Spot A Pizza Place in Los Altos is a pizza shop, and its specialty pizzas have names such as Quiet Spot and Vacation Spot. The same naming joke runs through a smaller category that is easy to scroll past: the Hot Sub Spot. It lists five hot subs, each with a short ingredient line. This guide sorts them by what they contain, so you can pick the one that matches what you want for lunch or dinner.
The five hot subs at a glance
The five subs, with the menu’s own ingredient lines:
- Hits The Spot: meatballs, red onions, tomatoes and sauce.
- Secret Spot: pesto, chicken, bacon and sun dried tomatoes.
- Hot Spot: pepperoni, salami, bell peppers, black olives and sauce.
- Sunny Spot: chicken, pepperoni, tomatoes, red onions and sauce.
- Cheese Steak Sub: comes with bell pepper, onion and mushrooms.
The listings do not say what bread the subs come on or how long they are, so ask when you order if either matters to you. A quick way to choose: for meatballs, pick Hits The Spot. For chicken, pick Secret Spot or Sunny Spot. For cured meats and olives, pick Hot Spot. For vegetables with your steak, pick the Cheese Steak Sub.
Hits The Spot: the meatball sub
Hits The Spot is the simplest sub on the list: meatballs, red onions, tomatoes and sauce. It is the one meatball sub on the list, and the name tells you little, so the ingredient line is the guide.
Order Hits The Spot if:
- You want a meatball sub.
- You like red onion and tomato with your meat.
- You want the least complicated order on the category.
Menu card — Hits The Spot
Listed under The Hot Sub Spot on the Spot A Pizza ordering page as meatballs, red onions, tomatoes and sauce.
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Secret Spot or Sunny Spot: the two chicken subs
Two subs use chicken, and they are quite different.
Secret Spot lists pesto, chicken, bacon and sun dried tomatoes. The list names no tomato sauce, only sun dried tomatoes. Pesto also appears elsewhere on the menu, in the Pesto Cheese Bread and the Quiet Spot pizza.
Sunny Spot lists chicken, pepperoni, tomatoes, red onions and sauce. It pairs the chicken with pepperoni and names a sauce, which Secret Spot does not.
Order Secret Spot if:
- You like pesto and bacon.
- You want chicken without tomato sauce.
Order Sunny Spot if:
- You want chicken and pepperoni together.
- You prefer a sauce-based sub.
Menu card — Secret Spot
Listed under The Hot Sub Spot on the Spot A Pizza ordering page as pesto, chicken, bacon and sun dried tomatoes.
Order on the Spot A Pizza menu
Hot Spot: the pepperoni and salami sub
Hot Spot is the sub with the most pizza-topping energy: pepperoni, salami, bell peppers, black olives and sauce. If you know the Parking Spot pizza (pepperoni, ham, salami and sausage) or Spot Version 8, you will recognize the cured meats and olives.
Order Hot Spot if:
- You like pepperoni and salami together.
- You want olives and bell peppers in your sub.
Cheese Steak Sub: the one with vegetables
The Cheese Steak Sub is the only one that names its vegetables as part of the sub itself: bell pepper, onion and mushrooms. The listing does not say what the steak is or what cheese is used, so ask if you want details.
Order the Cheese Steak Sub if:
- You want a steak sandwich.
- You like peppers, onions and mushrooms with your steak.
Menu card — Cheese Steak Sub
Listed under The Hot Sub Spot on the Spot A Pizza ordering page as comes with bell pepper, onion and mushrooms.
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Add a side to your sub
Subs are a one-item order, but the menu has simple add-ons:
- Garlic Cheese Bread, Garlic Bread or Pesto Cheese Bread from The Starting Spot.
- Buffalo Wings to share.
- Caesar Salad, Greek Salad or Antipasto Salad from The Salad Spot. The Antipasto Salad lists romaine, pepperoni, ham, bell peppers, black olives, cheddar cheese and italian dressing.
- 1 Scoop or 2 Scoop from Marianne’s Ice Cream to finish.
For a table that cannot agree between pizza and a sandwich, the menu also lists a Family Meal of 1 large 2-topping pizza, 2 side salads and sodas. The blog has a separate guide to how it works.
Hours, location and how to order
Spot A Pizza Place is at 133 Main St, Los Altos, CA 94022, phone (650) 947-7768. The website lists Sunday to Saturday, 11 AM to 9 PM. Check the ordering page for current ordering hours.
Order through Spot A Pizza’s own page rather than a third-party app. The restaurant receives the full order with no app commission.
FAQ
What hot subs does Spot A Pizza Place offer?
The Hot Sub Spot category on the ordering page lists five: Hits The Spot, Secret Spot, Hot Spot, Sunny Spot and Cheese Steak Sub.
What is in the Hits The Spot sub?
The menu lists meatballs, red onions, tomatoes and sauce.
Which hot sub has chicken?
Two do. Secret Spot lists pesto, chicken, bacon and sun dried tomatoes. Sunny Spot lists chicken, pepperoni, tomatoes, red onions and sauce.
What comes on the Cheese Steak Sub?
The menu says it comes with bell pepper, onion and mushrooms.
Where is Spot A Pizza Place and when is it open?
It is at 133 Main St, Los Altos, CA 94022, phone (650) 947-7768. The website lists Sunday to Saturday, 11 AM to 9 PM.
Order your hot sub at Spot A Pizza
Pick a sub by its ingredients, add a side, and order straight from the restaurant. Ordering direct means Spot A Pizza gets the full order with no third-party commission.
