As you may recall, I was a big fan of a restaurant chain that was called Souplantation in some areas and Sweet Tomatoes in others. It was a soup-and-salad (and a few other things) buffet…and like many a buffet, it was put outta business by The Pandemic. 97 locations shut down, seemingly forever.
Is it coming back? Someone's trying to make it happen. This article tells us about a new Sweet Tomatoes that has been announced to open later this year in Tucson. It says "ST Three LLC purchased the intellectual property rights and chose to reopen the Tucson location because it was the most popular location in the state."
Meanwhile, another group has been announcing and delaying a reopening of Souplantation in La Mesa, California, which is not far from where the old Souplantation had its corporate headquarters. I dunno its current status but I'm rooting for anyone who might someday open something like Souplantation near me…even if they don't have my favorite, the tomato soup. Out of necessity when Souplantation closed, I figured out a way to make a pretty decent one on my own.