Gloria and Mauro Bonfanti, both native Italians, have created something truly special at Gloria’s Little Italy. Gloria’s is both a market and a trattoria. Because they are a market, they directly import quite a bit of Italian staples. Meats such as prosciutto, speck, and various other salumi, as well as several wonderful varieties of cheeses [...]

Ok, I admit it. I’m a barbecue addict. What can I say? I grew up in the south. So barbecue, for me, is nearly a religion. I must admit though, that until fairly recently, it was very difficult to get good barbecue in Utah. Joe Morley’s, in Midvale (post coming soon) was about the only [...]

Located in a desert (both climatically and culinarily speaking) American Fork, UT is not the kind of place you’d expect to find terrific sushi. Yapona, however, serves just that. Their specialty rolls and their nigiri and sashimi are always very fresh. I must admit, however, that I did have to send a traditional roll back [...]

Jason believes we should be above reviewing chain and fast food restaurants. I am not above anything. Right next door to Jamba Juice there is (I mean was: luckily for all nearby residents it recently closed its doors) a Skippers Fish abusery. If what they sell can even be called fish.

Nestled in the seedy underbelly of Provo, Saigon Cafe is a restaurant worth avoiding. The name, and its listing in the phone book under “Vietnamese Cuisine” lead us to believe that this was a Vietnamese restaurant. Not so. This is a very dirty and greasy Chinese restaurant that happens to serve a couple of Vietnamese [...]

In a seemingly endless quest to find phở (see this post for a more detailed explanation of phở) in Utah County, we have eaten at nearly every Asian, Asian themed and Asian wannabe restaurant in the valley. On one such excursion, we made a foray into the land called Provo and to the restaurant called [...]

Pop quiz: what is the significance of 712 in the name of the restaurant? (Answer at the end of the post) Although located in “The Monstrosity”, in downtown Orem, Pizzeria Seven Twelve is a truly wonderful place to eat. Based upon the concept that “We don’t need to be hip foodies or cool cats to [...]