

Posole verde at Cuchara Alison Cook / Staff Show More Show Less 26 of30 Posole verde at Cuchara Alison Cook / Staff Show More Show Less 25 of30 Shabu Shabu at Shabu Zone Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 24 of30 Shabu Shabu at Shabu Zone Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 23 of30 Shown: Kimchi Soft Tofu Soup (soondubu jjigae) Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 22 of30 The kimchi is top-notch at Korean Noodle House. Smoked tortilla soup at Tribute restaurant at the Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 21 of30 Minestrone at Damian’s Cucina Italiana Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 18 of30īorscht at Riel Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 19 of30īorscht at Riel Karen Warren, Staff Photographer / Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less 20 of30 Minestrone at Damian’s Cucina Italiana Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 17 of30 Minestrone at Damian’s Cucina Italiana Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 16 of30 Snapping Turtle Soup at Brennan’s of Houston Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 15 of30 Snapping Turtle Soup at Brennan’s of Houston Greg Morago / Greg Morago Show More Show Less 14 of30 Matzo Ball Soup at The Classic Jody Schmal / Staff Show More Show Less 13 of30 Southern Bean Stew at Better Luck Tomorrow Chronicle Show More Show Less 12 of30 Tonkotsu ramen at Ramen Bar Ichi Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 11 of30 Vietnamese Duck Noodle Soup at Le Colonial Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 10 of30 Niku (beef) udon at Ishin Udon Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 9 of30 Niku (beef) udon at Ishin Udon Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 8 of30 Red Lentil Soup at Empire Turkish Grill Julie Soefer / Contributor Show More Show Less 7 of30 Tortellini in brodo at Giacomo’s Cibo e Vino Alison Cook / Staff Show More Show Less 6 of30 Wagyu Pho at Saigon House Mai Pham / Contributor Show More Show Less 4 of30įrench Onion Soup at Maison Pucha Bistro Alison Cook / Staff Show More Show Less 5 of30 Subscribe.Pozole verde at Cuchara Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of30Ĭhicken Avgolemono at Niko Niko’s Jody Schmal / Staff Show More Show Less 3 of30 “The Last Drop” appears in the February 2019 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.īuy a copy at /shop or find the issue on newsstands, starting Jan. Here, the humble soup steps out of the shadows. The soup shack’s playlist swings from flamenco to ragtime to a recording of a space shuttle landing. Next to the counter, where Regner commands a cash register and mobile payment system (the dark age of cash-only is over!), is a shelving unit displaying an iPod “graveyard.” Apple technology is an easy way to engage Regner in conversation. Building a dining area decorated with objects arty or obsolete is another. Ladling out hearty bowls and wedges of warm, poppyseeded sourdough is one of Regner’s talents. “We are the House of Bisque,” as he puts it. Regner credits his red pepper bisque, a two-decade constant. And the soups were entirely soul-satisfying.

The man behind the bisque Richard Regner When Soup Brothers brought Walker’s Point to a rolling boil back in 1998, that meant long lines and the colorful personality of owner Richard Regner.
