Let me just say that I am biased because the pizza here is so very delicious. And I like pizza. Has anybody heard the song “Pizza Day” by The Aquabats? If you have, you know that the day you go to Terra Mia will be the best day of the week. The menu starts off with about 17 pizzas and I think I have had every single one of them (that doesn’t have mushrooms, but I am sure they would be good if you were in to that type of thing) and there hasn’t been a single one that I didn’t adore. The pizzas are cooked in a wood fired brick oven, but have never been blackened and always perfect, unlike some places… you know who you are.

If you like Panda Express (shame on you, you should be ashamed) you would be insane not to like Cooking Taste Right. For the sole indisputable fact that it is, without hyperbole, one million times better. Maybe make that one hundred million times better. Or in other words, if panda Express receives a ‘six’ CTR would receive 600,000,000.

I might be exaggerating but I have never claimed to be a math jerk. I only claim to eat food at many many restaurants. The food at Cooking Taste Right is authentic and delicious. If you knew the restaurant named Munchies in Provo, here it is! Unfortunately for many loyal Munchies customers, the name was changed and the location is not sufficiently visible. If you are wondering where it has gone, look to the east as you are driving down University Ave. You will see CTR right next to Curves and a hair salon. That is where it has gone.

There are several places in Utah where one can eat good Mexican food. One of the best, however, is El Gallo Giro. Their menu is expansive. On it, you’ll find the customary foods you would expect at any Mexican restaurant, such as tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, and the like. But you will also find things like a delicious grilled chicken, Menudo and other soups, grilled nopales (the leaves of the prickly pear cactus), and a wonderful shrimp cocktail. Their shrimp cocktail, or coctel de camarones, is not the American style kind that you might be used to. Theirs is done in the Mexican style: it comes in a large mug or bowl with the peeled and chilled shrimp mixed into a sweet tomato sauce. To the shrimp and sauce are added avocados, onions, cilantro, lemon juice and wedges, celery, and some other wonderful things. It’s beautiful and delicious. Definitely something you should try. The undeniable king of their menu, however, is “El Molcajete”, or “The Rock”.

Their food is fantastic. It always tastes much more fresh than almost all of the Chinese food that you can get in Utah. They have the usual assortment of traditional Chinese fair, but Gary has added a few things to the menu that you don’t usually see. He has some delicious salads, Honey-Roasted Walnut Shrimp, and a Salt and Pepper shrimp or chicken that are just fantastic.

To start your meal at Shoots, I’d recommend the Po Po Platter: a appetizer combination of egg rolls, two kinds of fried wontons, fried shrimp, barbecued pork and beef skewers that are served on a platter with a flaming brazier in the middle. You can roast the meat over the brazier before you eat it, so that it will be very hot, with a nice charred crust. If you like hot and sour soup, Shoots’ is some of the best I’ve had.

I have been to Sam Hawk several times now, and I have never been disappointed with the food. The have great appetizers, like the traditional Korean seafood or green onion and kimchi pancakes, and maki-sushi like rolls containing korean ingredients. Their Bulgogi and Daeji (pork) Bulgogi are excellent. Their Kimchi Jigae (a very spicy, very hot (it’s served while still boiling) soup or stew made from kimchi, red pepper, pork and some vegetables) is also fantastic. They also serve japchae (Korean chop suey), Duk Mandu Guk (another Korean soup), and many other soups, noodle dishes, and various meats and seafood.

Good sushi is one of the few foods that can be as healthy as it is delicious. Those who know Joe and I know that we love sushi. I am enamored of the food not just because it’s tasty, but also because of how it looks and how it makes my body feel. Sushi really is an art form. Well prepared sushi is a beautiful thing to behold, and it pleases the eye whilst pleasing the palate.

Because I am such a fan of sushi, I have eaten in many, many sushi restaurants. One of the restaurants I frequent is The Happy Sumo at the Riverwoods in Provo (there is also a Salt Lake location in the Gateway). The reason I go back to this place is because it is much closer to my office than either Yapona or Tsunami, and because it is occasionally very good. Usually, however, it is mediocre.

Before I exult the requisite and wholly deserved praise on China Buffet, I’ll start by sharing my brief challenge to classify it.

• Is it a Sh–hole? No… There was no visible feces.
• More of a Hole in the Wall? Close, but it’s actually quite large and maintains a stable brisk base of lunch customers
• Lunch Room? Hrmm… Lunch room… A room where “lunch” can be purchased? Yes! That’s it!

Wallabys Smokehouse, on State St. in Lindon, is a popular place for barbecue in Utah County. I am a fan of Wallabys, I must admit. I’ve been going there for years, and although they are not the “Southern Style” barbecue that I love so much, they do turn out some mean ribs and pulled pork. [...]

While dining at a delicious, but unnamed here, Chinese restaurant, Jason approached the waitress to find out if there was anywhere in the county to get Dim Sum. She said no. There is not. A minute later, she returned and motioned us closer so she could tell us of Four Seasons Hotpot and Dumplings in [...]

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 [...]