El Mirasol Restaurant: Authentic Mexican Cuisine in Palm Springs

OOPS! Forgot to take pictures BEFORE eating! Had a enchilada chili colorado, chili relleno, black beans and rice. Also had a large house margaritas; muy bueno! Wife had nearly same combo except her enchilada was with pork and beverage was lemonade. Again, muy bueno! Going back again before leaving Palm Springs to continue the road trip.

Living in New York City the past 3 years, I have been deprived of quality Mexican Food. The crazy thing is, that sentence is a HOT take if you say that to an NYC native. I've found the hardest thing to explain is the blatantly obvious that everyone has decided not to see. "Well there's this one place DEEP in Jackson Heights..." You've just never been to LA or San Diego, and that's okay. That'd be like me saying LA Bagels are just as good as NY bagels, but I would never say that because I'm not absolutely delusional. All of those two intro paragraphs to say, we came to El Mirasol last night for the first dinner of our family Palm Springs trip. A typical, no frills Mexican restaurant. One bite of these Chorizo Nachos had me thanking god I'm back in the great state of Southern California, where quality Mexican food can be found on seemingly every street corner. The Zo is SO different out here. I went with a large skinny margarita to take the edge off and the Shrimp in Pipián for my main. One of my pet peeves is when a shrimp dish comes with 4 shrimp. I'm a grown man, you think 4 shrimp is gonna meet my protein goals? I felt the good Lord smiling down on me when the dish came with 9 shrimp, mexican rice, refried beans with melted cheese on top, and hand made corn tortillas that were to die for. Not a lot can rival a handmade corn tortilla. This plate was delicious. One of them ones. Had me grateful to be back on the coast with superior Mexican food. IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov__

Outstanding Mexican food! They have a great breakfast burrito, but also all the regular meal options. Love their green sauce on the Chile Relleno. Recommend mixing a spoon full of their diabla sauce with the regular salsa for a little more heat.

I have been coming here since I was a little kid (over 20 years!!!) and this is just the best restaurant through and through. The food is always phenomenal. Everyone I have brought here has loved it. Best guacamole you’ll ever taste. Fresh corn chips. Never a bad meal. The staff are just phenomenal. I’ve got to know so many of them over the years and they are all just the loveliest people who are clearly so passionate as they too know how great this place is !! Best food spot in the desert. Consistent. Absolutely never fails. Cannot recommend highly enough

My favorite Mexican restaurant! I’ve been coming for over 20 years now, and the food can’t be beat! Fresh homemade corn tortillas, delicious carnitas, chunky guacamole and stellar chile rellenos! Wonderful selection of tequila and mezcal, plus fresh horchata for non-alcohol drinkers. I love El Mirasol!

A trip to the desert isn’t complete without going to El Mirasol! Everything is delicious but my favs are Shrimp in Garlic Tomatillo or Chicken Mole! The best! Start off with Cadillac Margaritas & the best Guacamole!

We live in the heart of the farm belt with a lot of Latins and have the worst Mexican food. So we drove over 3 hours to eat at this NOT A BAD BITE ONLY EXCELLENT food restaurant. Eat here often!

Amazing Mexican food. Really friendly waiters. Love this place as a local. I’m a big fan of tortillas chips and salsa and it’s an amazing here.