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Yes, it's like fresh choice...No, i don't know where the closest Fresh Choice is so quit asking me, just go here, they have good soups.
This is a good place when you are in the mood for light, but a whole crap load of it.
they have a wide selection of salads and toppings plus the drink selection is decent. you can find coupons on occasion for deals. The lemonade with strawberries is the best, it's in the opu8nch containers that recirculate at the opposite end of the soda machine.
They have a wide range of soups and small, but tempting selection of dessert with a soft serve machine at the end.
try the soups, IMO, interesting when you start adding cheese into the chili or mac and cheese into it.
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Just a note for the fellas, the 2 stalls in the bathroom. the small one, you can get stuck if you turn and have wide shoulders.
The second one, stupid door lock can easily be unlatched if someone were to wiggle the door a few times. it's very annoying and makes you less confident about dropping off the kids in that stall. So the choice is yours, get stuck or get peeped upon.
i would also like to mention, adding sunflower seeds on the salad = mmmmmmmmmmm
This was my first time coming to any Sweet Tomatoes. I've been to Fresh Choice before (Great Mall location) and I'm a fan of that one except for the price. This was a little farther to get to because I'm not usually this far south in San Jose (usually closer to Milpitas), but we had these buy-one-get-one-free coupons that made the already cheap meal a sweeter deal.
The variety and options here are great!
It's as if Sweet Tomatoes thought, hmmmm...Fresh Choice has a good thing going. Let's just copy them, but make watered-down, bland versions of all their menu items. I seem to be in the minority here, because I much prefer their predecessor.
However, I have been here on plenty of occasions, due to the close proximity to my work and the fact that all my coworkers want to come here for every other office function. Don't get me wrong. The food isn't horrible; and they do have a good selection of salads, pastas, breads, soups and desserts, just as Fresh Choice does, but not nearly as tasty!
One extra star for the great customer service at this location. They are always friendly and accommodating, especially when visiting in large groups.
This place is great. They have alot of fresh stuff like veggies and also pizza if you want. They also have a great varieties of soups and chilli. The chili and coen bread is very good. I say that there pricing is good, I say its not cheap and not overly expensive.
After walking around Great Mall for a good hour, my friend and I came out empty handed, but with a hugh appetite. I wanted to try something new so my friend suggested Sweet Tomatoes. I wasn't too sure what to expect just by the name alone so I said "Sure! I'll try anything at least once." As soon as we got into the restaurant the first thing I saw was the big buffet set up. Not the kind of buffet I usually go to. This one is all greens, salads, dressing, and all the other good stuff you can mix in. I would recommend the Wonton Chicken Happiness, the tomatoes (of course with some dressing) and the sweet potatoes. If you are somewhat of a health nut or at least enjoy eating salads as a meal this place will not let you down. I will be going back to this place again, definitely.
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A lame version of Fresh Choice. I mean, the salad was fine and fresh, but I wasn't too impressed with their pasta or the rest of their hot food. Fresh Choice is way better.
FOOD:
Everything's not bad. Not super great or anything either. I think the compromise is it's healthy for you. For a buffet the selection is kinda limited too, just salads, soups, baked potato, bread, mac n cheese, muffin... I like how the ice cream is 0fat soft serve yogurt tho.
SERVICE:
Buffet self-serve, bussers clear plates off your table
ATMOSPHERE:
Clean, spacious
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Buffets kind of freak me out. The whole idea of all-you-can-eat seems a little gross and I am wary of eating anything that sits out all day.
At Sweet Tomatoes, everything seemed fresh so I felt ok eating here. Also, it was pricier than I was expecting (prices are not posted) so I felt like I should eat a lot to get my money's worth! Haha. I had never been to a place like this before and I was pretty confused at first. Maybe I am stupid for not understanding how it is supposed to work.
Plenty of vegetarian options, but not as many as I expected? The only vegan choice would be to build your own salad, not very exciting. The food was pretty good, definitely better than your godawful Hometown "Upchuck" Buffet. I don't expect buffets to have stellar food so this one gets the job done nicely. The employees were friendly and super fast at clearing away plates once you were done with them.
I don't know if I would come back on my own, maybe if someone else really wanted to. I'd give it a solid "meh"
I'm not a big fan of buffets, particularly because I don't eat alot and I would be paying a ridiculous price for ONE plate of food.
However, Sweet Tomatoes is not that bad. For $9.75, you get freeeeeeeeeeeesh ingredients to build your own salad, plus a whole lotta other stuff like, 8 different kinds of fresh soup, pizzas, meatless pasta, mac and cheese just to name a few.
I've been to Fresh Choice and this place is a LITTLE bit better!
Came here expecting a guiltless meal.
Loaded up on over-drenched salads, heavy soups, bacon bits galore, bread & pizza, cake & ice cream. A buffet for healthy eaters..
And they do have a separate section full of carbs--mac & cheese, rice, bread, more bread, pizza, and baked potatoes (don't forget to add a few dollops of sour, a slew of bacon bits, and the oh-so-healthy mound of chives).
Granted, food was pretty good.
But looking around at the more-than-bulky customers who are eating by themselves (thus, are probably regulars), I think I'll try to stay away.
Hey, come now, they're not fat. They're just stuffed with veggies.
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I didn't like this place at all.
-Their pre-mixed feature salad was weak. It was a simple tossed ceasar salad, um yeah boring.
-The salad bar was a mess. There was food everywhere, and they didn't do a good job of refilling when salad ingredients ran out.
-What kind of salad bar doesn't have cottage cheese or bleu cheese crumbles
This place reminded me of a soup kitchen for the hungry and needy and I felt ripped off having to pay for that shit. Never again!
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This is probably one of the worst Sweet Tomatoes restaurants..ever! It wasn't that busy when we got inside because it was almost closing time. First we had salad. The salad selection was okay.. a lot of the rice and pasta stuff was really bland and tasteless. Next was the soup. Bleh..where do I start? The soup wasn't even hot anymore when we got it and it didn't taste that fresh either..I guess they already started turning off the food warmers or somethin. Next was the bread. My bf wanted to get some sourdough bread to eat with his clam chowder but there were only about 3 pieces left in the tray that looked really dry and stale. He asked the cook if they will have more and he replied that he will in a few minutes.. sooo...we ate some more, and asked a little bit later if the bread was ready yet. We got the same reply that it will be ready in a few minutes.. this happened like four times. At the end of our meal we just gave up on the bread and left. We doubt that they would make more bread near closing time but why did the cook have to lie about it??? We both left the place feeling very disappointed and hungry. Oh, and my bf got food poisoning after eating there and was sick for like a week. We're thinkin it was the clam chowder because I didn't have any and I was okay. The only thing I like about this place is their cornbread but that's not enough to make me go back again.
When I'm in the mood to eat a lot and not feel too guilty, I head out to Sweet Tomatoes. It's a welcome change from the Indian and Asian buffets that are all over the area, and when I finish, I don't feel too bad.
You first walk in and reach for a tray. Although you can eat as much as you want, you will want to take two plates so you don't have to go back. The feature salads are what you first encounter, and it's usually Chinese chicken salad and a Caesar. Don't be fooled into thinking these are low calorie; they are not. Instead take a little, but move on and build your own salad with the ingredients along the buffet line. They also have other pre-made salads on the line, such as potato, broccoli, and tuna tarragon. They're all pretty good.
After you pay, you'll see the carbohydrates on your left. Pastas, pizza, baked potato, and muffins. Be careful here, too, as these are the major culprits that add to the growing waistlines of our population. Instead I skip this and head to the soup bar.
The chili is not to be missed. The soups rotate, but they usually have chili, chicken noodle, clam chowder, and a cream soup. I stay away from the creams just for the health reason.
Place is clean, servers are quick to clear dishes, and the ambiance is better than you'll find at the Super/Mongo/Crazy buffets. At less than $10 for lunch, this is definitely part of the rotation.
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Plain and simple. I'm not a vegetarian. I like salad, but I'm not very good with mixing and matching certain vegetables. When I go to a restaurant, I want to be full--and Sweet Tomatoes takes me a while to get me there.
People compare it to fresh choice, saying it's better--but I really don't think so. Sweet Tomatoes doesn't even serve real pizza. They're just short and long pieces of bread with random cheese in it. When I'm here, I'm basically drinking as much juice as I can because that's the only good thing they have... a nice selection of bottomless juice.
Then there's the clam chowder, which is delicious, but it's not better than Fresh Choice's clam chowder. It doesn't even come close.
As for dessert, it's okay--but there really isn't that much of a selection. With one a la carte and a little bit of ice cream and various tarts, there really isn't much to brag about. And the small ice cream cones? There's no purpose to those. You can only fit like a teaspoon of ice cream/yogurt in those things.
So again, I just go here for juice, clam chowder, and random conversations. Other than that, it's only worth going to once.
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Came to this location for the first time yesterday. Definitely different feel and ambiance than the on on Lawrence Expressway. It has more of a hip look, with the use of stainles steel, high ceilings. However selection is less, and the soups were a lot thicker than what normal soups were supposed to be.
New England Clam Chowder is still a winner. Also their Chinese Chicken Salad, was not as dry and had plenty of balsalmic sauce Loved that.
Something new I saw was that the frozen yoghurt here had Dreyer's brand on it. I proceeded to have some dark chocolate. It was super creamy though, a little bit too creamy. If you plan to come here for a big party, be prepared to shift some tables around. It consists mainly of 4 person booths.
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I would like to add that I went there recently and discovered that they also have COFFEE! It's not amazing coffee but considering it's included with the price of the meal it's pretty cool to be able to finish things off with a muffin and a cup of coffee to wash it down. Also there's a promotion for August and I believe you can find the coupon online, where you buy one adult meal and two drinks and you get another adult meal free. Two adults at lunchtime for under $15! Go here if you haven't yet!
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This place is awesome, and completely demolishes Fresh Choice as MY salad buffet joint of 'choice'.… Read more »
Tried this place for the first time today and as expected, it's exactly like fresh choice. There are a few areas where sweet tomato wins: great chinese chicken salad, better frozen yogurt and pizza (though lacking in toppings), and a wider variety of soups.
fresh choice has better muffins and mac and cheese. In the end, both places are alright. Sweet tomato may be cleaner and trendier, but it looks a little too much like a cafeteria.
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I've been to a couple Sweet Tomatoes and I have to say its a lot better than Fresh Choice, seems like Fresh Choice keeps getting worse and worse. I came to this location once with my girlfriend when it first opened. We were both really hungry but didn't feel like gorging on nasty fast food. I have to say that the place was pretty big, clean and always has a lot of variety. Hands down my favorite is, you get a small bowl and put a piece of corn bread inside. Get some turkey chili and submerge the corn bread, then add a little sour cream on top, some shredded cheese and green onions for garnishing. Isn't the healthiest there to eat, but hands down that's the best way to eat chili.
A plus to Sweet Tomatoes is you can find those weekly adds with coupon clippings for discounts to this place. Can't go wrong with that during these economic hardships haha
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I love filling my plate with delicious veggies as I move down the salad line at Sweet Tomatoes. I prefer to skip the pre made salad and make my own. All the veggies are fresh and are constantly being replenished. I do like the dill potato salad that's on the line. It's not slathered in mayo and it's a nice complement to whatever else you get.
I'm glad this place has a theme each month so that you're not always stuck with the same 3 kinds of soup and pastas. The chili here is my usual and the cornbread with honey butter is the greatest thing ever. I have to resist the urge to steal the whole tray. The different types of focaccia are pretty decent, but I usually tend to skip on the pastas unless something looks particularly interesting when I'm there.
There's a plethora of drinks. So indulge the crazy kid in you and mix and match flavors. Dessert is pretty standard, but it is nice to just have a simple soft serve ice cream after all the food you eat. This location is super clean and well kept. Careful not to sit in the side room because the A.C. is usually pretty jacked.
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This place is soooo much better than Fresh Choice. The one thing I like the most is their Chinese chicken salad. It is much better than Fresh Choice (FC uses too much peanuts and they use cabbage). Also, they have a special menu every month, the first half of this month is Greek inspired soup (lemon chicken and orzo soup).
Everything was fresh and tasted good. The soups were hot and yummy. The dessert section with non-fat dreyers frozen yogurt is a PLUS! their freshly baked muffins are hot and moist and oh so gooood!
The Coleman location has an "industrial" type theme. It is very clean and the bussers are quick to clean up your salad and soup mess =)
I finally tried this place for lunch. I knew it was similar to Fresh Choice and I thought it'd be better, but I was wrong. The salad station was nothing great. I felt like they had less fresh produce selection than Fresh Choice. They had a lot more soup choices, but they're chicken noodle soup pretty much had no chicken and their clam chowder pretty much had no clams so I wasn't too happy about that. The bread selection was not exciting either. Pizza looked pretty sad. There was a sign that said "Fresh Pasta. Ask about it," but when we asked, they just didn't have any. Dessert selection had no fresh fruits left. I left pretty disappointed. Don't think I'll be going back.
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1st off don't come here if you're a hungry meat eater or someone looking to fill their stomach and taste buds with processed junk.
Sweet Tomatoes has a fresh, scratch arrangement of prepared/ tossed salads and pastas, desserts, soups, and breads(which they classify as muffins on the website).
The layout of this place is the better one compared to Sunnyvale; it's clean, upgraded and you can typically always find a place to sit.
Like mentioned below the menu is changed up every few months or so to accomodate new flavors or the seasons.
If you just order water and dont care for the paid drinks, the BOGO coupons you find that have to have drinks included arent really worth the bargain. However if you do purchase drinks there is a really big variety on choices. They got juices, soda fountain, tea, coffee, and milk.
Overall great place if you wanna get stuffed and feel great about it.
Haven't tried the Sunday Breakfast/brunch so I'll update once I do that hopefully with a higher rating.
P.S. they have the cutest baby cones : )
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I really like the Chinese Chicken Salad; the rest of the selection is fresh and alright. It seems as though most of their food is very healthy, so this might be a great place for people watching what they eat. They have lots of soups and other healthy stuff, such as steamed rice and veggies. I also recommend the Strawberry Cobbler (okay maybe this is not so healthy). I topped my meal off with that and a cup of coffee (included with your drink purchase but I don't think people know that).
We came on a weeknight and it was very quiet. The whole place is cafeteria-style. They're very kid-friendly here. They also have to-go containers as you walk in, so in case you don't want to stay here you can box up a salad and get back to work.
LOOOVE this place!!! Unlike most people...I love a huge salad for any of my meals. Luckily, my boyfriend feels the same so we're here as often as I allow us. I try not to come too often because despite it being salad, its a lot of calories because we overeat like there's no tomorrow. This place has sooo many options of what to put in your salad, and everything is always so fresh. They also have some prepared salads so you can eat those as well. I love their soups, breads, pizzas, and desserts as well, but I def don't eat much of that. It takes a lot of willpower to walk by and not eat though.
They have themes that change often, so there are prepared soups, salads, and pastas which go along with those themes.
This location is nice because it always has a LOT less people than the sunnyvale location. I once had to wait 45 min before I was seated at the Sunnyvale location. Skip the hassle! Can't wait to go again!
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My hubbie and I were regulars (well, as regular as we get, about once per month) at the Sunnyvale Kifer (costco) location before moving. We tried this location out since we needed to go to Trader Joe's and were disappointed! The ambiance just isn't as good. It feels much more institutional, like a cold sterile cafeteria rather than a homey restaurant than the other location. We will definitely drive a bit further and go to the Kifer location!! It is more crowded, but worth it!
My hubbie and I go back to Sweet Tomatoes:
-BOGO coupons we get in the mail every once in awhile
-the build your-own-salads
-fresh foccaica breads & muffins
-chocolate brownie + soft serve + chocolate sauce + nuts = yum!
i usually go here when my bf feels like being healthy for dinner. Although the price is a little high for soup and salad ($10), it is a buffet. you start out right at the salad bar. i usually get a premade salad (chinese chicken salad or ceasar) and top it off with some toppings (corn, eggs, etc). everything is really fresh.
then inside, theres about 8 soups, but we usually stick to clam chowder. i tried the chili and it was good. usually the chicken noodle or other soups are too bland or too salty.
theres always the potato bar and foccacia breads. yum. the "pastas" are hit or miss. macaroni and cheese or other cold pasta.
the desserts are also hit or miss. last time my bf loved this chocolate lava cake, and he was craving it this time... with no luck. there was strawberry cobbler. there's always ice cream though.
if you're picky about the other pasta or dessert items, you can always check out the menu before you go. otherwise i'd definitely go back again!
3.5 stars
It is a bit confusing at Sweet Tomatoes. If you are a Sweet Tomatoes newbie, make sure you go with someone who has been there numerous times. Otherwise, you will be making mistakes left and right. When you 1st walk in, you wonder, where do you sit, where do you pay? It just starts off with trays and salads that you begin piling onto plates. You go through several display cases of pre-made salads to creating your own salads. The options for fixings are quite limited when compared to non-buffet salad joints such as Mixt Greens or Pluto's. No fresh fruits to be found and the biggest quirk about this place, if you want meat, you have to pay nearly 2 bucks for a small cup of pre-packaged meat. Otherwise, you would have to dig in the chicken noodle soup for the bland boiled chicken scraps.
I did enjoy my salad creations but it got tiring after awhile. I was feening for meat and there was absolutely no meat. When it came to desserts, they were lackluster. The frozen yogurt was alright and pretty runny. I was hoping for some innovative and healthy desserts but nothing peaked my interest. After 3 plates of food here, I left hungry and wanting some protein real bad. But the big plus though is that everything appeared fresh.
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What is the appeal of this place? Soup and salad?
You construct your own salad from stuff that has been sitting around all day. Your soup options are really salty and have also just been sitting around all day. This place does not even try to make good food.
With so many other soup and salad joints available in the area, I see no reason to waste my time and money here.
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I came here on a Saturday afternoon and they're super busy. It took a bit of waiting to actually get to the salad bars. The first salads in the salad bar are the pre-made salads. They had 4 kinds, but I tried the Strawberry Fields salad with caramelized walnuts and it was amazing. If you prefer to make you own salad, they have the usual salad bar choices and dressings. The food is all fresh. They replace the containers many times an hour, I assume because there are so many people, the containers empty out fast. They also have pre-made pasta salads, which are average in my opinion.
Then you can take your food and find a seat. The whole seating area seemed like a college cafeteria too me. The seating was a bit too cramped. They also had this little room to the side where you can sit, which I thought was weird and made me feel a little claustrophobic.
They also have a lot of soups and bakery goods. There was a lot of soups to choose from, but the winner here was the clam chowder with bacon in it. I love french onion soup, but theirs was a disappointment. It was extremely salty and didn't taste enough like onion.
The dessert area was lacking. It could have had more options. But they do have Dreyer's frozen yogurt, which was really thick; it tasted more like ice cream, but the flavors were the best I've had for a buffet self-serve dispenser.
The price was a little expensive, $8.29. And $2.29 for drinks. If you sign up for Club Veg on the website, they send you coupons in the mail and sometimes through email. You can print them out and save money with the buy one get one free coupons, which is a good deal. Otherwise, it ends up to be a bit pricey for lunch. They also have some take-out options that aren't too bad if you're looking for a quick bite.
Good place to eat for vegetarians or vegans, or just anyone who likes fresh food or wants to go to a buffet without being fed a superfluous amount of artery clogging food under heating lamps.
I honestly have reason to believe that Sweet Tomatoes is the ultimate upgrade of Fresh Choice. It's so much better and I think it's just about the same price. They have a more wide selection of salad, soup, and other dishes!
They have a wide selection of tasty soups! I love it. It's such a great deal to pay about $8 and indulge in great soups. The breads and salads are delicious as well. Their mac and cheese is cheesy and tasty. To top if off, the baked potatoes here are big and the condiments are great.
Staff is good. Prices are fair. Plus! You can always find coupons in the sunday paper.
I've never tried the breakfast..but the pictures look good.
Before you go always search google for "Sweet Tomatoes coupon (month) (year)" and you'll typically find a buy1 get1 free meal coupon. 2 people and 2 drinks for $15-18 range. Not bad. I'm not a salad person, but the soups are pretty good. I've been here thrice and they had pretty much the same menu, but make sure you try the chilis, they're quite tasty. The blueberry muffins are good too. Pastas, eh nothign special. For dessert mix the yogurt with the chocolate brownie together and it's rather tasty. Oh and if you like tea, their pomegrante green tea pouch tea is really, really, really good. I need to find the tea bags and buy them. It's one of the better teas I've had (both hot and cold).
For what you get, the Sweet Tomatoes here is vastly better than the location in Sunnyvale. For one thing, the space is better arranged so that when you are shoveling food onto your plate, you can do it efficiently. Secondly, they have a great buffet brunch (tiny waffles and french toast!), and although most of the locations have a brunch buffet (which is one of their best kept non-secrets), this one feels calmer, cleaner, and has a wider range of offerings, especially in the soup department.
Unfortunately, I would like to see more fruit options instead of sugary dessert options. I know that you tend to stuff yourself with veggies to the point where looking at a fruit is almost like a punishment, but they only offer grapes and orange slices for the dessert menu. A banana or even canned pineapple would be nice.
Hate CONSTIPATION?
Come to this chic "salad factory" for your
FIBER FIX honey!
Ended up here in times of "emotional turbulence"
and found that even though I indulged, I did not leave feeling "heavy," food comatosed, or needing to be rolled out.
[Unbuttoning jeans for relief was not needed]
As a part time vegetarian, I personally am a fan. I've dined at Fresh Choice and view Sweet T with high regard.
*Food:
-Greens were fresh and totally tasty. Variety of toppings available
-Tomato soup wasn't salty nor cold, topped it with shredded cheese [Yumm]
-Cheese bread was soooo good [Yumm x 3]
-Love their choices of fruity beverages
-Brownies were delish ;)
-Did what I call GHETTO FONDUE, fruits in chocolate pudding
[What? I ain't bougey]
*Ambiance: far from lackluster; very vibrant to say the least.
*Service: card available on table that allows you to indicate whether or not you want your table cleared when you are away [F-in Genius]
*TIP: take two plates with you when you start your course so you don't end up piling food on one plate when you finish. [Food Glob, not cute]
Take me here on a date because not feeling fat makes this kitty a happy kitty. Purrrrr
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Nornally I am not the type who is too gung ho about sweet tomatoes. The reason being is why pay 10 bucks for lunch when all you get is salad? Well, I guess I changed my mind as lately I've been trying to cut back on meat and I've been trying to be more Health conscious. Plus, since I work right next to this place, my co-worker and I decided to come on over and try it out.
Now, everything here is pretty delicious in my opinion. You got your salads that you can create yourself. Or you could choose one of the pre-made salads at the front of the line. You want to know why I am becoming a fan of this place? On a hot summer day you can enjoy a refreshing salad. In the winter you are free to enjoy refreshing salad and get a nice bowl of Clam Chowder to warm yourself up. That is exactly why I like this place. Plus, service was excellent. My co-worker and I were able to snag a good deal as we both forgot our coupon so the lady gave us two for one with purchase of two drinks. That was very generous of her (I think she was a manager too).
Anyhoo, I give them a 4 out of 5. Everything was fine, plus I do like the change of look as this is a more non traditional looking sweet tomatoes. Come check it it! Get the clam chowder!
This place is definitely BETTER than Fresh Choice. Came here for lunch with my Fiance and right off the bat I noticed that their salad bar was much better, more selection and better tasting salads. They have a wider variety of soups! Their clam chowder, I think, is better than Fresh Choice's. Although their pastas and other choices of dishes are limited, my main focus when coming to eat "healthy" is their salad bar and their soups, which did very well for me. They took a while longer than Fresh Choice to clear our dirty dishes off the table though ): Fresh Choice is usually on top of this. But, this place is REALLY clean! I know it's new and all being in the new shopping center, but I really like it because it's spacious and not cluttered. I would come here again, but only for the salad and soup! (:
Have I really not written a review yet? Wow!
So i LOVE this place. The salads are delicious and SO fresh. Their soups are wonderful, and the bakery is good as well. And you just can't go wrong with the frozen yogurt. Ever since I've been going to Sweet Tomatoes I can't stand Fresh Choice. Sign up for the ClubVeg and get coupons for buy one get 1 free, and 15% off and more! Its worth it since this place is so expensive.
Totally tops Fresh Choice! This place is much tastier, fresher and cleaner than both of the Fresh Choice locations I've been to. Sometimes I get 'to go' here and it was great even when I get back to work. If you're a lady and around here for the lunch hour, be aware! lots of hot cops lunch here:)
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This Sweet Tomatoes is "industrial chic" as opposted to the one on Kifer which is more "grandmother coffee shop". Seriously though, you can tell this is a new Sweetie Toms because of all the stainless steel and the big open warehouse feel to the place.
There were four pre-made salads (Four! Not three like the other Sweetie Toms.) I went here for dinner but started running out of things I was interested in eating after a few trips to the salad bar.
The lava cake was a disaster. It just looked like a big trough of undercooked brownies and the more people who served themselves the bigger mess it became. Imagine kids going over, serving themselves, and licking off their hands. Needless to say, my dessert was a muffin.
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If the economy is slapping you in the face as it seems to be doing to everyone else, this is a good place to go.
Went here again with a friend and had some good of their good chili, mac n' cheese and salad. They really do well in upkeeping the buffet tradition unlike their ugly cousin Fresh Choice.
I'm a fan. I'll be back.
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It's really really sad that you cannot find a good buffet anymore.
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Me and the GF love eating at Sweet Tomatoes, the best of the "healthy" salad buffets. We like it better than Fresh Choice. We probably eat here once or twice a month. I like getting half a plate of their Asian Chicken Wonton salad and then filling the other half with a salad of my creation. I like how the have chopped hard boiled eggs, and olives. I do quite enjoy the chili, which is surprisingly yummy. I don't usually eat the pizza bread or baked potato but my GF always eats a baked potato with chili and cheese. I like their blueberry muffins, crunchy on the outside,soft in the middle. I do like that they have Dryers fat free yogurt which I always eat with their low fat apple bran muffins ( which I love!) It's just a great place to eat for lunch or as a simple chill dinner. You really can't complain for what you get for about 10 bucks a person. The variety alone makes it a good deal, but it's actually tasty and fresh. It's an even better deal for 2 when you use the BOGO coupon for two!
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