Editor,
I was deeply saddened when I discovered that the Souper Salad near the University went out of business last week.
As a student, and now as a staff person, Souper Salad always fed me for a reasonable price. The salad and soup items were fresh and exotic. The music was always pleasant, and the service was exceptional.
I was a picky eater before I discovered Souper Salad. Thanks to the restaurant, I developed a sophisticated palate that craves for a salad made of beets, jicama, mandarin orange slices and green chili, piled with raisins, sunflower seeds and smothered with olive oil.
Most of all, I will miss the dedicated workers: Adelina, who studied her tattered Bible between customers; Shanna, who had only one stubborn credit to go for her anthropology degree; and Jennifer, who threw me a policeman’s discount from time to time.
You guys set the bar high, and it’s going to be hard to find a replacement. You not only fed my stomach, but you fed my heart, and now it is broken.
Chuck Reuben
UNM staff
