Cody VanDyke

El Mirasol is a true Palm Springs gem. The food is always consistent, fresh, and delicious, and the margaritas are some of the best in town. The chips and salsa are a perfect start to every meal, and the live music in the evenings creates such an enjoyable atmosphere. What really sets El Mirasol apart, though, is the staff. They’re incredibly friendly, attentive, and kind — it genuinely feels like family every time we visit. It’s that combination of great food, great people, and great energy that keeps us coming back again and again.

Georgia B

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

K Morgan Welton

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!

Rocky Burks

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.

Bka Arn

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!

Karli Decker

Beyond amazed at this place. My husband and I like to come to PS to unplug and this is now a staple for us. Authentic food, full of great flavor. Our waiter was so kind and informative. He took great care of us. And there was a guy walking around playing guitar and seeing. I’m not one for live music, but it was very enjoyable. We will always come back here every time we visit. Can’t wait to try their breakfast!

Nelson “Luis” Lopez

First time here and the food was soooo good. Was in town visiting, meeting up with friends. Conversation, food and drinks were very good.

Johnny Novo

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__

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christopher fox

While there are so many Mexican restaurant options in the desert, this is by far our favorite. We have been going here for nearly two decades. Food is authentic and fresh. The mole and the pipian sauces are especially great - seriously, who does a pipian sauce?! The place is always busy, even at 3 in the afternoon, yet the servers stay on their game the whole day. And there is lots of shade on the patio to enjoy dining al fresco. Can't go wrong with this place.

Myrah Rafiah Beverly

Wow, everything was perfect. I had the shrimp pipián (pumpkin seeds) which was a unique and tasty dish. They even let me taste the sauce before i ordered to try it’ The server told me they make it fresh and have a machine that grinds the pumpkin seeds. I sat outside and enjoyed the music, shade, and amazing atmosphere.

Christina Stephan

I've eaten at El Mirasol several times since my first visit in 2002. Very casual atmosphere, fantastic, friendly service and delicious food. n this night I had the One Chicken Burrito. Chunks of chicken, tasty sauce and huge portion! My Cadillac margarita was strong and delicious, too! I highly recommend!

Randy Keil

Great food and service. Margaritas were flavorval but on the weaker side of things.

Sky Thai

Really enjoyed the Pork Chile Verde Burrito! Large chunks of pork that were really soft and extra flavorful with the sauce. Classic burrito that hits the spot! The service was friendly and helpful. We had a pretty big group so grateful for their patience and serving us. This place has that familiar Mexican charm with large margarita glasses too!

the margarita is very good, but inconsistently prepared the restaurant doesn't have a welcoming vibe. we were sat at a dirty table. the guacamole is deeelish but the fundido is impossible to eat, cheese much too thick and not melted enough. unfortunately the pork belly was dry as a bone, inedible... just like jerky flan was disappointing our server was lovely though

Ive frequented this restaurant for years as a local Palm Springs resident. The food portions are much smaller and dinner for two without cocktails was $65.00 for Mexican Food!? It was good but not worthy of the new priced menu.

Luis Somoza

The aervice was friendly and attentive, unfortunately the quality of the food was rather bland. The shrimps in Pipian were just a greasy group of shrimps thrown on top of a spicy sauce lacking any personality. The other dishes weren't any different. For drinks we started with Arnold Palmers and immediately switched to bottled sparkling water due to Clam Juice after taste in the Palmers.

Steve Van Wasshenova

Not great, wouldn't recommend based our group of 4. Each with different dinners we all ended up feeling unwell. The signature margarita was watered down and undrinkable. I ordered mole chicken but was given a plate of old tasting boiled, shredded chicken breast with a dump of mole sauce to hide it all. Wasn't even mixed, just literally a blanket so no real flavor. Mole was thick and bland, lacking real flavor and spice. After two bites I couldn't handle it anymore and stopped, leaving unsatisfied.