Private company

Souplantation

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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

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Souplantation store front
Photo: John Pearson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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

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Timeline

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