Restaurant Review Roundup – January 2014

Ahh, the new year. The heady aroma of resolutions and best intentions, half of which are no doubt bold proclamations about exercise. I’m allowed to scoff, as I too have set more dreamy goals in the past week than I could achieve in several lifetimes. But guess what, The delicious food that stalks our streets will defeat you once more in 2014. Like me, just throw the towel in now, two days into the new years and instead dive into the following 20+ reviews from SLC local’s over the past month or so.

(featured image above: maple bourbon glazed bacon from RandomActsOfKelliness’s review of Silver)

180 Street Tacos
http://www.eatbyu.com/2013/12/180-street-tacos.html

Alamexo
http://www.randomactsofkelliness.com/2013/12/alamexo-salt-lake-city.html

Alamexo
http://heartbeatnosh.com/2013/12/12/alamexo-salt-lake-city-downtown/

Avenues Bistro
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-69-avenues-bistro.html

Boba World
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-71-boba-world-shanghai-cuisine.html

Cafe Galleria
http://heartbeatnosh.com/2013/12/09/cafe-galleria-murray-ut/

Chunga’s
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-74-chungas.html

Copper Onion
http://www.randomactsofkelliness.com/2013/12/the-copper-onion-salt-lake-city.html

Couscous Mediterranean Grill
http://www.slcfoodradar.com/2013/12/09/couscous/

Curry In A Hurry
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-68-curry-in-hurry.html

Ekamai Thai
http://eatingsaltlake.blogspot.com/2013/12/ekamai-thai.html

Fresco Italian Cafe
http://slcfoodsnob.com/2013/12/24/pago/

Holy Smoke BBQ
http://marinatemebaby.com/2013/12/05/holy-smoke-bbq-layton-ut/

Korea House
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-63-korea-house.html

Layla Grill
http://www.randomactsofkelliness.com/2013/12/layla-grill-salt-lake-city.html

Masala Indian Grill
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-66-masala-indian-grill.html

Off The Grid
http://amanda-eats-slc.blogspot.com/2014/01/off-grids-underground-vegan-special.html

Pago
http://slcfoodsnob.com/2013/12/24/pago/

Pho 33
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-72-pho-33.html

Pho Green Papaya
http://munchimunch.blogspot.com/2013/12/pho-green-papaya.html

Settebello
http://www.eatbyu.com/2013/12/settebello.html

Silver
http://www.randomactsofkelliness.com/2013/12/winter-menu-at-silver-in-park-city.html

The Rose Establishment
http://adventurewithdeserae.blogspot.com/2013/12/adventure-65-rose-establishment.html

Stuart Melling

Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC.  I’m a multiple-award winning journalist and have written in myopic detail about the Salt Lake City  dining scene for the better part of seventeen years.

I’ve worked extensively with multiple local publications from Visit Salt Lake to Salt Lake Magazine, not least helped to consult on national TV.   Pause those credits, yep, that’s me! I’m also a former restaurant critic of more than five years, working for the Salt Lake Tribune.    I’m largely fueled by a critical obsession with rice, alliteration and the use of big words I don’t understand.   What they’re saying about me: “Not inaccurate”, “I thought he was older”, “I don’t share his feelings”.

Want to know more? This is why I am the way I am.