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Old 05-08-2020, 06:51 PM
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FDA says not good.

Sweet Tomatoes closing for good amid coronavirus pandemic, report says
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Old 05-08-2020, 07:14 PM
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We love sweet tomatoes. Sorry to see it go, now what about Golden Corral, and the Chinese buffets? How about salad bars at ruby tuesdays? Going to be weird not to see buffets.
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Old 05-08-2020, 07:25 PM
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Sux. Love Sweet Tomatoes.
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What a shame. Another casualty of the shutdown, not the virus. Expect more soon.
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Buff's should be gone. Quantity, not quality. Gross. Come on people.....enjoy good food, enjoy good friends, enjoy good wine...............life is too short.
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Buff's should be gone. Quantity, not quality. Gross. Come on people.....enjoy good food, enjoy good friends, enjoy good wine...............life is too short.
Always liked it sorry to see it go
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Old 05-08-2020, 09:26 PM
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We love sweet tomatoes. Sorry to see it go, now what about Golden Corral, and the Chinese buffets? How about salad bars at ruby tuesdays? Going to be weird not to see buffets.
I don't see how buffets or any self serve food bar can exist as they used to. I don't see any option other than a cafeteria type set up. That defeats the purpose of that type of establishment. I think these may not continue as they may decide the costs to convert will not be profitable.

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Always liked it sorry to see it go
Same here. Really liked Sweet Tomatoes
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Old 05-09-2020, 05:30 AM
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What a shame. Another casualty of the shutdown, not the virus. Expect more soon.
Didn’t read the article, did you? The article said it was due to discouragement of self-serve food and drink. It truly is all about food safety.
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Never heard of Sweet Tomatoes
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Old 05-09-2020, 06:31 AM
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Old 05-09-2020, 06:31 AM
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In Austin Texas, where I used to live, the Golden Corral opened last week. Drove by the one in Buffalo Ridge yesterday and they were doing some work on the roof.
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Old 05-09-2020, 06:52 AM
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Buff's should be gone. Quantity, not quality. Gross. Come on people.....enjoy good food, enjoy good friends, enjoy good wine...............life is too short.
From a health standpoint a good salad bar was one of the best options for dining out. Especially if you are plant based like me. Most salads from menus are ridiculously overpriced and not that good. But the average person does gorge themselves at buffets preferring the high fat and high calorie foods. So maybe this will prevent a few heart attacks and strokes as well.
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Old 05-09-2020, 06:53 AM
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Buff's should be gone. Quantity, not quality. Gross. Come on people.....enjoy good food, enjoy good friends, enjoy good wine...............life is too short.
Is was salad how can you mess up salad what have a organic version? Didn’t know you could eat to many vegetables as far as I’m concerned it was the only healthy place to eat in the villages. Unfortunately it was buffet style which I agree never liked but the food, there was nothing wrong with that. I wish they would set up like chipotle and yes absolutely add the good wine.
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