Demolition of Sarasota restaurant makes way for new development

Years after it closed, a restaurant specializing in salad with an-all-you-can-eat component off U.S. 41 near The Landings in Sarasota is being demolished.

Sweet Tomatoes was torn apart this week by heavy machinery at the site where it has stood for decades on Tamiami Trail. 

Nearby, signage promotes “outpartcel space coming soon” from east Manatee County-based Benderson Development, which owns the shopping center that includes a recently-opened rebuilt Publix.