Good Eats in Utah Valley
by angie.
Our main purpose for our trip to Utah was to go backpacking through Bullet Canyon and Grand Gulch with Klane’s parents and Mike. But that took all of 2.5 days, so the rest of our time was filled with family, a few friends, and a whole lot of food. Utah County’s restaurant scene is rockin these days. Seriously, I am loving all the great options for eating out in the valley.
My parents took us to La Jolla Groves at the new Riverwoods, which was amazing as always. Their food is delicious and fresh. And the lemon tree grove in the main dining room is pretty fun.
We took some pictures afterward. Observe my horribly grown-out, faded, two-toned hair. This will come to play later in the story.
I appreciate the mountains so much more now that we live so far away.
We went to SLAB on Mike and Sara’s recommendation, and it was amazing. Best pizza in Utah Valley, hands down. I loved both the ones we tried: Buffalo Chicken and Thai Chicken. It was SO GOOD. The bleu cheese on the buffalo chicken pizza was to die for, and the thai one had peanut sauce and cilantro and the flavors were just amazing.
Oh, and I went brunette. Which was awesome. Thanks to the wide angle lens, Klane and I are all stretched out in the photo below. But you get the jist.
My mom, Klane and I went for dinner at Sammy’s on Saturday night. I’ve wanted to try that place for a while now. They have pie shakes. Meaning, they take a piece of pie, put it in a blender with ice cream, and call it a shake. Can you say, AWESOME? Well, it was. And the battered fries were ridiculous as well.
J Dawgs is a Provo institution I have been meaning to try forever. This trip we finally remedied that situation, and I can’t believe I waited so long. J Dawgs is a hot dog shack which exploded in popularity and grew enough to move into the building next door. Their hot dogs are amazing and huge and the special sauce is awesome.
We also ate at DP Cheesesteaks in Provo, and Malawi’s Pizza. Both awesome. The dessert pizza at Malawi’s blew my mind.
Even with all the eating out we did, some of my favorite times of the trip were spent at home. Like the night we made stovetop s’mores and talked.
And that is the story of how I gained four pounds in 9 days on our trip to Utah. And I loved every minute. :)
We love J Dawgs! A lot of those restaurants are on my list of places to go eat. I think we’ll try SLAB next! Those pizzas looked amazing! Glad you had fun in Utah and got to see family.
I am thinkin….brunettes rule the world. And you look AMAZING as a brunette. Although I was also really digging the two tone look. And the blonde look. Basically I’m thinkin you can rock whatever color you want.
Almost all of those restaurants are new since we lived there! I have tried Sammy’s and of course J Dawgs. (I was friends with the sister of the owner.) I’m always so surprised when we go back and there are a million places we want to eat. Why weren’t the restaurants that good when we lived there?? Maybe it’s a good thing. ;) La Jolla Groves looks really cool and I’ve heard SLAB is delicious.
So glad you had such a great time. we’ve been to the groves before, its pretty good!.. ok i am OBSESSED with your hair brunette.like wow.. seriously love!
Calories don’t count when you’re on vacation. That’s what I always say! Food is just too good, but I am so excited to try some of these places.
ps. I am loving the brunette!
Okay, so your hair looks GREAT!!!!! Seriously, who knew you’d look so amazing as a brunette? I LOVE it. Also, I really enjoyed hearing about all the yummy food you ate in Utah. It almost felt like I was there, eating it all with you. That thai pizza sounded delish.
Looks like such a fun time! Long visits — where you actually get to unpack and do real “home” things — are the very best.
Your hair looks great! Seriously, this is the third color I have seen on you, and I really think that you can pull off whatever you want.
And I want a pie shake.
I love the brunette; of course I may be biased. You’ll have to let me know you schedule and we’ll find a time to meet up in NYC!
I love the brunette hair! You are gorgeous always. Your blog makes me hungry and makes me want to be you. The end. Next time you are in Utah I want to see you!
I am also loving your hair color!!!! I have been wanting to go a lot darker myself, but still need to just do it one of these days :) You are so pretty Ang
Hey, lots of cool places to eat. I’ll have to check out a few of those!!
Very cute hair Angie!!! And ya, I enjoy a good J Dawg.
Hi sweet Angel Angie! Loved your blog! The only thing that would have made your trip better would have been a little side trip to Hatch Utah. Love, love love your hair. I think you would look beautiful with any color you chose. Gramps says to tell you he loves you too!! Love Gram :)
Cute hair!! And I’m glad you had so much fun in Utah. I know how valuable the time with your family is, but maybe next time you come, we can do lunch or something? I miss you!!
I’ve never tried Sammy’s but with your incredible pics and description of it’s yumminess, I’ll have to get over there!
It was fun to read about all the places around Provo you went and ate. I love each and every one of those places!
Looks like we will have to try the SLAB when we’re in town for the forth of July. Looks like a great trip!
Okay, all of these news restaurants look amazingly delicious! Where on earth were they during our Provo college days?! Although, few things beat s’mores made on the stove. Yum :)
And the hair? Gorgeous. You make a beautiful brunette!
Just a trivia note. Sammy’s in in the same location as my dad’s little place use to be– Joe’s Spic and Span. Great Grandpa Claude Harding use to eat in there quite often, the dear man. As you know, I love to relay stories of how we are now related!! Those Hardings are the BEST!