Palms to Pines West Shopping Center — Attraction in Palm Desert

I went there for their holiday fundraising event. The tickets are expensive but the money is for a good cause. Lots area restaurants are there providing samples of their menu. Babe's BBQ and Aqua were my favorites. Just be careful, these places run out of food quickly so you should get there early. If you arrive later, the line in is very slow and all the booths are crowded. The food was good and it was fun walking up and down El Paseo window shopping and people watching. They had live music and it was good. My impression was that, for me, it was a "been there, done that" place. I don't like maneuvering thru crowds and only being able to get small samples of the food, not a full meal. However, lots of wine flowing there which was the draw for a...

If you got money to blow or wash down a toilet, this would be a great location to go find something that you don't need to buy. If you walk into a location and you don't look like you have money. It doesn't look like they have the time to spend with you. But if you feel like you hold the presence of money when you walk into the room, you'll be more than happy to. Have customer service all over you? It's willing to help you with everything you need. And this is not coming from somebody that doesn't have money, it's just something that we observe the way we're there and don't...

I like this area and this little shopping center. There are a bunch of places to "pop" into within one parking place.

I can sit, visit and have coffee with friends; buy $1 store items, grab some stuff at Rite-Aid, check out the cool finds at Rivivals and so much more!

The mall is a hop, skip and jump across the way and there are several eateries at a neighboring strip of businesses...something for everyone and no need to even move the car from the shady...