Mexican food in Utah is always in demand and people are in love with the recipes. Many restaurants try to replicate the recipes of famous Mexican restaurants like La Frontera and La Puente.

The Red Iguana is a popular restaurant in Salt Lake City. The Cardenas family started this restaurant and created delicious recipes which reflect their background and culture. They are serving the citizens of the Salt Lake Valley since for more than 40 years. They opened the Casa Grande and the very popular Red Iguana restaurants. The Cardenas made traditional Mexican dishes. It received many local as well as national awards.

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is another award winning restaurants in the city which keeps the food-lovers craving for more. They are famous for not having any freezers, nor any microwaves in their restaurant. They do not use any artificial ingredients either, providing the best quality and fresh food anywhere in the city.

Rio Grande Cafe is serving the citizens of Salt Lake City since 1981. They provide traditional recipes as well as Carnitas and Chimis. Their famous dish is the 'biggest enchiladas'.

La Frontera serves their delicious Mexican cuisine in six locations all over the Salk Lake City, Utah. They serve tacos, Chile Rellenos, smothered burritos and many others. For amazing Mexican food, in huge quantity but reasonably low prices, La Frontera is the best option.

La Macarena Family Mexican Restaurant has around 10 booths, which gets extremely crowded at times. Three excellent dishes of this restaurant are the Carne Asada, Chile Verde and the jumbo half beef Burrito.

People spend more money by dining out than ever before. And in Salt Lake City Utah, there is no exception. According to a US survey, we eat 29% of our meals away from home. This takes up 44% of our food budget. This could rise to 53% in the coming few years.

List of Downtown Salt Lake City Restaurants

http://salt.lake.city.diningguide.com/dl1dt.htm

Here are a few tips on how to choose a good restaurant when you take your family for dinner:

Choose a popular Salt Lake City restaurant because they can serve you good food.

For parents who travel with their children have to choose kid-friendly restaurants.

See that the restaurant has an ample parking space.

Look for the Menu: Before you go in, take a glance at the menu displayed on the outside. If it is a limited menu, the probabilities are that they perhaps do it fine. Look at the hygiene condition of the restaurants: If the restaurant looks too clean, the kitchens may also be kept clean.

The smell from the restaurant: If you are passing by from outside the restaurant and you are able to get the aroma the food cooking and onions melting inside, then you can go to that restaurant.

You can ask the locals because the best advice comes from people that you meet in the streets if the location is new to you.

The most reliable way of choosing a family restaurant that is delicious and entertaining is to ask your friends.

How to choose delicious restaurants

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Choose family restaurants in Salt Lake City

http://www.urbanspoon.com/t/54/4/Salt-Lake-City/Kid-Friendly-restaurants

Restaurants for dinner in Salt Lake City

http://www.visitsaltlake.com/visit/dining_and_nightlife/dining/