Ravi Soups

Holy crap, my son has been alive for over half a year! I'm more than halfway through my maternity leave! This is like the equivalent of two co-op terms in university - meaning I've had desk jobs for half as long! Insane. Whoo. Okay, now that I got that out of my system (psych! That's like two trimesters!), let's talk about dinner with a good friend of mine who finally got to meet my loin fruit. 

Restaurant: Ravi Soups

Location: The Junction

Meal: Dinner

Day: Friday

Son's Age: 6 months (whattttttttt)

Ravi Soups has multiple locations and offer soups and wraps. It's cafeteria style, so you order and pay first and then sit down and wait for your food to be brought to you. Water is also self serve. The decor is pretty mismatched but somehow works. 

Accessibility: ⭐️⭐️

For starters, there's a step just to get into the restaurant, so that's already a bit of an obstacle with the stroller. I do have a large stroller so I had to move a chair to park him next to the table. 

Luckily the place wasn't busy, because otherwise I'm pretty sure the stroller would have been in the way. The washrooms are in the basement, so again, not stroller friendly. More importantly, there is no change table. 

Also I don't think I could change him on that counter. I give it two stars, though, because I did see high chairs for babies that can sit unassisted easily (aka longer than a few seconds). 

Service: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

As I mentioned, this is cafeteria style, so service is pretty minimal and therefore unmemorable. 

Food: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is by far my favourite place to get soup. If I'm feeling sick or the weather is bad, nothing warms my heart and stomach like a bowl of soup from Ravi Soups. I ordered a soup and wrap combo. 

The soup was corn chowder with blue crab, Thai basil, and crispy shallots. The wrap was curried lamb with baby spinach, roasted yams, edamame, mango-pineapple salsa, cilantro, and green aioli. The soup was warm and creamy with a bit of a kick, and it really hit the spot, with the shallots providing a nice crunch. The wrap had a great meat-to-veggie ratio so I was satisfied but still felt like I was being somewhat healthy. The lamb was warm and tender and also a little spicy. I also like how the food is served on a lazy Susan so I can spin it around depending on whether I wanted the soup or the wrap without having to rearrange the dishes. It's a seemingly small detail that helps make life easier.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½

This is undoubtedly the best place to get soup in the city, but the baby-friendly aspect is a bit lacking. It's still worthwhile to check this place out, but my recommendation is to get takeout to save yourself some hassle.