Soups By Design

Last week when driving on 5th Street in downtown Columbus I saw the delivery driver from Soups by Design riding his scooter while making a delivery. He had a cigarette hanging from his lips and I couldn't help but wonder if he would put the cigarette out by the time he got to his destination...
I later read in The Republic newspaper that Soups by Design had been cited by the Department of Health for having several Health Violations. So after reading that in the paper and seeing their delivery driver, I decided to take the chance and eat at Soups by Design anyway.
I ordered the Loaded Potato soup and my friend ordered the Minestrone Tortellini soup. We both were served the soup, bread, a cookie, and a drink for $5 including tax. When we first sat down at the table we both agreed that the food looked good. However, after tasting the soup, I found the loaded potato soup to be very bland and almost taste-less. The bacon in the soup didn't appear to have been cooked prior to being added to the soup and was very rubbery. I added quite a bit of salt and pepper to the soup just so that it had some taste. But, the bread and cookie were very good.
Soups by Design may offer a $5 lunch, but that price is $3 too high.

They have a great meal deal.  Choose from a vast array of soups, including some vegetarian and vegan options, cookie, and a drink.  If you get there in enough time, they have these greasy croutons which make any soup complete.  They make agua frescas which vary from pineapple to watermelon and are a nice, light, refreshing quencher!

This place is my favorite lunch spot in Columbus! $5 gets you soup, bread, a drink, and a cookie. Their soups are really good, but I've only tried the vegetarian options.