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Punch Bowl Social is a restaurant/bar/entertainment facility opening on September 21st in The Gateway in downtown SLC. The business is part of a national chain that focuses on craft beer and cocktails, elevated diner food and fun gaming activities.
Punch Bowl Social offers a mix of food, drinks and fun. Some of the standout points about this SLC business include:
Monday – Thurs 4pm – midnight
Friday 4pm – 1am
Saturday 10am – 1am
Sunday 10am – midnight
Starting October 14th 2019 Punch Bowl SLC will be open for lunch from 11 a.m. Monday – Friday. See our preview of the opening here.
Menu: see here
Cuisine: Elevated pub grub
Alcohol: Full bar, 21+
Vibe: Fun, trendy
Cost: Moderate
Seating: Tables, high tops, private rooms, counter
Parking: On site at The Gateway
The following list of articles are all the times we’ve mentioned Punch Bowl Social here on Gastronomic Salt Lake City.
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It’s the time of the year that I usually put together the yearly run down of the dining scene – you can see previous years here: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. The yearly State Of The Plate is a distillation of every best of list and readers choice award. This would have been the fifth installment … Read more
No one likes to be the bearer of bad news; but bad news is what I have. Sorry. As you no doubt know, the hospitality industry is pretty much the worst affected of any industries out there right now. A report by Yelp suggests the shockwave of closures could be massive, currently running at more … Read more
Eat Drink SLC Probably the highlight of last year’s dining event and festival calendar was Eat Drink SLC’s fifth installment. Sadly, the inevitable news arrived this week that the 2020 edition is set to be nixed. At least in the format you know and love. This year – for more than obvious reasons – the … Read more
Black owned restaurants With the nation grappling to understand and react to the horrific events of late, many have wanted to show their support in any way they can. One small way is of course to support black owned businesses in your community. By now I’m sure you’ve already seen many lists on social media. … Read more
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2020 might be the year of the rat, but 2019 was most definitely the year of the chicken; well the year of the fried chicken (sandwich) that is. Fast food chains went to war over this trendy dish and local restaurants weren’t far behind either. If you couldn’t keep up with the frenzied frying, I … Read more
By about about now you should be coming out of that blissful, holiday-induced haze. Wall to wall calories and carefree attitude to the calendar. Well, it’s time to put down the nog and consign the decorations to that big box in the closet for another year. Before you run back under the covers and pretend … Read more
Wait. Hold up. Stop the press. You thought you were done with all the roundups, best of lists and year end wrap ups. You were wrong. So very wrong. Before we enter the next decade and all the tasty treats that’s going to deliver, here’s our annual State Of The Plate review; our yearly recap … Read more
The headline news out of the October DABC meeting was the increasing pressure on the state’s current inventory of bar licenses. Before the meeting only one license was available for the entire state; though a second did become available during the course of proceedings with Button Down Bar forced to forfeit their license due to … Read more
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If you’re looking for somewhere new, interesting or exciting to dine at – look no further than our monthly roundup of every review, writeup, run down and ramble across Utah. This months collections of critic reviews features everything from fine dining to holes in the wall. Reviews and write-ups 11 Hauz (Park City)https://jamaicans.com/authentic-jamaican-restaurant-opens-in-utah/ The Angry … Read more
And while you’re at it…how about entering to win a pair of tickets to the grand opening on Saturday night too? We’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away to three lucky winners and trust me, you won’t want to miss this one. The opening in question? This weekend’s unveiling of the Salt Lake … Read more
DABC News No major shocks or surprises at the August meeting, which moved along at a fairly brisk and busy pace. A few notable things to keep an eye on: Cultivate Craft Kitchen is coming to Draper with a full license soon. This restaurant will be a new opening from the owners of the adjacent … Read more
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DABC Licenses Enough ink has been spilled as a result of the April DABC meeting that you’d think the apocalypse was upon us; some might say it is of course, as the issue at hand was Heart And Soul’s failure to secure a license to serve beer at their downtown karaoke spot; if you’ve ever … Read more
DABC Licenses A brace of noteworthy items from this month’s meeting. Firstly, the popular East side Greek eatery Aristos has now been without a liquor license since February 4th, with no immediate sign of being able to correct the situation. According to owner Aristides Boutsikakis, the loss of liquor licenses has already made a 30K … Read more