It is an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant serving fresh salads, made-from-scratch soups, homemade breads, and more.

[5] In 2011, the parent corporation (SSI Holding Group Corp.) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to poor performance resulting from recession.

[14] Four different soups are provided daily, as well as breadsticks, a selection of muffins, pizza, baked potatoes, pastas, tacos.

Desserts include fresh and canned fruits, strawberry shortcake, pudding, brownies, and soft serve ice cream.

[9] The company says the food is made fresh daily in each store (without use of centralized offsite facilities) and free of trans-fats since 2007.

[9] It has offered a variety of seafood options including fish soups, salads, and tacos for the Lenten season.

[19] A study of casual dining chains by the consumer intelligence firm Market Force Information in 2013 ranked Souper Salad as the first in the buffet category.

[20] In 2014, the company settled a class action lawsuit brought on by one employee alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The suit claimed that this one tipped worker was not fairly paid for required duties such as cleaning, stocking, and other general activities that did not directly generate customer tips, thus having the effect of working for less than the minimum wage during the portions of shift spent performing such duties.

[5] Brix Holdings operates several other restaurant chains, including RedBrick Pizza, Red Mango Cafe, Smoothie Factory Juice Bar, and Greenz.