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Best ginger binge
Best brewery resurrection
Here is a buffet whose sheer dedication to selection size makes it feel like a transplant from the Vegas Strip. At any given moment during business hours, diners here can sample more than 200 items that range from Chinese to Mongolian to sushi. This is the type of restaurant that challenges diners to try everything, making repeat visits easy to justify. It can get pretty packed during the weekend, Disneyland-worthy lines and all, but for those with a serious craving for the lovely, golden brown, sweet-and-sour Chinese food that calls America home, it’s tough to find a place with a heartier selection. It truly is the happiest place in Taylorsville. (AS) 5668 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville, 801-969-6666
It’s hard enough to putting a brewery together, imagine how hard it is to bring one back from the dead. That’s what four friends managed to do with the A. Fisher Brewing Co. Founded by Albert Fisher in 1884, Fisher Beer was a staple throughout Utah until it was bought out in the early 1960s. Tom Riemondy, Steven Brown, Colby Frazier and Tim Dwyer have not only revived the brand but have made it thrive though cozy innovative beers like beet saisons and oyster stouts. Albert would be proud. (MR) 320 W. 800 South, 801-487-2337, fisherbeer.com
King Buffet
Best sushi, sunset, cocktail combo
A. Fisher Brewing Co.
Best place to not make God cry
Sodalicious
Cliff Dining Lodge
People of the south valley rejoice! One of the sexiest city-view patios in our briny borough has the definitive bonus of Chef Rene Negron bringing a top-notch sushi program to the Cliff’s approachable menu. Gold stars go to the gracious west-facing patio with a badass heating system making it a go-to for a romantic sunset sushi date during all but the snowiest months. Even better? A full bar, fabulous wine list and live music on weekends. (DD) 12234 Draper Gate Drive, 801-523-2053, cliffdiningpub.com
I was informed that soda fountains are what the LDS kids did to push envelopes. However, after giving Sodalicious in Provo a try, I can safely say that they’re the best thing to happen to tiny buildings since the tiny house movement or China. I personally love Sodalicious because they have mixologists who aren’t full of themselves. And having sodas mixed there on the spot for you is great, but seeing the names they have for the drinks is worth the drive itself. Besides the ever popular Just Friends, I prefer something true to my hispanic roots such as the El Doctoro, which is made of Dr. Pepper and horchata. (RM) Multiple locations, mysodalicious.com
Best refreshing beer
Best brunch with a butcher
I admit, I was skeptical when someone first recommended it. “Hmm, sounds kind of like a Bud Light Lime and I hate Bud Light Lime,” I recall saying. But then I took a sip and was pleasantly surprised. If you like 801 (or pilsners in general) and are a fan of the occasional wedge of fruit on the rim of your glass, give Uinta Brewing’s recently released Lime Pilsner a try. With only a hint of citrus, it’s light and refreshing—the perfect summertime beer, though it’s actually available year-round. And thankfully, you can get it pretty much anywhere in Utah that sells beer. (AH) uintabrewing.com
If traditional brunch destinations aren’t tough enough for you, then take a trip to Beltex Meats on Saturdays. From 10 a.m. until noon, Philip Grubisa’s whole-animal butcher shop serves a rotating menu of meatcentric sandwiches. If you’re lucky, you’ll even be able to watch as he slices up the shop’s fresh, locally sourced ingredients while you wait. Don’t be afraid to talk to Grubisa or any of his team about the meat that they’re serving—these congenial carnivores are more than happy to chew the fat with their customers. (AS) 511 E. 900 South, 801-532-2641, beltexmeats.com
Uinta Brewing’s Lime Pilsner
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Saturdays at Beltex Meats
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