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    Nydias Mexican Kitchen - Buñuelos topped with whipped cream, strawberries, and chocolate drizzle

    Nydias Mexican Kitchen

    4.3(97 reviews)
    3.8 km
    $$

    Great service! Order at the counter and they bring it out…read more We went mid afternoon after hiking so it wasn't busy. The place has a hotel restaurant vibe. But that's where it ends. The food was fabulous! I had the mole enchiladas. The sauce was so good! Standard rice and refried beans come with it. I also ordered the bacon -wrapped jalapeno. It was filled with cheese. Yummy! My husband had the carnitas tacos plate, loved! They had a couple bottles of Laguna's IPA that we enjoyed with the meal. Really good and reasonably priced.

    After a super long day working and exploring outside, I was hongry hongry. I wanted Mexican and my…read moreAirbnb host recommended this place and yelpers seemed to agree this was the place. It was tucked inside an inn, quiet, industrious, and straightforward like those eateries you find inside office buildings sometimes. The decor was warm in color, leaning confidently in Latin American style even without any tchotchkes or paraphernalia. I ordered the nachos locos con pollo and a Quesabirria taco. I definitely ordered too much more myself and ended up with leftovers. I was glad to have nachos with actual refried beans on them. I spent so long in Pennsylvania I was starting to get used to not having that option! The birria was pretty good and I ate the whole thing. Honestly that should have been all I ate but like I said...I was hongry. There was only one other couple in there and one door dasher when I was waiting for the food. Other than that, I was by myself on a Friday night. Not really a destination place, but it hits the spot.

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    Nydias Mexican Kitchen - Inside Oasis Inn

    Inside Oasis Inn

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    California Burrito (it's huge!!!)

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    Kitchen In the Desert Cafe - Lamb pops: Perfectly seasoned delicacy, Small item Suggest add another item with your meal

    Kitchen In the Desert Cafe

    3.7(1.4k reviews)
    0.3 km
    $$

    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.

    Went to dinner two nights ago and honestly, I'm still kind of shocked at the level of hospitality…read more We were only about 10 minutes late--and it was a Tuesday, not exactly peak rush. I walked up first with my sister and mom right behind me, immediately apologizing and saying hello to who I assume was the host... or maybe a manager? It genuinely wasn't clear. I explained that I had tried calling, got no answer, and followed the instructions to text the number provided saying we were on the way. When I brought that up, my sister stepped forward to show the text, and the response we got was, "What am I looking at?"--said in a way that felt unnecessarily rude and dismissive. It was literally just the message we were told to send. Then we were told they don't even receive texts and that it goes to "headquarters"... for a small restaurant? That alone was bizarre and off-putting. We were seated, and from there the service stayed pretty mediocre. I had noted in the reservation that we were celebrating my sister's birthday, which was completely ignored the entire night. For context, we were only in Joshua Tree for three days--we were visiting from Portland--and this is a place we usually make a point to come to. So yes, expectations were higher because this was supposed to be a special dinner. The food itself didn't help. Our chicken came out with an extremely spicy sauce underneath that completely overpowered the dish. It was so intense we were literally turning red. We mentioned it to the server, and nothing was done or offered--no acknowledgment beyond that. What really stood out was the timing of everything. The server didn't check on us until we had already eaten about 80% of the meal, which made it pointless to even give feedback at that stage. By the time we were finished and had been sitting for a while, we couldn't even find him. Then suddenly he appeared to ask if we wanted dessert... well after we were clearly done. Still, no mention of the birthday, no effort to make the moment feel even slightly special. On top of that, it was freezing outside. The table next to us was given blankets, but none were offered to us--even though we were sitting there in tank tops. At one point, the same host who had been rude earlier was folding blankets right in front of us without saying a word, which honestly just added to the uncomfortable feeling. Overall, this was a really disappointing experience, especially for one of our first nights back in town. It kind of set the tone in the worst way and brought everything back to that initial interaction at the door. There really wasn't an excuse for it either--the restaurant looked nearly empty, even around 6:20. Save your time and go to Pioneer Town.

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    Kitchen In the Desert Cafe - Back dining room

    Back dining room

    Kitchen In the Desert Cafe - Lamb pops

    Lamb pops

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    Outdoor patio

    Jack in the Box

    Jack in the Box

    2.3(67 reviews)
    0.1 km
    $

    We stop at this fast food restaurant once or twice a year when passing through the area. In the…read morepast the facility has shown a lot of wear and needed cleaning. This stop was a present surprise, while the building shows wear, it appeared much cleaner than in the past. Restrooms were clean, stall latches working and graffiti removed. Food was normal for this restaurant chain, however the prep area visible to the customer area looked clean.

    RUDE AF, had a stank attitude as I drove up. The short girl with medium brown hair, which I'm…read moreassuming is the manager (only one wearing a black shirt today) was nasty off the bat. I placed my order ahead of time so that it would be an easier drive thru pick up for everyone and she came off as I was inconveniencing her. On top of it my order was wrong, and the French toast sticks were inedible because they were so damn hard. I didn't order rocks, I ordered French toast sticks; I had to throw ALL of them away as they were extremely stale When I drove back to get my order "fixed", she still had a rank demeanor and to "fix" it they just added a little sauce to the COLD mozzarella sticks. Felt like their attitude was like "here damn". I get that working fast food is a tough busy job and everyone has their days (most of us have worked customer service jobs and know what it inquires) but it's not an excuse to be so nasty & so rude she needs better training, everyone else here is lovely however. The craziest part is that I placed this same order last night at 1:30AM and everyone was super friendly and the food was perfect. Y'all won't flourish with her as a lead lmao, retrain her asap. Good luck

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    Fish Sandwich

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    Jack in the Box

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