True Food Kitchen - Palo Alto

Very fancy and healthy-sounding food choices. Happy atmosphere/ambience. The service was average (we would have liked more attention). We were a group of six and one mentioned that it feels too much as a cantina due to its size and acoustic. The toilets were clean enough and have a nice architecture.

This is truly a good concept restaurant. The menu appeases vegans, vegetarians and carnivores. They have done an excellent and imaginative job of creating dishes that burst with flavor and that piques your interest with a photo finish beauty. It's not a complex, long winded menu either. Avocado and lime pie? Edamame dumplings? And it all sounds super healthy. The drinks/cocktails are very sweet, so adding an extra shot adds more oomph. There is plenty of outdoor and indoor seating, reservations are highly recommended but a personal phone call will usually make a table magically appear!

Friend and I had lunch here as she spoke highly of the location. Must say I wasn’t disappointed. I had the Smoked Gouda burger with sweet potato hash. One of the best burgers I’ve had ever! The patty was seasoned and cooked so well! The sweet potato hash was mildly seasoned but had an awesome flavor. Would recommend and will also be returning to try other menu items.

We were seated immediately outside yesterday for lunch. Our server greeted us cheerfully and took our orders. He came back a bit later tot elk me they were out of the curry and suggested two other options without bringing a menu. I had to ask for a menu and then ordered the poke bowl. It took a while for us to get water and then my latte which was odd. My poke bowl was delicious and my lunch date enjoyed the noodle bowl. They were definitely trying to turn tables because we quickly got our bill and we weren’t really asked if we wanted something else. The food is always good here as is the service.

I've been to a couple other True Food locations in San Diego and Santa Monica, and gotta say this Palo Alto location is a slight letdown compared to those other ones. I've had 2 mediocre-borderline-bad service experience which I associated with an important True Foods trait. Sometimes foods are great, other times the proportions and tastes are severely lacking (shrimp taco, chicken panini).