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Soup
for the Soul
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| Soup’s
always on at Chowders ’N Moor
by John E. Clark |
Chowders
’N Moor
22 N. Third Street
Waterville, Ohio
419-878-9105
Mon-Sat: 10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Closed Sunday
All Major Credit Cards
It’s just a short trip to
Waterville from the heart of
Toledo, but wait a minute — did
I make a wrong turn on Route 475?
Somehow, when my party entered
Chowders ’N Moor, we were not
sure if we were in a small beach
café in Key West or the famous
Broadway Deli. Tina and Thomas
Kuron’s Chowders ’N Moor is
adorned with cozy wooden tables,
each with different designs
referencing the Maumee River, Lake
Erie and the Waterville Bait &
Tackle Shop. The tables are
hand-decorated by Tina’s
brother-in-law, Dave Powrozek.
Tina’s sister, Shirley, is the
manager.
Tina, and her sister come from
Michigan, confessing that
“cooking is in my blood.” —
she had a restaurant/bar before
— this is her dream come true.
“I wanted to bring good food to
Waterville,” she says.
Chowders ’N Moor’s menu hosts
a variety of more than 45
sandwiches, such as the steak
burger with a choice of toppings,
like smoked cheddar cheese
combined with a side of house
fries sprinkled with herbs and
cracked pepper ($7.49). If you are
a soup lover like me, Chowders
’N Moor serves soup for the soul
with an unbelievable selection of
made-from-scratch soups by Tina.
My favorite, the white chicken
chili, is full of shredded chicken
and has just the right seasoning
combination ($4.89). If you have a
hard time deciding what to order
from the list of 45+ sandwiches
and up to six different soups,
choose the soup sampler. The
sampler is a selection of your
choice of three soups nicely
presented in sampler cups on a
garnished platter ($5.89). There
is also a build-your-own-sandwich
combo with chips, pickle and
fountain drink with a half ($3.79)
or whole ($6.39) sandwich. Want
more choices? Try choosing from
more than 15 outstanding salads on
the menu. I had to try the
starboard salad with mixed greens,
smoked chicken, dried cherries,
almonds and raspberry vinaigrette
($6.39).
A broad variety of smoothies
($3.79), gourmet coffees ($1.29)
and signature drinks — like the
seasonal hot witches brew (one of
the cappuccino drinks, $2.09) —
are also available. For those 12
and under, try the "Lil’
Minnow’s Menu." Oh, don’t
forget to save room for desserts
like Blue Bunny ice cream in
waffle cones ($2.69) and hot fudge
brownies ($3.49). Plus, every
Wednesday is 99-cent soup day
offering six soups. With the cold
and gray days of winter ahead, it
is nice to know that a tasty
remedy is served daily at Chowders
’N Moor.
We’d love
to hear your opinion on this
restaurant. Send comments to sathanas@toledocitypaper.com |
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