Palm Desert, Valley Eateries Gear Up for Restaurant Week 2013

Eat. See. Stay.

That's the theme of this year's Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week, which will be held at restaurants throughout the Coachella Valley from May 31 through June 16.

This year, there are more than 70 participating eateries, all offering up three-course, prix fixe dinner menus available for $26 or $38 per person.  La Quinta, Palm Springs, Indian Wells, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, and Indio all have restaurants in the program— a significant growth since restaurant week's local inception just six years ago.

"Founded in 2007, Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week showcases the diverse dining and leisure opportunities in the city of Palm Springs and surrounding communities of the greater Coachella Valley," a press release from the group says.  "In just six years this annual event has grown from fewer than 30 participating restaurants, hotels, and attractions to more than 100."

Though most Palm Desert locals will likely focus on the first of the three objectives— the "eating" part— there are also several "staycation" options being offered up at local hotels with discounted rates.

The full list of participating restaurants is available on the Restaurant Week website here, but here are the Palm Desert options:

• Bellatrix Restaurant
  75-200 Classic Blvd, Palm Desert 92211
• Cafe des Beaux-Arts
  73-640 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260
• Chop House Palm Desert
  74-040 Highway 111, Palm Desert 92260
• Cuistot Restaurant
  72595 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260
• Le Donne Cucina Italiana
  72624 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260
• Mastro's Steakhouse
  73-405 El Paseo Suite 120, Palm Desert 92260
• Mikado Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
  74855 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert 92260
• Mitch's On El Paseo Prime Seafood
  73951 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260
• Morton's The Steakhouse
  74-880 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert 92260
• Pacifica Seafood Restaurant
  73-505 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260
• Pizzeria Villagio
  37-029 Cook Street, Palm Desert 92211
• Rockwood Grill
  74-855 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert 92260
• Ruth's Chris Steak House
  74740 Highway 111, Palm Desert 92260
• Sullivan's Steakhouse
  73-505 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260
• Tommy Bahamas Restaurant & Bar
  73-595 El Paseo, Suite 2200, Palm Desert 92260
• Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar
  73-130 El Paseo, Palm Desert 92260