short-order nostalgia - View this location on map 'grab lunch at keedy's fountain & grill (760-346-6492), a throwback soda fountain recognized by the city as a local landmark. it's been in business since 1957 and has all the old-fashioned fixings: yellow formica counters, apron-clad waitresses who call customers 'hon' and straightforward burgers ($4.29) that wash down well with a chocolate malted ($4.25) or a thick date shake ($4.59). keedy's bills itself as `'a blast from the past,' but it makes concessions to the present with the tv's mounted behind the counter, tuned fittingly to the golf channel.'' New York Times 73-633 highway 111, Palm Desert, CA Local spot, Kids, Restaurant

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