After listening for weeks to a raving friend insisting that I try the bakery/deli that relocated just slightly out of my normal lunch radius in the Triangle from its typically a bit-further- European setting, today I made the trip. She had said, "The sandwiches are to die for." But I said, "But what about the soup?"
Typically pledging two choices a day, I opted for Pret's Italian Wedding over a mysterious Carrot Ginger. A burnt tongue later, I found the small cup chocked full of miniature baby meatballs and miniscule round pasta balls (official name: acini di pepe). Both elements situated in a typical chicken broth, there is little more to say to describe this soup. Despite the burnt tongue (let it cool! don't be a fool!) it served as a pleasant tide-me-over paired with a chocolate croissant. Yes, I'd eat it again, and likely will since it's pret a manger, but there are no bragging rights here.
Location: Prete a Manger, 1825 I Street, NW
Price: $4.39 for a small cup; small piece of fresh baguette included in price
