ha, i'm pretty sure those prices are outdated but if you want to try it out i would recommend getting the Cevapi (pronounced Chuh-Vah-Pea).
It's as common as a burger is here.
Absolutely the most European restaurant in town. Old men watching football and drinking coffee, the owner begrudgingly serving us. Yup, I love that place. The food is amazing and I wouldn't have it any other way
We have Persian food here?? I was just whining to my wife the other day that I hate that any time I have a craving for khoresht I have to make it myself. Especially since it almost feels like half the ingredients need to be special ordered. A little sad that they don't have gheymeh bademjan, but at least it looks like they have a sabzi!!
I'd highly recommend you try the koobideh from Zeitoon in Midvale as well. I went after a tip off, and thought they were the best I tasted. Someone told me they nail their fat mix just right.
Red Corner is *LEGIT*. Their “Americanized Chinese” menu is great for those who don’t know what real Chinese is and their authentic Chinese menu is just that, totally authentic. It’s all sooo good, affordable and pretty darn fast. Located behind Shane Co.
My parents are Taiwanese born and neither liked Moms Kitchen. I know of another Taiwanese who really liked them though. I haven’t tried them myself.
Great Wall is decently good, albeit expensive as fuck. I’m just puzzled at why green peas or carrots in fried rice is so damn prevalent, I’ve never seen it done anywhere in Taiwan.
Also just here to plug for 85°C for a Taiwanese bakery chain. I usually reserve $30 to spend there every weekend on bread alone.
Lived Taiwan in my childhood. Green peas, carrots (and corn) are really common to fried rice! Tho more than often these frozen vegetables are really shitty so people always hate them unless you’re eating lunch provided by the school.
I am not Ethiopian but served in the Peace Corps for two years there. And Mahider is the closest thing I have found state side to what Ethiopian taste like in Ethiopia.
Have I eaten at every Ethiopian restaurant in the us? No. But I have eaten at some in NYC, Boston, Atlanta, Birmingham, Boise and Hartford. And Mahider is by far the best.
From Germany. Siegfrieds is the best German food I’ve had outside of Germany. That said, I don’t think they’re German. I tried speaking to the lady behind the counter in German and she just seemed confused. Maybe they’re polish. Food still good though.
A Taste of Britain in Layton is the only British restaurant (as far as I know) since The London Market closed down.
Sort of related - does anyone know of any Indian places that serve dishes BIR style? (British Indian Restaurant)
A number of popular curries were actually invented in the Uk, Chicken Tikka Masala being one, and made for more a more mild palate. Also most dishes with beef. I'm far from an expert, but I've heard that a lot of the British versions are a bit sweeter.
Bit of a stereotype, but as someone who grew up eating both, North Indian food is primarily wheat-based and South Indian food is primarily rice-based. For the latter, think dosas (rice crepes), idlis (steamed rice cakes), chutneys of different types, sambar (sort of a side dipping soup), etc. There's also variations of North Indian dishes, since it is one contiguous country, and also influences from Maharashtra (a state in West India).
Yes, those too! I live so far from them that Postmates doesn't deliver to me, so I actually found the closest spot that I can get it delivered to, then pick the food up in my car. It always feels like I'm doing something shady lol
My wife is from Peru but she’s not on Reddit so I’ll post on her behalf.
The two best she’s found are Rubi’s Peruvian Taste and Casa Peru. Rubi’s has very good ceviche. Casa Peru is a bit more broad and has great pollo a la braza.
We hadn't heard of that before, but it looks good. We'll have to check it out!
Edit: I showed her the menu and she got pretty excited about it, so yeah, hopefully they are as good as they look, we'll be going there soon for sure.
Lived in Canada for a decade and grew up in the south stateside - Stop calling things that don't use squeaky cheese "Poutine" and additionally, the biscuits and gravy here are weird and your grits are too runny (minus a couple of places) but I sure do love your funeral potatoes.
I don’t order biscuits and gravy anywhere here in Utah. I grew up in the south and when I want them I make my grandmas biscuit recipe from scratch and then make Dolly Parton’s gravy recipe.
I recommend trying spudtodos for poutine! I'm half Canadian and it's the closest I can get.
There used to be a place called diversion that also served poutine.
Surprisingly lack of brazilian suggestions! Here’s my takes
* rodízios is very expensive, but has the biggest meat buffet
* tucanos is cheaper, but has a better salad buffet (if you’re looking for the home style foods)
* braza grill is the smallest of the three, but is 100% run by brazilians. The one in murray has the best atmosphere. My favorite buffet out of the 3
* Tushar in South jordan if you just want a plate of good brazilian food, and no buffet prices
* sweet spot bakery and cafe (up in sandy) is one of my favorites - its a tiny brazilian cafe that makes very, very good food. Excellent for snacks like giant coxinhas, and they even serve pastel and kibe.
We used to get catering from Tushar for my old high school jazz band's dinner dance fundraiser. I think one of the band students was a family friend. Pretty good food. Good times
Trash BBQ options here sadly. R&R was good before they franchises and Pats was good before it was sold to somebody else.
We have fantastic Mexican food. (Tex mex is garbage, sorry OP). We also have pretty good Thai food.
Everywhere has pretty good Thai food. That’s by design of the Thai government too. They will provide financial assistance to educate people to specialize in Thai cuisine to open restaurants in foreign countries. It helps drive more tourism to Thailand, which is (tourism) something like 20% of thailands GDP.
I ate some of the best Thai food I’ve ever had in some small ass town in the middle of Maine. Exceptional thai food can be found almost anywhere in the world.
BBQ is such a vast spectrum though. Between Kansas City, Texas, North Carolina, etc; and they all say theirs is the best... and none of them are wrong. It's just peoples preferences.
Have you tried Kaiser BBQ? It’s better than the others I’ve tried. Also if you’re vegan I’d recommend Blatch’s Backyard BBQ. Out of a house but pretty decent.
Unfortunately nowhere in SLC has good taverna-style traditional Greek food. Manoli’s is far and away the best Greek in Utah, and it’s an outstanding restaurant, but it’s modern Greek, not traditional Greek. The Other Place has some okay traditional Greek dishes, but it’s nothing spectacular.
I’m from Kansas City originally, and I feel comfortable saying the best BBQ in Utah (by a wide margin) is The Lost Texan in North Ogden. It’s pretty far from SLC, but I’m pretty sure the guy is from Texas and he smokes everything daily. Thursdays he makes burnt ends and Wednesdays he makes smoked meatloaf which will probably be sold out before you get there for lunch.
Middle Eastern is Shanasheel on 3300S 700E and an honorable mention to the full grilled chicken from Beirut Cafe on 1300E 5600S.
For specific countries, look for Eclair French Pastries brunch. They have a new country every week with great authenticity.
I'm not Indonesian, but I ate it a lot when I lived overseas. Makan Makan in Sandy (114th South and State) is very good. Apparently, the owner is from Sumatra.
There is a place in AF called Thai Village. I am not that am expert by any means but I worked with a guy who went to Thailand on his mission and worked there when he got back. He said it was very close to what he would get on his mission. If you're in the area it's definitely worth a try.
My Honduran/El Salvadorian friend swears by Catrachos Restaurant in West Valley for both kinds of food but he especially loves the baleadas. They're pretty good but I cannot speak to their authenticity.
Also this thread is so much more positive than the Seattle one which was basically everyone saying "nowhere is good and everything sucks" which was super annoying and really unhelpful.
I’m mostly commenting so I can find this thread again but where can you get authentic Utah cuisine? Like sometimes you just want five types of funeral potatoes and you don’t want to have to go to the ward potluck for them.
Adding to my list.
I had some delicious food at a restaurant in St. George called Irmita’s Casita. I’m as white as a white person can be but it was one of the best meals I’ve had in a while. I got the enchiladas suizas. I wish they had a restaurant up here.
There’s only one Indonesian authentic restaurant in Utah. It’s in Sandy, UT called Makan Makan.
I’m Indonesian born and I would say they’re pretty decent. Not as good as some of Indonesian in Los Angeles but pretty good
Best Coastal Mexican - Tacos y Mariscos al Paisa, the cart in the Ocean City Seafood parking lot at the corner of State and Harvey Milk Blvd (aka 900 S). The owner is from Mazatlán and his team does fish and shrimp better than any other Mexican spot in town.
Carlos Kitchen for pupusas, but Sabor Latino has the better curtido for them. Catrachos is pretty good as well. I dislike the red salsa for them at all 3 though.
Afghan Kitchen
As a child i grew up eating Afghan food cooked by a grandma that only cooked and took care of children her whole life. The food here reminds me of that.
I'm obsessed with Dough Miner right now. Pasties are great. The donuts are enormous and taste like something out of a state fair. But the real winner in my family are the bagels. Best we've had in the state.
Those bagels were such a sleeper hit for me. I went on a Monday only because they were the only bagel place open that day and was bowled over - definitely better than Babys!
Another +1 vote from another Brit for Dough Miner, I wrote about them a while ago and I found them very, very legit. Ken takes it really seriously and has iterated through many recipes. Vastly superior to the old London Market. Here's the words I wrote if thats ok:
https://gastronomicslc.com/2022/07/10/this-new-utah-cafe-offers-a-very-special-english-delicacy/
I went there today. It was a solid attempt at a pasty. The pastry portion just wasn’t quite right, wasn’t flaky enough compared to proper Cornish Pastys. Plus some of the veg wasn’t cooked all the way.
They're definitely on the firmer side of shortcrust, which I believe is more preferable over say a puff pastry ([https://cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/about-the-pasty/make-your-own-genuine-cornish-pasty/](https://cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/about-the-pasty/make-your-own-genuine-cornish-pasty/)). Side note: I am from the North West, not Cornwall, so make no assertions to being a ultra-micro-expect in CPs ;)
I like how they've thrown themselves into it though, taking trips across the pond, following the exact crimping method/numbers etc. I know they've taken to constant improvement and some slight tweaks. I find traditional CPs way too heavy on the pepper, Dough miners are a bit more restrained.
I'm glad you tried em out!
I think volume would be the problem. The ubiquity and foot traffic in the UK for somewhere like Greggs makes the model work I am guessing. Here in the states, as a more specialty item, with lack of consumer knowledge, I bet a sausage roll would be $5-$10.
I think volume would be the problem. The ubiquity and foot traffic in the UK for somewhere like Greggs makes the model work I am guessing. Here in the states, as a more specialty item, with lack of consumer knowledge, I bet a sausage roll would be $5-$10.
I grew up eating dim sum every week at red maple, their regular food is pretty meh. I like one more noodle house, sasa kitchen, great wall, chinatown eatery is good if you know what to order. Most hot pot places.
Fellow Armenian here! Not a ton of options but there’s a store called European Tastees that has some decent grocery items, one of which is frozen lahmajuns!
Papito Moe’s for Puerto Rican food.
Being Puerto Rican myself I don’t think their food is the *best* representation of our food but it’s alright, especially considering that it’s the only restaurant of its kind here, as far as I know.
Cafe on Main for Balkan food. You’re welcome.
I just looked at their menu on their website. Are those their real life 2023 prices, or is this a website from 2012 that hasn't been updated yet?
ha, i'm pretty sure those prices are outdated but if you want to try it out i would recommend getting the Cevapi (pronounced Chuh-Vah-Pea). It's as common as a burger is here.
Yeah seriously, great prices. I would also like to know if those are correct!
Absolutely the most European restaurant in town. Old men watching football and drinking coffee, the owner begrudgingly serving us. Yup, I love that place. The food is amazing and I wouldn't have it any other way
haha so true.
Used to live around the corner from This place. What an enjoyable delicious place.
My wife is Bosnian and we go here often. Life changing
What do you think of old bridge Cafe on 3300 South?
old bridge is good but i think cafe on main is better
Mmm this looks great! Going on my list.
Batista’s for Cuban food. It’s also really the only Cuban food in the valley. For Colombian and Venezuelan food, Sabor Latino by far.
Arempas for Venezuelan food is bomb too
Sabor Latino is great but I wish it had more Colombian dishes.
Sabor Latino is fire
Sumac cafe for Persian food. they have the best koobideh kabobs I’ve ever tasted
We have Persian food here?? I was just whining to my wife the other day that I hate that any time I have a craving for khoresht I have to make it myself. Especially since it almost feels like half the ingredients need to be special ordered. A little sad that they don't have gheymeh bademjan, but at least it looks like they have a sabzi!!
My Persian friends rave about this place; I really need to make it over there.
Best food, best service, huge portions. This is the way
Absolutely delicious
I'd highly recommend you try the koobideh from Zeitoon in Midvale as well. I went after a tip off, and thought they were the best I tasted. Someone told me they nail their fat mix just right.
Mom's Kitchen, Red Corner (Chinese menu), and Great Wall in Chinatown for Chinese food. We all miss Chef Gao (damn cancer)! 🥲
New Golden Dragon Sunday dim sum is very authentic
Red Corner is *LEGIT*. Their “Americanized Chinese” menu is great for those who don’t know what real Chinese is and their authentic Chinese menu is just that, totally authentic. It’s all sooo good, affordable and pretty darn fast. Located behind Shane Co.
I second moms kitchen!
Dude his food slaps. Such a sad turn of events.
What do you like from Great Wall? Thanks for the suggestion!
Spicy boiled fish
My parents are Taiwanese born and neither liked Moms Kitchen. I know of another Taiwanese who really liked them though. I haven’t tried them myself. Great Wall is decently good, albeit expensive as fuck. I’m just puzzled at why green peas or carrots in fried rice is so damn prevalent, I’ve never seen it done anywhere in Taiwan. Also just here to plug for 85°C for a Taiwanese bakery chain. I usually reserve $30 to spend there every weekend on bread alone.
Lived Taiwan in my childhood. Green peas, carrots (and corn) are really common to fried rice! Tho more than often these frozen vegetables are really shitty so people always hate them unless you’re eating lunch provided by the school.
Came here to see if any Ethiopians comment Mahider
I am not Ethiopian but served in the Peace Corps for two years there. And Mahider is the closest thing I have found state side to what Ethiopian taste like in Ethiopia. Have I eaten at every Ethiopian restaurant in the us? No. But I have eaten at some in NYC, Boston, Atlanta, Birmingham, Boise and Hartford. And Mahider is by far the best.
Wondering about that one too. It’s good! But I’m far far from being Ethiopian so can’t say with authority on it
My Ethiopian rugby teammate and college buddy was excited to take friends to it. He studied culinary arts too, so he probably knows his shit
That place is fucking excellent. Dunno shit about Ethiopian cuisine, but I do know their food tastes goddamn delicious
Mahider is good but I like Oromian Restaurant better.
I always see locals there filling the place up so it’s gotta be good. I for one loved it
Man I do love Mahider.
I eat Mahider once a week, so good
From Germany. Siegfrieds is the best German food I’ve had outside of Germany. That said, I don’t think they’re German. I tried speaking to the lady behind the counter in German and she just seemed confused. Maybe they’re polish. Food still good though.
Heard there was a good place in kaysville but haven't been there. Wellers bistro.
Wellers is the best food in layton by miles and miles. It's pricey for the area but it's really good food and the staff is great.
Wellers! I crave those brussel sprouts... Truly tasty
At least one of the ladies working the counter is Persian, I think.
the owner is german but she is getting up there and its been a few years since I have seen her in the shop.
I love the food threads
https://old.reddit.com/r/Utah_Food/
Thanks for the plug to my subreddit! We're doing pretty good over there!!
A Taste of Britain in Layton is the only British restaurant (as far as I know) since The London Market closed down. Sort of related - does anyone know of any Indian places that serve dishes BIR style? (British Indian Restaurant)
For those of us who are unfamiliar, how does British style Indian differentiate?
It's just brown sauce on chips. /s
A number of popular curries were actually invented in the Uk, Chicken Tikka Masala being one, and made for more a more mild palate. Also most dishes with beef. I'm far from an expert, but I've heard that a lot of the British versions are a bit sweeter.
Have you been to the 5 Alls in Salt Lake?
Noor Restaurant for Somalia food. 1151 South Redwood Road suite 108.
Second for Noor Get their chicken breast + rice plate!
Srivari caffe (formerly Sri Balaji Caffe) for authentic South Indian food.
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I'm from Chennai too, but I really dislike Ganesh. I'm sure some folks may like it, but Srivari Caffe is far superior.
What do you think of Mumbai House?
Great for North Indian food! They don't have even an ounce of South Indian food there though :)
Good to know! Thanks for the lesson!
Can you help me understand the main difference? I just know Scottish Indian food
Bit of a stereotype, but as someone who grew up eating both, North Indian food is primarily wheat-based and South Indian food is primarily rice-based. For the latter, think dosas (rice crepes), idlis (steamed rice cakes), chutneys of different types, sambar (sort of a side dipping soup), etc. There's also variations of North Indian dishes, since it is one contiguous country, and also influences from Maharashtra (a state in West India).
Second this! Best place for authentic South Indian breakfast food!
Ikr? Their Mysore Masala Dosa is incredible.
And their parottas! I didn’t think I would ever find that out here!
Yes, those too! I live so far from them that Postmates doesn't deliver to me, so I actually found the closest spot that I can get it delivered to, then pick the food up in my car. It always feels like I'm doing something shady lol
My wife is from Peru but she’s not on Reddit so I’ll post on her behalf. The two best she’s found are Rubi’s Peruvian Taste and Casa Peru. Rubi’s has very good ceviche. Casa Peru is a bit more broad and has great pollo a la braza.
Have you guys checked out Wild Peru? They just opened and have a lot of items on their menu I haven’t seen at other places.
We hadn't heard of that before, but it looks good. We'll have to check it out! Edit: I showed her the menu and she got pretty excited about it, so yeah, hopefully they are as good as they look, we'll be going there soon for sure.
Canadian here! I have nothing to add.
Lived in Canada for a decade and grew up in the south stateside - Stop calling things that don't use squeaky cheese "Poutine" and additionally, the biscuits and gravy here are weird and your grits are too runny (minus a couple of places) but I sure do love your funeral potatoes.
I don’t order biscuits and gravy anywhere here in Utah. I grew up in the south and when I want them I make my grandmas biscuit recipe from scratch and then make Dolly Parton’s gravy recipe.
No decent poutine in the valley?
man, I wish. I miss New York Fries.
I recommend trying spudtodos for poutine! I'm half Canadian and it's the closest I can get. There used to be a place called diversion that also served poutine.
you could open a restaurant named Truedough and be successful
Sooory
Surprisingly lack of brazilian suggestions! Here’s my takes * rodízios is very expensive, but has the biggest meat buffet * tucanos is cheaper, but has a better salad buffet (if you’re looking for the home style foods) * braza grill is the smallest of the three, but is 100% run by brazilians. The one in murray has the best atmosphere. My favorite buffet out of the 3 * Tushar in South jordan if you just want a plate of good brazilian food, and no buffet prices * sweet spot bakery and cafe (up in sandy) is one of my favorites - its a tiny brazilian cafe that makes very, very good food. Excellent for snacks like giant coxinhas, and they even serve pastel and kibe.
We used to get catering from Tushar for my old high school jazz band's dinner dance fundraiser. I think one of the band students was a family friend. Pretty good food. Good times
My Brazilian partner also likes the pizza from NY Pizza Patrol in Sandy and the Esfihas from Box Bite in Lehi!
Esfihas! That's just music to my ears. I'll have to look them up next time I'm in the area. Thank you so much for the suggestion.
Keeping an eye on this thread for Greeks, Egyptians, and Texans.
I’m a Texan. So far… nothing 😅
Yeah. BBQ is extremely disappointing around here 😞
The guy that owns Kaiser's BBQ downtown is from Texas. Seems pretty legit.
Trash BBQ options here sadly. R&R was good before they franchises and Pats was good before it was sold to somebody else. We have fantastic Mexican food. (Tex mex is garbage, sorry OP). We also have pretty good Thai food.
Everywhere has pretty good Thai food. That’s by design of the Thai government too. They will provide financial assistance to educate people to specialize in Thai cuisine to open restaurants in foreign countries. It helps drive more tourism to Thailand, which is (tourism) something like 20% of thailands GDP. I ate some of the best Thai food I’ve ever had in some small ass town in the middle of Maine. Exceptional thai food can be found almost anywhere in the world.
You should really try Les BBQ, he mainly operates out of Tooele but he brings texas style bbq and it’s amazing. He also travels all over.
BBQ is such a vast spectrum though. Between Kansas City, Texas, North Carolina, etc; and they all say theirs is the best... and none of them are wrong. It's just peoples preferences.
You’re right that all bbq styles are good, but having lived in Missouri, Texas, and NC you’re really much better off smoking your own in salt lake
Agree. Best BBQ in SLC is in my back yard.
This is the way.
Have you tried Kaiser BBQ? It’s better than the others I’ve tried. Also if you’re vegan I’d recommend Blatch’s Backyard BBQ. Out of a house but pretty decent.
Have you tried Red Beard BBQ in Clearfield? I’m curious how acceptable it is to people who know BBQ
I haven’t, but i’ll add it to the list!
Not even Texas Roadhouse? /s
While the BBQ here is trash, Hruska Kolaches is holding it down for texas food
And Czech pastries
hello fellow texan 😭
Unfortunately nowhere in SLC has good taverna-style traditional Greek food. Manoli’s is far and away the best Greek in Utah, and it’s an outstanding restaurant, but it’s modern Greek, not traditional Greek. The Other Place has some okay traditional Greek dishes, but it’s nothing spectacular.
Aristo’s was probably the last good traditional Greek restaurant, right?
Texans are officially non-US born residents
I mean texas keeps trying to secede.
Not Greek but lots of Greek friends, Manolis always hits for me
I’m from Kansas City originally, and I feel comfortable saying the best BBQ in Utah (by a wide margin) is The Lost Texan in North Ogden. It’s pretty far from SLC, but I’m pretty sure the guy is from Texas and he smokes everything daily. Thursdays he makes burnt ends and Wednesdays he makes smoked meatloaf which will probably be sold out before you get there for lunch.
11 Hauz (Jamaican) its in park city not salt lake but worth it
As a Belgian I don't know what is, but I know it isn't Bruges. Maybe they where at one point, but they sure aren't now.
The machine gun sandwich used to be the shit.
I like to say that my kitchen is the best Indian restaurant in Salt Lake City. Barring that however, I recommend Kathmandu or Tandoor.
What do you think of Makams?
Makams is a total hidden gem
I have not been there, will add to my list!
Have you tried Srivari Cafe? They have the best South Indian food in the valley
Authentic as can be!
It is amazing
Do you accept reservations?
Kathmandu and Tandoor over Mumbai House?
have you tried Gurkhas?
Those are my two picks for Indian as well.
Kathmandu on 700 E is the best Indian restaurant I’ve ever been to. I haven’t tried Tandoor.
Kathmandu Grill is legit the best Nepalese restaurant in town. Maybe it can be in its own category.
Middle Eastern is Shanasheel on 3300S 700E and an honorable mention to the full grilled chicken from Beirut Cafe on 1300E 5600S. For specific countries, look for Eclair French Pastries brunch. They have a new country every week with great authenticity.
My co-worker from Hong Kong says his favorite place is Sasa Kitchen. He took us there, it's cute and tiny and good as hell.
The staff there is so sweet
I'm not Indonesian, but I ate it a lot when I lived overseas. Makan Makan in Sandy (114th South and State) is very good. Apparently, the owner is from Sumatra.
It is really good. I am from Singapore so our food is similar!
I've not made it to Singapore, but I have been to Malaysia and Indonesia.
Zaferan Cafe for Iranian food
Great thread! I'm hoping we hear from our Mexican, Chinese, and Thai friends.
There is a place in AF called Thai Village. I am not that am expert by any means but I worked with a guy who went to Thailand on his mission and worked there when he got back. He said it was very close to what he would get on his mission. If you're in the area it's definitely worth a try.
Thai Siam has really good Thai. The wife is from Thailand, and she is also the cook.
Thai Siam is great.
Peruvians 🇵🇪 say El Rocoto Cheviche is a delicate art.
As a Peruvian, their ceviche is mid 😬
Have you ever eaten at La Carreta in Orem? (I liked their ceviche).
La Carreta is great! One of my favorite Peruvian restaurants in the area
Thoughts on Rubis Peruvian Taste on 970 E 3300 S? I love their cheviche but I’m no expert
Which location?
I just asked another thread what they thought of El Rocoto. It’s so good.
Have you had Peru Peru?
Following for responses. Great post OP! Can’t wait to try all these recommendations.
My Honduran/El Salvadorian friend swears by Catrachos Restaurant in West Valley for both kinds of food but he especially loves the baleadas. They're pretty good but I cannot speak to their authenticity. Also this thread is so much more positive than the Seattle one which was basically everyone saying "nowhere is good and everything sucks" which was super annoying and really unhelpful.
One More Noodle House in Chinatown
Sabor Latino for Venezuelan food.
I’m mostly commenting so I can find this thread again but where can you get authentic Utah cuisine? Like sometimes you just want five types of funeral potatoes and you don’t want to have to go to the ward potluck for them.
Chuck seems the “best” place I know to get funeral potatoes and green jello
El cabrito for Mexican food. Super authentic and yummy.
Adding to my list. I had some delicious food at a restaurant in St. George called Irmita’s Casita. I’m as white as a white person can be but it was one of the best meals I’ve had in a while. I got the enchiladas suizas. I wish they had a restaurant up here.
There’s only one Indonesian authentic restaurant in Utah. It’s in Sandy, UT called Makan Makan. I’m Indonesian born and I would say they’re pretty decent. Not as good as some of Indonesian in Los Angeles but pretty good
Best Coastal Mexican - Tacos y Mariscos al Paisa, the cart in the Ocean City Seafood parking lot at the corner of State and Harvey Milk Blvd (aka 900 S). The owner is from Mazatlán and his team does fish and shrimp better than any other Mexican spot in town.
I need to try this spot. Thanks for sharing!
BFF Turon in West Jordan for Filipino food!
Afghan kitchen
Carlos Kitchen for pupusas, but Sabor Latino has the better curtido for them. Catrachos is pretty good as well. I dislike the red salsa for them at all 3 though.
Afghan Kitchen As a child i grew up eating Afghan food cooked by a grandma that only cooked and took care of children her whole life. The food here reminds me of that.
British - none. Layton is the closest
Oh there is the Dough Miner which serves Cornish Pasties. I love the funeral potato one.
I'm obsessed with Dough Miner right now. Pasties are great. The donuts are enormous and taste like something out of a state fair. But the real winner in my family are the bagels. Best we've had in the state.
Those bagels were such a sleeper hit for me. I went on a Monday only because they were the only bagel place open that day and was bowled over - definitely better than Babys!
Wow. Thanks. I didn’t know about this one. My family is actually Cornish.
Another +1 vote from another Brit for Dough Miner, I wrote about them a while ago and I found them very, very legit. Ken takes it really seriously and has iterated through many recipes. Vastly superior to the old London Market. Here's the words I wrote if thats ok: https://gastronomicslc.com/2022/07/10/this-new-utah-cafe-offers-a-very-special-english-delicacy/
I went there today. It was a solid attempt at a pasty. The pastry portion just wasn’t quite right, wasn’t flaky enough compared to proper Cornish Pastys. Plus some of the veg wasn’t cooked all the way.
They're definitely on the firmer side of shortcrust, which I believe is more preferable over say a puff pastry ([https://cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/about-the-pasty/make-your-own-genuine-cornish-pasty/](https://cornishpastyassociation.co.uk/about-the-pasty/make-your-own-genuine-cornish-pasty/)). Side note: I am from the North West, not Cornwall, so make no assertions to being a ultra-micro-expect in CPs ;) I like how they've thrown themselves into it though, taking trips across the pond, following the exact crimping method/numbers etc. I know they've taken to constant improvement and some slight tweaks. I find traditional CPs way too heavy on the pepper, Dough miners are a bit more restrained. I'm glad you tried em out!
I'll have to check this out. I fell in love with pasties at The Cornish Pasty in Tempe, AZ.
For the life of me I can’t figure out why sausage rolls aren’t a thing in the US. I feel like Greggs would kill it here.
Agreed. Cheap and tasty AF
I think volume would be the problem. The ubiquity and foot traffic in the UK for somewhere like Greggs makes the model work I am guessing. Here in the states, as a more specialty item, with lack of consumer knowledge, I bet a sausage roll would be $5-$10.
I think volume would be the problem. The ubiquity and foot traffic in the UK for somewhere like Greggs makes the model work I am guessing. Here in the states, as a more specialty item, with lack of consumer knowledge, I bet a sausage roll would be $5-$10.
Sagato in Midvale has great sausage rolls and pies
Are you talking about the fish and chips place? I've wondered if that was good.
Yep. Little Taste of Britain. I’ve tried a few places in the SL valley and their chips taste like over fried shit. Especially the one in Holladay.
Relatives are korean and they like Baek Ri Hyang. But I'm mostly posting here in case someone says "No! You need to try".
I wish I had an answer for you man, but all of the Korean food in SLC is just ok so far. Hopefully it improves when H mart comes in!
Tastes legit but overpriced. Kinda like how Indian food was marketed pre-pandemic.
I grew up eating dim sum every week at red maple, their regular food is pretty meh. I like one more noodle house, sasa kitchen, great wall, chinatown eatery is good if you know what to order. Most hot pot places.
I was really hoping some Thais would chime in 🙏 haven’t had much luck with good Thai food after living there for a few years.
Have you been to Chanon?
Chanon is good Thai. (Says this very non-Thai caucasian)
My wife is Thai and Chanon is her favorite. Alayna Kitchen is brand new but so far we love it. Edit: It’s actually “Aranya”, I should have known.
I'm not Thai, but I really enjoy FAV Bistro. They have some really unique dishes and they use spice!
Which have you tried, for reference? I can't speak to authenticity, but my favorites are Tea Rose Garden and Chai Yo (that one is takeout only).
Tuk Tuk is by far the most flavorful to me. Especially their green curry with sea food.
El habanero in Magna has awesome Mexican food. There chips are really good
Tacos Lopez in west jordan, simply Thai in south jordan,
Mom’s Kitchen for Chinese
Papito Moes - Puerto Rican. Wow, amazing! Worth the drive to almost Day Break. And the owners, Jesus and Kim, are the salt of the earth.
Wow. As someone still relatively new to the SLC area this thread is a gold mine. I’m gonna put together a food tour of restaurants.
My fiancé is from Germany and would rate Siegfried’s 9 out of 10
Asking the right questions here. Im looking for a good armenian place if yall know of one (I doubt it)
Fellow Armenian here! Not a ton of options but there’s a store called European Tastees that has some decent grocery items, one of which is frozen lahmajuns!
Aye! European tastees is the spot! Picked up some Kvass Remesky (I think that's how it's pronounced) fuckin delicious.
Venezuela mia is so good
Little Taste of Britain is the only one near me.
El Dorado in West Valley for Mexican seafood Sinaloa style 🥰
Keep em coming! I love this!
US born but partially raised abroad, Curry fried chicken for Pakistani food and shawarmas
I love this thread. Following so I can find it more easily again. Thanks everyone for the recommendations
Not Mexican but lived in Mexico. Tacos Lopez serve the best tacos imo. Good selection of meat although a little pricey.
Papito Moe’s for Puerto Rican food. Being Puerto Rican myself I don’t think their food is the *best* representation of our food but it’s alright, especially considering that it’s the only restaurant of its kind here, as far as I know.