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| - It comes down to this: do you think that paying about $13 for a salad bar (not including drinks) is too much? If you do, don't go to Sweet Tomatoes.
Since you are still reading this review, you are probably thinking "it had better be a special salad bar". Well it is. Sort of. Here's what you are going to get:
The Salad Bar Itself: this contains a large variety of items but nothing outstanding. There are a few prepared salads and some specialties like country potato salad. The big plus here is that you get so many choices that you will be able to build just what you want.
The Soup Bar: this is the high point for Sweet Tomatoes. You have eight choices, more than half of which are vegetarian. Chicken Noodle has huge pieces of white meat chicken, and there are usually at least a couple of soups that rate an A.
Pasta, Potatoes, Bread: the freshest items are the pastas, which they make in small batches. There will be two or three, but unless you think that mediocre mac & cheese is worth dying for, these are not worth looking for. The baked potatoes and sweet potatoes are ok but no more. They have a few breads, incuding a couple of foccacios which are not bad (I will say no more).
Desserts: This is what you get -- soft serve ice cream in two flavors and a few desulatory toppings, a couple of dishes of cut fruit, jello, and a few types of standard muffins. They also have one warm specialty dessert each day, such as a chocolate lava cake or a fruit cobbler. This is usually a cut above average -- try it first.
Sweet Tomatoes is a comfortable place to eat, and not as crowded as it used to be. It is clean, bright, and in good repair. The conclusion -- if you are not put off by paying $13 plus drinks, and you are not primarily a carnivore, there is really nothing MAJOR wrong with Sweet Tomatoes.
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