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fishonjazz said:
I thought red iguana was very meh. (Only went one time though)

I like la luna better for 1/3 of the price
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You gotta get the right thing(s). The Enchiladas Suizas are amazing, the Tacos Don Ramon and La Iguana are great. The mole amarillo is AMAZING and very spicy. I'm sure there are some mediocre things there, just don't order them. Its far and away the best mexican in the state and its not even close. Now there are other very good mexican restaurants, but they are mainly for tacos not moles and other mexican dishes.
 
YB85 said:
I'm surprised that someone with the user name "Beer" doesn't have The Bayou on their list. A plate of popcorn crawfish with a dish of jambalaya and I'm happy.
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For crawfish, has anybody been to bucket o' crawfish on 35th south? I've heard it's good, but haven't made it down there.
 
fishonjazz said:
I thought red iguana was very meh. (Only went one time though)

I like la luna better for 1/3 of the price
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La Luna is 50% cheese, 30% tortilla and 20% everything else. I can't eat a lot of cheese without paying for it so I've stopped eating there.

I think one thing about Red Iguana is that they did not originally set out to be this trendy high end Mexican place. They just offered your basic Mexican food like any other place, except that they consistently executed it very well and the big thing is that they offered some amazing things like their moles and a seafood platter that you couldn't really find anywhere else. So they got a reputation for being the better Mexican restaurant. Then eventually Ramon died and the restaurant got sold to some folks who wanted to turn it into a higher end place. And they've done it, but they've stayed pretty close to their roots and they still offer all the basic stuff they always have. Their basic stuff is basic. They do a fine job on it, but yeah, if you go there expecting to be blown away and you order one of the more basic items you're gonna be like "WTF are people talking about, this place is pretty run of the mill..."

I'll get off my soap box now.
 
Beer said:
You gotta get the right thing(s). The Enchiladas Suizas are amazing, the Tacos Don Ramon and La Iguana are great. The mole amarillo is AMAZING and very spicy. I'm sure there are some mediocre things there, just don't order them. Its far and away the best mexican in the state and its not even close. Now there are other very good mexican restaurants, but they are mainly for tacos not moles and other mexican dishes.
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Completely agree. Back in the day I'd always get the mole amarillo (and I'd always have the same waitress and she'd always correct my pronunciation). Now I typically get the Tacos Don Ramon. And I'll say, there isn't anything life altering about the Tacos Don Ramon. They're just good. Nothing more, nothing less.

My wife gets something I don't know the exact name of but it's a stuffed and rolled pork smothered in mole. Sometimes she switches up the mole it comes with or gets it half and half with two different moles.

My son gets the entamatadas (sp?) which is just a chicken and cheese enchilada with a very mild red sauce. He loves it but it's one of the dishes that I think is extraordinarily meh.

Pretty sure my sister gets the Enchilada Suizas. And my sister insists on going there at least once anytime she visits from San Diego.

We don't do it all the time, but occasionally we get the seafood dish that's meant for sharing. It has a crab salad, some tuna steak, shrimp, scallops and lobster on a big platter that is garnished with peppers, limes and lemons. If you like seafood I dare you to go there and order that dish and tell me that they are meh.
 
Benjas - St George
Ninja - Cedar City (its cedar city)
Brad's - Cedar City (mom and pop fast food)
Reed's - Nephi (mom and pop fast food)
California Pizza Kitchen - SLC (the mall by the Jazz arena)

Log Haven - SLC
Tin Roof Grill - Sandy
The Copper Onion - SLC
Tuscany - SLC

All have high reviews and are in the SLC area.
 
b_line said:
Me too! Although i have a bountiful address, it's pretty much north salt lake. Just down the hill from the winegars on orchard drive. Between there and bird world.
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I live in the Foxboro neighborhood. West of Redwood Road, north of Center Street.
 
Stoked said:
Benjas - St George
Ninja - Cedar City (its cedar city)
Brad's - Cedar City (mom and pop fast food)
Reed's - Nephi (mom and pop fast food)
California Pizza Kitchen - SLC (the mall by the Jazz arena)

Log Haven - SLC
Tin Roof Grill - Sandy
The Copper Onion - SLC
Tuscany - SLC

All have high reviews and are in the SLC area.
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I haven't eaten at Tuscany since I was in high school. Didn't particularly care for it, especially the price I had to pay. Now that I've matured and my taste buds are a little more sophisticated, I may look at trying it again (if someone else is paying).
 
bigb said:
I live in the Foxboro neighborhood. West of Redwood Road, north of Center Street.
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Nice. I did a bunch of the excavation on those apartment buildings by the charter school a few years ago. I ride my bike out there sometimes to go on the legacy parkway.
 
Indian: Kohinoor in Orem and India Palace Provo.
Mexican: El Gallo Giro Provo. I enjoy shrimp flautas from Mi Ranchito. If you find a Beto's or one of its numerous knock offs that has a shrimp burrito, order that.
All else: The Philadelphian in Sandy.
 
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