I have to say that, being in the Midwest, that there is no scarcity of salad bars around here. I don’t tend to frequent steakhouses (being vegetarian) but many, many other restaurants have them. For example, the Jason’s Deli chain offers a great salad bar, and most, if not all, Pizza Hut dine-ins have them too.
In addition, many grocery stores (in particular the Iowa-centered chain Hy-Vee) offer salad bars, too.
Well, Indianapolis has no Soup Plantation, Souper Salad, or Sizzler locations, so that doesn’t help me any. I’m nowhere near a college or a super-big office building, so that’s not an option. The nearest dine-in Pizza Hut is in Castleton, which is 20 minutes one-way on a good traffic day. I guess I’m stuck with Marsh and Kroger. And Marsh charges for soda refills! And you only get one!! Crazy, eh?