“For loyal customers of Papa Dan’s Pizza and Pasta in Palm Desert, there is hope in the air as this year’s holiday season approaches: You could be enjoying your favorite pizza or pasta dish on the day after Thanksgiving, or certainly by Christmas Eve.
“We finally have started construction,” said Ira Mosley, owner for 40 years of this Coachella Valley culinary institution on Country Club Drive in Palm Desert. “Right now, they’re in the demolition stage of removing some walls and bathrooms and ceilings and all the garbage on the floors from prior tenants. They’re getting the building prepped for actual construction. The final plans for the kitchen were approved last week, so those are now getting ready to go to the city. The plans for the restaurant’s to-go counter, bar, all that kind of stuff, hopefully will be done this week…”
[Read the full story at cvindependent.com]