Salad Bar Surprise

PA_Julia · January 23, 2015

Yesterday I visited one of our local Ruby Tuesday locations .
Sadly the meal was absolute garbage to the exception of their decent salad bar offerings.

The tomatoes offered were smallish globes slightly larger than a silver dollar and red in color.
The taste was rather decent for a commercial tomato so I promptly emptied a Saltine cracker wrapper of it's contents and commenced removing the seeds from four slices.
Once safely in my coat pocket I went back to attempt to finish the culinary abortion posing as seafood.

Once back home I emptied the saltine wrapper of the seeds, cleaned them and spread them out on a paper towel to dry.

I'm going to plant a few and have a representative plant in my lineup this year.

The Ruby Tuesday Salad Bar Surprise should be interesting to grow and to see what it produces.

I'll keep you updated.

Labradors2 · January 23, 2015

Lucky you to find edible tomatoes at the RTSB! We visited our local one recently and they had the typical horrid big supermarket ones which I shunned. I don't enjoy much from their salad bar, but I do enjoy the peas and sunflower seeds with my spinach and lettuce. BTW the small fillet wasn't too bad, with fried zuchini as a side - if only they would drain off the grease before serving......

Do let us know how the tomatoes turn out, but don't expect to get any giants from those seeds

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Linda

Worth1 · January 23, 2015

I have never ate at one of the places and looked at the lunch menu.
Tilapia is a farm raised garbage/sewer fish the salmon is probably the nasty pink salmon or worse not Alaskan Red Sockeye salmon.
The crab meat has no parentage and shrimp is a dime a dozen.

The very name of the place is a ripoff from a Rolling Stones song with the same name to attract folks my age and the young hippie crowd.

I sound like a restaurants worst nightmare for a food critic.

As for the tomato seeds I will look forward to seeing what it turns out to be.

Worth

Sun City Linda · January 23, 2015

I've never been either but I live in a fairly small town type immediate area. I could drive if I wanted to go to some of these places but, I don't. I ate a really good, sweet, crunchy pink cherry tomato several months ago while I was working at a local food pantry, and I saved some of that seed. Very likely a hybrid though, I cant think of any OP that would taste like that.

Salsacharley · January 23, 2015

If Julia's tomato tasted good at the restaurant I betcha the tomatoes she grows from it in her own tomato patch will be even many levels better.

By the way, has anyone ever had a meal from a national chain restaurant that came close to resembling the food they present in their commercials?

Worth1 · January 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

By the way, has anyone ever had a meal from a national chain restaurant that came close to resembling the food they present in their commercials?

Yes I have it was a Burger King in Austin on Oltorf Street.
The Kid (young man) that worked in there a few years ago would make the burgers look just like the picture.

Go figure, a burger king of all places.

Why is it that every restaurant has to have a blaring TV going all of the time?

Okay honey I'll take you out for a nice meal on our anniversary but they have to have the TV on the game I want to watch.
How about one of those sports bars with a hundred TV's?
Ive got it we will go to Hooters.
Please dont talk to me about your tomatoes during the game.

Worth

LindyAdele · January 23, 2015

I have to show this thread to my husband to prove I am not the ONLY one who scavanges for seeds despite the fact that I own more than I will ever be able to grow. We just returned from Cuba, and the tomatoes there were incredible! Might be because they have great soil, all organic farming methods, no hybrids or GMO seeds, and perfect tomato weather year round. I brought some seeds home with me (fermenting right now!) of a beautiful shaped red-yellow tomato. Sadly it probably won't do well for me... but anyone in hot weather or mountainous climates who wants to try it - give me a shout.

AlittleSalt · January 23, 2015

There is a Church's Chicken in a nearby town that the chicken looks like it does in the commercials and it tastes really good. We have tried Church's in other Cities, and they were all awful. So, about once a month, we get a box of chicken. Sure beats standing at the stove forever frying chicken.

Good luck with the tomato seeds.

Worth1 · January 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

There is a Church's Chicken in a nearby town that the chicken looks like it does in the commercials and it tastes really good. We have tried Church's in other Cities, and they were all awful. So, about once a month, we get a box of chicken. Sure beats standing at the stove forever frying chicken.

Good luck with the tomato seeds.

Thanks to you I now have three very large chicken thighs frying in a cast iron skillet.

I put the stove on a little below medium, put the timer on 20 minutes and walk away.

Worth

Cole_Robbie · January 23, 2015

The Ruby Tuesday's in my town went out of business. Their company, which also owns Red Lobster, is not doing so hot financially.

Worth1 · January 23, 2015

Here you go Worth's Chicken Shack with fries.

it looks just like the picture.
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AlittleSalt · January 23, 2015

It looks good.

We are about to eat turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, and sweet potatoes. Turkey is one of my favorite meats.

travis · January 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

The Ruby Tuesday's in my town went out of business. Their company, which also owns Red Lobster, is not doing so hot financially.

Ruby Tuesdays is owned and operated by Ruby Tuesdays, Inc. who has never owned Red Lobster.

Darden Restaurants, who owned Red Lobster since 1995, sold it off in 2014 to an investment firm called Golden Gate Capital for $2.1 billion because of poor sales. Darden claimed publicly the reason for the sale was to concentrate on marketing another of their restaurants called Olive Garden.

Previous to 1995, General Mills owned Red Lobster for over 20 years. (General Mill never owned Ruby Tuesdays either.)

Last evening, I had a pretty good salad at Olive Garden. The tomatoes were a sliced Roma type, high crimson saladette. The better part of the snack was a fantastic order of spicy calamari which included fried cherry pepper rings.

bower · January 23, 2015

It must've been tasty, Julia, for you to save seeds of a rinkydink tomato!

And it sure shows, you're in the mood for tomato growing!

Hope it's a great season.

ChristinaJo · January 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by LindyAdele

I have to show this thread to my husband to prove I am not the ONLY one who scavanges for seeds despite the fact that I own more than I will ever be able to grow. We just returned from Cuba, and the tomatoes there were incredible! Might be because they have great soil, all organic farming methods, no hybrids or GMO seeds, and perfect tomato weather year round. I brought some seeds home with me (fermenting right now!) of a beautiful shaped red-yellow tomato. Sadly it probably won't do well for me... but anyone in hot weather or mountainous climates who wants to try it - give me a shout.

Cuban tomatoes...... O.k. I'm getting off this thread because I have more seeds than I can ever grow.....my garden is not that big.....I can't squeeze any more plants in my plan. If someone grows them out, just post some pics.

January 23, 2015	#1
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Salad Bar Surprise Yesterday I visited one of our local Ruby Tuesday locations . Sadly the meal was absolute garbage to the exception of their decent salad bar offerings. The tomatoes offered were smallish globes slightly larger than a silver dollar and red in color. The taste was rather decent for a commercial tomato so I promptly emptied a Saltine cracker wrapper of it's contents and commenced removing the seeds from four slices. Once safely in my coat pocket I went back to attempt to finish the culinary abortion posing as seafood. Once back home I emptied the saltine wrapper of the seeds, cleaned them and spread them out on a paper towel to dry. I'm going to plant a few and have a representative plant in my lineup this year. The Ruby Tuesday Salad Bar Surprise should be interesting to grow and to see what it produces. I'll keep you updated. __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

January 23, 2015	#2
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	Lucky you to find edible tomatoes at the RTSB! We visited our local one recently and they had the typical horrid big supermarket ones which I shunned. I don't enjoy much from their salad bar, but I do enjoy the peas and sunflower seeds with my spinach and lettuce. BTW the small fillet wasn't too bad, with fried zuchini as a side - if only they would drain off the grease before serving...... Do let us know how the tomatoes turn out, but don't expect to get any giants from those seeds. Linda

January 23, 2015	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have never ate at one of the places and looked at the lunch menu. Tilapia is a farm raised garbage/sewer fish the salmon is probably the nasty pink salmon or worse not Alaskan Red Sockeye salmon. The crab meat has no parentage and shrimp is a dime a dozen. The very name of the place is a ripoff from a Rolling Stones song with the same name to attract folks my age and the young hippie crowd. I sound like a restaurants worst nightmare for a food critic. As for the tomato seeds I will look forward to seeing what it turns out to be. Worth

January 23, 2015	#4
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	I've never been either but I live in a fairly small town type immediate area. I could drive if I wanted to go to some of these places but, I don't. I ate a really good, sweet, crunchy pink cherry tomato several months ago while I was working at a local food pantry, and I saved some of that seed. Very likely a hybrid though, I cant think of any OP that would taste like that.

January 23, 2015	#5
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	If Julia's tomato tasted good at the restaurant I betcha the tomatoes she grows from it in her own tomato patch will be even many levels better. By the way, has anyone ever had a meal from a national chain restaurant that came close to resembling the food they present in their commercials?

January 23, 2015	#7
LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	I have to show this thread to my husband to prove I am not the ONLY one who scavanges for seeds despite the fact that I own more than I will ever be able to grow. We just returned from Cuba, and the tomatoes there were incredible! Might be because they have great soil, all organic farming methods, no hybrids or GMO seeds, and perfect tomato weather year round. I brought some seeds home with me (fermenting right now!) of a beautiful shaped red-yellow tomato. Sadly it probably won't do well for me... but anyone in hot weather or mountainous climates who wants to try it - give me a shout.

January 23, 2015	#8
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	There is a Church's Chicken in a nearby town that the chicken looks like it does in the commercials and it tastes really good. We have tried Church's in other Cities, and they were all awful. So, about once a month, we get a box of chicken. Sure beats standing at the stove forever frying chicken. Good luck with the tomato seeds.

January 23, 2015	#10
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The Ruby Tuesday's in my town went out of business. Their company, which also owns Red Lobster, is not doing so hot financially.

January 23, 2015	#14
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	It must've been tasty, Julia, for you to save seeds of a rinkydink tomato! And it sure shows, you're in the mood for tomato growing! Hope it's a great season.