The Tropicale

Some restaurants nod at a theme; The Tropicale commits to one. Tucked off Amado Road in downtown Palm Springs, it's a mid-century supper club revived in full color — plush high-backed banquettes, a glowing retro bar, and a lush 2,000-square-foot patio that reviewers consistently call one of the best places in town to spend an evening. The menu roams the Pacific Rim, with the miso salmon and pupu platter drawing repeat praise, and regulars treat the cocktail list — mango mojitos, dessert martinis — as a destination in itself. Service gets high marks on most nights, and the whole room skews festive.

Now, the restrooms. Reviewers don't spill much ink on them, which at a spot this deliberately polished tends to be a quiet compliment — people write essays about bathrooms that fail them. Expect facilities in step with the front of house: clean, functional, and looked after, if not quite the scene-stealer the dining room is. Solid and dependable rather than dazzling — exactly what a 7.5 looks like in the wild. If you're downtown and the patio misters are running, this is an easy call.

The Tropicale lands at a 7.5/10 on Shooki.