Larry Thomas as the Soup Nazi

Yev Kasem (a.k.a. the Soup Nazi) was a fictional character portrayed by Larry Thomas in the sitcom Seinfeld. The Soup Nazi was a stone-faced immigrant chef with a thick Stalin-esque moustache, who was well-known throughout the city for his delicious soups. He demanded that all customers in his restaurant follow his meticulous (and seemingly arbitrary) soup-ordering instructions to the letter, lest they be refused service by his insistent avowal, "No soup for you!" Some of the soups that he served were cold cucumber, corn and clam chowders, jambalaya, turkey chili, mulligatawny, crab and lobster bisques. He encountered his Waterloo when Elaine discovered his secret recipes. after he gave her an armoire via Kramer. He made a brief cameo in the Seinfeld series finale, where he was called Yev Kasem. Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... 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His character was based on an actual New York City soup vendor named Al Yeganeh, who runs Soup Kitchen International in midtown Manhattan. The store is open only part of the year. In the summer, his customers are greeted with a sign indicating he has gone to "Argentina for the winter". Restaurant logo Soup Kitchen International is a well-known soup restaurant at 259-A West 55th Street, near 8th Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City, run by Al Yeganeh. ... View of Midtown from Empire State Building. ...

According to an AP Article published April 29, 2005, Yeganeh plans to open a chain of soup stores under the name "The Original Soup Man" across the country. The first franchise was slated to open in Ridgewood, N.J. in the summer of 2005. His company, Soup Kitchen International, plans to open 1000 outlets nationwide. Another franchise of the Original Soup Man recently opened in Princeton, NJ. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Popular usage

"Soup Nazi" has been used to describe people with the same attitude as the famous chef. In other words a person and/or people (particularly those with a degree of power over oneself, e.g. a boss or supervisor) who make arbitrary decisions or rulings.^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

• Like Jackie Chiles, the Soup Nazi has appeared in commercials after the end of the series. The Center for Consumer Freedom has him denying food to people he considers too fat.
• In the background, one can see a sign in the restaurant reading "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone."
• Yeganeh dislikes the Nazi label, but he is renowned both for his excellent soups and for his rude treatment of customers. Cosmo Kramer's inspiration, Kenny Kramer, agrees that Yeganeh's nickname is unfair, and jokingly suggests his nickname be changed to Al, The Soup Rat Bastard.
• Soup Kitchen International's Midtown Manhattan location is at 259-A West 55th Street.
• Larry Thomas appeared in the Scrubs season 3 episode "My Self Examination" as himself. He denies he is the Soup Nazi when asked by J.D. (Zach Braff), who then tricks him into saying the famous catch phrase.
• "No Soup for You!!" was a category on Jeopardy!'s November 30, 2004 Seinfeld-themed episode. This Jeopardy episode is well-known as the one in which 74-time champion Ken Jennings lost for the first time.
• "The Soup Man of 55th Street," a profile of Al Yeganeh (with one of his recipes) appears on pp.70-71, 78 of Molly O'Neill's New York Cookbook (Workman Publishing, 1992) ISBN 1563053373

Phil Morris as Jackie Chiles Jackie Chiles is a fictional attorney portrayed by American actor Phil Morris. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Kenny Kramer is the model for character of Cosmo Kramer in the sitcom Seinfeld. ... Restaurant logo Soup Kitchen International is a well-known soup restaurant at 259-A West 55th Street, near 8th Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City, run by Al Yeganeh. ... Scrubs is an American sitcom that premiered on October 2, 2001, on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ... Jeopardy! is a very popular international television game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. ... Seinfeld is an American television situation comedy set in New York City that ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ... Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) holds the record for the longest winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, as well as other records. ...

External links

• Soup Kitchen International