Uncommon Stock is an interesting place. It’s owned by the same people that run Happy Gillis in the garage behind the restaurant. It’s a “take and bake” type of place. You walk in, place your order and take the soup home to reheat it. Uncommon Stock is only open from 10am to 4pm Friday and Saturday and from 10am to 2pm on Sunday. I wish that they would remain open until 5:30 on Fridays, that way those of us who still work downtown could pick up a quart before heading home. At this point it seems that 3 different soups will be prepared each weekend. You can find out what soup’s on by checking out their web page each week.
I have tried four of the soups so far, first up, Lentil Soup with Autumn Vegetables and Sausage. The sausage was crumbled into really tiny pieces, the vegetables were cut into tiny cubes as well; you could tell that someone had gone to a lot of work. The vegetables hadn’t been cooked to mush; they were still slightly firm, which I like. It had a great flavor, and a slight kick. I would definitely buy this one again.
They suggested pairing this soup with a warm baguette and soft, high quality butter with a sprinkle of fleur de sel. It was also sugguested that this selection would pair nicely with a Belgian Ale.
The tender butcher’s cut beef turned out to be ground sirloin. I was surprised and disappointed. To me it was like eating a “loose meat” sandwich with vegetables in it, in a thin hamburger juice broth, not the "rich stock" I was expecting. I guess I’m just not used to having hamburger in my soup. It wasn’t that it was bad; I guess I was just expecting something different in a heartier beef broth.
I’m going to continue checking this place’s website this winter. I love the concept, high quality “home-made” soup to go. I just have to reheat and eat. It makes an easy Sunday night dinner.
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