Pluto's Fresh Food For-Hungry

I'm a big fan of Pluto's since it's great food and a great value. The best thing about it for me is that it's kid friendly and my kids love eating there.

I love the salads here... you can make your own, they are very fresh ingredients, and VERY reasonably priced. If you get a main salad with meat and add extra meat, it is easily a great, healthy meal for two for $10!! Though very noisy,

Best place for salads since all made to order and can get everything one wants ? even topped with meat! Narcissists go crazy! Everything is fresh.\r
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The sandwiches are hearty & filling. Beware of the onion rings & fried potatoes,

I'm not generally a fan of this sort of establishment- it's small, the lines are long, it's in a busy part of the Sunset- but Pluto's salads are amazing. Completely worth trecking to that side of the city, even! You choose 7 additions

No doubt the value at Pluto's is present. However, the degree of value and service sways on each and every visit. The cooks and cashier RARELY smile and often seem upset. On top of that portion size is extremely inconsistent. One night

Everything in thie restaurant is served cafeteria style. There are no waiters! You grab a meal ticket and order your food, the card gets punched out and totalled at the register. Had the turkey/gravy, onion rings and a root beer for $7. Everything was decent. Decor is casual, with some wood tables, stools and a tv for dining entertainment. I liked the place. It's a good deal for the money.

PROS: Fresh food, nice atmosphere
CONS: none

Great place to go w/friends-everyone can find something good. I definetly recommend it.

Just came back from Plutos and was taken aback at the inconsistencies in terms of salads. I ordered a Main salad and when it was done, it was about the same as a side amount. I aksed if that was really a main and then compared it to

This restaurant offers American home-style cooking, all served a la carte in cafeteria fashion. The menu features fresh, gourmet food, from built-to-order salads, fresh soups and custom-made sandwiches, such as the Grilled Portabello Mushroom sandwich, to grilled herb chicken, herb-roasted Sonoma turkey, marinated steak, grilled seasonal vegetables, and garlic "smashed" potatoes (my personal favorite, but then I never met a complex carbohydrate I didn't like). The restaurant also offers kid-friendly choices. The prices are reasonable and there is plenty of seating.

PROS: Good food, large portions, reasonable prices.
CONS: Cafeteria-style service may not be for everyone.

Pluto's is a great little restuarant for either luch or dinner.

Lunch, the salads are great, so many choices for your farmers green salad, and such large portions.

The sandwiches are lovely, always very creative and unique, has provided me with many versions to recreate.

Dinner, the carved turkey, steak and chicken along with the numerous numebr of sides, allow you to have an extremely healthy and filling dinner for a very reasonable cost.

The staff are great and the atmosphere is always bustling, great place for kids.

Plutos has two locations in SF, one on Irving and another on Chestnut in the Marina. Very informal, where you order your food up front and bring it back to your table. I like this place for their great salads, where you can choose the toppings and they toss it for you on the spot. They're such an excellent deal, with a huge portion for under $6. They also have nice bread and great garlic fries.

Went ot 3 Plutos and each time I had a great lunch. This is a good place for a nice uncomplicated lunch/diner when you want something good, healthy but not too expensive

This is a fabulous restaurant that is cafeteria style but has GREAT food. They offer several affordable dining options including a wonderful salad bar, freshly cooked chicken/steak/turkey and wonderful sides of veggies and fruits etc. This is mostly for the yuppie crowd looking for good food on-the-go after work or going to the gym on weeknights. It's a staple. And CHEAP for what you get!

PROS: Good prices, Great tasting food, lots of choices
CONS: loud, bad acoustics

If you haven't been to Pluto's and you are a lover of big bowls of salad and simply cooked protein, you must go! They have locations in the Inner Sunset, the Marina, and in Palo Alto. (There may be other locations - not sure.) You can order from a grill station where they have tri-tip freshly grilled (yum!), fresh roast turkey (double yum), chicken, sausages, and their crazy sandwiches of the week. You also can get a gigantic bowl of salad with seven different toppings. You choose from a variety of fruits (strawberries, apples, oranges, etc.) or veggies or yummy extras such as candied walnuts, croutons, or parmesan cheese. My only complaint is that these restaurants can be really LOUD. The Irving Street one has poor acoustics and sometimes a little bit of a weird smell. But for an amazing $6 salad with protein on top, I'm not complaining (well not much anyway).

Visited 8/19/04. The wait was very short, but a bit confused about how one gets "servied": just walk up with your blank ticket to the station of interest (Salad, Sandwiches, or Sides), tell the order, and they punch it for you. I had the

Popped in for a quick bite tonight... You grab a meal ticket and order your food, the card gets punched out and totalled at the register. Had the Sonoma turkey/gravy, Galaxy veggies, onion rings and a root beer for $10. Everything was

Great food, great prices, what can go wrong?? Only negaitve is lack of parking. BIG portions, great garlic fries....two of the best combinations imaginable ... garlic and potato. Good flank steak, salads, spuds, and did I mention garlic

What a great place for a BIG salad ala Seinfeld. Don't miss the garlic potato rings (curly fries). Get ice for your water from the cashier. Serves all the traditional American staples in a new and hip way. Spuds, salads, sandwiches,

Very casual dining and great food. The salad comes in huge portions. They have ingredients you can choose from to put in your salad. I had a hard time choosing which ones I wanted. Great atmosphere. Nice place to eat, relax, talk and munch.

I ate lunch at the one in Palo Alto and it was great. Where else can you get a fantastic salad with grilled chicken for under $5? I am going back and the candied walnuts were amazing!

Great place to just hangout! I love the spacy ambiance and the fun decore of the restaurant. Prices are right...you won't find your wallet too empty afterwards! The garlic fries are to die for, as well as the spicy chicken wings! The