10 Hometown Restaurants In Utah That Will Take You Back In Time
Explore 10 retro hometown restaurants in Utah that offer a nostalgic dining experience.
Dining out is always a welcome break from cooking at home, but dining in a restaurant that takes you back to a different era is even more fun. These 10 hometown restaurants in Utah will take you back as far as the pioneer days and as recently as the 1960s. Check these out!
1. Cluff's Drive In, Fillmore
This drive in will take you right back to the 1950s. Enjoy classic burgers, fried and shakes. 260 N. Main Street, Fillmore.
2. Farlainos, Price
This little gem in Price serves delicious breakfast and tasty burgers and other options. It's housed in a historic building on Main Street and has tons of old photos on its walls. 87 W. Main Street, Price.
3. Maddox Ranch House, Brigham City
Maddox Ranch House opened in 1949, and has been sporting this futuristic sign ever since. If you've lived in Utah very long, this place has real nostalgic value for you (not to mention great steaks and incredible rolls). 1900 South Highway 89 Brigham City.
4. Prairie Schooner, Ogden
If you have romantic notions about what it was like to eat your dinner in your covered wagon along the trail, this is the closest you'll get in 2016. Your table is secluded and cozy in your very own covered wagon, and the steaks are really tasty. 445 Park Blvd,, Ogden.
5. Road Island Diner, Oakely
This dining car is straight out of the late 1930s, and it's simply adorable. Grab a burger and a shake from some of the friendliest staff in the state. 981 W. Weber Canyon Road, Oakley.
6. The Blue Boar Inn and Restaurant, Midway
The Blue Boar will take you back to the Old World. The atmosphere is warm and cozy and the gourmet food is delicious. 1235 N. Warm Springs Road, Midway.
7. Blue Plate Diner, Salt Lake City
The funky, eclectic Blue Plate takes you back to the 1950s, and through all the decades between then and now. It's tiny, so plan to wait for a table. 2041 S. 2100 E., Salt Lake City
8. Ruth's Diner, Salt Lake City
Ruth's has been in its current location since 1949, when it got its start inside a trolley car that Ruth had dragged up the canyon. Awesome diner food, and the mile-high biscuits. 4160 Emigration Canyon Road, Salt Lake City.
9. Viking Yurt, Park City Resort
We'll never know what it was truly like to be a Viking, but at the Viking Yurt, you can pretend. Raise your toast high in your pewter mug and toast to your friends (and also to the fabulous food!) 1345 Lowell Avenue, Park City.
10. Bluebird Cafe, Logan
At Bluebird Cafe, you'll go all the way back to the turn of the century! The Bluebird opened in 1914, and still has its original soda fountain. 19 N. Main Street, Logan.
Did we list your favorite? If not, tell us which retro Utah restaurant you would include on this list. Here's a list of some of the best diners in the Beehive State. Check it out!
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