SUPPAN'S ON AT SOUP'S.Byline: LARRY LIPSON >RESTAURANT CRITIC There's only one soup on the menu at the new Soup's Grill in Woodland Hills. That's because the word "Soup" in the title has nothing to do with potages; it's the nickname of the owner, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jeff Suppan Jeffrey Scot Suppan (born January 2, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball career Suppan (IPA pronunciation: [ˈsup ɑn] . Suppan, pronounced "soo-pan," born and raised in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , operates this sports tavern and cafe with wife Dana and can currently be found on the premises daily, often as host and greeter. As one of the premier active Major League starting pitchers, Suppan will be gone when spring training begins. At a recent visit, the casually attired Suppan, while very obviously proud of his sports celebrity status, seemed extremely cordial and understanding when seating two people who were only vaguely familiar with his fame. It doesn't take long, though, to figure out that he's a sports star. There's plenty of evidence in the form of framed photos and memorabilia around the restaurant. Soup's is in a new building located on the onetime Wienery site. Like most sports bars, it offers beers and wines and features flat-screen televisions that dominate both its lounge and dining room. Its food is uncomplicated pub fare. The menu, sans main entrees, mostly lists sandwiches and salads with such specialties as cheesesteaks and hoagies, the latter better known in these parts as submarine sandwiches. Finger-food appetizers, always important in this kind of setting, include respectable renditions of Buffalo-style chicken wings Chicken Wings can refer to:
These can be had in a shareable sampler plate ($8) delivered with a good crumbled bleu cheese bleu cheese n. See blue cheese. [French, blue, from Old French; see blue.] dipping sauce. Other starters: quesadilla que·sa·dil·la n. A flour tortilla folded in half around a savory filling, as of cheese or beans, then fried or toasted. [American Spanish, from Spanish, diminutive of quesada, ($5.75), chicken tenders ($7), cheese pizza ($5.75), chili cheese fries ($6), chips with salsa ($3) and soup of the day Soup of the Day is the loosely scripted 2006 internet phenomenon that told the story of one man who is dating three women at the same time. Each of the 19-episodes of the story was its own 4-6 minute self-contained viral video. The entire series can be seen at [1] [2]. ($6). The latter is often a chicken tortilla soup, which though a trifle too beany, can justifiably be called savory and satisfying. Soup's kitchen makes a passable pass·a·ble adj. 1. That can be passed, traversed, or crossed; navigable: a passable road. 2. Acceptable for general circulation: passable currency. 3. chili (bowl-sized cup $5.75) with finely ground meat, grills a pretty decent burger and serves it with non-oily fries. I like the Barbary Coast Barbary Coast (bär`bərē), waterfront area of San Francisco, Calif., in the years after the 1849 gold rush. Gamblers, gangsters, prostitutes, and confidence men flourished, and the brothels, saloons, and disreputable boardinghouses made burger ($9.75), a meaty patty that comes between Parmesan toast instead of a bun. The signature cheesesteak The cheesesteak, known outside the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area as the Philadelphia cheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, or steak and cheese is a sandwich principally of thinly sliced pieces of steak and melted cheese on a long roll. in a roll ($9.75) contains relatively tender beef, grilled onions, mushrooms and melted cheese, another item that offers munchable gratification while watching the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX basketball team pull off a last minute surge to win. For anti-red-meat types the chicken cheesesteak at the same price provides a worthy alternative. Because America loves baseball and apple pie, the best of the limited endings here is probably the warm apple crisp with vanilla ice cream ($5.50). At its best: Soup's is a happy-go-lucky, very casual cafe with a friendly attitude and generally satisfying, familiar food -- yes, the type of fare you'd expect at the ballpark -- plus 45 different beers in a typical sports bar setting. Could be better: We hope to soon see a few dinner-style entrees added to the menu. Larry Lipson, (818) 713-3668 larry.lipson(at)dailynews.com SOUP'S GRILL >Rating: Three stars >Details: 21028 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Open for lunch, dinner and snacks from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. (818) 884-6005. www.soupsgrill.com. >Cost: Starters from $3 to $8, salads and sandwiches from $6.25 to $10.75, desserts: $4.25 to $6.50. Corkage cork·age n. A charge exacted at a restaurant for every bottle of liquor served that was not bought on the premises. corkage Noun a charge made at a restaurant for serving wine bought elsewhere : $10. >Noteworthy: Are all those baseballs that form the back of the bar there to count in case the sports activity on the screens gets boring? CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Soup's Grill offers tasty sports-bar fare, including the cheesesteak, shown by manager Leslie Ozark, and the Homerun Hoagie that owner Jeff Suppan displays. Suppan will be pitching again for the Milwaukee Brewers come spring, but for now you can find him often at his new pub on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills. JOHN McCOY>LA.COM |
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