Revolutionary Soup

Revolutionary Soup is a pillar of the Charlottesville local food scene. In fact, they offer so many locally sourced ingredients that they need an actual pillar on which to post them all.



Contrast that to your neighborhood upscale grill, which is probably only beginning to offer one or two token local specialties, most likely "mescaline salad greens." R.S. has local eggs, chicken, sausage, bread, eggplant, cheese, and that's just off the top of my head. They also source many ingredients from Polyface Farm. If you've read The Omnivore's Dilemma, that should make your ethics water.



Like the Black River Cafe in Oberlin, Revolutionary Soup is pretty darn close to my vision of the perfect restaurant. It's affordable, tasty, has sustainably raised meats plus numerous vegetarian options, and has atmosphere, beer and wine. I wish it wasn't so revolutionary and that there was one in every town.

Two last pieces of advice. Get a bread boule to stretch your soup into a full meal, and don't be fooled by the name. The sandwiches are great, too.

Horrible joke I deliberated about including:

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