Salt Lake MUST EATS

[Donuthole]

No we didn’t make it. We let the daughter dictate the rest of the restaurant picks and mexican other than red iguana doesn’t jive with her picky nature. But it’s on my list for next time.

Oh, I didn't realize she was buying. How nice of her.

[Northwestcoug]

Yep. Battles and wars. She’s doing well in school and work. I’ll gladly let her win that battle.

[MartyFunkhouser]

It isn't Salt Lake, but I don't really think it is worth doing a separate Boulder, Utah must eats thread.

Hell's Backbone Grill in Boulder, Utah is great. It is well worth the trip down there, especially if you stay a few days and do some hikes/drives at the Grand-Staircase Escalante Monument or Capitol Reef. Capitol Burger in Torrey is also really good.

Had a nice weekend vacation with the wife.

[Jeff Lebowski]

It isn't Salt Lake, but I don't really think it is worth doing a separate Boulder, Utah must eats thread.

Hell's Backbone Grill in Boulder, Utah is great. It is well worth the trip down there, especially if you stay a few days and do some hikes/drives at the Grand-Staircase Escalante Monument or Capitol Reef. Capitol Burger in Torrey is also really good.

Had a nice weekend vacation with the wife.

Yes, that place is a gem.

You picked a great weekend to go. I bet the fall colors were amazing. That road from Torrey to Boulder to Escalante is one of the most beautiful drives in America.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Yes, that place is a gem.

You picked a great weekend to go. I bet the fall colors were amazing. That road from Torrey to Boulder to Escalante is one of the most beautiful drives in America.

The weekend trip was great. We stayed in Escalante, so on the way down we hooked up with Highway 12 where it intersects with Highway 89 and drove that portion of the road to Escalante. On Sunday, we did the drive from Escalante to Torrey. Did a detour into Capitol Reef and did a scenic drive there as well. It was absolutely a great time to drive. The fall colors were mostly yellow with some transition to orange. No red yet.

Between the drive down and back we got to experience all of Highway 12. The thing that was so great about it was the variety of the drive. The different sections have such different scenery. It was my first time driving it. I'll definitely take another trip next fall.

With Hell's Backbone, the wild thing is the best thing that we ate was small place special of roasted spaghetti squash in a red pepper cream sauce. Really great stuff.

[falafel]

Yes, that place is a gem.

You picked a great weekend to go. I bet the fall colors were amazing. That road from Torrey to Boulder to Escalante is one of the most beautiful drives in America.

And as you said, this is the perfect time to be there.

[MartyFunkhouser]

And as you said, this is the perfect time to be there.

The weather was also perfect. There was a decent cloud cover, but no rain for our lower calf creek hike. Weather was a nice mild 70a
s for the whole hike.

[Pelado]

Is there a Provo version of this thread? Looking for dinner tonight.

[MartyFunkhouser]

los tapatios is awesome. quesabirria + mulita + consomme + sangria.

This place is becoming a problem for me. I've got food there 3 times in the past week. It is so close to my house and it is just easy to just go there and get some tacos. My go to order is 2 tacos (crispy with cheese) and consomme. No sangria at the Herriman location.

I'm going to try this place tonight on the way home to get my al pastor fix. https://www.elmorelense.com/

[smokymountainrain]

This place is becoming a problem for me. I've got food there 3 times in the past week. It is so close to my house and it is just easy to just go there and get some tacos. My go to order is 2 tacos (crispy with cheese) and consomme. No sangria at the Herriman location.

I'm going to try this place tonight on the way home to get my al pastor fix. https://www.elmorelense.com/

my wife really likes el morelense, but it isn't my cup of tea. i'll be curious to see what you think.

[USUC]

This place is becoming a problem for me. I've got food there 3 times in the past week. It is so close to my house and it is just easy to just go there and get some tacos. My go to order is 2 tacos (crispy with cheese) and consomme. No sangria at the Herriman location.

I'm going to try this place tonight on the way home to get my al pastor fix. https://www.elmorelense.com/

I didn't know they had a location in Herriman. How long has it been there? I drop my kid off at the rec center every week but enter and leave from the east side. I'm going tonight.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I didn't know they had a location in Herriman. How long has it been there? I drop my kid off at the rec center every week but enter and leave from the east side. I'm going tonight.

It has been there around 3 months or so. Maybe a little longer.

[Northwestcoug]

Tuscany has been recommended in this thread previously. I'm here to re-recommend it. The setting is very welcoming. Once you turn into the lot it feels very secluded. The restaurant successfully rides the border between authentic feeling and kitchy, without going too far towards the latter. The chandelier alone is pretty amazing. Food is solid. Meatballs and bacon wrapped peaches for appetizers, pork chop/mushroom linguini pasta/ravioli for entrees, and chocolate cake with ice cream were all solidly above average. Would have tried the sea bass were it not for the recommendation of their staple of pork chop; glad I got it.

We may be hitting one of the other solids X and Tiburon before we leave.

[Bo Diddley]

Tuscany has been recommended in this thread previously. I'm here to re-recommend it. The setting is very welcoming. Once you turn into the lot it feels very secluded. The restaurant successfully rides the border between authentic feeling and kitchy, without going too far towards the latter. The chandelier alone is pretty amazing. Food is solid. Meatballs and bacon wrapped peaches for appetizers, pork chop/mushroom linguini pasta/ravioli for entrees, and chocolate cake with ice cream were all solidly above average. Would have tried the sea bass were it not for the recommendation of their staple of pork chop; glad I got it.

We may be hitting one of the other solids X and Tiburon before we leave.

At first I thought you talking about the Italian region. The words of The Maestro rang in my ears that there are no houses to rent anywhere.

[Northwestcoug]

Didn't make it to Tiburon or X, but we hit:

Taggert's Grill in Morgan. Nice area in the canyon and surprisingly good. Everyone else but me had pub fare, which they all liked. I had shrimp scampi primavera which honestly was delicious. Desserts were excellent.

Immigration Brewing. Very nice setting; wonderful outside when it wasn't terribly hot. Buddha Bowl and a burger were rated very good by Mrs. NWC and daughter. I had the special that night: sous vide rack of lamb, which was excellent. Probably the best meal I had in Utah last week.

Chunga's. Had the al pastor and steak tacos. Decent, but not amazing. I should have tried what others have recommended before me, but I've been on a street taco kick for a while. And the al pastor is getting rave reviews online.