Three more names depart the Utah dining scene

Wriggles

This Milcreek spot recently signed off, writing on Facebook, “A Heartfelt Goodbye from Wriggles. After 25 wonderful years, Wriggles will be open for its final day on November 15, 2025.

Serving this community — and so many of you from near and far — has been one of the greatest joys and honors of our lives. We’ve laughed with you, grown with you, and shared countless memories that we will cherish forever.
It’s incredibly hard to say goodbye, but we are so grateful for every visit, every smile, and every bit of support you’ve shown us over the years. Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives. We hope to see you all before we close our doors. With love, Wriggles”

Las Botellas

Over in Riverton (pictured top), and also calling it a day, an Instagram post simply reads:

“Effective immediately, Las Botellas is closed. We are endlessly grateful for every guest, every shared meal, and every moment that made Las Botellas feel like home! Thank you for your love, loyalty, and memories- We will cherish them always! The Las Botellas Team”.

The business first opened back in the Spring of 2023, and was billed as “a high-end, Mexican-inspired experiential restaurant with heavy emphasis on entertainment. Offering guests an exclusive opportunity to enjoy food prepared by a Michelin star experienced culinary team while enjoying live music, fire dancers — and so much more.”

Delicatto Pizza

November 15th was the last day for this Orem pie shop. The restaurant was seen offering customers the following deal to mark the event on Facebook“

“Come enjoy this special day with us. Delicatto pizza will be closing the doors today and we want to give all our clients a special gift. Buy 2 large pizzas get a dessert pizza for free!!! After all this time serving you, we wanna use this last day celebrating with all our special clients. Come visit us . See you soon! We’ll be open until 10pm.”

Further inspection of their socials indicates that a new Brazilian concept, Jequitiba, will be moving into the space shortly.

Barbacoa 9th and 9th

Don’t panic. The Fort Union, South Jordan, and Olympus Hills locations of this popular local Mexican restaurant remain open. Sadly, though, as reported by Sean Means in the Trib today, the 9th and 9th location of the business has now closed after a nearly twenty-year run in the spot.

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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.

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