Worked in that neighborhood and routinely went to "the soup guy on 55th St", as he was known before the episode. Best soup you've ever had! And absolutely accurate portrayal. My first time there wasn't yelled at, but was told that I needed to step further to the left after ordering. Also, what always struck me as funny: soup came in three sizes: small, large, extra large. Wondered why it wasn't just small, medium, large?
Back when that episode aired, many Korean-Americans (like myself) wondered if there was a Korean-American on Seinfeld writing staff because there is an actual saying in Korean, "you won't even get soup," which basically means, "you're finished," and maybe the whole "no soup for you" premise came from there. Little did we know that this was actually a NYC documentary. XD
I remember the real guy was upset about that episode at first, then he used it to turn his business into a chain of soup places, changing the name from Soup Kitchen to The Soup Man, which was close enough to what they called him on the show for tourists to figure it out. We had one by the office, which was nice on cold winter days.
My father lived up the hill from Spike for a dozen years until he passed last February. Never got to meet him on any of my visits to see dad, but he apparently is a genuinely great and funny guy.
As someone that lived in NYC during Seinfeld my Wife and I were always wondering how people from other states and other countries got the situations and the jokes that were such a NYC experiences of living in the city and dealing with all those real-life situations that are so "New York" My then Girlfriend took me for lunch to the Soup Nazi before it was on Seinfeld, she said you have to see this guy and experience his craziness, but you have to let me do all the ordering because you gonna screw it up, so I shut up and let her talk and pay the exact price no change was allowed and it was just like in the show which aired a couple of years later
It is good soup, I had some when I visited NYC a decade ago. And yes I did get bread, lol. It’s also one of the better value meals in NYC as in addition to bread it also came with an apple.
Colin Cowherd was even worse but he has come down to Riches level. Bill Burr who can read people like nobody else said it best to Colin one day, Are you that insecure that you need to be physically above people to talk to them, or something very similar. I don't believe Rich is insecure but Colin def is. I call him Colin (I always said) Coward because whatever past subject or news story is brought up from days, months, years, ago he always goes with I always said to make people believe he got it right, which of course he knows nobody can confirm or deny it.
I remember the day they aired the episode, the Today Show, in the morning, did a segment on the actual “soup nazi” guy….it’s hilarious that he was a real person.
Does Rich Eisen ever ask a question that a guest hasn't answered 50,000 times already? And then makes a video out of it? What's next, Rich? "Al Pacino was almost fired from The Godfather"? lol. (oh wait, that's right, don't you already have a video with that title? :P )
Spike had a Fox Talk Show that only lasted a minute but I can't remember if it was before Conan. When Conan first had his talk show everybody said, "WHO's Conan?" I remember everybody saying, "Spike Who?'' I only remember the name and a blurry memory of him coming out and explaining who he was. I'm in the minority who think Conan is C- interviewer at BEST. He interrupts way too much with his lame jokes (he's a better writer than performer) which is why Burr is so good on his show - he doesn't really need Conan to play off of but he allows O'Brien to play straight man. I think Spike is funnier and Snappier.
Take away the laugh track and you have without a doubt one of the least funny "comedies" ever. Serious. The Soup Nazi episode is Elaine willing to destroy a man's business for no real reason.
That was the one episode that I found extremely irritating. As a show, find the humor in big business, mock the general practices of national chains, or highlight the general stupidity of institutions and social movements, but in that episode the creators and writers of that show targeted a specific real person to humiliate, intimidate, and embarrass for simply trying to operate his private business as efficiently as possible. Anyone that has ever been to a restaurant servicing that volume of customers knows there’s nothing more annoying than some idiot that passes multiple menu boards on the way to the order counter but doesn’t apply any effort to deciding what they want to order until they’re standing at the counter holding up the entire line.
Worked in that neighborhood and routinely went to "the soup guy on 55th St", as he was known before the episode.
Best soup you've ever had!
And absolutely accurate portrayal. My first time there wasn't yelled at, but was told that I needed to step further to the left after ordering.
Also, what always struck me as funny: soup came in three sizes: small, large, extra large.
Wondered why it wasn't just small, medium, large?
Don’t ask.
Back when that episode aired, many Korean-Americans (like myself) wondered if there was a Korean-American on Seinfeld writing staff because there is an actual saying in Korean, "you won't even get soup," which basically means, "you're finished," and maybe the whole "no soup for you" premise came from there. Little did we know that this was actually a NYC documentary. XD
One of, if not the best Seinfeld episode.
I remember the real guy was upset about that episode at first, then he used it to turn his business into a chain of soup places, changing the name from Soup Kitchen to The Soup Man, which was close enough to what they called him on the show for tourists to figure it out. We had one by the office, which was nice on cold winter days.
My father lived up the hill from Spike for a dozen years until he passed last February. Never got to meet him on any of my visits to see dad, but he apparently is a genuinely great and funny guy.
As someone that lived in NYC during Seinfeld my Wife and I were always wondering how people from other states and other countries got the situations and the jokes that were such a NYC experiences of living in the city and dealing with all those real-life situations that are so "New York"
My then Girlfriend took me for lunch to the Soup Nazi before it was on Seinfeld, she said you have to see this guy and experience his craziness, but you have to let me do all the ordering because you gonna screw it up, so I shut up and let her talk and pay the exact price no change was allowed and it was just like in the show which aired a couple of years later
I had never heard that...very funny!!!
It is good soup, I had some when I visited NYC a decade ago. And yes I did get bread, lol. It’s also one of the better value meals in NYC as in addition to bread it also came with an apple.
One of the best episodes on SSEINFELD
Jambalaya!
Now see, that’s what I would ask Spike about because jambalaya is not a soup. Maybe he had a soup version of it?
Why does the host HAVE to have the ridiculously higher desk and chair than the guests?
Colin Cowherd was even worse but he has come down to Riches level. Bill Burr who can read people like nobody else said it best to Colin one day, Are you that insecure that you need to be physically above people to talk to them, or something very similar. I don't believe Rich is insecure but Colin def is. I call him Colin (I always said) Coward because whatever past subject or news story is brought up from days, months, years, ago he always goes with I always said to make people believe he got it right, which of course he knows nobody can confirm or deny it.
But apparently the actual soup guy didn't hold Spike's initial blunder against him, as Spike said he used to eat there.
ADIOS MUCHACHO!
The real guy seems to be less a soup Nazi and more a soup snob to me.
I remember the day they aired the episode, the Today Show, in the morning, did a segment on the actual “soup nazi” guy….it’s hilarious that he was a real person.
it's the Puccini mushrooms that makes it unique
Street toughs took Elaine's armoire.
No soup for you
2000s I used to get Soup 🍲Nazi's frozen soup line. It was very good!
I always thought that episode was overrated. When Kramer found the set pieces of the merv griffin show and put them in his apartment… that was gold
And also one of the least realistic episodes in the entire series.
@ because I watch Seinfeld for realism…
Is the actual guy still in business or alive actually?
Jambalaya!!!!!
That's hilarious! 😂🤣 0-)
h_edp
This guy is nervous.
Does Rich Eisen ever ask a question that a guest hasn't answered 50,000 times already? And then makes a video out of it? What's next, Rich? "Al Pacino was almost fired from The Godfather"? lol. (oh wait, that's right, don't you already have a video with that title? :P )
Spike had a Fox Talk Show that only lasted a minute but I can't remember if it was before Conan. When Conan first had his talk show everybody said, "WHO's Conan?" I remember everybody saying, "Spike Who?'' I only remember the name and a blurry memory of him coming out and explaining who he was. I'm in the minority who think Conan is C- interviewer at BEST. He interrupts way too much with his lame jokes (he's a better writer than performer) which is why Burr is so good on his show - he doesn't really need Conan to play off of but he allows O'Brien to play straight man. I think Spike is funnier and Snappier.
You can tell Spike is beyond tired of telling this story.
…and yet he keeps doing these kind of shows…
Well they’re certainly not gonna ask about that horrific pop tart script he wrote with Jerry.
I didn't think that
lol coz spike is such a huge star…..
Ha.
Spike seems grumpy. No wonder he had trouble getting soup.
that episode probably led to him making a lot of money. i guess the money didn't make him happy.
He couldn't get soup for one year!!!
Take away the laugh track and you have without a doubt one of the least funny "comedies" ever. Serious. The Soup Nazi episode is Elaine willing to destroy a man's business for no real reason.
The Show about Nothing ❤
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There was no laugh track. Live audience.
That was the one episode that I found extremely irritating. As a show, find the humor in big business, mock the general practices of national chains, or highlight the general stupidity of institutions and social movements, but in that episode the creators and writers of that show targeted a specific real person to humiliate, intimidate, and embarrass for simply trying to operate his private business as efficiently as possible. Anyone that has ever been to a restaurant servicing that volume of customers knows there’s nothing more annoying than some idiot that passes multiple menu boards on the way to the order counter but doesn’t apply any effort to deciding what they want to order until they’re standing at the counter holding up the entire line.
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