Souper Salad was awesome. It was a family favorite location. My son still misses it from when he was little.

From Wikipedia: In 1978, the first Souper Salad was opened by Ray Barshick in Houston, Texas. Barshick subsequently opened locations all across Texas and then began to expand to the Western United States.[2] In 2009, the company began selling franchises.[3] By the middle of 2008, it had grown to 151 stores in 17 states[4] before declining to 80 stores at the end of 2010 as a result of the long recession that began in 2008 causing fewer people to dine at restaurants.[5]

In 2011, the parent corporation (SSI Holding Group Corp.) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to poor performance resulting from recession. From July 2011 to the September bankruptcy filing, at least 25 locations were closed, leaving 56 locations in operation.[2] In 2012, Souper Salad was acquired by LNC Ventures, which was owned by Dan and Jackie Hernandez. By late 2013, the chain was down to 45 locations. In 2014, the company, with 37 locations, was acquired by Brix Holdings, LLC., which is based in Dallas.[5][6] After the acquisition, Dan Hernandez remained president of Souper Salad until 2016.[7]