How fitting that Ravi Kanagarajah’s legacy lives on through soup.
After spending more than a decade in the kitchen at the upscale restaurant Mildred Pierce, the Sri Lankan refugee known as Toronto's "Soup King" opened his own modest eatery in the Entertainment District in 2006. Seven years later, two more Ravi Soups locations — on Queen Street West and in the Junction neighbourhood — were also thriving.
In 2013, tragedy struck and Ravi passed away unexpectedly at the age of 42. But Ravi’s Toronto-based family – his wife, mother, five brothers, 25 cousins and four children — wouldn't allow the mini-chain to wither. Just a few months after Ravi’s passing, the fourth Ravi Soups location opened on Charles Street in downtown Toronto.
“We are a team,” explains Tharmini Kandasamy, Ravi’s widow, adding that his brothers and 16 of his cousins work in the restaurants. “When you are family, you are more dedicated. It really benefits the business, and customers can tell. We work hard to give people 100 per cent satisfaction.”
All soups served with a cheddar cheese biscuit and red pepper jelly!
Curried Apricot & Red Lentil
With cilantro, lime crème fraiche and crispy shallots
Porcini Mushroom Wild Rice Bisque
With crispy shallots and truffle oil
Corn Chowder
With blue crab, thai basil and crispy shallots
Beef Miso
With flank steak, baby spinach,roasted yams, wild rice, shitake mushrooms, edamame, and crispy shallots
Chicken Hot Pot Broth
With coconut milk, lemongrass, kaffir lime, fresh noodles, bok choy, edamame, mango, pineapple, crispy shallots and fresh herbs.
Butternut Squash
With asian pear and crispy shallots
Ravistew
With chicken, baby spinach, mushrooms, wild rice, edamame, cilantro, crispy shallots and root vegetables
Extra Cheddar Cheese Biscuit with Red Pepper Jelly
Roasted Free Range Chicken
w/ roasted yams, baby spinach, edamame, caramelized onions, tomato chutney & chipotle mayo
Roasted Pork Shoulder
w/ Ravi slaw, spicy tamarind ketchup & mint cilantro
Curried Lamb
w/ roasted yams, baby spinach, edamame, mango-pineapple salsa, lime chili & mint cilantro
Oven Roasted Veggies
w/ roasted yams, caramelized onions, baby spinach, brie and chipotle mayo
Flank Steak Wrap
w/ roasted yams, baby spinach, caramelized onions, mushrooms, edamame, brie, chipotle mayo
Ravislaw (Salad)
with spinach, napa, mint, pineapple, mango, thai basil, cilantro, crispy shallots, lime, chili aioli
Chocolate Banana Bread
Ravisoups Combo
Choose any soup and wrap / salad and soup / salad and wrap
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