Chef Tanya's Kitchen - Palm Desert

Loved the chupacabra w crack cheese (and side of hot sauce) and pastrami melt. Will defs return. Highly recommend!

Only vegan restaurant in the area! Loved it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

No matter what day it is, I always order the daily special. The aqua fresca is the best part of the meal with it being made fresh daily and such interesting flavors! The tacos on Taco Tuesday are always delish!
I come here weekly for work orders and will continue to do so. :-)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This restaurant really deserves a five star! I'm really happy with the service. Quick and efficient. Thank you so much! I'd love to be back again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered a sandwich today i and paid about $17 for it. I came home opened it up and took a bite and the bread was stale and hard. I would take it back if i didnt live so far away I live up in Mountain Center.
Im really disappointed so I don’t think I will be going back.

Food: 2

Service: 5

Great vegan food from a vegan restaurant pioneer!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I eat here once a week for lunch. Sometimes more. And I'm not even a vegan. It's pretty rare to find food like this that is both delicious AND healthy. These are not just good vegan sandwiches these are just GOOD SANDWICHES.

My favorite is the Cubano. I kind of wish it had a different name as it isn't really similar to a traditional Cubano. But that aside it is super satisfying. It still has a nice mustardy sauce and perfect pickles.Besides that, I've tried all their sandwiches (and most salads). If one sounds good to you, go for it.

Only complaint is that these are not inexpensive. Sadly like most food these days.

Pro tip for BNP Paribas Open tennis spectators: This place also opens in the tennis garden during the tournament in March. But if you're passing through Palm Desert get one at the restaurant and enjoy it courtside at a match. It's significantly cheaper than at the venue.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Counter-service vegetarian place with tasty salad. Highly recommend Coachella salad. Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the Banh Mi and wow! Had to get a few desserts on the way out! That carrot cake was delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was delicious, the tempeh was outstanding! Super healthy too

Food: 5

Our new favorite place in the low desert, with an all vegan menu and kitties next door 🥰
I hardly know where to start! Hubs & I first ate here the last Saturday in May, and Chef Tanya's Cat Kingdom next door was open for adoptions with kitties from local shelters 😻

We ate outside on the patio which is a nice ambiance with misters and a pesticide-free bird and pollinator habitat.
We took home food to go, including their spicy queso dip which was on sale so they were giving samples out. Really tasty and hard to believe it was vegan.

The next time we were in the area was a Friday and we got there in time for breakfast. I tried their rosemary latte because the syrup is made with real rosemary, and it was so good I wanted another, but left room to try their haboobs!

Hubs enjoyed a Mocha latte with caramel, so following up with a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Haboob was a no-brainer. I was feeling adventurous with Crystal Blue Persuasion, and it was exotic tasting, but I probably should have gone easy on the blueberries and ginger.

Everything we ate was delicious and amazingly vegan. For some reason I received caramelized onions on my to-go sandwich when the receipt noted I had requested without. The onions didn't ruin the taste since they were caramelized (and became food for our compost bin so they weren't completely wasted).
Our second visit we brought an ice chest and took home some of their ready-to-go items in addition to meals for dinner. Hubs got the weekly special both times which comes with an agua fresca, so we enjoyed different flavors on the patio and at home.

There is a gift shop as well, with colorful and funny cards, stickers and pins, and books that make you think about the earth and its innocent creatures. Hubs and I have been vegetarian since 2001, but I ended up buying The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, a Book by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, because the title made me cry 😿

Friendly staff and a convenient rewards program to keep you coming back. I rec'd $5 off our order when signing up at the register, and our meals earned us $5 off our to-go order. On our next visit after ordering breakfast, we'd earned $5 off our dessert 👍

Finally, when visiting La Quinta we've often driven across the 111 to Palm Springs to eat on the patio and take food to go at Native Foods. We were thrilled to discover CTK in Palm Desert, see Chef Tanya's timeline and make the connection that Chef Tanya also founded Native Foods!
Chef Tanya's Kitchen makes me wish I lived in Palm Desert, I'd support this place every day 🙏👏

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Just wow. Everything is top-notch. EVERYTHING.

If I could give this place 10 stars I would! Everything was yummy from the food to the drinks to the jarred things that I bought. Great Vegan spot and that’s coming from me the non-vegan.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chupacabra Sandwich, Chicken Sandwich, Guadalajara Tempeh Burger and Fries

I stopped at Chef Tanya’s during a road trip and may have found my new all-time favorite vegan restaurant! The Guadalajara burger was amazing and flavorful! With plenty of to-go options, I spent the next few days enjoying their mac and cheese, lasagna, and several desserts. I purposely timed my return trip so I could eat there again. The bagel sandwich was to die for! Seriously the best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had. Don’t skip Chef Tanya’s if you’re remotely close to the area! (And if you’re not, definitely plan a trip anyway, so you will be close. 😂)

Great vegan food in the valley! 🫶🏼