Italian Village

Location:

5370 S. 900 E.

Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Phone: (801) 266-4182

Price Range: $10 - $30

- The prices here are really cheap for the quality of food that you are getting. This is somewhere that you can take a large group of people for a party or get together at a reasonable price and still have a great dining experience.

Rating (1 to 5)

Service: 4

- The service is actually good here. The only complaint that I have about Italian Village is that you can wait up to an hour and half to be seated. I think that the restaurant's popularity is outgrowing its size. Once you do get seated, the service is top of line. The restaurant staff consists of a bunch of high school kids that actually work really hard to make sure that you are well served.

Atmosphere: 4

- The Italian Village is definitely a Ma and Pa restaurant. The atmosphere is very simple but actually quite enjoyable. It has nice booths and large tables to fit the larger parties that you may have. You can kind of tell that the restaurant is a little old but they do a good job of keeping it clean.

Food: 5

The food at Italian Village is to die for! It feels like you are eating your mom's home cooking and the food is always fresh. They are famous for their pizza benders which is just what the name says it is, it's a pizza bent in half and stuffed with any of the three fillings that you can choose from of a list of over 15 ingredients. They have fresh made garlic bread and a nice dinner salad to go along with your pizza bender.

Red Rock Brewing Co.

General information:

Cost range:
entrées ranging in price from $9-$23.


Location:
254 So. 200 W.
Salt lake city

1640 W. Redstone Center Drive
Park City

Special drinks or meals:
Red Rock is a brewing company and offer a large variety of different home brewed beers



Rate from 1 to 5

Service:
3

Food:
5

Atmosphere:
5

Other Comments:

I had heard about Red Rock from a lot of friends before I finally went and tried it this last weekend. I went for lunch with my mom and it was so good! the service was kind of lacking, but the food more than made up for it! I had the vegetarian sandwich and it was one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. It was loaded with peppers, mushrooms, cheese, and lots of other great stuff!

It was great to go for lunch, but it seems like this would be a really fun place to go on a weekend night, just before going out. The Salt Lake location is right by many popular bars and clubs downtown, so it would be a perfect place to grab dinner then go out after. Their impressive beer list is also very appealing to many young people.


Who would you recommend this restaurant to?

Perfect restaurant for anyone 21 and older looking for a good place to get a night started. Also great for a business lunch, or catching up with old friends

Tepanyaki Japanese Steakhouse

Location:
369 West 1830 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(next to Costco)

Phone: (801) 487-8813

Price Range: $30 - $50 per person
- Although I did enjoy the food and the entertainment, Tapanyaki is way overpriced!! You can find the same quality of food at small Japanese steakhouses around town for half the price. The show the chef puts on right in front of you at the hibachi grill is really cool and fun but you definitely pay for it!

Rating (1 to 5):
Service: 3
- The staff didn't really seem to be too concerned with making sure that we were well served. They did everything that they were supposed to but nothing special to really stand out and make the experience unique. The server was happy to refill our cups as long as we were willing to ask her to and even then it took a while. It took a little while to get our food ordered and after we were done eating it took too long to get our check and get out of the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
- The restaurant itself is well decorated and the show the chef puts on is pretty cool. I didn't give it a 5 rating because I think that for the price you are paying, it should be better decorated.
Food: 3
- Again, the food was good but it was way over priced! I would expect to get that quality of food at a small fast food Japanese restaurant. I split the steak, chicken and shrimp dinner with my wife which came with one soup and one little, tiny salad that was totally packaged. It really wasn't that fresh. I guess, where they really excel is with their meats that are cooked right in front of you but to be honest I found the steak and especially the chicken to be a bit bland

Takashi Sushi

Location:
18 West Market Street
Salt Lake City, UT

Phone: (801) 519-9595

Price Range: $31 - $50 per couple
- Takashi is a little pricey but if you are looking for a nice restaurant to take your date, this is your place! When my wife and I eat there we can actually get out the door with only spending about $27 and we still walk away very satisfied.

Rating (1 - 5):
Service: 5
-One thing that I think is essential to service at a restaurant is making sure that the customers' cup is always full. Our server did a great job at making sure we knew he was always around to help us and refill our drinks, even though it is was really busy when we were there. We went there on a Friday night so a wait was expected at a popular restaurant like this but what I liked was that the receptionist seemed to be very with it and when she told us it would be a 35 minute wait, 35 minutes later we were seated.
Food: 5
-The food at Takashi is AMAZING!! They are famous for their sushi obviously but they also have some other really good food on the menu. I would recommend that everyone that goes there start off with the miso soup and their garden salad that has a light ginger dressing with apple slices, it is great! My favorite sushi roll (and one of the most popular) is the T & T roll. It is a little spicy so it isn't for the faint at heart but it has a great, fresh and unique taste to it.
Atmosphere: 5
-The atmosphere here is great! It is a very happening place with a very simple Japanese theme. The entrance is a little small so you might find yourself waiting outside for your seat which can suck during the cold months but once you are inside you will find it was worth the wait. There is a sushi bar for those that are into that type of experience but they also have booths and tables for those that are looking for a more intimate dining experience.

Teru Sushi

General information

Cost range: 4.95-10.95

Location:

1844 Ft. Union Blvd
Slc ut 84121

Rate from 1 to 5

Service:
5

Food:
5

Atmosphere
4

Other comments

This is a hole in the wall sushi restaurant, but don’t let that fool you. The rolls at Teru are awesome and the best part is they are reasonably priced. From 5 dollars up to 8 for a tempura roll. It is a little hard to find but once you are inside the experience is great. I rated the atmosphere as a 4 only because it is a small restaurant and if it is busy it is hard to get a seat. But the rolls are so tasty and the servers all recognize you and call you by name after coming in a few times. Great service and experience at Teru.

Porcupine Pub and Grille

General information

Cost range:

Brunch (Saturdays and Sundays 9:30-3 only): 6.99-16.99

Lunch (Monday-Friday 9:30- 3): 8.99-10.99

Dinner 4:00pm to 11pm Monday-Saturday (until 10 on Sunday):6.99-23.99

24 draft beers, red and white wines and champagne, and spirits menu


Location

3698 East Ft. union Blvd.
Slc. Ut. 84121


Rate from 1 to 5

Service:
5

Food:
5

Atmosphere
5


Other comments:

I LOVE porcupine! It is my favorite restaurant. It is located at the mouth of big cottonwood canyon so in the winter there are many tourists that finish skiing that end up eating there. They have the best salad ever. The house dressing is to die for! There are TV’s located on all corners of the restaurant and a bar so if you enjoy watching the game and having some food, porcupine is the place to be. Porcupine is a hang out for a lot of college students and with their reasonable pricing it makes it a great stop for any college age person.


Web info

Porcupine has a easy to use web page. Check it out
http://www.porcupinepub.com/

Red Iguana

The Red Iguana

The Food Network Fetures the Red Iguana on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Cost:

Tacos as low as $3.10 and upwards toward $25

Location:

736 West North Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Rate 1 to 5

Service 5 - These guys were excellent. I've lived in the Salt Lake Valley my entire life and have never been here. They helped me make the best selections that fit my interest. I actually ordered something I didn't particually care for, (just didn't go with my test buds, others absolutley loved the dish). I sent the dish back and they got me something different that I loved.

Food 5 - A lot of different choices for a Salt Lake Mexican restaurant.

Atmostphere 5 - Tight seating but really fun. Very busy and for good reasons.

I can't say enough about this local restaurant. It's just west of down town Salt Lake City. Its close for local business that work near the city, it's close to freeways and is accessible. It's not your typical Mexican restaurant, my family and I were greeted very nice and respectful, and we were told it would be 15 minutes for a table. They checked back with us several times to keep us posted on our table. They were super helpful and even helped us with our rowdy daughter throughout our meal. We don’t drink alcohol, but the drink menu is very friendly and it a variety is wonderful for any type of social drinker.

Like I mentioned in my service rating, I ordered a dish that I didn't particularly care for. It was called Enchiladas Suizas. This is of their most popular dishes. It just didn't sit right with me. Like mentioned in the video, it's one of their specialties. I'm confident that those that try this dish will like it, it just wasn't for me. I ended up with the Chicken Chimichunga. It was topped with their Salsa Espanaloa, this was a very sweet, unique flavor and I absolutely loved it!

My two year old daughter is the pickiest eater I've ever seen. We ordered her one of their tacos. She kept saying, "it's good, it's good" and ate her entire taco. So for those of you that have kids, this is cost friendly and your kids will love it.