Private company
Souplantation
Logo: Thatguylos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
US-based chain of buffet restaurants
Sweet Tomatoes, which operated as Souplantation ( SOO-plan-TAY-shən) in Southern California, is a United States–based chain of all-you-can-eat buffet-style restaurants. The first location opened in 1978 in San Diego, California, where the company was headquartered.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersSan Diego1
- Websitesweettomatoes.com
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Sweet Tomatoes, which operated as Souplantation ( SOO-plan-TAY-shən) in Southern California, is a United States–based chain of all-you-can-eat buffet-style restaurants. The first location opened in 1978 in San Diego, California, where the company was headquartered.2
Products and brands
- salad
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1978Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.souplantation.com1
- Websitesweettomatoes.com1
- WikipediaSouplantation and Sweet Tomatoes
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ17061785
Sources
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- 1WikidataSouplantation on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSouplantation on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSouplantation logo by Thatguylos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4Wikimedia CommonsSouplantation photo by John Pearson, CC BY 2.0