The Other Place

The Other Place

469 E 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102

TL;DR 

- Price: $10 - 18 

- Flavor: Greek and Home-y

- Filling?: Absolutely

- Parking: Great

There's parking on the street and you can pull in to park behind the building.

There's quite a lot of breakfast options! These were incredibly tempting because I made a bit of a trek to try this place and was feeling rather famished.

The first things that caught my attention were their really good prices. $11.95 for roast leg of lamb (dinner special of the night)!

They have wines and beers. Very pleasant surprise.

I ordered the Moussaka - layers of potatoes, zucchini, eggplant with a spiced meat filling and Bechamel sauce on top. I was advised to get garlic bread to go with the casserole-like dish. Soup AND salad? Yes, please!

The soup has a very strong lemon flavor. I'm not used to this but it was very easy to grow accustomed to. Perfect after walking 8 blocks in the cold.

The salad is presented beautifully. I'm a big fan. Grape tomatoes are my new favorite sensation. The blast of flavor when I break into one is amazing. I still don't like olives, haha. Thank goodness there's only one.

Wendi is a wonderful waitress. So bubbly. The hostess is amazing also. This environment is very pleasant. Overhearing the patrons, I got the sense that they were either regulars or the service is so good that everyone seemed like regulars.

Moussaka is very good. The spices are the centerpiece of the dish. Very much a comfort food. 

Pro-tip: Gotta use the knife to cut the top layer, just using a fork will result in pulling the whole thing apart.

The garlic bread portion is magnificent. Enormous, crispy, flavorful. Wonderful suggestion, Wendi.

Dessert comes with the meal, too! Baklava and rice pudding are made here. Baklava was excellent. I loved the flakiness.

A couple anonymously bought my dinner. I am so incredibly thankful for this. It warmed my heart. Were I not stuck in a state of anxiety, I would have loved to track you down to thank you personally for showing me the goodness of humanity.

Current

Current

79 E 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

TL;DR 

- Price: $10 - 20 

- Flavor: Seafood

- Filling?: Yes

- Parking: Downtown

I must admit, I looked rather foolish on arrival as I walked right past the entrance (which is located behind the tables of their patio, by the way), assuming that the entrance was elsewhere.

I was in the mood to relax, so I splurged for the cappuccino. Flavor was robust. They only gave me one sugar cube, which ended up being perfect for my desired level of sweetness.

The place is huge. I love the high ceiling, it really gives the place a spacious feeling. The vision line into the kitchen is very cool. I love eating with the sounds of cooking in the background, especially that sweet sizzle. There's an upstairs area as well. It seems very well-equipped to handle high occupancy. I'll try this out during a busier time.

The Trout and Eggs looked magnificent. The potatoes were piping hot and delightful. The trout was reminiscent of a grilled salmon. Do not judge this dish based on the first egg-less bites. The contrast is staggering. The warmth and joy that I felt when I ate a morsel of fish, dripping with over-easy egg and completed with green, was overwhelming. 

Second Source Account: Crab Benedict is a perfect light portion.

Third Source Account: Grilled fish sandwich was great!

Fourth Source Account: The seafood salad was a little bland. The dressing seemed a little out of place. Doesn't seem worth the price.

Current is a fairly new establishment. I'm tremendously thankful to a friend of mine for referring me here. It seems to be quite the new, hip place for seafood connoisseurs. I'd like to come with a bigger appetite next time so that I might try more of their courses (the clam dip, a dessert, perhaps I might even be tempted by a wine).

Holiday Hiatus

Holiday Hiatus

My apologies to my readers. I have of late been sick and thus have not been able to review anything for a while. I will try to slip in a restaurant or two for this month. 

As it is the holidays, I will be leaving to visit my family. Ahh, the beauty of distance is that it makes everything so endearing. Seriously, though, it will be good to see them again. However, this means I will not be able to review anything in Utah for a few weeks. 

Thank you for your support. I hope the holidays find you well. Have a wonderful winter!