The Backstreet Bistro

Lately we are getting really lucky on Sundays; the weather always seems ideal for a motorcycle ride and we are getting an earlier start hence avoiding having to wait once we reach our destination.

This morning we rode to the Backstreet Bistro located at 72-820 El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert. We have driven by it several times and it always seems busy so for us that indicates that it is a good place to eat. The Backstreet advertises that they serve breakfast lunch and dinner so it seemed worthy of a visit.

Like many of the restaurants in the Coachella Valley, they have a lovely outdoor patio and because it was such a beautiful day, we ate outside. Though their breakfast menu is not as extensive as many we have tried lately, they do serve an assortment of egg dishes as well as pancakes and hot cereal. We both ordered the obligitory cup of coffee, (mine decaf) and I settled for eggs while Rick tried their pancakes.

There was no fresh squeezed orange juice on the menu though they do offer fresh fruit and other juices. The coffee is advertised as bottomless for $1.50, a good price and though it was pretty good, I have had better. Lately, we have been drinking our hot beverage sans sweetener therefore I am getting a much better sense of what it really tastes like.

There was free reading material and the service was great. Our server checked on us several times and was friendly, prompt and attentive. We enjoyed our breakfast and though we have enjoyed others more, it was hard to beat the price at the Backstreet Bistro. We savoured two cups of coffee and one satisfying meal each and our bill totaled less than $15.00, not bad at all.

We give the Backstreet Bistro 6 beans out of 10.