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Pluto's

482 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301-1812
(650) 853-1556
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Ranked #42 of 268 restaurants in Palo Alto
Price range: $10 - $15
Cuisines: American, Sandwiches
Good for: Families with children, Large groups
Dining options: Lunch
Restaurant details
Good for: Families with children, Large groups
Dining options: Lunch
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Union City, California
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12 reviews 12 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

I had a great sandwich. The salads looked great. I will probably be back. Price is high as is the entire "University Ave area". It is very loud and hard to converse. Also, the tables are too close together, so you will get jostled a bit. It would be a great place to take a group of people as they... More

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See 2 more reviews by Blueriver24 for Palo Alto
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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73 reviews 73 reviews
36 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 14, 2013

The options here are sandwiches and salads. 3 of the 4 of us had sandwiches that did not disappoint. The onion rings were good too. The one salad I saw at our table looked fresh and decently sized as well. There were seating options to please all; inside, inside not in the main thoroughfare, and outside for those beautiful Palo... More

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See 4 more reviews by Hunter L for Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California
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17 reviews 17 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 19, 2013

Choose your own toppings - tons of fresh vegetables, nuts, fruits, etc. to go on your salad, plus either steak or portabello mushroom or something else (chicken? never had it but the first two are excellent). Lots of side dishes if anyone still has any room after the huge salads! Even a side salad is plenty.

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San Jose, California
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54 reviews 54 reviews
41 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2013 via mobile

Love the food here. Salads are great, but i like the sandwich better. The sandwiches are hot and they make it on demand. Give it a go.

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See 20 more reviews by Aussie_Alien for Palo Alto
USA
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64 reviews 64 reviews
26 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 23, 2012

I had a steak sandwich and did not like it so much. Meat was a little chewy. And the price was quite high for a sandwich - over $9 I think. People I was with had salads and they liked them a lot. The atmosphere of the place is not great, crowded tables and not a very good service.

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See 3 more reviews by Morning_blossom for Palo Alto
foster city, ca
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 22, 2012

Fresh salads with great choice of the ingredients, nice friendly environment, many Stanford students are eating there. Located in the heart of busy University Avenue. Nice place to be

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Near San Francisco
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14 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 21, 2012

I love the salads. I love the salads, I love the salads. Great meats and extra toppings. The place is somewhat dark and loud as you first walk in, don't be discouraged.

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See 4 more reviews by cymbidian for Palo Alto
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 16, 2012 via mobile

A lot of people like the salads here (and I do too). However the thing I like best is the tritip sandwich. They put some carmalized onions on it which make my mouth water like a faucet. I will be going back for sure.

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San Jose, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 3, 2012 via mobile

So geqr the salads that they do here. you can pick anything that you want. lots of cool ingredients to pick from. not many places you can get jicama in salad. Their sandwiches are pretty good also. they grill it right there.

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See 2 more reviews by Wine_Drinker_DB for Palo Alto
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6 restaurant reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

Had the fresh carved turkey sandwich which was huge and very filling. On another visit had the create your own salad which was huge for a side salad. Great topping selections. Very fresh and clean.

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