I would say with a group of 9, you should ALWAYS make a reservation. It's really hard for any restaurant to serve a group that large well, and I would say the odds AGAINST a good outcome go up astronomically without a reservation. The only place that consistently serves large groups well that I know of is Pineapple Pete. Do yourself and your group a favor and make a reservation.

As far as the Palms in general, I'm way out in the ozone on that one, I guess, as I didn't care for it, but other people love it.


Carol Hill