Sweet Tomatoes / Souplantation: Meet Sweetie & Help out Charity! (& Giveaway – 3 Winners! Ends 5/25)

PRESS RELEASE:

Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes announced today that Sweetie, the official mascot of the restaurant, is  hitting the road! Sweetie will be traveling the country this month in celebration of May’s Great American Road Trip, Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes brand new menu promotion, which highlights menu items from different regions of the country! In each tour city, Sweetie will host a one-night fundraiser where 20% of the day’s sales will benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  Sweetie’s 12-city trip kicks off on May 3^rd where he’ll begin his travels in Florida and make his way back to Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes corporate headquarters in San Diego.

Sweetie will visit restaurant locations in the following cities:

–          Chicago – May 10

–          Houston – May 11

–          Dallas – May 12

–          Phoenix – May 13

–          Pacific Northwest – May 17

–          Bay Area – May 20

–          Los Angeles – May 24

–          Orange County – May 25

–          San Diego – May 26

“At Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes, we seek to be a vital and contributing part of each community in which we operate,” said Joan Scharff, executive director of brand and menu strategy. “We’re excited to work with Boys & Girls Club of America on this initiative to continue supporting Clubs in local communities, and offer families an extra special night to visit their local restaurant.”

Throughout the road trip, Sweetie will make appearances at selected stores. In addition, coloring activity sheets will be available for the kids all month long. Guests located outside one of the 12 tour stops can still celebrate May’s Great American Road Trip in stores and follow Sweetie online throughout his travels via a map that will show him moving across the country. The blog will experience a full Sweetie takeover and he’ll also be keeping everyone updated through on-the-road tweets. Finally, the American Road Trip menu, Sweetie’s visits to the restaurants, activity sheets  will be available for download all month as well as different American Road Trip themed desktops and screensaver and fundraiser fliers at http://www.souplantation.com/roadtrip.

“We’re thrilled to be part of this initiative to engage community members in support of helping young people reach their full potential,” Candice Moore, Director, Corporate Partnerships, Boys & Girls Clubs of America..

The May menu will feature some guest favorites and some new items, highlighting the different tastes and specialties of America.  Menu items will include:

–          California Cobb Tossed Salad

–          Smokey BBQ Ranch Dressing

–          Chesapeake Corn Chowder Soup

–          Texas Longhorn Beef Chili Soup

–          French Quarter Praline Muffins

–          Orange Creamsicle Lava Cake

ABOUT SWEET TOMATOES / SOUPLANTATION:

Celebrating over 30 years, Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes was founded in 1978 in San Diego and currently operates 112 salad buffet-style restaurants across the western, southern and eastern portions of the United States. Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes cares about what comes out of guests’ wallets and into their bodies by creating an exceptional, all-you-care-to-eat dining experience with a daily selection of made-from-scratch soups and salads and hand-crafted muffins, focaccia, breads and tasty desserts. By combining high-quality, farm-fresh and scratch-made foods for a fixed price, the restaurants provide guests with the freedom to create their own wholesome meals. The restaurant concept is built around fresh prepared, great-tasting recipes with a salad bar full of seasonal vegetables and tossed salads prepared exhibition-style every 20 minutes. Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes restaurants are open daily for lunch and dinner and also for a special Sunday Breakfast that features a variety of delicious morning favorites in addition to regular selections.

MY THOUGHTS:

Okay so Sweet Tomatoes is one of my favorite restaurants, it doesn’t hurt that my son’s are always on their best behavior there too!  I think we all love it because there is such a variety and it is all such yummy food.  I have yet to not like something there and I am a picky eater!  I think it is awesome that now just by visiting Sweet Tomatoes during their fundraiser night, that you you are automatically contributing to charity!  So not only will I stuff myself with delicious food, but I also will be helping out the Boys & Girls Clubs of America!

I could probably eat at Sweet Tomatoes every night if my husband let me!  I will say it is costly for a family to go as it is around $10 an adult and $5 a child, but there are always great coupons in the Sunday coupon inserts and if you sign up for the newsletter than you get coupons emailed to you all the time!

Don’t forget if you are in the Chicago area, to check out Sweetie on May 10th:

·         Glenview, from 4 – 5:15pm

·         Waukegan from 6:30 to 7:30 pm plus a special guest magician!

·         Schaumburg from 5-7pm

BUY IT: Check out the Sweet Tomatoes & Souplantation website to see if you have a restaurant near you!

GIVEAWAY: (3) Winners will receive two dining passes each!

WIN IT:  Comment on what you want to try first off the May menu (see menu list above)!

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Mama’s Money Savers Disclaimer: This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any way for this product review.