Ask readers about their favorite chicken soups and they tend to fall into two categories: the Jewish penicillin that is matzoh ball soup, and the lemony Greek classic avgolemono. D.C. actually has a variety of chicken soup standouts, whether it be classic renditions, ethnic spins like Pho Ga, or the aforementioned versions. Here are some of the standouts.
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Soup Up
This soup stand within Union Market has several varieties of chicken soup among its rotating flavors. One reader favorite is the Jamaican-style Stewed Chicken & Roasted Fresh Vegetables Soup w/ Dumplings.
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Greek Deli & Catering
Lines can reach out the door for this downtown lunch spot, which specializes in avgolemono.
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Pho 75
The Pho Ga soup at Pho 75 has a mix of white and dark meat chicken, along with rice noodles and the traditional Pho accompaniments.
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DGS Delicatessen
DGS sells even more of its matzoh ball soup during cold and flu season.
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Woodside Delicatessen
This Wheaton deli offers both a classic chicken noodle soup and a matzoh ball soup.
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Yia Yia's Kitchen
Readers recommend the avgolomeno at this Beltsville restaurant.
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Bub and Pop's
If the soup of the day is matzoh ball soup at Bub and Pop's, give it a try.
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Super Chicken
Super Chicken's chicken soup has its flaws - they use skin-on chicken that's still on the bone, so getting to the meat is a process - but there's something about that spicy broth.
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Celebrity Delly
Celebrity Delly has a salty, satisfying version of matzoh ball soup spiked with noodles. The restaurant has a traditional chicken noodle as well.
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Chutzpah
Chutzpah has a traditional chicken noodle soup, a Matzoh ball soup and a chicken soup made with kreplach, sort of a wonton/ravioli hybrid.
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Cafe Carvy
This unassuming sandwich shop gets props from some for its traditional chicken noodle soup with freshly carved meat.
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Ted's Bulletin
Ted's boasts that it has the "world's best chicken noodle." That might be strong, but they do serve up a respectable version of the classic soup (multiple locations).
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Toki Underground
It might not taste like grandma's, but the Taipei curry chicken ramen soup at Toki Underground is still worth trying.
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Parkway Deli & Restaurant
Parkway's a source for a classic matzoh ball soup, and they also offer a version without the matzoh balls.
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Wagshal's on New Mexico
Matzoh ball soup can be found at Wagshal's (multiple locations).
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City Diner
Homemade chicken soup is one of the standout menu items at this low-key diner.
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