Everyone at this location is SOO sweet my goodness. Especialllllllly the sweet person with glasses and hat at the bakery/ice cream side. Will definitely be back! read more

Chef Tanya delivered us a beautiful brunch to our Airbnb. The food and display was incredible -- an absolute must when in Palm Springs!

Wonderful & made with I had the quinoa salad, mac & cheese, potato salad & the best part..... BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER! I never order potato salad anywhere because it always tastes too sweet, tin-like, too much Mayo, not enough flavor ALL THE THINGS. Well this tastes like grandma made it & its a huge serving. A+ everything was great & packaged securely. Do happy I found Chef Tanya!! read more

Wow! Wow ! wow! I had the hippie sandwich and my husband had the Guadalajara burger.... So flavorful and satisfying. Our 9 year old is not a vegetarian or vegan so it was hard to please her. HOWEVER- for dessert we ordered the Lavender Blueberry ice cream and she was all smiles. read more

Chef Tanya's Kitchen - The hippie sandwich - Vegan Near Me - Palm Desert, California

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I love Chef Tanya's! A super fun, vibey place to get a healthy plant based meal that is super tasty! I love the store, very gen-Z friendly. My fave is the taco salad and home made banana bread! read more

GOOD GAWD. So friggin delish. Only regret is that didn't know when placing order for pick-up that they have a STORE, too! I spent so much time checking that out that food was cold-still incredible, tho read more

INCREDIBLE VEGAN FOOD, that feels passionate, refreshing, and full of unique flavors. We went to both locations and the Palm Desert one has more seating, but both had the same incredible food and presentation. Get the tempeh, when the menu says Chef Tanya is a Pro, trust it. The Caesar salad was also great and the special seasoned fries were A+. I wish this was in LA... !woman owned vegan excellence! read more

Chef Tanya's Kitchen - Caesar Salad, Fries, Caprese Tempeh Burger - Vegan Near Me - Palm Desert, California

I love this restaurant!!! I could eat here every single day. However it has gotten quite expensive but I always tell myself that the taste and high quality of food is worth it. I love love love their modern hippie sandwich (also in a salad form) and add tofu or tempeh. It is so delicious. I also love their tempeh pate in the fridge and use crackers that they sell to dip it in. I have also tried their pozole (when it's a special) and it's delicious. Other items me and my family love are: thai salad, potato salad, Cesar salad, and Peanut Butter Parfait. I seriously love this place so much!! They also just opened their vegan soft serve ice cream (made with oat milk) next door! Perfect for summer! read more

Everything was delicious- and vegetarian. No compromise on flavors or feeling satisfied. In fact, I'm ordering the cookbook.

Pretty hip place all right, variety of plant based selections. We ordered the Bahn Mi and the Cubano sandwiches to share, very plentiful and delicious. Fries also perfect. Cost factor, expensive. Two sandwiches, fresh fries and an ice tea, tax $42 smackers plus tip. Asked for an extra sauce for our fries, $1.00 yikes! Service factor, very pleasant crew, delivery of sandwiches and fries 26 minutes, to long for some basic assembly, so don't be in a rush when dinning here. read more

So, so glad to see Tanya's back! Actually she's been back for awhile, it's just taken me awhile to post this review. I initially went to Tanya's place Native Foods when I first moved to the desert 24 years ago. Then she sold Native Foods, bummer. But so happy to say Tanya's Kitchen is just as good if not better than Native Foods. I can't say enough about the Guadalajara burger - amazing! The pozole is great, the parfaits very tasty, the fries perfectly done. As always great friendly staff. Oh and the ambiance is wonderful, great food and gift items all around the restaurant. This is the Palm Desert location. read more

Great food with healthy choices and cute atmosphere to have a nice lunch. Good service and was checked on to make sure we had everything we needed. read more

Food is always excellent. Staff is always friendly. Only thing I HATE - it actually offends me because of the position it puts me in- is that you have to pre-tip. They drop off your food and you are on your own. read more

We were so happy to find Chef Tanya's Kitchen! Besides being a wonderful vegan restaurant, it's got a great vibe, cute gift shop, groceries, vegan cooking and Coachella valley hiking books, The food was excellent. We got a GatoTaco salad, zucchini and almond soup, a burger, and Morrocan cauliflower salad, ok, and we were hungry and it wasn't necessary, but we had a fruit tart and soft serve oatmilk, which was so good. We had just walked 15,000 steps in the Living Desert, so we felt it was our due. I popped in the next day for a Chupacabra sandwich which was delicious, although I wish they had recommended a dipping sauce- it was busy so I toughed it out without one. I took home frozen soup, house made seitan, Ranch Gordo Beans and a wonderfully large jar of capers. The coffee bar is good and affordable. If this place was near me, it would be my home away from home. I loved everything about it, including seeing Chef Tanya greeting guests and bussing tables. read more

Chef Tanya saved my life! I'm so happy to have grab and go options as a vegan. Sometimes you need food in a hurry and this food is top notch. My favorites are definitely potato salad and Mac in the fridge and the key lime pie is very naughty. If you have time to order get the TLTA because it's so good. Did I mean room the staff is super nice too? read more

I kid you not this is one of the best vegan spots I've ever been to. This place doesn't taste like your ordinary vegan sandwich. Our order: Tofu Banh Mi Crazy Fries Carrot cake All 10/10 On top of that, friendly staff. We came at closing minutes and they gave us their best effort. read more

Get the Banh mi in Salad form. You won't regret it!! And the Agua Fresca is delicious!

This place is hands-down the best plant based restaurant we have come across (so far). We live in the Santa Cruz area and have been to places north, south and east of us in California. I'd love the opportunity to try everything on the menu! read more

Seriously one of my favorite places for lunch in the desert!! I've tried just about everything on the menu and all fabulous and healthy and organic!! Service is awesome and so it's the atmosphere!! They have a wonderful market as well for treating your self or the perfect gift.... I could eat there just about everyday.. it's that good! I have to say my fave is the GuadalajaraTempeh burger .. and very large portions! And their fries are excellent.. you will soooo glad you went!!! read more

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I have been here numerous times for breakfast and lunch and I highly recommend it. Between myself and others we've selected many dishes and all good. I really like the tempeh burgers. read more

I am so glad that there is at least one vegan option in Palm Desert. The Coachella Valley is really lacking in plant based options, luckily chef Tanyas is here now. I would give five stars but I think too much of their menu is gluten based. As a gluten-free vegan my options are limited here. I still come regularly as it is stil the best organic, vegan option around. I usually get the Caesar salad with tofu or the Coachella forever bowl. I love that they keep expanding and now have a whole market area and soft serve ice cream bar. I always find great products there are hard to find anywhere else around here when I'm there. I'm happy to see vegan business's growing. read more

I made my husband eat here as I enjoy vegan food. I loved it and my husband was not unhappy.

So amazing!!! This place has so many options and so far everything has been delicious! 10/10. This will be my new togo lunch,dinner and coffee spot. read more

Chef Tanya's Kitchen - Vegan Near Me - Palm Desert, California

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Delicious food. I would not have guessed it was an all vegan place. I had the Guadalajara burger, and I was the best plant based burger I've ever had. Tons of flavor. Very messy, but worth it. I also appreciated that it is a little store with the cutest things you can buy or just look at. Very unique. I look forward to trying more treats from here. read more

LOVE this place!! I live in La Quinta and just found out I can get Tanya's amazing creations at Tower Market here. Always delicious, always fresh, and love the convenience of having fresh vegan and vegetarian takeout options so close! Personal favorite is the modern hippie sandwich. read more

Great customer service and delicious food! Amazing vegan menu, even my meat eating husband liked it!

Went three days in a row, best bahn mi I've ever had, dreaming about when I go back again.

Yes to EVERYTHING on the menu! I go here whenever I am in the area and even plan my errands around trips to Chef Tanya's. The aqua fresca's are a savior when coming in from the heat. The Palm Desert location has the addition of the Kreamery so save some room for desert. The Strawberry Shortcake Haboob is a must. The staff is incredibly nice and you might get a celebrity sighting of the chef herself. I love that Chef Tanya's draws what appears to be a diverse crowd which again speaks to how well they do plant based yummies. read more

The best vegan food ever!!! This place is so fresh and VERY good. everyone needs to try their cubano sandwich.

This place is a haven for vegans, vegetarians and all manner of healthy diet folks! My wife is one and recently she brought me here to test my sincerity when I said "As long as it tastes good and fills me up, I'll eat it and be happy". Chef Tanya did just that and true to my word, I left happy! I had a sandwich of some sort and I know not what was in it but it was tasty and filling AND my wife had a field day looking over all the assorted vegan foods, condiments and even books for those with similar dietary predilections. I was impressed and would even go there again on my own! read more

If you think vegan is straw, think again. Tanya is a trained chef. She cooks Vegan with a European flair. It's delicious. Her place is friendly. A gift shop with all kinds of specialty foods , hand scooped Ice cream , and pastries. Just as good as any dairy I've ice cream. Can't say enough of the deliciousness she cooks. Even if your not vegan you'll love Chef Tanya's kitchen. Ps soups are out of this world read more

We just spent 5 days in Palm Springs and hands-down this was the culinary highlight. We had the Chupacabra Chick'n and Coachella Forever Salad with a Date Shake, all delicious, the latter two were masterpieces of texture and flavor. The SF Bay Area would be a great location for a NorCal CTK! read more

We stopped in Saturday morning to pick up 4 Cuban sandwhiches for the road. Sad they were only serving breakfast (not my fav). We decided to split an egg salad sandwich. OH MY was it good. It's probably been 20 years since I had a real egg sandwich- but my mouth recognized it instantly as my favorite way to eat eggs as a kid. Tanya's Kitchen never disappoints! read more

Everything about this place it top notch. Even my vegan-suspicious friends fall in love with their food.

I've been a regular at the Palm Springs location since it opened. I finally had time to check out the new location in Palm Desert. This location is spacious due to the gift shop. I love the gift shop with its very pricey items. If I was looking for a gift, I'd definitely come here, as I'm sure I'd find the perfect option for many friends and family. As others mentioned, the service was a bit scattered but the food is always spot on. Though, I was not in love with the chili fries, sadly. Next time I'll get the fries without chili. I crave Chef Tanya's. I sit at home salivating wishing I had only lived closer. read more

Was on the way to the Apple Store but needed some lunch first - it was 11:30 or so. I had the chili, made with two kinds of beans (one was lima) and seitan. The beans are from Rancho Gordo (I'm in their bean club - they're great beans). Of course, the chili was wonderful. I got the cornbread as well - it was good, but the chili outshined it. Oh, the service was prompt and friendly, and it has a lovely ambiance, and it nice to wander around while waiting for your food. I picked up a pepper grinder while there. The line was out the door when leaving - so I'm guessing it has its rush hours. I can see why... read more

Tried out Chef Tanya's in Palm Desert since we wanted to try her vegan ice cream. We live in PS and regularly go to Chef Tanya's Kitchen to eat so have been excited to try her new Kreamery. Very impressed! We had a chocolate/vanilla twist that tasted great. We also had the soft serve drink (Called a Haboob") We chose the Viennese Ice Mocha with chocolate ice cream, espresso shot, whipped cream. OMG, we both went wild! It was the best ice cream drink my boyfriend and I ever had! We are so ready to go back and get a Viennese Ice Mocha for each of us! We will be regulars! read more

This is the real deal. I'm surprised again. Decided to try The Moby Dick, today's "seafood" vegan sandwich. Close your eyes and imagine you are on the California coast enjoying some fresh seafood. It was amazingly good, but a little too heavy on the tartar sauce. Next time I'll ask them to go lightly on that part. My partners had Pastrami Mama sandwich and a grilled "cheese". Both were superb. I'm so glad I found this place. Visited the Palm Springs location yesterday. I like the ambiance of the Palm Desert location better. Menu is posted on their website, and they have a cute little store full of vegan delights. Tip of the day. They do not take cash, so bring some plastic or tap to pay device with you. read more

Had the hippie sandwich, potato salad, lattes, and haboobs and we were not hungry. We couldn't stop trying things. I could eat here every day. I'm so thankful for restaurants like this! Fresh, good and healthy. Thank you Tanya!! read more

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Chef Tanya's Kitchen is simply magical!! The staff is so helpful and welcoming and the menu is creative and healthy! We had lunch and a date shake after hiking on our first visit last week. Both were outstanding! The date shake was amazing. I also tried the oatmeal muffin and couldn't imagine a more perfect muffin, especially mid afternoon! Still fresh and delicious. We have been back twice since our first visit. The breakfast sandwiches are generous and outstanding. We look forward to trying Tanya's for dinner one evening!! I also am a passionate cook and baker so I love the sweet shop filled with gifts for home cooking! Love, love, love this place!!! read more