Where’s Tucson, CA?
I loved Soup Plantation in California. But the pandemic killed it. I hope it comes back here.
The soup/salad bar is non existent in Alabama. I used to love Souper!salad in Kansas. and J.R. Saladays in Michigan. Best salad bar i know of here is Jasons deli, no soup, but there’s free soft serve ice cream.
My late wife and I used to go to the Sweet Tomatoes in Orlando whenever we had business there. Would very much look forward to its reopening, maybe even in a closer location to the Chajin Castle.
I don't think it's coming back here anytime soon. In fact, the TGIF at The Woodlands Mall went out of business last month and a new restaurant chain called Yard House is tearing down that building and erecting their own in its place.
-PJ
That location was ALWAYS busy, but COVID made it pretty much impossible to operate a salad bar, which was fatal to a business where that was the core function. There has been a ton of excitement in Tucson social media over the reopening, so I am curious to see how well it does.
Next to the Canes on MacArthur.
There was a Sweet Tomatoes in Kennesaw GA. In addition to the salad buffet, they had several hot soups available, along with cheesy breads. If you felt like you had eaten too much healthy food, there was the self-serve soft ice cream for dessert.
Per the internet, all locations in GA closed.
I never liked Sweet Tomatoes. They landed on Souper Salad who were awesome and drove them out (put their stores within half a mile). Wasn’t sad to see them die. Probably won’t go to their rebirth.
The Sweet Tomatoes we tried in Gilbert, AZ was terrible, so it’s definitely dependent on location (but of course, that usually the case).
stopped going their years ago. Why pay 10-12 bucks for a meal with very little meat available. Salad bar area started becoming ill kept and sloppy...sometimes, the vegetables seemed a bit wilted.
The Souplantation near us in San Diego still looks exactly like it did when it closed in 2020...my son loves Souplantation and will be thrilled if that location reopens soon.
However, the quality went down from the beginning. The humungous muffins became tiny. Wonton Chicken Happiness became Wonton (No-)Chicken (Un)happiness. The incredible chicken soup got smaller pieces of meat. We eventually stopped going out of our way to eat there.
Sweet Tomatoes? = San Marzano