This restaurant is completely new for us. We've barely even heard of them and saw a billboard and became intrigued. We decided tonight after a rousing game of mini golf at Fantasia Gardens that we would have our last offsite meal there. (We tried to go to the Fountain at the Swolphin, but it was $10-13 for parking and that seemed rich for dinner parking...we may try it another day when we can boat up in a Friendship).
For those of you who have never been to Sweet Tomatoes - here goes: You walk in and are greeted. You then grab a tray and a plate and immediately select salads all the way down. You then pay and are seated. You get your own drinks and can then choose from hot menu items, soups and desserts. The Lake Buena Vista location is new and is (where else?) in the Crossroads. For those of you who don't like photos of buffet food on plates, I apologize in advance. I am also copying today's menu from the website:
Dinner
Tossed Salads:
Caesar Salad Asiago (Non-Vegetarian)
Sedona Green Chile & Chipotle (Non-Vegetarian)
Strawberry Fields w/ Carmelized Walnuts (Vegan)
Won Ton Chicken Happiness
Prepared Salads:
Baja Bean & Cilantro (Low-Fat, Vegan)
Joan's Broccoli Madness (Non-Vegetarian)
Pineapple Coconut Slaw (Vegetarian)
Provencal Green Bean & Potato (Vegan)
Tuna Tarragon
Soups:
Big Chunk Chicken Noodle (Low-Fat)
Classical Minestrone (Low-Fat, Vegan)
Cream of Mushroom (Non-Vegetarian)
Cream of Rosemary Potato (Non-Vegetarian)
Deep Kettle House Chili (Low-Fat)
Garden of Eatin (Low-Fat, Vegetarian)
Irish Potato Leek (Vegetarian)
Pastas:
Macaroni & Cheese (Vegetarian)
Penne Arrabbiatta (Vegetarian)
Steamed Vegetables w/ Lemon Herb Butter (Vegetarian)
Muffins:
Apple Cinnamon Bran Muffin (96% Fat-Free)
Buttermilk Cornbread (Low-Fat)
Chocolate Brownie Muffin
Garlic Asiago Focaccia
Pepperoni Focaccia
Quattro Formaggio Focaccia
Strawberry Buttermilk Muffin
Wildly Blue Blueberry Muffin
Desserts:
Strawberry Apple Cobbler
Sugar-free Strawberry Mousse
Seasonal Fresh Fruit
Vanilla Soft Serve
Chocolate Soft Serve
Here is my salad plate - it includes the caesar salad, the Sedona green chile salad, a salad I made with garlic dressing and feta (YUM!), the provencal salad, and the baja bean. I also have pickles on my plate:
DH's plate - also with caesar and the sedona salad among other items:
We both loved the sedona and I enjoyed the rest of mine as well.
DS's plate - I swear he picked all of this himself...!
He ate it all, too!
Here are our drinks - we all got the strawberry lemonade and drank two glasses each. It was fresh strawberries blended in with the lemonade and I will be definitely making this at home...SO GOOD!
The cheesy cauliflower soup with green onions and cheese:
Pepperoni focaccia (boys loved this)
rosemary potato soup:
Strawberry muffin with whipped butter:
mac and cheese:
baked potato with cheese and bacon and sour cream:
Chicken noodle soup with oyster crackers:
hot chocolate brownie with vanilla frozen yogurt:
vanilla frozen yogurt:
Once you have gone through the salad line, the bowls and plates and servings are all very small. I like this, because you taste a little bit here and there and theoretically don't end up rolling out of the restaurant. I say theoretically, because we still did. DH thinks it's because of all the lemonade
This was the first time so far that I have been really REALLY full.
I might need to venture north 30 minutes to go out to lunch. haha Enjoy the rest of the trip and thanks for making me hungry. 
, since we have 6 days of Florida vacation to fill with "offsite food", 
. Need to give Goodings a visit too!
during my December trip.
)
) and I will definitely remember your aversion to PB! 
But it was cute:
