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A Wholesome Breakfast at Palms Cafe

June 16th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment
Looks good enough to eat.

Looks good enough to eat.

While visiting my grandparents in Rancho Mirage, they took me to a great little breakfast place called Palms Cafe in Palm Desert.  Knowing my grandparents would never lead me astray, I was pretty excited.

We took a seat outside and perused the menu.  As most cafes go, they had a pretty good collection of food, but I sought out my favorite breakfast food, the omelet.  Since I don’t think I had ever seen turkey offered in an omelet before, I ordered one with turkey and cheese.  I also got some bacon on the side.

It came out pretty quickly and was one of the most interesting omelets I’ve ever seen.  It almost looked like a breakfast burrito aside from the yellowish color the eggs produced.  Inside, it was still similar to a burrito, with the ingredients kind of tossed in instead of cooked into the egg.  This was actually pretty nice and a unique way of making an omelet.  The turkey was good, although a bit salty and in chunks, rather than slices, which was also a nice change.

The best part, though, was the bacon.  It was thick-cut and really crispy.  It was so thick, actually, that it didn’t curl up like bacon seems to do when it gets really crispy.

I would definitely recommend the Palms Cafe for anyone looking for a good breakfast in Palms Springs.  It offers a nice twist on the norm, but delivers it pretty well.


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Unvegan Top 20 for 2011

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