City Weekly · Eat And Drink
CW Publisher Pete Saltas shouts out the best bites at Salt Lake bars.
Local bars aren't just for imbibing anymore.
Patio picnic'n at Gracie's City Weekly readers love the burgers at Lucky 13. This feature was originally published as part of City Weekly's 2025 Dining Guide . If you read this newspaper regularly, you know that my dad—John Saltas, who founded City Weekly way back in the forgettable glam rock era—often opines about when Utah bars served powerful drinks from mini-bottles that cost under $2 each, especially his beloved VO Canadian Whiskey.
You don't see him in bars anymore, since hardly any bar serves VO. His loss.
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Places in this story
- A Bar Named Sue
Neighborhood bar with pub food, games, and live music. Two locations: Millcreek and Midvale.
- Gracie's
Downtown restaurant and rooftop bar known for happy hour, patio energy, and later-night drinks.
- Lake Effect
Live-music-forward cocktail bar with a polished downtown night-out feel.
- Lucky 13
Ballpark · Burger and beer bar known for oversized burgers and a deep tap list. Locations in Salt Lake City and West Jordan.
- Takashi
City Weekly Best Of sushi benchmark in downtown Salt Lake City.
- The Green Pig Pub
Downtown · Downtown pub with a rooftop patio, pub food, live music, and game-day crowds.
- White Horse
Downtown bar and kitchen with one of the city's strongest whiskey-and-dinner combinations.