Sorry don’t live in SLC anymore, but I do have one SLC experience I’d recommend.
Les Madelienes
216 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Our pièce de résistance is the beloved Kouign Amann, a rich buttery pastry from Brittany, France that was named 2012 Pastry of the Year by Food & Wine. Try it once and you’ll find yourself craving it again and again. (We were the first bakery west of the Mississippi and third in the U.S. to make and sell these delicious kouign amanns back in 2005!)
The Kouign Amann’s are a bit expensive, and they are not open on Mondays.
Another SLC recommend, Duck Donuts. They started at OBX and I was surprised they have one on Utah but not Colorado. On a rainy day, there is not much better than one of their fresh hot donuts. They take a few minutes to make your order, but that’s because they don’t make the donuts until you order, then you can get your choice of glaze, topping, and drizzle. I recommend the Lemon glaze, cocomut and raspberry drizzle. They are hot so a bit messy when the glaze melts as soon as they put it on.
Denver recommendations
I like Tocabe, it is an American Indian Eatery. On the weekend they serve Bison Ribs in a Blueberry sauce, sadly they are ALWAYS sold out when I go there on Fridays. But I love their shredded bison, black beans, spicey hominy, chipotle sauce and greens, on the fry bread of course.
I also like NoNo’s Cafe, Cajun/Louisiana style. Love the Crawfish Monica or Blackened catfish with Monica sauce. And the Strawberry cake is better than the beignets IMO. The blackened pork chops are also good. Get the Lunch portion even if you go for dinner.
In the mood for breakfast?
MotoMaki – a japanese/asian fusion restaurant. I love their Kalbi (Korean beef), Mochiko chicken, and they also have poke.
Snooze an a.m. eatery. I recommend the pork chile verde bennie (benedict) or the Signature Pancake Flight with Pineapple Upside Down, Blueberry Danish, and sweet potato pancake, I usually substitute the sweet potato for their pancake of the day or whatever else sounds good.
Three Little Griddles – they are bit farther from my house, but I like their biscuits and gravy (make sure you’re hungry), or their Shrimp and Grits. They also have ebelskivers. Sadly with a glass cooktop my wife won’t put her cast iron ebelskiver pan on the stove any more. (wah!)
Washington, D.C
El Pollo Rico – I have searched and searched and have not found a good replacement for their “crack chicken.” It is a Peruvian Chicken joint, First place I go when I get my rental car at Reagan National. About a 10 minute drive from the airport. My wife used to drive up once a month with our small kids to go to dinner here. We lived 50 miles away, so definitely worth it. 900 block of Kenmore Street in Arlington/Ballston/Clarendon. A block from the Virginia Square Metro stop.
Farther south, I really like Pancho Villa, their chile rellenos and queso blanco are delicious. DO NOT get the mini chile rellenos, I made that mistake once, they are supposed to be jalapenos instead of anaheims, but they were way way hotter than most jalapenos I’ve had.
And if you have the chance in Virginia or North Carolina, probaly North Carolina is better… Get some Carolina BBQ, vinegar base, I didn’t like it at first but love it now. Allman’s in Fredericksburg, VA is decent in Virginia, but when I put on the UF.N tailgate in North Carolina we had Allen and Son Bar-B-que and it was delicious. And YES you have to have coleslaw on your BBQ sandwich.
Okay, looking for any good Denver restaurants – I’ve heard Denver Biscuit company is good, been to Steubens it’s pretty good.
Not bad for a kid who grew up on Idaho, not potato country but my grandpa was a potato farmer and raised some beef cattle. Who knew I’d learn to love Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Peruvian, and other regional U.S. dishes.
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