Kaiser Grille Palm Springs
Critics’ Choice, Locals’ Favorite

A dramatic night view of Kaiser Grille where the action is on Palm Canyon Drive.

Kaiser Grille Palm Springs, located in the heart of bustling Palm Canyon Drive, has been is the front-row-center place to see and be seen for a dozen years. Vibrant, upscale, and trendy, Kaiser Grille has reigned as a perennial desert favorite due to its devotion to the freshest, highest quality ingredients, simply prepared, and emphasizing the food’s natural qualities.

Its broad, affordable menu is designed to please diverse and discerning tastes, while embracing a more organic approach to food products. Natural, grain-fed Certified Angus Beef® steaks are aged and hand-cut daily in-house. Strictly fresh fish is hand filleted daily. A variety of locally grown produce ensures the freshest quality, and artisan cheeses add intrigue to the palate.

Wood-burning ovens toast to perfection a variety of thin-crust pizzas, house made cheddar cheese foccacia bread or slowly braised lamb shanks. A sparkling exhibition kitchen, showcased by panels of beveled glass, allows diners to watch the culinary symphony in progress.

In addition to a plentiful array of wood oven fired pizzas, appetizers, soups, salads, and side dishes, entrée choices include the signature 14-ounce Prime Rib of Beef, available blackened Cajun-style; USDA Prime Hangar Steak marinated in fresh Mediterranean herbs; Hazelnut Salmon with Port Wine Beurre Rouge; and Surf & Turf with Petit Filet Mignon in Peppercorn Sauce paired with Shrimp Pancetta with Citurs Mango Beurre Blanc sauce, also available with a queen-cut Prime Rib.

The menu’s diverse international range reaches from classic American steaks, chops, and ribs and trendsetting Mediterranean flavors like the Lobster and Sea Scallop Risotto to Asian accents such as the Peppercorn-Crusted Rare Ahi Tuna with Citrus, Sake, Soy, Ginger, and Garlic Reduction.

Kaiser Grille’s casually elegant ambiance is accentuated by glass sculpture, slate flooring and copper-colored walls. Patios with fire pits and misters make alfresco dining in the desert year-round possible.

SHOWN ABOVE: Clockwise from the bottom — An elegant Mixed Fresh Seafood Grill of Ono, Wild Chinook Salmon, and Yellowtail Hamachi with Mango Relish, Citrus Mango Beurre Blanc; Classic Margherita Pizza, crust is made in-house, Mozzarella Cheese, Vine-Ripened Roma Tomatoes, Fresh Basil, and served without sauce; Braised Colorado Lamb Shank marinated with fresh herbs and served with a Pomegranate and Medjool Date Port Wine reduction over mashed potatoes with vegetables. Photographed in front of the custom oak wood-burning oven in Kaiser’s bustling exhibition kitchen.

“Terrific food at affordable prices. Savvy diners know great food doesn’t have to be fancy or pricey.”

MENU HIGHLIGHTS

APPETIZERS
An Assortment of Wood-Oven-Fired Pizzas: Wild Mushroom, Four Cheese, Rustica, Margherita, Asian Pear, and Gorgonzola
Split Pea Soup with Andouille Sausage
Baked Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Hearts of Romaine, Citrus Blue Cheese Dressing

ENTRÉES
In addition to the regular menu, the chef places his personal signature on a variety of daily creations that feature the finest meats and strictly fresh seafood.
Prime Rib of Beef (also available blackened Cajun-style)
Fresh Catch Salad – Baby Mixed Greens, Avocado, Spinach, Asparagus, Marinated Mushrooms, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette
New York Steak – Roasted Shallot Merlot Wine Butter
Two Pork Chops – Red Onion Relish, Apple, Ginger, Port Wine Reduction
Chicken Schnitzel – Buttermilk-Dijon Mustard Breaded, Preserved Lemon Sauce Lobster and Jumbo Sea Scallop Risotto, Fresh Fish, Clams, Saffron, White Truffle, Roasted Garlic, White Vermouth
Grilled Sea Bass – Fresh Fillet, Lime-Cajun Spice Marinated, Mango Salsa

DESSERTS
Banana Macadamia Nut Strudel
Berry and Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée
Fresh Fruit Cobbler with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheesecake with Belgian Chocolate Swirl
Blondie Pecan Brownie Sundae

BEST OF THE CELLAR

Kaiser Grille features an interesting and affordable wine collection including the following labels:
Grigich Hills
Caymus
Château Montelena
Sonoma-Cutrer
Kistler
Far Niente
Craggy Range
Veuve Clicquot
Jordan
Silver Oak
Heitz
Duckhorn
Cakebread
Raymond
Joseph Phelps
Justin

KAISER GRILLE PALM SPRINGS
205 SOUTH PALM CANYON DRIVE
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92262
(760) 323-1003

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BY PAMELA BIERI
PHOTOGRAPHY: ARTHUR COLEMAN / ASSISTANT: TIM CARTER
FOOD STYLIST: ROLAND BIERI