Last fall I wrote my impressions of Big City Soup. It was good then. I have been back several times since then. It is still good. They have figured out how to make soup. But I write today with both trepidation and excitement.
First, the trepidation. When an establishment figures out how to do something well and convinces a large enough audience of that fact (that they do it well), I'm always nervous if they try to expand to something else. There is the risk of the owners and staff losing their focus and having too many things to occupy their attention and then you no longer have one thing done really well, but two things that are just alright. Always a risk when resources are limited.
On the other hand, once someone has figured out to do something really well, there are traits and lessons learned and other things that can be applied and the argument could be made that if they figured out the first thing, then they should also be able to figure out the second.
Enough of my vague ramblings. I was out walking today in downtown Salt Lake, stretching my legs and clearing my head. I ended walking past the main location for Big City Soup and noticed a sign that they have posted in the window next door to their current spot. It said:
Big City Pizza Coming in April
So, my trepidation for fear they will lose the focus on making good soup, and my excitement that there is another local, non-franchised pizza place opening here. A visit is in order once they've actually opened their doors.