The New York soup maker parodied in TV's "Seinfeld" sitcom is making a foray into monitoring quality control at a Chicago soup and ice cream shop.

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Al Yeganeh has contracted with the Cold Stone Creamery of Arizona, which is partnering with Original SoupMan in six other cities that undergo cold winters and hot summers, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

In the sitcom, Yeganeh was portrayed as a near fanatical "soup scientist" who would deny customers lunch for the slightest reason, barking out a trademark "No soup for you!"

However, in his role as quality control consultant, Yeganeh will not entertain customers with the line, the report said.

Scheduled to open May 24, the Chicago site will offer five of the soups Yaganeh once sold near Times Square -- chicken vegetable, minestrone, turkey chili, seafood bisque and a rotating special, said John Bello, chief executive of Original SoupMan.