A few weeks ago I wrote about the new rooftop bar at Le Meridien in downtown Salt Lake City in conjunction with a review of the great new restaurant there called Adelaide. Well, last week I returned to the rooftop bar, called Van Ryder, to check out the new Sushi Night Thursdays that launched on Thursday. Every Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. Van Ryder hosts Sushi Night … [Read more...]
SOMETHING FISHY: 5 Superb Sushi Spots in Salt Lake and Beyond
It amazes me how sushi has become such a food staple in America during the past couple decades. Not only does nearly every city and suburban block seem to have a dedicated sushi restaurant, but you can find sushi at most supermarkets now, and all-you-can-eat sushi has gone completely out of control. Now, I’m not much of a fan of supermarket sushi and even less so of … [Read more...]
A SUSHI STORM—Park City’s Yuki Yama Sushi
One of my very favorite Park City restaurants isn’t one of the new kids on the block. In fact, my first rave review of it happened back in 2008, when the eatery in question was called Yuki Arashi. Since then, new owners have taken over and changed the name to Yuki Yama Sushi, but the food, service, and ambiance is every bit as stellar as it was some 13 years ago. Yuki means … [Read more...]
The Best Restaurant You Haven’t Tried: A Visit to Nikko Sushi & Ramen
Although some might not know his last name, many serious sushi enthusiasts in Utah and beyond know the name Sunny. He’s a longtime, beloved sushi chef in these parts - Sunny Tsogbadrakh. You might know Sunny from his tenure at Mikado restaurant or perhaps from Naked Fish, when those Asian eateries were downtown hot spots and served some of the best sushi and ramen around. … [Read more...]
SLC’s Best Restaurant? Takashi Continues to Hit the Highest Notes
When I first reviewed Takashi restaurant back upon its opening in May of 2004, I was very enthusiastic about Takashi Gibo’s namesake restaurant. In fact, I recall arguing that the food there was every bit as worthy of the accolades that Nobu in Las Vegas - which I’d also recently visited - tended to receive. I had first met Takashi when he was a sushi chef at Shogun restaurant … [Read more...]
New Sushi Kid on the Block: Hamachi Pecatarian Grill
“I was a bit of a knucklehead,” says Billy. He’s co-owner and sushi chef at Hamachi Pescatarian Grill & Sushi Bar, and he’s explaining how he came to live in Utah. In short, he was incorrigible, acting out, and his mother shipped him off from Chicago to the Beehive with the thought that he’d clean up his act here. He did. Mongolia to ‘Merica Billy is originally from … [Read more...]
The Dish: Utah Food Scene Updates
Cafe Niche Cafe Niche chef Andy Morrison is offering a tempting 3-course $30 dinner menu during the month of March. The dinners begin with a choice of daily soup or Niche salad and finish with dessert options: affogato, daily gelato and housemade cookie, or homemade sorbet. The 3-course dinners are available from 4:00 PM Monday through Saturday, with menus changing weekly. … [Read more...]
Sushi Burrito-Crossover Cuisine at its Finest
The original huge sushi burrito roll was born in California, and now there is Sushi Burrito in the Salt Lake City space left vacant by Guzzi’s Vintage Burgers and Fries on 180 East and 800 South. While the two restaurants couldn’t be more different, they share the same fan base - downtown folks looking for good food. When I first noticed the sign for Sushi Burrito, my … [Read more...]