San Francisco Soup Company

While visiting the offices at One California building in San Francisco, I stopped off to grab a sandwich at Ladle & Leaf. The cafe offers both sandwiches and soups. The cafe has no indoor seating but offers exterior seating. The cafe also has salads, beverages, and half order of sandwiches. The Embarcadero Ferry Building is conveniently located.

I come here all the time. The service is fast (I also order through Ritual). I love getting the Soup & Sandwich Pairing with Organic Tomato Bisque Soup + Turkey Pesto Sandwich. It's suuuuch a good combo! Always delicious tasting. Sometimes I like getting the Grandma Mary's Chicken Soup. I recently tried their Asian Tofu Salad and that was really good too!

-When you need "the middle" compared to everything else around Union Square, i.e., amount of food: not too much, not too little...price: not too cheap, not too expensive...busy workday lunch: not too heavy, not too light...quality/taste: basic salads worth what you paid. -And this team consistently comes in ready to work, order done the same way each time, same good speed every time, you're in and out. FYI great location, it's in a food court so if you want something else...and there's seating in here and all over the Crocker Galleria.

It's not going to be the best soup you've had in your life, but it's probably one of the cheapest lunches you'll get in the FiDi. The staff is very nice and quick, so don't worry too much about the long line at noon. Only outdoor seating, but the table tops are designed with holes all over them - not the best for eating soup while wearing your business casual.