The smell of the fresh blueberry muffins and the rattle of the plastic trays are coming back: Souplantation will reopen in Orange County in 2027 following years of closure.
The storied all-you-can-eat buffet with decades of fans devoted to its salads, soups, fluffy-doughed pizzas and muffins closed all locations in 2020. The chain’s former parent company, Garden Fresh Restaurants, cited the COVID-19 pandemic in its decision to close all 97 of its buffets, including 44 in the Golden State.
According to Marlee Lossing, Sweet Tomatoes’ director of corporate affairs, the company has been working on a revival since the chain’s acquisition in 2020…