Small Home – Big Yard

It doesn’t get any better than Outdoor Resorts Palm Springs!  Lush beautiful golf courses wind through the 1200 exclusively RV sites, which are also meticulously maintained.  We’re parked in site #784, the same site that we spent a week in last year.  This year we’ll enjoy 2 weeks in this beautiful park along with fun in Palm Springs and the surrounding area.

Outdoor Resorts, Palm Springs

Outdoor Resorts, Palm Springs

For us, Palm Springs is all about great restaurants and foodie destinations.  On Saturday after arriving, we enjoyed wonderful Mexican food and great margs on the outside patio at Felipe’s Palm Springs.  An unassuming café in a small strip center, Felipe’s turns out authentic Guadalajara styled food of rellenos, enchiladas, tacos and creamy, hearty soups.  Great service and wonderful food – we’ll be back!

Felipe’s Palm Springs

Then on Wednesday, we’re at Rooster and Pig, another small unassuming place serving a wonderful fusion of Vietnamese-American dishes. Chef/Owner Tai Spendley opened the Rooster in 2016 and has since garnered rave reviews from locals and visitors.  Arriving around 4:30, we joined a long line extending along the parking lot for the restaurant opening at 5PM!  Our favorite dishes included Vietnamese Crispy Rolls, Shaking Beef, Lemongrass Pork Noodle Soup and Panko Chicken Stuffed Curry Balls.  Delicious!

Rooster and Pig Palm Springs

Friday evening starts with a cocktail at Blue Coyote Grill, before dining at The Tropicale, an institution in downtown Palm Springs.  After our wonderful experience last year, we had to return.  And, once again, The Tropicale didn’t disappoint – the place to see and be seen, great food and uncompromising service!

Saturday brunch is at another famous Palm Springs restaurant, the Farm.  With a waitlist of nearly an hour, we enjoy a pre-brunch Bloody Mary at the Front Porch at the Farm before  being seated in the lush, open courtyard, where we enjoyed beautiful weather.  Food options included both sweet &  savory crepes, omelets, salads, sandwiches  and tasty benedicts.

Front Porch Farm Palm Springs

Farm Palm Springs

Another brunch on Sunday is at Cactus Jack’s Bar & Grill – an informal eatery in Palm Desert.  Seemingly unchanged since opening in 1987, the diner specializes in Prime Rib including a Prime Rib Benedict.  Other protein intense offerings are Short Rib Benedict, Pork Chops & Eggs, Top Sirloin & Eggs, Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs and more traditional dishes; Biscuits & Gravy, Omelets and Scrambles.  Food was great, service was outstanding and pricing, one of the better values in the Palm Springs area.

Cactus Jacks Palm Desert

After two weeks, we’re packing up and headed to Lake Havasu City.  More from there…