There are many lovable parts of Autumn: beautiful leaves, approaching holidays, cozy nights in, warm sweaters, but most importantly, classic fall foods.
One such autumn staple is soup, and one great place to get delicious soup is A Street Soup Market in downtown Idaho Falls.
Courtney Hall owns the restaurant with Andrew Wilson and described the place as a fast-casual restaurant with a relaxing atmosphere.
“We make all of our food in-house, fresh daily from scratch,” she said. “We bake all of our own bread every day. We make all of our own soups, roast our own meats, and make our own dressings. It’s a nice casual restaurant to come and sit down and have some lunch that is fresh and healthy.”
The folks at A Street Soup Market love the summertime, which brings tourists and events. Their favorite month, however, is autumn, or “soup season” as they lovingly call it. The chilly air brings an influx of soup lovers.
“There’s a joke here that if we check the weather and if it’s below 65 degrees, we hold onto our britches cause here it comes,” Hall laughed. “People want that warmth of a good hearty bowl of soup with some good company and just warm up from the inside out.”
Born and raised in Idaho Falls, Hall said she feels grateful to live and work in such a great area.
“My most favorite thing is that you can get in your car and point it in any direction and in 45 minutes be in a beautiful place,” she said. “It’s just everywhere you look, there’s this beauty. If you just take a second just to glance, you’ll find it, and I love how the community is so willing to help each other out.”
For A Street Soup Market, community is found in the form of the Soup Mafia. Hall explained that the original owner, Bryan Lloyd, passed away from suicide in 2022. He is lovingly remembered by the restaurant staff as the Godfather.
“It’s important that we keep this restaurant alive for the memory of him and for his children,” Hall said. “This is their legacy, and we want to make sure that they know their dad did something great.”
The restaurant is located in the heart of Downtown Idaho Falls. Hall’s favorite part of the location is being able to see the local stores in the area, all within walking distance from the restaurant.
“The city is developing quite a few shops and restaurants, which just brings more people to the downtown area, which helps everybody,” she said.
Hall also loves the proximity to the Snake River.
“I love when we get tourists that come in and we get to tell them our favorite things about Idaho and Idaho Falls and where they can go and what they should go check out,” she said. “It’s just fun.”
In addition to offering delicious soup, A Street Soup Market also does catering, and now is the perfect time to plan for a holiday event or family get-together.
“We do a lot of weddings, Christmas parties, company parties,” Hall said. “This is the time of the year to start booking events and getting things locked down. “you name it, we do it all. We make soup and salads and sandwiches, but if you want prime rib or a chicken Cordon Bleu or even a taco bar, we can do it all.”
For More Information
A Street Soup Market
445 A St.
208-932-7039
Hours
Monday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
