The Axe & Palm (TAP) — Restaurant in Palo Alto

Me: Can we have good late-night food? R&DE: We have good late-night food at Stanford The good late-night food at Stanford:

In all seriousness, TAP could be worse. However, it sucks that I even have to say that as a defense for the place. I may have been here for just over a year, but I recall when TAP was slightly better. The prices were just a tad lower, you could get as many sauces as you want for free, and they had waffle fries that always satisfied my late night cravings. Now, those are pretty much all gone. They reformatted the menu so that you have to pay more for some of their previously offered items; each tiny little sauce cup costs 49 cents instead of being free; waffle fries are no longer a stand-alone option (you can only get it as part of a temporary special). I no longer feel desire to come here. If you need to eat something, the food is edible. But the charm that made the Axe & Palm somewhat attractive, in my eyes, has...

Wonder burgers and sandwiches! They feature a few vegetarian burger options like brown rice patty, mushroom, Impossible Burger, and black bean burger. There are also standard burgers and some fun alternatives like bison. Order food at one of the self serve kiosks then sit down. They have many bottled drinks, chips, soda fountain drinks, or boba milk tea drinks. After you order you can help yourself to the counter with different sauces.

There is a ton of seating! The restaurant itself features indoor and outdoor seating. You can also venture into the adjoining building and sit somewhere more quiet. This would be great for groups.

I had the bison burger combo. I would highly recommend the combo. You get a huge pile of fries and a soda. The burger is 100% customizable. The bison was flavorful and moist. The fries were fresh.

Service was very good. Just ask if you have a question. Bus your own...

I got the Immortal 21, which had usually come with 6 tenders, and I only got 4. I asked a staff member there how many it usually comes with, and they said 6. But when I told them I only got 4, another staff member told me they only give out 4 now.

I looked at all the menus and they had REMOVED any description of how many tenders the menu items includes. It just says "Crispy chicken tenders" now, when it used to tell you 6.

Obviously, they reduced the number of tenders they're giving, and updated the menu to be more vague, to scam Stanford students. There is literally no other reason they would update the description to remove the number of tenders.

I asked for two more but they said no.

Don't support a business that is trying to scam you. Never...