Lunch at the famous David’s Kitchen in Salt Lake City.
When I lived in CA and traveled back to UT, I always made sure to stop in for their amazing Hot & Sour Soup. Excellent Chinese makes a difference… crisp veggies, tasty sauces, great service (like customized pot sticker sauce made to order at your table). Lots of options for vegan and meat eaters. Suitable for business meetings, date nights, family functions.
Always great to connect with friends. When I can share a new restaurant with them is even better. Restaurant review this time: funny servers, lentil with veggies yummy but serving too small, same goes for side of rice. Abundant chips & salsa… with the special hot sauce is spicy-hot-delight! Dessert donuts were ok, but not worth the sugar rush. veggie taco not nearly as good as the pear beet taco last time. Dinner time is much louder than lunch, less conducive to conversation. All-in-all still a great spot for vegan yumminess! I’ll be back again… probably just for lunch.
Need an appetizer for a party? Try Hummus with veggies and crackers/chips.
Recipe: 2 cans garbanzo beans, 1 drained Juice
1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoon organic no-salt seasoning (my fav is Kirkland)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne/chili pepper
2 clove garlic
1 tablespoon tahini
Blend all ingredients in high powered blender for 35 seconds
Note: additional ingredients could include kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, or whatever you want!
For fabulous Thai, always ask a local for a recommendation. Talked to my friend, Mike Whitmore, for a good recommendation. He didn’t let us down!
Apparently, Thai Ginger has a couple of locations. We went to the one in the multi-story mall downtown. At first, we were a little dubious because it WAS in a mall. But, sure am glad that we carried on with the recommendation.
The meat was tender. The veggies fresh and crisp. The sauces flavorful. The ambiance easy-going, welcoming and well-lit.
This picture is of the appetizer sample platter. The cucumber vinegar sauce at the top of the picture was ah-maze-ing. Gotta reverse engineer that recipe for sure!
Yep, we’ll go back to Thai Ginger when in Seattle again.
How do you say “bon appétit” in Thai?