Soup 'n Fresh

Soup 'n Fresh runs the soup-salad-and-bakery buffet format on Foothill Boulevard, at the corner shared with the landmark Thomas Winery plaza — one of the oldest commercial corners in the city.

The format itself is nearly extinct: the national chains that invented it have mostly folded, and an independent keeping it alive inherits their entire audience — families, seniors, and anyone feeding a group of incompatible appetites for a fixed price.

It is exactly the kind of unfashionable, useful room a local guide should be honest about recommending.