I think cville becomes even better when it can introduce me to something I have never even heard of…this week it is Spicy Senegalese Peanut Tofu soup at Revolutionary Soup.  Thor touched briefly on how this is one of his favorite soup’s in his Week o’ Charlottesville Lunches series, and after trying it, I think it deserves its own soup bowl sized spotlight.  It sounded very appetizing from the menu on the wall, but I was worried it would be some knock-off of a Thai-style peanut dipping sauce (satay sauce) turned into a soup.  What I received was as non-Thai as it gets, and a my belly loved every bite of the small size cup I got (mistake #23093 in my book, order at LEAST the medium).

A couple interesting things about this soup:

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This is the second “Week O’ Charlottesville Lunches” article. Yesterday we covered Eppie’s, today, Rev Soup!

Sure, we may have made fun of the small apples at Revolutionary Soup, but if you’ve been living in Charlottesville for longer than 3 weeks, you should know about this place.  Sure, its underground location on 2nd Street across from the movie theater may dissuade you from a visit, but have no fear, my friend.  Also, you shouldn’t call it Revolutionary Soup… you should call it Rev Soup, because if you don’t, everyone will know you are a dummy.

Rev Soup makes a serious effort to fill its menu with local items.  It’s hard to go in there and anonymously report on this stuff, but if you look on the pillar on the main counter,  you will be amazed at how much of the menu is actually produced nearby.  Now we all know Charlottesville residents are suckers for local food items (and should be), but when I go to a restaurant, my first thought is the food.  Service, Ambiance, Local Food, etc., are a close second.

So, how is the lunch?

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