Top Restaurants in Salt Lake City & Vicinity

Bear F.   -   I was looking for some nice Mexican food on my phone's "Yelp" app. I saw the Blue Iguana, read the reviews, and went. When my family and I got there w ... more

Bear F.   -   I was looking for some nice Mexican food on my phone's "Yelp" app. I saw the Blue Iguana, read the reviews, and went. When my family and I got there we noticed that very loud Mariachi music was playing and they played very well, and our hostess seated us very quickly. We were placed in a corner, which had very beautiful decor, and that is when things went south. The tortilla chips were stale and soft, that is the only thing that we could comment on because we waited for at least fifteen minutes before we left, because we were obviously forgotten about. Horrible service and stale tortilla chips. less

Grizzwald   -   I've heard about this place for a while from the folks in happy valley, now that they've opened a downtown Salt Lake location I had to give it a try. ... more

Grizzwald   -   I've heard about this place for a while from the folks in happy valley, now that they've opened a downtown Salt Lake location I had to give it a try. I tried the SLC burger (bacon cheeseburger) with battered fries and peach cobbler shake. The burger and fries were pretty good, the shake was underwhelming. I had heard such good things about their pie shakes my expectations might have gone in too high. If they would have used scooped ice cream rather than soft serve if would make them immensely better. Good flavor, just too runny for me. less

slcfoodradar   -   They have a new brunch menu that will knock your socks off. The cornbread is complimentary and is some of the best cornbread you will ever taste. The ... more

slcfoodradar   -   They have a new brunch menu that will knock your socks off. The cornbread is complimentary and is some of the best cornbread you will ever taste. The entrees for dinner and lunch are hit and miss, but if you look at the menu, just look for some of the favorites and you will be fine. Brunch and Cornbread though are winners! less

slcfoodradar   -   The address listed here was the original location. At the time it was some of my favorite BBQ in the city, until I discovered Pat's BBQ. It is still g ... more

slcfoodradar   -   The address listed here was the original location. At the time it was some of my favorite BBQ in the city, until I discovered Pat's BBQ. It is still good, but I think the quality has declined somewhat since they moved to their new location. less

slcfoodradar   -   The entrees weren't bad, but they were not exceptional. I do have to say the chips and salsa were some of the best I've ever had. If you are passing b ... more

slcfoodradar   -   The entrees weren't bad, but they were not exceptional. I do have to say the chips and salsa were some of the best I've ever had. If you are passing by, it is worth it to grab a few bags of chips with salsa and take it with you. less

slcfoodradar   -   It is tough to go wrong here. The Tacos de Don Ramon might be the world's best taco. They are known for their mole which is incredible and has been fe ... more

slcfoodradar   -   It is tough to go wrong here. The Tacos de Don Ramon might be the world's best taco. They are known for their mole which is incredible and has been featured on Guy Fieri's "Diner's, Drivins, and Dives" For the special plates try the Puntas Nortenas, which are small pieces of sirloin in the almost mole. Only downside is the wait to get a table during busy times, but they just recently added a second and third location so getting your Red Iguana fix is easy. less

CindyKramer   -   Johanna's Kitchen has been in Sandy since 1972 and is popular with the locals. They serve breakfast all day and specialize in made-from-scratch and tr ... more

CindyKramer   -   Johanna's Kitchen has been in Sandy since 1972 and is popular with the locals. They serve breakfast all day and specialize in made-from-scratch and traditional American cooking. The drink selection is really varied, everything from coke products and several specialty drinks to root beer and cream soda made from their own recipe. They have amazing coffee, too. Some of the best things I have tried are the scones, homemade raspberry jam, biscuits and gravy, quesadilla, and the breakfast burrito. My favorite meal is the Pot Roast Dinner. The dinner came with a ceasar salad, too, which i greatly enjoyed. It also came with a scone on the side. Now let me tell you, the folks at Johanna's KNOW how to do a good scone. The pot roast dinner was very well portioned, and I was also impressed with their homemade mashed potatoes. The early bird special came with a freee slice of pie, so i decided to try key lime. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful meal. Im glad we decided to stop by and i will definitely be back! less

Jason C.   -   So, I have eaten many times at Bambara, but it has been about one to two years since I have been back. Typically, I would have vendors stay at Hotel M ... more

Jason C.   -   So, I have eaten many times at Bambara, but it has been about one to two years since I have been back. Typically, I would have vendors stay at Hotel Monaco and we would eat at Bambara. I have had dinner and breakfast and it was always very good. Tonight I took 5 people to dinner there and the entire night was a disaster. First, the valet drives my car around the block and as he entered back into the Monaco parking lot he hit my skid plate on the driveway – awesome. The host is a male that was not very friendly with no real greeting or welcome at all. We are taken to our table by a waiter, which was a great table by the window. We order three appetizers and they were very good. I and one of my guests ordered the 12oz Dry Aged New York Steak. A couple ordered the Filet Mignon and the others the Halibut. Many of us ordered the Roasted Corn Bisque – which was ordinary at best. The reviews on the Halibut were good. Filet Mignon was good. Our New York Steak had been pre-sliced with a Béarnaise sauce and French fries. The fries looked straight out of Sysco Foods…nothing special at all. I cut into my steak and it was cold! The other steak was cold as well. I try cutting a piece and it tastes ok. I try to cut another piece and it was straight sinew. So much so, that I couldn’t cut through it. The other steak was exactly the same. Needless to say, we both sent back our steak and ordered the Filet Mignon. The Filet was adequate. Nothing special as to the price you are paying, however, but at least I could cut it! We finish our meal and everyone is thinking about desert. After 10 minutes, the waiter finally brings a desert menu. Everyone picks what they would like and it took another 10-15 minutes before the waiter showed to take our desert order. Several had the White Chocolate Mousse and the waiter recommended the Blueberry Napoleon, which is what I chose. No kidding, we waited almost 20 minutes for the desert. He brought out two White Chocolate Mousses and one of them was clearly smaller than the other. After all of us looking at it, we noticed one didn’t have the graham cracker crust! Another person in our party ordered coffee and he tasted it and it was cold as well. So the waiter shows up to drop off the rest of the deserts and we send back the one mousse with no crust and the cold coffee. He brings out the new orders and the desert has crust and the coffee had been warmed. The White Mousse feedback was “ok”. I bite into my Napolean and it is completely bland. It has blueberry jam on the top that looks like somebody literally spooned out some jelly and put it on top. My Crème Fraiche ice cream has absolutely no taste. The blandest desert I have ever had. It was becoming comical at this point and we are laughing about how we have already sent 4 things back – what’s one more. I just chose not to eat it. Net – I will not go back. Dinner was $400 and I tipped 20% to the waiter. I’m not going to take it out on him, but I will never come back at this point. Don’t tell me this is 5 star, when it barely makes a 2 star presence. The waiters were under-staffed, too laid back and the food was so ordinary – it isn’t worth the money. Save it for somewhere else, whatever you do. Don’t get sucked into the reviews all over the place. It used to be a great dining experience. Tonight it was an experience of how not to be. less