Holy Gorgonzola. All of the reviews of this place are absolutely legit. I first read about Red Iguana in the New York Times and given I live relatively close (regionally) figured that it’d be a place I’d check out sometime if I were ever in the city. Well, here we are in SLC and decided to make it happen.

Guy featured the pulled pork pancakes, with Jack Daniels syrup.

I’ve been here a couple times for brunch when my mom comes to visit me at school and every time has been great. Pancakes are fluffy and definitely more exciting than your average place. But nothing compares to their red flannel hash. Beets and potatoes and bacon and I don’t even know what else, but it’s amazing. I’ve never had anything but breakfast food here, so can’t really speak to the rest of the menu, but as far as brunch goes, delicious.

Rick and his wife Julie opened Rick’s Press Room Grill & Bar in August 2007.

Wow, what a jewel. Not only is the food great. Not ONLY is the owner a cheerful and/or curmudgeonly former hippy or maybe biker. Not ONLY is it tiny, seating only about 20. It’s also the only place I’ve been in awhile where you can have a fairly decent bottle of beer with breakfast. 10 stars out of 5!

Rigoletto, a quaint counter service cafe in warm earth-tone colors, has seating for 18, including a settee. Owner Gilda Di Domenico with daughter and son, Jessie Gosha and Michael Gibbons, have been gathering regular clientele for five plus years. Di Domenico, originally from Naples, previously owned bakeries in New Hampshire. After vacationing in Virginia Beach, she decided to move here.

Not that I want to ruin my image as a sophisticated gal, but this is the kind of place where you shovel in the food and you have to be careful because if you over shovel, you may not be all that happy.

Pasta dishes. Very good prices and hefty portions. Handmade pastas available!

I grew up a few blocks from here, as did my mom before me, so the Rivershack has always been part of my life’s streetscape, so to speak. My uncle says that when he was a kid in the 50s or 60s and they drove past it, my grandma made him look the other way, it was that scandalous!

My mother and I were actually getting out of the car to go to Streets of New York next door when she smelled the Mexican food and suggested we try Roberto’s instead. That should tell you what you need to know right there.

Don grew up with Italian cooking in his blood. As a young boy, he frequently helped his mom, aunt, and uncle cook old-school homemade Italian dishes from scratch. He was always willing to learn and later would cook next to his Uncle Lou at the Italian-American Social Club in San Francisco.

The original queen of diners and the most famous diner in the world.

I got the chicken sandwich and french fries. So Good! And our waitress was very friendly and helpful even though the place was super busy!

Russian River Pub is just oh so Russian River. It has been locally owned and operated for over 25 years and you can feel the character and history sing from their charming and warm interior.

Ruth’s Diner is located in historic Emigration Canyon, being the second oldest operating restaurant in Utah provides a rich history of great service and good food. The canyon location provides beautiful large creek side patios with spectacular views in the summer and a warm comfortable escape in the winter. Famous for its award-winning comfort food served at breakfast, brunch and dinner. The menu is a collection of family favorites and comfort classics from the family cookbook.

And if you just don’t have room for all that goodness, get the bacon sampler platter to share. It’s so worth it. I love their cracked pepper bacon.

This is on the top of my list for Mexican restaurants. The staff is welcoming and helpful, and the food is freshly made, hot, and flavorful. Some of the best chips and salsa I’ve encountered.

The sandwiches are great as well! As are the pickles. The prices are okay with me, mostly because the quality of everything is so high. Service is very friendly and they’ve never had any issue with me putting in an order for 16 people an hour before I need it delivered, which is a huge bonus for me and my hungry co-workers.

My boyfriend and I found ourselves here after the Ravens/Broncos playoff game on Saturday. After freezing and being too stressed out to eat for nearly 7 hours (game + tailgate time), Sam’s offered everything we needed: a warm, comfortable restaurant with tasty food and solid portions. (And a place to safely celebrate the Ravens’ victory among disappointed Broncos’ fans).

This place has been a staple in this area for quite a while. I am a fan of their seafood mirliton soup which tastes just like stuffed mirliton. I also enjoy their roast beef and hot sausage poboys. They blend their own hot sausage which has just enough spice.