this point
Mood: Broth-y
Wait time: Fifteen minutes
Lingering question: Do you want a food coma with that?

Jake Gallagher is a writer for A Continuous Lean and other places.