Eating from the Trough

Do you ever loathe something for no good reason at all?

Maybe it's a certain sports team or that kid from high school. Maybe it's off brand cereal or Geico commercials. Either way we all hate something even if there is no logic associated with it.

With that said, I hate Sweet Tomatoes. I don't have a good reason other than the fact that their entire concept is built on a cafeteria like salad bar.

The last time I was there I felt like a cow. (Not because I ate so much)

I felt like a cow because I walked in the door and then waited in line to walk up to a trough (the salad bar) to get food. There we all stood like a bunch of wild animals with our plates out demanding extra toppings as an attempt to make our "fresh" salad taste good.

Then we walked down the line with our full plate, paid and then moved out into the fields (the dining room) to find a place to sit in the cafeteria.

Whenever you go to trough (buffet) style restaurants you feel obligated to get second or thirds because you paid like $10 for unlimited amounts of food. So only acting naturally I chowed down my salad (threw most of it away) and went up to see what else I could find.

Ya, nothing really. Except the soft serve ice cream.

Sweet Tomatoes....it's just annoying. Why do people go there? The service is non-existent, the food tastes like food you got at school and the atmosphere is everything but delightful.

It amazes me that trough (buffet) style restaurants are even still in business. With society's current trend in spending you would imagine that if people are going to go out they are going to go for the best experience they can get at the price they can afford.

On the other hand, maybe people go to trough restaurants because they think they are getting the most value for the price they are paying = unlimited food.

To me though, it's an entirely different story. When I drive by Sweet Tomatoes or Golden Corral I shudder and then under my breath quietly mumble....Mooo.