Las Casuelas Terraza in Palm Springs, CA

Las Casuelas Terraza in Palm Springs, CA is a restaurant that serves authentic Mexican food. It is a winner of America's 50 Best Hispanic Restaurants. The restaurant is located at 222 South Palm Canyon Drive.

The restaurant was established in 1958. At that time, Las Casuelas Terraza was family owned and family operated. Today it still is family owned and family operated. Four generations of the same family have worked in this restaurant.

The first Las Casuelas Terraza was opened by Florencio and Maria Delgada on the historic Palm Canyon Drive. The restaurant soon established a reputation for itself as a restaurant that provided the best Mexican food in Southern California.

The success of the original restaurant motivated the owners to open several more. Today there are sister Las Casuelas Terraza restaurants in Palm Desert and La Quinta.

Las Casuelas Terraza is designed in traditional Mexican architecture. The menu served is one that's been passed down through generations of the Delgado family.
 
Las Casuelas Terraza has a reputation as having one of the most extensive collections of tequila north of Mexico. New varieties are regularly added. Some of the types of tequila the restaurant carries are Anejo tequilas (aged for one year in new White Oak casts or used bourbon casts), Reposada tequilas (aged two months to a year in wood) and Plata tequilas (never aged in wood and known for their clean finish).

The restaurant also has Mezcal, a drink identical to tequila but not made in the official tequila region. Those who like tequila liqueurs will be able to find them at this restaurant.