Gastronomic SLC began as a restaurant review website. Over the years, this has changed. We no longer write traditional reviews of restaurants; instead, we prefer to highlight those spots that are really good, right now. You can find those stories in our Eat Here Now category.
It has been a while since our last trip to Bambara, 6 months to be precise. In that time a much has changed and plenty has stayed the same. We find out how this SLC classic is faring under chef Dave Jones leadership.
Red Rock Brewing Company is well known for its award winning beer, with 4 medals won in 2008 already. But how does the food stack up to the beer? We find out!
To complete the recent flood of local Baxter’s American reviews, we head on over also. Find out how Baxter’s is doing, three months on from our first visit to one Salt Lake’s newest restaurants.
Tapas is the order of the day as we take our first trip to Cafe Madrid. Read on to find out how we find this most unique SLC restaurant.
In lieu of our pending review of Cafe Madrid, we briefly go over an interesting trip to one of our favourite restaurants, Kyoto.
This week we take a trip down town to Spencer’s in the Hilton Hotel. A stalwart of the dining scene in Salt Lake City, we check out some seriously good steaks.
Now two years into business we drop by Pawitt’s Royal Thai in Holliday. Read on to find out how we found this popular neighborhood eatery.
We finally get to try Tin Angel Cafe on a Saturday afternoon. Read on to find out how we find this downtown lunch, brunch and dinner spot.
Warmer days, lighter food, summer is almost here! With this in mind we head on over to Epic Casual Dining in Midvale, in search of a simple lighter meal. Read on to find out more.
Award time has rolled around again. Both the Salt Lake Magazine and City Weekly now have lists of the best restaurants in the valley. We are also looking for your thoughts on what you consider the best restaurant in Salt Lake City?
After countless recommendations from barbecue fans, we head over to Pat’s Barbecue. Read on to find out how this hidden gem stacks up against Salt Lakes other BBQ joints.
We brave the nightmare world of downtown Salt Lake City parking and take a trip to Cindy Lee Cafe. Read on to find out how we found this popular lunch spot serving Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine.
Not a week goes by without me coming across gushing praise for Takashi. But what of the old Japanese guard downtown, specifically Mikado. Does Mikado still have what it takes to compete with the lauded Takashi Gibo. Read on to find out.
Our latest review takes us to the down town area and Thai Lotus. Thai food is practically omnipresent these days, so a restaurant really needs to be on top of it’s game to compete. Read on to find out how Thai Lotus stacks up.
One of Salt Lake City’s newest restaurants arrives with little to no local fanfare. It’s obvious a lot of time, money and effort has gone into this new eatery. Too gimmicky or just plain fun? Read on to find out more.
Yet another Japanese restaurant appears on the already bustling Salt Lake City scene. We take a trip down to Sapporo Japanese Grill to see how this new restaurant stacks up against the competition. Read on to find out more.
We thought we would take a break from the structured set-up of the standard dining experience. This week we tried Braza Grill in Murray. So how does this Brazilian export stack up against the more traditional restaurant meal. Read on to find out.
Cedars of Lebanon has long been on our list of restaurants to visit. We are huge lovers of Middle Eastern food. Varying reasons have conspired over the years to stop us sampling this popular down town spot. This week we finally laid this to rest.
Thai food is without question now a standard cuisine on the culinary map. With so many options and locations opening apace, a reliable goto place is a must. We go over our personal favorite.
This week we head Southwards to Fort Union, in order to check out Ganesh Indian Cuisine. Indian food being one of our most loved cuisines meant we were quite excited for the meal. Read on to see if that was justified.