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Al Yeganeh

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Chef

The Resume

    Born in Khorramshahr, Iran
    Founder of Soup Kitchen International restaurant in Manhattan (1984)
    Started franchising his store as Original Soup Man (2005)
    Inspired the Soup Nazi character on Seinfeld
    His rules for ordering soup:
    Pick the soup you want
    Have your money ready
    Move to the extreme left after ordering

Why he might be annoying:

    If you do not follow his rules for ordering, you will be denied service and sent to the back of the line.
    He called Seinfeld 'a stupid show, an ugly show, a low-quality show.'
    He said he wanted to slap Jerry Seinfeld across the face.
    Before he was known as the Soup Nazi, patrons nicknamed him 'the terrorist.'
    He only conducts interviews by email, and his ground rules include no mention of Seinfeld or the Soup Nazi, no personal questions and no follow-up questions.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Just because a guy is a stickler for rules is no reason to call him a Nazi.
    He justified his rules, pointing out, 'I have a very small space. The customers line up around the block in the freezing cold... I can't keep other customers waiting.'
    His franchising partner said, 'Al is obviously temperamental, but he's an artist.'
    He makes a damn good soup.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 62 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 42 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 78 Votes: 75.64% Annoying