Bloomington soup brand, back since 2025, with a west side restaurant at 3860 W 3rd St and soups sold inside The Chocolate Moose downtown. Eight to ten from-scratch soups daily.
About Darn Good Soup
Darn Good Soup came back to Bloomington in November 2025, about five years after its College Avenue shop closed. Pat and Jamie East bought the recipes from original owner Nels Boerner and began serving the soups at The Chocolate Moose.
Its west side restaurant at 3860 W 3rd St is now open, with seating. It offers dine-in and carryout, serves eight to ten soups a day, and is the kitchen where every batch is made. Chocolate Moose ice cream is sold there by the pint and half-pint. Darngoodsoup.com lists all three of its locations, including the counters inside The Chocolate Moose on S. Walnut St. and in Nashville, as open daily, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Soups people ask for include chicken tortilla, West African chicken peanut, lentil spinach and twice-baked potato. Chicken andouille gumbo and jambalaya come with rice. At its earlier College Avenue shop, the menu always had vegetarian and vegan choices. Soups are still served at the two Chocolate Moose shops, in Bloomington and Nashville, and are sold wholesale at Morgenstern Books & Cafe and Cardinal Spirits.
