SoCal restaurant ideas?

[grundletaint]

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!

 

[foodguy]

wherever there's an early bird special.

 

[itsstillmatt]

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.

 

[grundletaint]

mangina? i had a feeling there'd probably be limited choices out there.... thanks though. i'll just eat grapefruit and vodka smoothies!

 

[foodguy]

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.

 

[itsstillmatt]

My mother keeps d'Artagnan in business when she is down there.

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by iammatt

My mother keeps d'Artagnan in business when she is down there.

i think i like your mom better than West24s mom.

 

[Davidko19]

Originally Posted by iammatt

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.

 

[itsstillmatt]

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.

 

[foodguy]

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.