Okay, ordered their beef pho, with extra meat. Tell me why they gave us SUCH little meat and…read moreexpecting us to pay $16 with 3.50 for extra meat! Such a scam! Chu oi, you're in the desert. I know you're trying to scam these customers because we're in the desert and there's no other options around us. Next time I'll be back and I'll be VERY specific about what I want. No matter where we are, the people deserve quality for what they're paying for. - Nguoi Viet

We stopped by after going to the Kitchen in the Desert and still feeling hungry. We ordered the…read moretaco dumplings- both chicken and brisket. We were served with sides of lettuce, onion, jalapeño, and salsa verde. We were so presently surprised! Great conversation with the owner while we waited for our food and the food was delicious and exceeded our expectations. Don't let the outside fool you! This place is great!

The baker is very personable always puts something a little extra and your shopping bag the food…read morethe baked goods. Everything is very, very good a tiny place that holds a lot of goodies!

About a 1-1.5: We actually waited it out for this bakery to open, as it only operates on certain…read moredays in the evenings. Check their socials, as they're pretty good in updating the days/times. We ordered: +a slice of banana bread - this was wet and soggy, so not sure how this is even available for sale +a slice of carrot cake - this was extremely dense and decadent, and good for any carrot cake lover +an oatmeal cookie - large and had a nice crisp/chewy texture +a chive scone - super dried out and had absolutely no flavor +a hibiscus drink - super weird beverage; not sure if it was mixed with something, but it was not enjoyable +and, a milk tea - this milk tea was not prepared well; contained some pearls I was curious about their sandwiches and their pizzas, but the latter is only sold as a whole, and not by the slice. All in all, we felt that the items were misses; not worth waiting it out unless you are spending a few days in the area or are a local. Note that there's usually a line, moving along at a slow and steady pace, and they allow only 1 party in at a time. There is no seating inside, as this is strictly carry-out only. Street parking can be found in the area. +oatmeal cookie +evening hours only

I ordered a chicken banh mi, a sandwich in a freshly-made toasted French baguette with sliced…read morechicken, pickled carrots, daikon radish, cilantro, and large jalapeno slices, and more. It was delicious. It was a banh mi sandwich that is not just one of those, "It's good for a small town," but really genuinely good and well-prepared. The sandwich was about $13, if memory serves. Whatever sauce they had on it was also delicious, and the sandwich was filling. The restaurant is a very large, airy, comfortable space in back of Rite Aid and Aldi, and is a pleasant space. The place also has coffee, bagels, croissants, bagel sandwiches, poke, and pho, along with numerous kinds of tea (milk tea, Thai tea, Matcha tea). The pho and bagels I saw other people eating looked delicious. The people who worked there were very friendly.

The pho was decent, but I like the broth at Pho Nuts 29 more. Plus the noodles were chopped up…read morewhich was interesting. They also forgot the bag of bean sprouts/lime/cilantro/jalapeños for the second bowl of pho. But, with only two pho spots in the high desert, can beggars be choosers? Vibes were nice inside though, with a lounge area with a stage for performances that you can also eat at while chillin' on some really comfy couches and chairs. Might have to meet up with friends here sometime for random hangs without having to cook. They also get a star for the nice lady working the register.

Visited Kitchen in the Desert on the weekend for their brunch, and it was a lovely experience! We…read moresat inside due to the heat, which unfortunately had a lot of flies buzzing around the table. Otherwise though, this was a great experience. We really liked the shakshouka, especially paired with the sour dough. I thought the tortilla de patata was fine - I enjoyed it, but it could have used more flavor / "brava" sauce. Service was attentive and helpful with recommendations. I'd love to go back when the weather cools down and enjoy the beautiful outdoor seating area.

Having traveled extensively this past month and eaten at our fair share of restaurants, this…read moreexperience unfortunately missed the mark when it came to service. Our waiter, Andrew, spoke proudly about the impressive restaurants he had previously worked at -- I believe I even heard Nobu mentioned -- which raised our expectations for attentive hospitality. Sadly, that level of experience never really made its way to our table. Simple things like refilling waters, checking in, or asking if we'd like another cocktail never happened after our initial interaction. It genuinely felt like we were forgotten for most of the evening, which was disappointing considering the caliber of restaurant this aims to be. Thankfully, the food itself helped redeem the experience, and the rest of the staff we encountered were warm and pleasant. Because of that, we're willing to give it another try tomorrow and are hopeful for a better overall experience next time.

decided to grab something quick and easy for the road when we came to visit joshua tree and…read morestumbled upon this place. went around 11:30am and they had a few selections left. donuts were nothing tooooo crazy, but pretty good for the price !! they all ranged from about $1.95-$5.50 depending on what you get. chocolate old fashioned donut was a hit for my friends and i! crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Great spot to get a donut before getting out of town. Nice employees and decent prices. Wish they…read moreserved pho here too like Pho Nuts 29!

Great service, great bake goods, donuts, maple bars and the apple fritter I went in for…read more Got home and the owner had stuck on a filled donut and some donut holes...wow.. Worth the looking for. It is in the back of a small strip mall. Will go back

Options, deliciousness, ambience, all take part of good service in this place. No matter what you…read moreorder, they are good!

I am staying at the nearby High Desert Motel for about 13 days, and since I arrived in Joshua Tree…read morea few days ago, I have visited this store at least once or twice per day, at the very least, to procure essentials such as rolls of paper towels, one gallon jugs of spring water, containers of rice pudding and flan, frozen burritos, and other food items. Interestingly, this shop also sells fresh watermelons, a great rarity at this time of year, and, in fact, it is the only venue in Joshua Tree at which I have seen watermelons for sale -- and I have definitely NOT seen watermelons offered at any other store, nor even at the natural foods store, nor at the Saturday morning farmer's market! BTW, the prices at this shop for the types of items that I mentioned above are very fair and reasonable for the fact that this is a small grocery store in a small desert town. I should also mention that each of the staffers at the counter with whom I have dealt have always been friendly and helpful. I must note that a number of other reviewers have mentioned the store's offerings of bottled liquor and its great assortment of craft and artisan beers, but I simply cannot comment on any of those offerings, since I do not drink alcohol (it is not a moralistic thing; it just does not interest me...!). So, my review is probably one of the very few reviews here that do NOT rave about the liquor products and craft and artisan beer products sold here! You will just have to get over that fact! Finally, I should also mention that when I visit this store, I am often accompanied by colleagues and clients who are also temporarily visiting the town, and they have all told me that they are very impressed by the range of offerings in this shop!

Absolutely terrible customer service tonight…read more I've been coming to this market for years and have spent plenty of money here, but after tonight I seriously question why. Around 7 PM on May 14, 2026, the woman working the register couldn't even do the bare minimum of acknowledging a customer. After buying a beer from HER register, I asked twice for a bag because my hands were full and I was trying to safely hold my son's hand in the parking lot. She completely ignored me both times and went right back to staring at her phone like customers who spend money were an inconvenience. Not even a "sorry," not even a "we don't have bags." Just rude, lazy, dismissive behavior. Meanwhile the parking lot right outside the door is a mess with people whipping into parking spaces, and I'm standing there trying to carry everything while making sure my son doesn't get hit by a car. The lack of basic awareness or decency was unbelievable. If this is the kind of customer service this place now allows, longtime customers clearly don't matter anymore. Management should probably spend less time letting employees play on their phones and more time teaching basic respect and professionalism.

Amazing Indian food! Note that my 2 experiences here are purely based on takeout/pickups which were…read morepretty seamless via DoorDash. Food was AMAZING. I've tried the Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan (a must), Pizza (Chicken Tikka and Punjabi), Paneer, and Mango Lassi ice cream! So good that this has been a required stop everytime I'm at Joshua Tree.

THE ABSOLUTE WORST DINING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS…read more Rating: 0/5 (Negative stars if physics allowed it) If you have any self-respect, do not set foot in this establishment. Calling this place a "restaurant" is an insult to the hospitality industry; it is a chaotic, incompetent holding cell where hunger goes to die. We were held hostage at our table for over an hour and a half waiting for food. 90 minutes. We watched other tables stand up and flee--literally walking out the door--because the kitchen is apparently run by sloths. Did the staff care? Absolutely not. They wandered around with a level of apathy that was genuinely disturbing, rude, and completely useless. Then came the punchline: THEY RAN OUT OF PLATES. Let that sink in. A restaurant. That ran out of plates. Their excuse? "They are in the dishwasher for the next 30 minutes." We have four starving children with us, and instead of solving the problem, we were forced to get up, walk to the counter, and fetch our own flimsy paper plates like we were at a sad, underfunded backyard picnic. To top off the insult, they handed us a roll of industrial paper towels instead of napkins. It was pathetic. When the torture finally ended, it took another 25 minutes just to get the bill so we could escape. When we asked the staff to explain this disaster, the only response we got was a shrug and a "What can I do?" Here is what you can do: Close the doors. Sell the building. Spare the public. The only reason I didn't call the police for robbery is that they didn't charge the automatic gratuity--probably because they knew we were on the verge of a riot. This place is a joke. The service is nonexistent, the management is invisible, and the experience was nauseating. If you value your time, money, and sanity, run far, far away.

Amazing donuts and very pleasant staff who threw in a few extra donut holes…read more Don't need to go anywhere else!

I purchased a strawberry smoothie with boba, milk tea boba, and watermelon smoothie. Both milk tea…read moreboba & strawberry smoothie with boba was moldy. My 7 year old & I noticed right away. We both got sick to our stomach's and we're vomiting from the moldy boba.

I love La Copine. It always impresses. Great food, and easily, the best-prepared, most delicious…read morefood in Morongo Basin (Wonder Valley-29 Palms-Joshua Tree-Yucca Valley-Morongo Valley). This time, I had the Steak Sando (crispy wagyu ribeye, salted cabbage, tonkatsu sauce, horseradish, pain de mie), which was cooked to perfection. The horseradish added a nice little "bite" to the food without being overwhelming, and the wagyu and sauce were amazing. As a bonus, the service is always friendly, smiling, and attentive (but not too attentive), and the people who come here are often smiling and friendly as well. I am giving this five stars. This is a restaurant that would earn five stars no matter what location it was in, whether a large, cosmopolitan city or out here in the rural high desert. It's good by any measure. Absolutely recommended.

The arrogance of how they take reservations is uncool. I listened to the long winded outgoing…read moremessage that you get when you call for a reservation. You are instructed to send a text request, because they say "it's fun", and that they want to "connect with their guests".... What's not "fun" is that they don't follow up- I texted at 11am two days prior to the day I wanted to confirm....And there was never any attempt to connect. Save yourself the headache and just book a table at Ash & Vine in Palm Springs- it's charming and the food is MUCH better, and most importantly-it's an enjoyable experience