I Tried Every Potbelly Soup And This Was The Best - Tasting Table

"Potbelly may be best known for its sandwiches, even those you instantly regret ordering - but that doesn't mean the chain's menu doesn't have more to offer. You'll also find cookies, milkshakes, and other sweet treats on the menu, along with classic sandwich shop staples like salads, bags of chips, and whole pickles. Hot food lovers are also in luck when they step foot into a Potbelly location, because it also offers a selection"

"When trying each of the four soups, I leaned on my prior soup-ranking experience and paid close attention to which were true to the flavor they were meant to represent, and overall, which soup simply tasted the best. Determining the best one came down to the taste of the soup's broth, whether there were plenty of inclusions or how chunky the soup was, and whether a soup offered up a particularly exceptional flavor or, on the other hand, was a bit bland."

"After tasting each of Potbelly's soups and closely comparing the flavor profiles of each, there was one obvious weak link: the garden vegetable. Now, don't get me wrong, this soup wasn't necessarily bad, it just couldn't compare to the other soups on this list. I should also acknowledge that I tend to enjoy creamy soups more so than brothy ones, though I certainly can give brothy soups credit where its due. Alas, I simply don't think that Potbelly's garden vegetable soup is worthy of that much credit."

Potbelly's menu includes sandwiches, desserts, salads, chips, pickles, and four soup offerings: broccoli cheddar, garden vegetable, chicken pot pie, and loaded baked potato. Evaluation prioritized broth flavor, quantity and chunkiness of inclusions, and fidelity to the soup's intended flavor. The soups showed clear differences, with creamy options generally outperforming brothy ones. The garden vegetable scored lowest despite abundant vegetables, being described as brothy and comparatively bland. Similar items like chili and mac and cheese were excluded to focus the comparison on the core soup selection.

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