If you’re looking to change up your weekend dining routine, let us give you a little inspiration. The following restaurants are all from our recent series of Eat Here Now articles – all wrapped up into one neat package. Indian to pizza to downtown dining. Take out to delivery to dine in. Bon appetit!
Villagio Pizzeria
Where: South Salt Lake
Why: Many reckon this NYC-import makes some of the best pizza in Utah (pictured)
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Shahrazad Market

Where: SLC
Why: Flavor packed Iranian flavors with fantastic vegetarian options
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Grid City Beer Works

Where: South Salt Lake
Why: Fabulous craft beers and solid brew pub food menu made on site
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Curry Fried Chicken

Where: South Salt Lake
Why: It’s not just fried chicken at this downtown State Street spot – though that’s solid too
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Carson Kitchen

Where: Downtown SLC
Why: Creative modern American cuisine out of Vegas with a fun twist and chic setting
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The Lake House at Deer Creek

Where: Heber City
Why: Fine dining at Deer Creek with one of Utah’s biggest new chef names
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Chinese Taste

Where: South Salt Lake
Why: Vibrant Sichuan flavors star on a huge menu of authentic Chinese dishes
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Star Of India

Where: North / Downtown SLC
Why: This staple of the Utah dining scene shows no signs of slowing down, three decades in
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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”.
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