Chef Tanya&#x27;s Kitchen

My experience was amazing! From the time I entered until I left. The guy at the counter was alone…read moreand happily gave endless samples to my friends and I. If I weren't so concerned with my summer bod I would've ordered 4 scoops instead of two hahaha ~~~ We were visiting the area and I wish we had service as great as this where we live in LA, AND I wish we had Lappert's! The unique assortment of flavors and taste is unmatched. Parking is right in front and everything was super clean inside. I love you Lapperts!

The perfect end to the night!…read more It was a perfectly hot night in Palm Desert, and this place was heaven sent. The variety of ice creams (both dairy and non-dairy for those who are lactose intolerant like me) and the ability to sample them without pressure was great. The server took care of us, and the outdoor seating was the perfect place to enjoy our cones on a hot summer night. The massive crowds of people there also enjoyed their night as well, as the place was poppin'. The portion size of the scoops, their patience, and the quality of the cones, all together made for a quality night.

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Lappert's Premium Gourmet Ice Cream Palm Desert - My half eaten guava cheesecake and coconut pineapple ice cream. This time, the camera did NOT eat first. This was soooo yummy

My half eaten guava cheesecake and coconut pineapple ice cream. This time, the camera did NOT eat first. This was soooo yummy

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La Dolce Piccola Gelateria

La Dolce Piccola was perfect for a 100 degree day! They have so many assorted flavors. I loved the…read moreconsistency of the gelato, the staff were very nice and they did a wonderful job of assisting me being completely indecisive because every flavor looked so good! The shop was is very clean and tidy! I definitely will be back for another gelato cup!

Don't walk, you gotta run to this place. PS is pretty warm! This is the perfect place to cool down…read more It's one of the best gelato spots in town. The flavors are so good. It's all made with love and high quality ingredients! You can't go wrong with any of the flavors. I got the cookie butter flavor. Tastes just like a vanilla with Biscoff cookie ice cream. I'm a sucker for a good cookie butter latte and this one was one of the best ones I've had. Perfect espresso and cookie butter ratios. There's also cookie butter pieces in the drink and the cup is lined with cookie butter. I like my drink on the sweeter side so this was perfect for me. You also gotta get their brown butter chocolate chip cookie! It's got a crispy crust and soft inside. It was so good and buttery, with that delicious hint of toffee flavor. I can't wait to come back to try the rest of the menu!

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Handels Homemade Ice Cream - Palm Desert

4.5(247 reviews)

0.4 mi

Family-owned & operated

Kid friendly

fabulous ice cream and gotta go to laquinta for the drive…read morethrough! coffee chip and monkey business are my go-to favorites. great and friendly service too.

We stopped by here one evening after dinner knowing the taste would be the same. Fortunately we…read moredidn't have to wait, but after I paid the line was 10 deep. I forget they give a lot of ice cream and my kid couldn't finish the waffle cone. Great place to get dessert, I wished there were more seating available. Given the heat out here, indoor seating would be a amazing.

Taro and coconut carmel delight. Onolicious!

Banana Split

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Assortment of cones. You can never go wrong with a waffle cone!

Swirlyz Frozen Yogurt

4.4(97 reviews)

0.1 mi

We absolutely love this place when we come to town. The staff is so incredibly nice and the frozen…read moreyogurt is to die for !!!Always delicious flavors and such a fun environment to sit and talk to people.

It was good yogurt the person gave me a little cup to test the yogurts and that was very nice I…read moredidn't have to ask.

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Toppings Bar

Lappert's Premium Gourmet Ice Cream Sun City - Palm Desert

Locally owned & operated

Excellent date shakes! Highly recommended. My son and I Loved the flavorful small pieces of dates…read morein the shake, giving it a naturally sweet flavor. It was 120 degrees today and the shakes were very refreshing!! We will be back!

We've been to the location in bermuda dunes and the ice cream taste Boring not flavorful compared…read moreto Handel's. Not quality tasting plus it's pricey and the are stingy with the scoops. Will NOT give it a 4 time try.

Great Dole Whip and great service!

Lappert's Premium Gourmet Ice Cream Sun City - Palm Desert

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Nitroinfusions

4.5(311 reviews)

6.1 mi

I love this place! it is spotless, service is fast and friendly and watching the nitro ice cream…read morebeing made is always entertaining. The ingredients are organic, very minimal and the flavors are incredible. I ordered the salted caramel and chocolate espresso. I ordered a pint to go and was concerned it would melt before getting into my fever but it was perfect. oh and one last thing. I ordered the traditional dairy ice cream but they do have a few vegan options for those that are dairy free.

Excellent ice cream, service, and cool to watch them craft your order right in front of you like…read moresome kind of high school chemistry project. I expected the texture to be icy, but was amazed how smooth and creamy the ice cream was. Will definitely stop in again the next time in town.

Date ice cream

Sea salt a Carmel and strawberry cheese cake. Small

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Strawberry cheesecake in a waffle cone

Perfect Pint

4.8(195 reviews)

0.8 mi

So delicious!! New to the area, came across their account on TikTok and decided to stop by…read more Definitely recommend Nutella S'mores flavor!

Pop up ice cream spot looked great and Bree was so nice and friendly…read more The shop looked cool and we bought some and taste great!

Cute little trailer set up.

Nutella Smores was out of this world!

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Nutella S'mores our Favorite!!! Yum!!

Uji Time Dessert

4.4(66 reviews)

0.8 mi

I WANT MORE ! Vegan…read moremochi ? More please ! The coconut and mango were my favorites. They've got quite a variety here ...lattes , ube coffee , drip coffee, taiyaki cones ,red bean paste croissants, boba tea ,milkshakes and more . Don't be fooled by the tiny size of this business, they're packing some fun delicious flavors like black sesame , ube , pandan , & matcha ! Highly recommend popping in for a treat. Pro tip : come for happy hour m-thurs 2-5pm for 20% off.

UPDATE (9/15/26)…read more First off, I came here 2 years ago when they first opened. I got their soft serve in the Taiyaki with the Red Bean filling and other toppings and it was wonderful. It was a really good first impression. Also Black Sesame is one of my absolute favorite flavors I always order for any dessert. Now fast forward to now, I'm back here for a visit. When we got inside it wasn't busy at all. Service was friendly and helpful. When I walked inside to see their Taiyaki soft serve options, I was pretty disappointed. They only had three flavors available. And I have to be honest, the flavors didn't interest me. It was just Vanilla, Green Tea, and I think Chocolate? Maybe a Mango flavor too which seemed seasonal. I'm sure they were good but the ice cream section had flavors I wish were soft serve like Black Sesame and a milk tea one. We ended up getting their ice cream instead because they had a larger assortment of flavors. And when I tried the sample, the flavor was decent. Two years ago, my 5/5 stars was for my Taiyaki experience. Now it's 3/5 stars for the ice cream. I got the Black Sesame and Coffee ice cream scoops with the waffle cone. Flavor was there, the waffle cone was good, but the ice cream didn't blow me away by any means. I wish this place had more variety for their soft serve because it's worth the money for me. Most of my disappointment came from that I'd probably never have the Black Sesame soft serve Taiyaki again from here because I only had it that one time, and also there weren't any appealing flavors for the soft serve I would've been excited to try instead. I would not come back here for their regular ice cream, I'd just spend my money somewhere else.

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Ben & Jerry’s

4.1(94 reviews)

1.6 mi

The lady was so great making me and my friends shakes! And they were absolutely delicious for this…read morehot heat.

Had to make this review specifically to give a heartfelt shout out to Annemarie!…read more She provided amazing service when we came in. Very welcoming and accommodating. Truly provided a great experience for our little family. Thank you Annemarie!

Fresh packed pint in front of Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop menu board.

A Ben & Jerry's freshly baked dipped waffle cone with sprinkles in front of waffle cone display.

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Waffle cone, cup and fresh packed pint in front of Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop menu board.

Beach House Frozen Yogurt

4.6(336 reviews)

0.6 mi

A solid frozen yogurt place if you're in the area and craving something cooling and sweet. They…read morehave all your classic flavors on tap plus a few unique ones. When I visited, they had Horchata and cold brew coffee, among others. If you like toppings on your frozen yogurt, this is the place for you. I don't think I've ever been to a frozen yogurt place that had as many toppings options as this one does. It almost looks like part candy shop with how many toppings they have! The cashier was nice, and the price I paid for my frozen yogurt was reasonable. (Although I always laugh a little when a self-serve frozen yogurt place has a tip jar.) The only critique I have is that I wasn't sure where to get sample cups to try the different flavors , lots of places usually leave them out for customers to just grab. Overall, it's a nice shop and I recommend it.

I had the best experience ever here, i love froyo and have been all around, this place clears all…read more The flavors are high quality and just perfect. If you cannot have dairy there is 3ish amazing flavors that you wont notice its dairy free. The toppings area is full of choices and choices that other shops dont offer, no stale toppings, fresh and clean. No complaints you must try. Forgot to mention when you walk in you feel as though your on the beach.

Counter & Topping Bar

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Laura C.

142

4 months ago

Let me first state that I have been a vegetarian since 1987, and I've lived all over this country, East Coast, West Coast, in the mountains, and down South. I have tried a lot of different V food over the past 40 years. Fortunately, vegan and vegetarian food has come a LONG way since the 80's. Especially vegan food. It's not great everywhere, but overall V food is steadily improving. So many times I've seen restaurants interpret vegan food as "here's the standard meal that's familiar to everyone, let's remove all meat and dairy ingredients and Voilà!! It's vegan now," as if vegans don't value flavor as part of the eating experience. So when my friend suggested we go to Chef Tanya's for dinner, I agreed, with quiet hesitation. However, at Chef Tanya's, EVERY SINGLE THING WE TRIED WAS DELICIOUS! My friend and I ordered a few different items and it was just one "omg" after the other, so tasty that I confidently recommended this place to my meat-eating friends because everything tasted so f***ing good! Even the desserts were delicious, and vegan desserts are challenging. This was some of the best food I've ever eaten in my lifetime . Thank you for a wonderful meal, super friendly and helpful staff, and really cute gifts that I bought for my friends. It was just good vibes from start to finish. The space is welcoming and comfortable. I will be stopping here for food every single time I return to the desert. Thank you for a great night! What we ordered (over the course of two visits) Pastrami Mami sandwich Coachella Forever Salad, chopped Crispy Chicken Tenders Deli Potato Salad Egg-y Salad Mac n Cheesy Organic Apple Cobbler Key Lime Parfait Peanut Butter Cup Parfait read more

Gary F.

1 year ago

I had high expectations for Tanya's Kitchen, especially coming from Los Angeles where vegan food is done incredibly well. Unfortunately, this place fell short for me. The hype around it is big, but I think it's inflated since it's one of the few vegan options in Palm Desert. One thing that should be nearly impossible to screw up is the basic French fry. However, these fries came out looking like the leftover crumbs from the fryer. Apparently, this is how they always come out -- why? It's such a simple dish, yet it was a real letdown. Overall, I wanted to love this place, but for the price and the reputation, I was expecting something a bit more refined. If you're craving vegan in this area, it's worth a try, but don't expect it to compare to the caliber of spots in LA. read more

Deb J.

3 years ago

Oh my gosh! I really did not know what to expect from this restaurant. Was I surprised? I'll say I was. The food was amazing and the wait staff were just as amazing. There were three of us, two had the Cubano Sandwich and I had the daily soup. The best vegetable soup I have ever, ever had. I don't know how they made it taste so good. I also had an order of fries with chipolte mayo and I thought I'd died and gone to heave. And the vibe was terrific too. I could have stayed all day and just hung out. So hats off to Chef Tanya...your restaurant is a true treasure! read more

Brooke B.

4 years ago

This place is so freaking good!! FINALLY a vegan place in the Palm Springs area that has all of the hits. My mom had the "fish" sandwich special (so good that I have to go back and get it myself) and I had to cubano and a chlorophyll water. Everything was amazing! The merch inside the store is also cute. They've just earned a new fan! Thank you for being so good to us vegans and doing well for the planet, Tanya and team! read more

Joseph R.

2 years ago

I recently dined at Chef Tanya's Kitchen, and it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. The ambiance is warm and inviting, creating the perfect setting for a memorable meal. The staff was attentive and knowledgeable, providing excellent recommendations and ensuring our dining experience was seamless. read more

Savannah G.

2 years ago

I used to come here all the time but they increased their prices and offer smaller portions of food now. I think they should consider locals and offer them discounts, especially during the slow season. Otherwise it's just a tourist trap for people that won't stick around and help keep your business a float. read more

Bora W.

1 year ago

iconic and wonderful! ambiance is very special, and a safe space for cool people who love animals, cats, and justice ^.^ the menu and the daily specials are very fun. each employee i've met has been very genuine and courteous. always love coming here to eat and buy cute things from the shop :3 read more

Jeff P.

10 months ago

Cute shop. Got to talk with Chef Tanya while I was waiting in line to order. Love her! She's so happy and personable. Had the Cubano and it was amazing! Definitely recommend trying that one when you go. read more

Margot T.

5 years ago

Love chef Tanyas soooo much! Everything is so delicious and everyone working there is so friendly. I'm excited for the palm desert location to open! read more

Nathan S.

4 years ago

So good I got a brand name new phone from the same guy I got from you last week I was like what is this phone

Vanessa K.

4 years ago

Delicious food and excellent friendly service. An absolutely wonderful experience. Highly recommend

Annalee S.

4 months ago

my niece came for the weekend, we order the delivery, the food arrived fresh and tasty as always :)

Andy M.

3 years ago

Perfect in every aspect 20stars. Food was great drinks never empty. Best experience in the desert.

Ilene

7 months ago

Best in the city . Tanya is example for restaurants owners She is the best 10 from 10 read more

S.Carolina S.

3 years ago

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