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ECONOMICS & enterprise A bowl of comfort BY M. LAPHAM They say soup is a comfort food. If that is the case, the owners of Souper Bowl, are using the comfort they give to patrons, to get a taste of the American Dream. Of course, while soup is in the name, and it is their signature food, with 10 varieties on the menu at any given time, it would not be fair to say it is a “soup restaurant.” With other foods on the menu like burgers, grilled cheese, a variety of sandwiches, fish and chips and even salmon, Co-owners Brandon Horvath, Tony Hermiz, and Stephen Bussard prefer the term “fast casual.” The two opened Souper Bowl at 32407 Northwestern Highway, in Farmington Hills a little more than a year ago. The idea for a restaurant came when Horvath was a bartender at Mount Chalet in Royal Oak, and Bussard was a chef. The idea for a fast-casual soup place came later. As the name suggests, it all started with soup. Bussard already had some recipes, and from there they grew their menu. When the pair set up shop, they had a clear idea of who would be their clientele. Surrounded by office parks, there were plenty of people who would need lunch at least five days a week. People in those office buildings have a problem, they often only get 30 minutes for lunch. That usually will rule out a traditional restaurant, and everyone is well-versed in the problems of a steady fast food diet. There had been a large number of franchises in the area, like Potbelly’s and Jersey Mikes, and so they decided to go in a slightly different direction. Opting for more of a sit-down meal on the go style. They use only the best angus beef, and the finest fish, to make sure they provide the highest quality available. All to serve the goal of having better food available to more people. “You don’t have to pay top dollar for quality food at a good price,” says Horvath. While some soup lead restaurants do exist, there were none in the area, and it is a less chased niche market. The plan worked well. When they opened their doors, they started getting decent foot traffic almost immediately. “(We) got a following as soon as we opened the door,” says Horvath. While the early attention was nice, it was hardly all they had to do to keep a business as fickle as a restaurant going. Word of mouth was vital to their success, both the old-fashioned way and with social media. Their presence on the review website Yelp has been a major boost. The restaurant even won an award for maintaining 4.5 stars, for its first year. As of the time this story is written they have almost 90 reviews, and still maintain that high rating. That isn’t the only award they the restaurant won, more important to their reputation, they include: • Most Unique Burger at Burger and Beer Bash Detroit, with the Hot Cheeto Burger • Most Flavorful at Bacon Bash, with Bacon Pasta • People’s Choice Award at Temple Shir Shalom Chicken Soup Cook Off, with chicken tortellini soup The restaurant will take part in another cooking competition at the end of August, Taste Fest in Royal Oak Farmer’s Market. They have also taken to Facebook to get the word out. Using social media in a unique way, they have three mystery soups every day. Those soups are posted daily on their social media as well as their online menus. While all of that is good at getting word of mouth, the pride they take in customer service, obviously along with the food, may be what puts those words in the mouth. The early success already has Horvath, Hermiz, and Bussard thinking about future expansion. They have started to do the preliminary work and talked to a few people. However, they want to grow their business more before they take that step, which they say is still a year or two away. Still, most restaurants go belly-up in only the first few years, never really finding success. These entrepreneurs have seemingly bucked that trend. There are any number of reasons why Souper Bowl may have found success, and they have certainly put in the work needed. However, the simple truth may be in what Horvath says, “We just have some really good soup recipes.” A full menu, as well as hours of operation can be found at their website, souperbowlrestaurants.com 38 CHALDEAN NEWS AUGUST 2018
DOCTOR is in Gum disease, nerve infection in the mouth The misunderstood disease The anatomic connections between the tooth nerve and the gum and bone around the tooth provide a pathway for combined Gum-Nerve disease through apical foramina (the orifice at the end of the root through which the nerve and the blood vessels pass through from surrounding tissue to keep the tooth vital and alive). This pathway facilitates the nerve disease to spread out from the tooth to the surrounding bone and gum tissue, vice versa the gum disease can affect the tooth nerve through the same pathway. These lesions can be classified as: Primary Nerve Infection / Lesion This lesion originates from the dental pulp (tooth nerve inside the root) due to decay (cavity), As a result, the nerve tissue can be completely necrotic (dead), there is destruction of the bone attached to the root, swelling, fistula (small infection drainage by the tooth) usually located close to the root apex (the tip of the root). Primary Nerve / Secondary Gum Lesion This develops from long-standing apical pathology/primary nerve infection (infection on the tip of the root of the tooth). Expansion of the infection up along the root destroy the gum fibers and adjacent jaw bone surrounding the tooth until reaching up to the gum by the crown surface (the visible part of the tooth). Primary Gum Lesion This lesion originates from the gum margins up by the tooth and spreads down destroying the gum fibers causing mobility (movement) in the tooth and infection pockets around the tooth. However, the tooth nerve stays vital. This happens usually in people with poor Oral Hygiene. Primary Gum / Secondary Nerve Lesion This lesion results from spread of the infection gum pockets along the root surface down to the apical foramina (the orifice at the root tip). In this case, the tooth nerve will become necrotic (die). 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