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Alotta's Delicatessen (Closed) (Deli cuisine)  $

 7.75
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10235 S De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, 95014  (Directions)


408.725.0299


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Deli shop offering cold and hot sandwiches


Reviewer: Jason
Total Reviews: 1012
Reviewed: 2/9/2005
Rating: 7.5
My photo gallery 		Having the urge for a sandwich and not wanting Subways or Togos, I opted for Alotta's Delicatessen. Never been here or heard about this place and what a better reason to try it. Offering both cold and warm sandwiches, I ordered the Pastrami on sourdough french roll.

It was a beautiful day outside so I took advantage of the outdoor patio. Within a short wait, they brought a decent size sandwich.

Bread - very fresh tasting and wouldnt doubt they cook this on the premises. This was the best part of the meal.

Meat - the pastrami was somewhat disappointing to me. They skimped out on the meat and left me tasting more bread than meat. The meat they used was very lean and just average. Ive had better pastrami at a super market. If you are a health nut, then you would appreciate the leaness of the meat.

Toppings - veggies tasted fresh and they did a good job of not overwhelming your sandwich with mayo. Good job.

Alotta's Delicatessen bread is impressive and particularly the only reason why I would come back and try another sandwich. I will be back, I want to try their meatball sandwich.
 
  RETURN VISIT for Jason! 4/8/2005 - 8 Rating: I went back for a 2nd visit and gotta give credit where its due. The hot Meatball sandwich is quite good. The meal was much better than my first visit. Plenty of meatballs, gooey cheese, tangy sauce, and of course, their wonderful sourdough bread.

Hooray for Alotta's Delicatessen :)
 
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Reviewer: DoctorJZ
Total Reviews: 29
Reviewed: 7/26/2005
Rating: 7.5
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As noted by another reviewer, this place is now called pebbles. This was my second visit, and my first dine-in. My standard barometer for a deli or sandwich place is to order an italian sub/special/hoagie/hero or whatever they might call it.
It is summer at this time, and the restaurant is hot inside. they bake bread, and the morning sun beats down on them. But they have a patio. I sat outside. They top of the pepper shaker i had to fetch from an inside table was grimy. mildly gross. The patio was nice. I came early, about 11am and the place was dead.
During my meal, a hysterical lady was arguing on her cellphone in the parking lot. screaming. crying. yelling at someone calle brett or brent, who it appears, was teasing her on the other end. she used the f-word more than once. It was too interesting to leave out even though it had nothing to do with pebbles or their employees (i'm pretty sure), it did contribute, however oddly, to the atmosphere.

as for the food, the sandwich was pretty good. they offer several breads, but one is featured as 'fresh baked sour dough french'. as it the only one that is fresh, to me, it is the only choice. but the problem is my tendency to have an italian sub. it would've been better on french bread.
the roll is a hard one, but fresh and gooey in the center, like sourdough ought to be. strong sour flavor was a bit overbearing. The meats(salami, mortadella), cheese(provalone), and produce were high quality. plenty of meat, but light on veggies. adequate cheese. oil and vinegar type sauce was tangy and good, but lightly applied. you get a choice of cole slaw or mac salad. i asked the girl at the counter which was better and she said 'i don't know'. i went with mac and it was good. 8 dollars for a sandwich with mac and a drink.
i think i ought to try something that would pair better with the roll they feature. perhaps a roast beef or something would be better, or if i order an italian, i guess i would try a bread they have delivered instead of the freshly baked.
overall, this place is just fine. i would consider returning, but lee's is a bit closer to my house on foot. and less than half the price, too.

a bit of a side note: to call something sour dough french is somewhat silly. because french bread is french bread. and sour dough is sour dough. they are not the same. some might argue that french refers to a shape, but they wouldn't be correct. french bread is sweet( they make the same mistake at the bakeries in places like safeway: sourdough french bread). It would be more appropriate to call it a sourdough roll or even a hard sourdough roll or a sordough hard roll.
 
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Alotta's has moved

“2249 Grant Rd, Los Altos”

12/7/2006 6:13:18 PM