The Soup Shack Triple Round-up
Reviewed by Craig Dugas
During the seasonally non-frigid, warmer months in Bozeman, The Soup Shack reduces it's availability to the "standard four." Blue Moose Clam Chowder, Tomato Cream Soup, Granny's Chicken Noodle Soup, and Pork Chili Verde Soup. Good soups? Yes. But since variety is the spice of life, the additional random soups that arrive daily once the snow hits the ground are almost always worth checking out. This round-up review is of three such soups.
Bozone Sausage Gouda
Rating: ■■■■■ 4.7 / 5 "Don't eat this soup standing up, your knees might buckle"
There is no other soup in Bozeman that reaches the level of excellence you'll find in a cup of Bozone Sausage Gouda soup. It packs more flavor in each spoonful than most meals offer - what a treat. This cream-based soup has an absolutely perfect amount of Gouda cheese-to-cream ratio, and about 8-10 slices of semi-spicy sausage in each bowl.
Artichoke Gorgonzola
Rating: ■■■■□ 3.6 / 5 "Good, but has personality disorder"
The Artichoke Gorgonzola soup is enjoyable, but the combination of ingredients and resulting texture leave the soup sipper confused up to the very last sip. Small shreds of squishy artichoke provide the right flavor, but are mixed with a small amount of other squishy vegetables in this semi-creamy soup. Added to that are small soggy crumbles of Gorgonzola cheese. They taste just fine, but when mixed with the other ingredients, a soup with multiple personalities is the result.
Poblano Pepper Cream
Rating: ■■■■□ 4.4 / 5 "Creamy, spicy, surprisingly tasty"
How surprising was this soup - spicier than anticipated and backed by a very unique, almost buttery cream base. In the bowl, you'll find a greenish hue, and what appears to the palate to be a variety of peppery spices. Similar to the other soups at The Shack, it is quite salty but not overly so. The one complaint I share with Eric on this soup is that they do not de-seed the peppers before blending the ingredients, so you are stuck with a few tough pepper seeds in the batch.
From left-to-right, Bozone Sausage Gouda, Artichoke Gorgonzola, Poblano Pepper Cream.
Unfortunately, a to-go Styrofoam bowl and plastic spoon does little justice for soup presentation, blind faith may be required.
The Soup Shack is located within The Garage, a local Downtown, East Main eatery.
Posted by Craig Dugas
