Palm Tree Gourmet

Was always curious about this place, finally came in and tried their buffalo chicken panini and it was delicious! Similar menu to old Nelson. Friendly cashier… great price on la Colombe coffee. Looking forward to trying more sandwiches!

My favorite place for a quick deli sandwich! The prices are very reasonable, and their fillings are very generous. Every sandwich I get is filled full; I never worry about being disappointed by measly servings of meat or avocado (which is so common elsewhere).
For the prices of these sandwiches, I am definitely impressed with what you get. I have seen many other comparable places charging more and serving less.
The sandwich selections are diverse, from your typical Italian meats to veggies. If you like your avocado and sprouts and fancy veggies like that, there are options for you, and they aren’t more expensive. There are some nice specialty drinks and snacks in the store too.
The service is also super fast and very friendly. My sandwich is made faster than I can pay and then respond to a text most of the time. Definitely a great go-​to spot.

Awesome local spot for a quick bite. They have a huge selection of creative sandwiches, wraps, and paninis on the cheap.
I went with a chicken panini with roasted red pepper, fresh mozzarella, pesto, and balsamic. It’s not the biggest sandwich out there, but it’s dense and packed with fillings. The bread had a nice crunch too. They offer a bunch of menu items with avocado so ill be sure to give this place another go!

Poor customer service.
Ensure to not have a pricing dispute and attempt to get your money back.
The manager is a jerk.
The atm machine malfunctioned and essentially stole $ 2. Nobody present knew how to handle or recorded my complaint. When I came back, the manager got fairly heated and insisted I understand his side, that he only gets half of the charge and the bank keeps half and he didn’t want to put $ 2 towards my purchase. Not my problem.
Arguing over $ 2 was a waste of my time, so I left without my items or paying. He followed me out, still continued to argue his point. Finally, he begrudgingly decided to give me partial reimbursement toward my purchase — partial!
The dude gets a 0 ranking for customer service and I won’t go back.

Yes! If you want a friendly, clean deli that serves super fresh produce that = great sandwiches, wraps, paninis etc., this is your place. They have ripe avocados that they use throughout their menu. And they have fresh fruit that you can grab as a side.
Only down side? There is no seating anywhere nearby. So if you’re eager to get to your delicious sandwich you may have to gnaw on the street or find another destination.

new spot for lunch near work and i just realized that they’re across the street from my pup’s vet! woo hoo! anyways, their salads are pretty big and prices are decent for rittenhouse. they have salads, sandwiches and a deli you can order food to-​go. they also sell chips, cookies, sugar, beverages and a bunch of other stuff. i’ve been here three times since discovering it and everybody’s been friendly. it’s also really clean. i always order their chicken thai salad but will def be trying out some of the other items on their menu.

Great little corner grocery, sandwich and salad place. I often stop by to grab a hoagie or wrap. They use fresh ingredients, boars head meat and are very reasonably priced $ 5 – 6. They also have great salads.

Great salads. Helpful and hard working staff. They have everything you can imagine. Highly recommended.

This place was really tasty when I first started coming here. But lately I feel like there has been a decline in the quality of the foods prepared. Salads and sandwiches have been sub par. The lettuce doesn’t seem as fresh and the meats have been having a not so fresh taste lately. I tried to address it with their staff and they just brushed me off. I probably won’t go back. I’d have given it three stars just for the past pleasant experiences but the way they brushed off a customers comment just struck me as careless.

Clean, friendly, great selection of prepared foods, cheese, ice cream, healthy and indulgent munchies, and the best hoagies in town. Very efficient service and the menu board of sandwiches created by the palm deli people all sound delicious have tried 2 and was very satisfied. They also of brownies on the checkout counter that made me laugh at first because they are in a cheap plastic salad to go container just neatly arranged and say homemade but made me confused at first hah. I finally broke down and bought 1 and now I crave them every night they are amazing ! Even though they look shady just sitting in the salad container right there where you pay !
Sometimes can feel a little Cramped in there with like even just 6 to 8 people and the last two times they ran out of the bread I wanted with my order which can be annoying if it’s a recurring manner, and ask for the dressing on the side tend to be real heavy on the dressing.

ooooh gurrrlll. I come here mainly for the deli. They make the most beautiful, divine specialty sandwiches.

I love coming here. Not only because it is really close to my house, but the food is fresh, fast and they have a great selection for groceries for when I need to pick up something. They are always friendly.
So far, I’ve had many of their standard sandwiches, paninis and salads. No complaints!

I steered clear of this place for far too long assuming that gourmet meant expensive. I was pleasantly surprised that their selection was so vast and reasonably priced. They appear to have everything: drinks, frozen items, cleaning products, snacks, gourmet foods, fruit, vegetables, baked goods and a full deli of Boars Head products. I ordered a chicken salad sandwich and dining partner ordered a Jewish hoagie with roast beef, corned beef, and turkey. The sandwiches were both under 6 dollars each and were delicious. I will definitely be returning here often.

I love this place. I usually get a bagel there once a week and it’s the most inexpensive bagel I’ve ever come across ($ 1.35) and it’s PERFECTLY toasted and buttered. Also comes with a napkin which is thoughtful-​unlike Manhattan bagel– twice as expensive, always burnt and no napkin. The employees are super nice as well.

It took me more than three years to hit up Palm Tree Market but, since my first visit a few weeks ago, I’ve returned or ordered delivery a handful of times. There is a large variety of sandwiches and lunch meat is carved fresh for each one. I love the paninis because they aren’t super heavy. They are just the right amount of toasted to where the cheese is melty.
There is a small refrigerated section with dips and a few other essentials, and a nice variety of chips. They also have every type of cold beverage you could possibly want.
The store is super clean and nice-​looking. The employees are friendly. Super happy I finally checked this place out!

After having lunch here three times now, I figured it was worthy of a review. I’ve tried the chicken salad hoagie, the tuna hoagie and the grilled chicken panani. The bread is always fresh and the sandwiches are delicious. They do deliver, but I believe the minimum order is $ 10. This location is within walking distance, so I’ve never felt the need to have my lunch order delivered.
The service is fast and friendly. It’s a very small market and is pretty cramped. I definitely recommend ordering your food before you go. I was able to walk right in and pay for my sandwich in less than five minutes. I should also mention that the prices are extremely reasonable for the Center City/​Rittenhouse area. I paid less than $ 6 for my chicken salad hoagie.

oh how i miss this spot!!! the lady behind the counter is a doll. she was right back and working a week after having her baby. what a trooper! she probably knew how much i loved having her ring up my palm tree salad for $ 6.99 about twice a week. i wish you were closer to me now Palm Tree, but we will always have the memories.
Palm Tree also always has my Pop Corners Sea Salt edition, which are amazing!
all in all a wonderful bodega!

Friendly service, great food and healthy snacks. I love the loose leaf salad with mango dressing-​huge!

This is the first place I’ve visited since moving to Philly where the words gourmet and affordability coexist. The small shop atmosphere on the corner of 19^th and Pine seems like a staple to the local community. I go here for three main reasons:
1. The deli — it can’t be better! Top-​notch sandwiches, wraps, and salads for a very reasonable price. Subway’s Five Dollar Foot-​long? Nah, would much rather go here! Fresh product for the health-​conscious individual. Can’t go wrong with Boar’s Head deli, fresh veggies, and various dressings, cheeses, and breads. Best advice I can give: stop here for the deli!
2. Small grocery shopping. Sure, it’s a small store, and it fits all my non-​major shopping needs. Snacks tend to be more reasonably priced here than in surrounding grocery stores. Small fruits and vegetables section which prices are either comparable or better than others. Coffee and (for the occasional cheat perhaps) pastries are available.
3. Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice. Okay, so this has been an odd discovery for me since coming here, but I just can’t go back to boxed OJ! Call this a personal preference, but this is where I get my freshly-​squeezed orange juice fix.
Actually, there is a fourth reason — the employees are friendly, and the place is clean! I’m always looking for a «reason» to stop by!

Shhh don’t tell food and friends I’m cheating on them.
So, I’m at the office on wednesday, wednesday is lunch on the boss day. I notice the corned beef special and I’m smitten. S orders us some macaroni salad as well.
Did I also mention I had not eaten breakfast and had been working non-​stop from like 8am-​12? Okay so my stomach was eating my spine I was so hungry.
The corned beef special arrives. It is on this marvelous rye bread with these awesome seeds. They aren’t caraway they are somewhere between a pine nut and a seed. They make the bread so killer. The special comes with coleslaw and dressing. I always skip the dressing. The coleslaw just like the macaroni salad is great. Which is saying something because mayonnaise salads can be hit or miss.
The folks in the office say the salads and other sandwiches are terrific too.
I’ve had the sandwich two days in a row now. It’s two blocks from my house. It’s dangerous people. They also carry my have green tea from japan, mexican coke, the three pack of tates cookies rather than an entire sleeve. A well edited drink case. Frozen dinner options (food and friends has no freezer food just frozen sweet treats) and a gazillion kinds of packaged coffee.
They are crazy friendly too. Every time I walk in they greet me and the sandwich gal pops her head up to take my order. If this sort of service continues they are so getting a holiday card!
Oh and they take credit cards over 5 bucks rather than 10… that is love!