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SoCal restaurant ideas?

post #1 of 10
3/16/11 at 9:55pm
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going to visit the gf's grandma in indian wells (palm desert i think) this weekend and looking for some suggestions for good restaurants. we'll be near the el dorado country club or something and need some options other than eating there. thanks!
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post #2 of 10
3/17/11 at 2:22pm
wherever there's an early bird special.
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post #3 of 10
3/17/11 at 2:24pm
Haha. Good luck. Mammagina isn't terrible and Cuistot was OK many years ago, but I haven't been recently. If you are in to nostalgia, hit Wally's Desert Turtle. There is actually a very good barbecue place out in Indio, but I forget the name.
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post #4 of 10
3/17/11 at 5:29pm
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mangina? i had a feeling there'd probably be limited choices out there.... thanks though. i'll just eat grapefruit and vodka smoothies!
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post #5 of 10
3/17/11 at 6:59pm
it's pretty much of a wasteland, i'm afraid. folks don't move out there for the cuisine. though they may well move out there for the vodka smoothies.
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post #6 of 10
3/17/11 at 7:01pm
My mother keeps d'Artagnan in business when she is down there.
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post #7 of 10
3/17/11 at 7:06pm
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My mother keeps d'Artagnan in business when she is down there.

i think i like your mom better than West24s mom.
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post #8 of 10
3/17/11 at 9:01pm
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
Haha. Good luck. Mammagina isn't terrible and Cuistot was OK many years ago, but I haven't been recently. If you are in to nostalgia, hit Wally's Desert Turtle. There is actually a very good barbecue place out in Indio, but I forget the name.


Babe's BBQ? Been there but not memorable. It was a standalone chain-looking joint along the highway.

yea, youre in retirement country, son. Try to get dinner before 6 pm.

I went to my first brazilian churascarria (sp) place out there and it was really good.
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post #9 of 10
3/17/11 at 9:04pm
No, this was some years ago, before Babes opened. It was a seedy place with good food. I don't even know if it is still there.
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post #10 of 10
3/17/11 at 9:10pm
not food oriented, but the cabezon outlet stores are not far from there. they're one of the better thought of outlet malls. there's two, i think the better one is called desert hills. haven't been in years, but iirc, they had some pretty high-end stuff (bottega veneta, armani, etc.). don't have a clue how their prices are these days. probably like all the rest, if you get lucky, it can be amazing.
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