With restaurants currently closed for in-house dining, the job of restaurant criticism and reviewing is challenging, to say the least. But, many restaurants are open for takeout meals with curbside pickup and/or delivery. So, when you’re given lemons you make lemonade, right? For now - until restaurants fully open again - I will turn my attention here in Utah Bites to … [Read more...]
The Carbon Country Club Restaurant is Serving Up Some of the Largest Shrimp in the World
A hidden gem nestled in central Utah, just in between the towns of Price and Helper, is the Carbon Country Club golf course, and restaurant serving up some of the largest shrimp in the world. The restaurant offers the extremely large shrimp to be cooked in three different preparations. You can order the shrimp beer battered, coconut crusted, or sautéed with butter and garlic … [Read more...]
Log Haven Restaurant: Dogs, Dining and Delicacies
“Nature is delicious here.” That is Log Haven owner Margo Provost’s slogan to describe her uniquely enticing restaurant. She nailed it. Natural Beauty It doesn’t hurt that Log Haven is located on 40 private acres within the Wasatch National Forest, surrounded by waterfalls, wildflowers, streams and ponds, gorgeous mountain views, wildlife, and the best that nature has to … [Read more...]
Margherita & More @ MidiCi: An Oasis of Great Taste at The Gateway
Locally-owned Neapolitan Pizzeria Shane Barber knows a thing or two about restaurants. He opened Bandits Grill & Bar here and in California and was instrumental in helping to create MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company - founded in California - consulting on the restaurant’s food and drink menus. Now, in partnership with Marc Crossman and Kathryn Conroy, he has a … [Read more...]
Conscious Dining: A Visit to The Dispensary
Not Your Daddy’s Diner David Heiblim knows a thing or two about comfort food. He’s the founder of both Este Pizzeria - specializing in East Coast-style pizzas - and Este Deli, which offers East Coast-style sandwiches and other deli fare. So it might come as no surprise that the main attraction at his newest restaurant is one of the ultimate comfort foods: pot pie. It’s the … [Read more...]
SPICE Kitchen Incubator Start-Up Adds Spice to SLC Cuisine
Spice Kitchen Incubator is allowing new immigrants from countries such as Bhutan to start businesses on a shoestring, making the American Dream come true for refugees Kamal and Geeta Niroula, owners of the Bhutan House Restaurant. Five years ago, the S.P.I.C.E. Kitchen Incubator (Supporting the Pursuit of Innovative Culinary Entrepreneurs), came out of a demand … [Read more...]
Smokin’ Bones BBQ: : Saucy Flavor Puts this Bountiful Spot on the BBQ Map
There is an old saying that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The meaning translates into many areas of life, but does it apply to choosing a restaurant? Just off a busy intersection in Bountiful, I found one—the metaphorical book which needed to be judged by its cover, and ultimately, one that needed to be read. The old building, the captivating sign, the people … [Read more...]
Tosh’s Ramen Comes to Holladay
A Second Tosh’s Blooms Although the North American ramen craze has mostly subsided and other eats have become more trendy with foodies (think: Korean BBQ and Nashville hot chicken), here in Utah ramen is still rocking. To wit, even four years after it opened Tosh’s Ramen on South State Street still frequently has a queue for tables, not to mention jockeying for the valuable … [Read more...]