shields date garden has been here since 1924. walk inside to the gift shop. they have an ice cream bar and make their famous date shakes.
it's a fun tourist stop that is like stepping back in time.
the tasting bar has containers of sample pieces of their date and banana breads sprinkled with walnuts, pecans or almonds.
behind the store is the cafe. it serves breakfast from 7 am to 2:30 pm they offer omelets, steak and eggs and some mexican favorites that include chilaquiles.
they also make shields date pancakes from scratch with organic eggs and flour, mixed with date butter and deglet boor dates on top.
our server jose was very nice. on the menu, lunch specials include chipotle crab cakes, a shields salad with deglet noor dates, dried cranberries, walnuts, pears, crumbled bluecheeseand a house mango vinaigrette.
they also have date burger with sautéed deglet noor dates with bacon and melted blue cheese.
we ordered a grilled turkey w/ melted pepper jackcheeseon brioche bread. the side salad was enhanced with dates.
the chef was nice to make our daughter a veggie wrap. the fresh fruit was cut in large pieces.
the ice tea was my favorite unsweetened tropical tea. finish your meal with a vanilla date shake.
lot's of free parking in front and on the side. be sure to peek inside the date theater.