Is lemon rice soup a thing up there? (Buffalo, Boston: transfer, school)

[hellob]

I'm from the Chicagoland area and lemon rice soup is a staple in every local diner/family restaurant. It's nowhere to be found in downstate NY. I was wondering if you have it in Buffalo since it's got more of a Midwest vibe.

Also, do you really call pop, pop? I heard you do. I hope you do!

[jfre81]

Lemon rice soup is a Greek thing. You should be able to find it at a Greek restaurant.

Buffalo says "pop." It follows the Midwest in this and a lot of other cultural idiosyncrasies.

[hellob]

Originally Posted by jfre81

Lemon rice soup is a Greek thing. You should be able to find it at a Greek restaurant.

Buffalo says "pop." It follows the Midwest in this and a lot of other cultural idiosyncrasies.

Yeah, most of the diners in the Chicagoland area have Greek or Polish owners. None of the diners here have it. I'm not sure who owns most of them here. They have matzo ball soup instead but I don't think it's Jewish owned. I really miss the soup and I can never get it to taste right on my own. Hopefully, I'll find a few places that have it!

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by hellob

Yeah, most of the diners in the Chicagoland area have Greek or Polish owners.

Yeah, they're a little like Detroit's coney islands, some of which also have the lemon rice soup.

[Matt Marcinkiewicz]

Personally, as a 31-year-old Buffalo lifer, this is my first time hearing of it.

[bmd69]

Never heard anything like this soup

[Thundarr457]

I remember having it at the Towne Restaurant on Allen many times. Pop is used frequently here. Whn I went to school in Boston they called it tonic, pronounced (tawnik).

[MayMoveInFuture]

Are you talking about AVgolemono? Most Greek places around here will have it.

[hellob]

Originally Posted by MayMoveInFuture

Are you talking about AVgolemono? Most Greek places around here will have it.

Yeah, the restaurants call it lemon rice. However, I ended up getting transferred to Honeoye Falls instead of the Buffalo area. Whomp whomp.

[gwgirl80]

Originally Posted by Matt Marcinkiewicz

Personally, as a 31-year-old Buffalo lifer, this is my first time hearing of it.

It's served at almost every family owned Greek place in WNY.