May 21 2025

Sultan Mediterranean Grill


574 N Main Street
Moab, UT 84532

… more pix on Google Maps, Yelp & TA

Will return.

A quick and delicious lunch at this restaurant.

The light blue bike with flowers out front is cute. The interior decor is bit gaudy for my taste, but the pitas: Sultan and Falafel are great. The portion is large but we managed to finish even the additive French fries.

 

 

 


May 21 2025

Moab Rock Shop


600 N Main Street
Moab, UT 84532

… more pix on Google Maps, TA

After lunch next door, we wandered in.

An interesting store, with rocks and more rocks. Some are really beautiful, like the chrysanthemum stones.

Two young kids are manning the shop – wondering they buy the stones or go out there find themselves, or both.


May 20 2025

State Liquor Store


DABS Utah State Liquor Store #27
55 W 200 S,
Moab, UT 84532

… more pix on Google Maps

Supermarkets and stores sells beers in Utah, not wine. For wine and whiskey, state store is the place one goes to.

This one is next door to Fiesta Mexicana: average, sells what we need, period.


May 20 2025

Fiesta Mexican


202 S Main St,
Moab, UT 84532

… more pix & videos on Google Maps, Yelp, TA

Will return.

A charming restaurant, with bold paintings and cute items.

1. The red wine is served in a Porto glass
2. They like to jam dinners

Our group of 17, is seated by the door on a Monday, in two tables. By the time we left at 7:30pm, it’s still very empty.

Food is pretty delicious. My beef is tender but I did add salt (I love salt) and the bean is flavorful.

The churros – I just had a wonderful churros in Salt Lake City yesterday – light, alive and fluffy , so I think I’m fairly fresh in judging – this one is not even close, dead.


May 20 2025

Lucky H


500 Main St,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

… more pix n videos on Google Maps, Yelp and TA

Will return bec of the hotel.

Dark, booths and tables, and a welcoming fire place.

We’ve breakfast here: average and decent, fruit yogurt side and bacon sausage on the other side of the omelette station.

I asked for two sunny side. The lady had to ask her colleague, who cooked and then flipped my two lovely eggs. Must be my Chinglish at work. I ate them – too cheap to waste.

The young female server doesn’t know if they’ve green tea.
“What kind of tea do you have?”
“Black…”
“Ok”
Then she came with green tea -:) thank you. It tastes fruity.


May 19 2025

J. Wong’s Asian Bistro


163 W 200 S Street
SLC

… more pix on Google MapsGoogle Maps Yelp and TA

Won’t return.

It’s 4pm, after speeding long hours at the family search library, we’re hungry and this restaurant opens at 4.

No one is manning the restaurant. We waited then just sat down at a table. On my way to the bathroom at the back, one girl curled up in the last booth, playing with her phone, and one girl talking on the phone in the bathroom.

Dirty plates. I used the paper towel from the bathroom, wet with water to clean it.

We’ve

Mongolian pork: good, except needs more cutting of the meat and fat green onion/scallion.
Black pepper tofu: very good. The onion and bell pepper make the dish bit too sweet for me, either one with celery will taste less sweet.


May 18 2025

Finca, tapa

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1513 S 1500 E,
Salt Lake City, UT 84105

… more pix & videos on Google Maps, Yelp

Will return.

A little hideaway gem.

A local friend took us there. It was a reunion of four boat mates in 2022, with the fourth mate came in from New York. The weather was so cooperating, after raining yesterday and much of today, we actually went into the restaurant under the blue skies.

This Spanish tapa place is homey and small, with outdoor tables, in a lovely neighborhood, by owner Owner Scott Evans.

We’ve warm olives, two salads and the shrimp: all are really good. And the churros are to die for: light and fluffy!

After dinner, our friend drove us around the neighborhood: thank you so much!

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May 18 2025

Bonnie & Clydes


611 S Main St,
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

… more pix & videos on Google Maps, Yelp, TA

Will return

We passed by it, drew in by their New Yorker magazine covers on the wall.

High ceiling. Relaxing atmosphere. Youthful vibe. Art decor. Pets. All glasses front that looks out to Grand America hotel. Bookshelf filled with aging books and items. Sofa seating as well as regular ones.

Pastries look very chubby – don’t think I can finish one -:) My wrap is delicious and huge. Despite done 800 yard in the pool, I forced myself to finish the second half, the last few bits were forced down with little help from Tabasco. Becky is delicious too, especially appreciate the crispy edges of the English muffin.

How do they curve the radish? The grey earthy coffee cups are cute, so are the Barn style lights.

The newspapers adds to the decor but are old: Village Voice (May 1) and the New York Times (2024!).

Thank you for brightening this rainy Sunday for us!


May 18 2025

Counterpart @ Union Pacific Depot

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2 S 400 W,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

… more pix n videos on Google maps and Yelp

Will return.

Inside the old Union Pacific Depot. The station is beautifully restored and maintained. The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), which built the eastern portion, primarily employed Irish and German workers. (The Chinese built the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR), which was the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad.)

Tables and sofas are sparely placed, helping to retain a taste of a railway station. It’s a great place to stop for a drink and cup of coffee.

The bathrooms are in the Asher Adams’ lobby (?)


Apr 7 2025

Dim Sum Kitchen


Although the food has been good (made by the chef vs purchased frozen – that’s why we return from time to time) but feel it’s slightly better this time: cleaner (not greasy) and fresher.

I complimented it, the server smiled and said the chef is in. All four small plates are good. The chicken feet is off the bone soft, and the tofu is yummy.

It’s pretty full, mere 10 min pass their opening and people are waiting by 12, on a Monday.

The story I heard from the tight faced server at Dim Sum King was Kitchen’s chef was a defect fm them. … In any case, wish them both prosperous and stir out delicious dishes. Make food not war 😉

Where and or how to break is important: here is an interesting observation, for someone who doesn’t know Chinese food, or familiar with dim sum, it reads Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dump-   … 😉

… ok, off to Sarasota Open

Someone said after my post,

I wonder when the chef exchange happened… DSKitchen in Jan was not the quality I’m used to; DSKing has been the quality I want for the last 1.5-2years, eating dim sum approximately 1x month.