West Valley City

United_States

West Valley City is a city of 113,000 near Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Range. Although it is Utah's second largest city, it is a suburb of the capital and has little to offer a traveler. On the other hand, West Valley City is home to the most diverse community in Utah, with approximately 45% of the residents being immigrants from Vietnam, Mexico, Pacific Islanders and others. Tourists may want to try to come to WVC to eat various ethic dishes in West Valley City.

  • Maverik Center, 3200 Decker Lake Dr, +1 801 988-8800. Venue for concerts, hockey game (Salt Lake Grizzlies), and other events such as Rodeo of ´47.

Maverik Center, 3200 Decker Lake Dr, +1 801 988-8800. Venue for concerts, hockey game (Salt Lake Grizzlies), and other events such as Rodeo of ´47.

Stonebridge Golf Club, 4415 Links Dr, +1 801 957-9000.

  • Valley Fair Mall, 3601 Constitution Boulevard, +1 801 969-6211. Covered shopping mall with anchor department stores including JcPennys and Macy's. Stores are generally geared for low to middle classes living in West Valley City area, and onsite cinema offering inexpensive movie viewings.
  • Native American Trading Post, 3971 So. Redwood Rd, +1 801 952-0184. Shop full of authenic Native American items such as beadworks, ceremony baskets, clothings, drums and flutes, figurines, jewelries and so on.
  • AA Callisters, 3615 S Redwood Rd. M-F 10AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-6PM. Cowboy tack shop with offers on mens, womens and children's clothings, as well as equipment for horseback riding and rodeos.

Valley Fair Mall, 3601 Constitution Boulevard, +1 801 969-6211. Covered shopping mall with anchor department stores including JcPennys and Macy's. Stores are generally geared for low to middle classes living in West Valley City area, and onsite cinema offering inexpensive movie viewings.

Native American Trading Post, 3971 So. Redwood Rd, +1 801 952-0184. Shop full of authenic Native American items such as beadworks, ceremony baskets, clothings, drums and flutes, figurines, jewelries and so on.

AA Callisters, 3615 S Redwood Rd. M-F 10AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-6PM. Cowboy tack shop with offers on mens, womens and children's clothings, as well as equipment for horseback riding and rodeos.

Most of the restaurants are located on 3500 South, and there is a great diversity of food offered by these restaurants, ranging from Mexican to Asian cuisines. Listings start from just east of Redwood, going westwards.

East of Redwood Road

  • Gossip Tapioca Restaurant, 1629 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 886-2868. Stylish Vietnamese restaurant located in a mini-mall. Restaurant is divided in halves, one for coffee shop and other for restaurant. They serve bubble teas, and in their restaurant, they serve many Vietnamese dishes, e.g. tofu fried in lemongrass, curry noodles, fried potstickers.
  • PhoCall, 1631 West 3500 South, +1 801 972-2808. Vietnamese restaurant serving mainly pho soup (noodle soup, with various meat, vegetable and herbs).
  • Ogie's Cafe, 3515 South Redwood Rd, +1 801 973-6455. Typical American diner place, serving breakfast dishes such as biscuits and gravy.

West of Redwood Road

  • Asia Palace, 1774 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 972-2835. Vietnamese-owned restaurant offering Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Excellent Curry noodle dishes.
  • Red Maple Chinese Restaurant, 3361 South Redwood Rd, +1 801 747-2888. Chinese restaurant serving typical Chinese dishes as well as dimsum on weekends. Lunch specials. Pon Pon Chicken highly recommended.
  • Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle, 3460 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, +1 801 972-9000. Vietnamese noodle restaurant
  • Myung Ga, 1839 West 3500 S # 2A, +1 801 908-0124. A local favorite for Korean food, menu serves exclusively sundubu jjigae (soft tofu soup) with various flavors, such as beef, chicken, seafood, fish or even intestines. Other dishes also include dolsot bibimbap (rice with vegetabo in stone pot), bulgogi (barbecued beef), and kalbi (short ribs). All orders come with generous offerings of ban chan (side dishes).
  • Pho Green Papaya Restaurant, 2000 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 886-1548. Vietnamese-owned restaurant with a menu covering pan-Asian dishes including Thai curries, Korean barbecue, Pork Vindaloo, as well as Vietnamese dishes i.e. pho (noodle soup), fried quail, etc... Restaurant has a nice and contemporary atmosphere.
  • Kowloon Cafe, 2055 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 972-8720. Chinese restaurant with offers for family style dinner for 2 persons, as well as single person dinners. Dishes can also be ordered a la carte.
  • Greek Souvlaki, 2192 West 3500 South, +1 801 973-4976. M-Sa 11AM-10PM, Su noon-8PM. Greek restaurant offering gyros and souvlaki dishes, as well as other special dishes such as pastitsio, spanakopita and stuffed grape leaves.
  • Cafe Silvestre, 3524 South 2200 West, +1 801 972-5582. Small Mexican restaurant serving various dishes, e.g. burritos. To access to this place, turn onto 2200 West south from 3500 South and go around to the corner where the restaurant is situated.
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 2283 City Center Ct, +1 801 977-8221. Old style Americana restaurant offering hearty plates such as meatloaf or haddock dinners, fried chicken livers, hickory smoked ham, and homemade chicken and dumplings.
    Valley Fair Shopping Mall, west of I-215
  • SmashBurger, W. 3500 S. & S. 2700 W., +1 801-988-4613. 10AM - 10PM daily. Burger joint, serving cooked-to-order 100% Angus beef burgers, with interesting flavors, as well as side dishes, e.g. smashfries, veggie fries, and haystack onions.
  • Olive Garden, 3515 Constitution Blvd, +1 801 955-1034. Su-Th 11AM-10PM, F Sa 11AM-11PM. National chain Italian restaurant.
  • Sushi Monster, 3567 Constitution Blvd, +1 801 966-8889. Japanese sushi restaurant.
  • NYPD Pizzeria & Delicatessen, 3603 South 2700 West, +1 801 968-6973. New York style pizzeria with various pizza offerings on the menu, as well as wings, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, calzone and stromboli.
  • In-N-Out Burger, 3715 S. Constitustion Blvd. 10:30AM - 1:30AM. Iconic West Coast fast food restaurant serving burger and fries made from fresh ingredients. There are only three burger offerings, to be ordered with fries and beverage.
  • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, 3601 S. 2700 West #b152, +1 801 964-2354. Sit-in family-style American restaurant serving primarily burgers and fries.

Gossip Tapioca Restaurant, 1629 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 886-2868. Stylish Vietnamese restaurant located in a mini-mall. Restaurant is divided in halves, one for coffee shop and other for restaurant. They serve bubble teas, and in their restaurant, they serve many Vietnamese dishes, e.g. tofu fried in lemongrass, curry noodles, fried potstickers.

PhoCall, 1631 West 3500 South, +1 801 972-2808. Vietnamese restaurant serving mainly pho soup (noodle soup, with various meat, vegetable and herbs).

Ogie's Cafe, 3515 South Redwood Rd, +1 801 973-6455. Typical American diner place, serving breakfast dishes such as biscuits and gravy.

Asia Palace, 1774 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 972-2835. Vietnamese-owned restaurant offering Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Excellent Curry noodle dishes.

Red Maple Chinese Restaurant, 3361 South Redwood Rd, +1 801 747-2888. Chinese restaurant serving typical Chinese dishes as well as dimsum on weekends. Lunch specials. Pon Pon Chicken highly recommended.

Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle, 3460 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, +1 801 972-9000. Vietnamese noodle restaurant

Myung Ga, 1839 West 3500 S # 2A, +1 801 908-0124. A local favorite for Korean food, menu serves exclusively sundubu jjigae (soft tofu soup) with various flavors, such as beef, chicken, seafood, fish or even intestines. Other dishes also include dolsot bibimbap (rice with vegetabo in stone pot), bulgogi (barbecued beef), and kalbi (short ribs). All orders come with generous offerings of ban chan (side dishes).

Pho Green Papaya Restaurant, 2000 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 886-1548. Vietnamese-owned restaurant with a menu covering pan-Asian dishes including Thai curries, Korean barbecue, Pork Vindaloo, as well as Vietnamese dishes i.e. pho (noodle soup), fried quail, etc... Restaurant has a nice and contemporary atmosphere.

Kowloon Cafe, 2055 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, +1 801 972-8720. Chinese restaurant with offers for family style dinner for 2 persons, as well as single person dinners. Dishes can also be ordered a la carte.

Greek Souvlaki, 2192 West 3500 South, +1 801 973-4976. M-Sa 11AM-10PM, Su noon-8PM. Greek restaurant offering gyros and souvlaki dishes, as well as other special dishes such as pastitsio, spanakopita and stuffed grape leaves.

Cafe Silvestre, 3524 South 2200 West, +1 801 972-5582. Small Mexican restaurant serving various dishes, e.g. burritos. To access to this place, turn onto 2200 West south from 3500 South and go around to the corner where the restaurant is situated.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 2283 City Center Ct, +1 801 977-8221. Old style Americana restaurant offering hearty plates such as meatloaf or haddock dinners, fried chicken livers, hickory smoked ham, and homemade chicken and dumplings.

SmashBurger, W. 3500 S. & S. 2700 W., +1 801-988-4613. 10AM - 10PM daily. Burger joint, serving cooked-to-order 100% Angus beef burgers, with interesting flavors, as well as side dishes, e.g. smashfries, veggie fries, and haystack onions.

Olive Garden, 3515 Constitution Blvd, +1 801 955-1034. Su-Th 11AM-10PM, F Sa 11AM-11PM. National chain Italian restaurant.

Sushi Monster, 3567 Constitution Blvd, +1 801 966-8889. Japanese sushi restaurant.

NYPD Pizzeria & Delicatessen, 3603 South 2700 West, +1 801 968-6973. New York style pizzeria with various pizza offerings on the menu, as well as wings, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, calzone and stromboli.

In-N-Out Burger, 3715 S. Constitustion Blvd. 10:30AM - 1:30AM. Iconic West Coast fast food restaurant serving burger and fries made from fresh ingredients. There are only three burger offerings, to be ordered with fries and beverage.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, 3601 S. 2700 West #b152, +1 801 964-2354. Sit-in family-style American restaurant serving primarily burgers and fries.

  • Wiseguys Comedy Club, 2194 West 3500 South (at the first intersection east of I-215 exit 18, +1 801-463-2909. Open Mic Night on Wednesdays, touring professionals in between. Holds 300 people, but only about half the seats face the stage at a decent angle, so arrive early.

Wiseguys Comedy Club, 2194 West 3500 South (at the first intersection east of I-215 exit 18, +1 801-463-2909. Open Mic Night on Wednesdays, touring professionals in between. Holds 300 people, but only about half the seats face the stage at a decent angle, so arrive early.