Bites
Too Good To Eat: Getting a Handle on HSL Restaurant
In the beginning, there was Handle restaurant in Park City. And it was good. So good, in fact, that Handle begat HSL restaurant – HSL stands for Handle Salt Lake.…
Gone Loco! A Visit to Park City’s Loco Lizard
I’ve been dining off and on at Loco Lizard since 1999 and have always loved the friendly vibe, ambiance, and good food and drink there. The food is made fresh…
It’s A Small World After All: What Happened to Little World Chinese Restaurant?
For literally decades, I’ve sung the praises of Little World Chinese Restaurant. There is even an old, faded review I wrote of the place posted near the front counter.
Bodacious Brunch & Lunch at Tupelo Park City
There is no shortage of excellent restaurants in Park City. but since it opened a few years ago on Main Street, Tupelo has been one of my go-to favorites. Executive…
Delicious Chicken and Waffles: A Visit to Marriott’s Thistle & Thyme
Chicken and waffles is certainly “a thing” in American restaurants these days, from the funkiest to the finest. I’m OK with that. At Thistle & Thyme, buttermilk fried chicken is…
Raising the Bar: Creative Cuisine at SLC Eatery
It’s still early in 2019, but so far the most exciting event for local food enthusiasts, IMHO, has been the opening of SLC Eatery. Don’t let the name – which…
Bringing Home Bites of The Big Apple
It is, after all, called Utah Bites. However, this week I’m going to deviate from the norm and bring you some tasty snapshots of New York City, where I spent…
Currying Flavor—Not KFC but CFC: Curry Fried Chicken
last week Curry in a Hurry celebrated its 20th anniversary. That’s quite a feat for any business, but especially in the restaurant world where most eateries are fortunate if they…
Something Fishy—Top-notch Sushi & Izakaya at Layton’s Osaka
Long before the hoards of all-you-can-eat sushi spots invaded Utah, there was Osaka Sushi and Izakaya restaurant in Layton, which has been serving high-quality sushi (not all-you-can-eat) since 2003.…
Chowder & Powder: Seafood and Snow at Deer Valley Resort
tah may be landlocked, but there is no shortage of seafood to be found here. To wit, it’s hard to walk two blocks without running into a sushi restaurant. And…
FIRST LOOK: HEARTH & HILL—A Stunning New Park City Restaurant
As I’ve mentioned numerous times, I don’t think it’s fair – either to Utah Bites readers or to restaurateurs – to write complete “reviews” based on media events, “soft”…
HELLO GEORGE! New Restaurant & Bar Replaces Finca
When restaurateur Scott Evans (Pago, Trestle Tavern, East Liberty Tap House, Hub & Spoke Diner) opened Finca – a Sugar House eatery featuring Spanish-style small plates, wines and such…
Finding The Fat: A Visit to Bountiful’s Fat Fish
At Fat Fish, it’s sort of the best of all worlds, with Vietnamese pho sitting comfortably on the menu next to sushi & sashimi, bento boxes, and Chinese-style wok entrees…
A PROPER MEAL: Stratford Proper Opens in Sugar House
This month, the Proper crew launched its newest venture: Stratford Proper. It’s a bistro located in the Sugar House space on Stratford Avenue.
Pig Out: Pig & a Jelly Jar 3.0
In the beginning there was Pig & a Jelly Jar. And it was good. The original SLC Pig & a Jelly Jar restaurant opened in 2012 and was such a…
Pho Saigon 2: Oodles of Noodles and So Much More
Pho 2 offers a more modern ambiance than the original location, with vibrant colors in abundance and large photographic scenes of Vietnam as the main decor pieces.