Inside 43215: Downtown Dish
SOUP NUTS?
Ever heard of the phrase, “from soup to nuts”? Out of context, it’s hard to place.
The phrase is an old-school way of saying “we have everything.” It’s a reference to a formal meal with all the fancy courses from the beginning (soup) to the post-dessert munchies (nuts).
Downtown’s soup business kicked into gear last month with the debut of the Original Soup Man at Broad & Hight. The soup stop earned its claim to fame by featuring a famously bossy clerk, the “Soup Nazi” on the Seinfeld television series. We’re happy to report that the local downtown clerks have better dispositions.
And there’s nuts in our future too: doughnuts. Dunkin Donuts has also inked a deal to set up camp at Broad & High. According to restaurant developer Michael Bruno, “We’re really excited to bring this downtown. It’s a great market and the Casto organization has been incredible to work with.”
Bruno’s been busy with architects, designing the Dunkin spot to dish out the famous coffee and donuts - as well as bagels, sandwiches and all-day hash browns.
And if you can’t wait ’til Dunkin arrives for some nuts, there’s always The Peanut Shoppe at 46 N. High St. where you can grab all kinds of non-dough-nuts right now.
Downtown’s got it: everything from soup to nuts!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Thank you for mentioning “The Peanut Shop”. I know they are struggling. If they can hold on for just a little longer, I think they will begin to get more foot traffic, therefore, more business, from hungry lunchtime crowd and condo residents. Maybe they could get help from leafleting the area buildings, the hotel around the corner just to let people know they still exist.
Nuts are a healthy snack.