A café for the “Soup Obsessed” located in the Burchfield Penney Art Center
There’s a new soup bar in town, owned by Jason and Amy Davidson, who know a thing or two about soups. Jason, who also owns The Liberty Hound and The Terrace at Delaware Park, has been flexing his muscles for cooking a mean soup for decades. Now, Jason and Amy’s latest venture – Roux Soup Bar & Café – is undergoing a soft opening at Burchfield Penney Art Center.
Some of Jason’s previous ventures, including Fables Café, Waterline Café, and Roux Café @ Canalside, have all had a strong presence in the soup department. When I met up with him over the weekend, he told me that making scratch soups has always been one of his strengths.
“My son’s middle name is Roux (a cooked mixture of equal parts flour and fat that is a base for a soup such as gumbo),” Jason told me. “It’s also the perfect name for a soup bar. My favorite soup to make is gumbo. We’re famous for out spicy African peanut soup (vegan and gluten free), which won SoupFest twice. At Roux at the Burchfield, we have six rotating soups every day. We’re offering the Holy Trinity of combos, which is a soup, a half salad, and a half panini. Roux is the perfect spot to grab a lunch, or a dinner to take home to the family. We’re perfectly situated in close proximity to the Elmwood Village, and North Buffalo. We are offering delivery through our website, and other delivery services, so that everyone can get their hands on some amazing quarts of soup this winter.”
Now that Jason and Amy’s kids are older, they are spending more time cultivating their restaurant concepts. They are excited to be a part of the Burchfield Penney, especially with everything happening along the cultural corridor, with the expansion of the AKG Gallery Museum and the Richardson-Olmsted Campus. By coming up with this new café experience, they feel that they are contributing to the momentum.
Along with a host of soups, salads, paninis, wraps, and combos, Roux is proudly serving up a signature “Burchfield” blend of coffee from Premier Gourmet. Plus, Jason is currently rolling out a “Soup-Oh-Gram,” where people can submit an order of chicken noodle soup to be delivered to “someone in need.” An order consists of a quart of Nanna’s Chicken Noodle with fresh bread and a “get well note,” delivered directly to someone’s front door.
Other combo offerings include:
- Duett of soups | Choice of two soups with small salad & bread
- Perfect Pair | Choice of soup with half salad or half panini
Eat in, take out, get it delivered (5 mile radius), or sit out on the second floor patio (when the weather is nice). This all-season café is just what the doctor ordered, especially for all of the soup fiends out there.
Roux Soup Bar & Café @ Burchfield Penney Art Center
1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213 | 716.878.3253
Visit www.rouxsoups.com for days and hours, and to place an order
Paid admission to museum not required
Plenty of parking in large lot for $1 per hour
Easy pick-up in roundabout (no parking fee)
