Restaurants of the Road
Hadley Orchards
Cabazon, California
No
trip to Southern California's Inland Empire is complete without one of
Hadley's famous date shakes. We indulged ourselves during a stop at their
original store in the desert town of Cabazon. Since 1931, Hadley's has
been offering a huge variety of dried fruits and nuts to road-weary travelers
on Interstate 10. Free samples are one of Hadley's trademarks, and of
course no one leaves without a date shake. We managed to resist the tantalizing
displays of Medjool, Barhi, Khadrawi, Deglet Noor, and Empress dates,
only to be waylaid by some cheese-jalapeno bread. Then Heather Hayden,
a new and enthusistic member of the Hadley's team, whipped up what we
came for, the renowned date shakes. They were terrific, as always. Even
if you aren't in Hadley's neighborhood, you can enjoy many of their products
(no date shakes, though!) by mail order. Call (800) 854-5655 or click
here.
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