Dear Readers,
Today I am in Madison,WI. Well I was supposed to arrive two days ago, but storms in Chicago canceled my flight, so I arrived a day late. Anyway, I made it here. The reason for the visit is that this morning I am beginning a western road with my old college roommate and teammate Brett.
We will be traveling to:
Lincoln, NE
Fort Collins, CO
Salt Lake City, UT
Las Vegas, NV
Santa Barbara, CA
and ending in Pasadena, CA.
I can not wait to see what food I discover along the way. I would love any food suggestions that you could give me on the way. This is not my first time driving across the country. Almost a year ago exactly I drove the opposite direction and went from Santa Barbara, CA to Charlotte, NC. Here is a video summary of it. Thanks for your help!
- Taylor
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My husband and I lived in Salt Lake City for over 7 years, but now live in Austin, TX. There are two restaurants we miss the most: Granato’s Deli (1391 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT – (801) 486-5643) and Tony Caputo’s Deli (314 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT – (801) 531-8669). We also miss Crown Burger, but you may have already tried it. Safe journey!
make sure you have a Nielsen’s frozen custard in Utah.
I live in Santa Barbara. Go hit Lillys Tacos. Small cash only kind of place. It is fun, cheap and tasty. If you need any help in SB let me know.
For Vegas – slightly off the strip – awesome Thai food! http://www.krungsiamvegas.com/
The drunken noodles & eggplant basil are DELISH!
Los Angeles…. Yang Chow for Slippery Shrimp, Fillipe’s for the original French dip, Langer’s for the best pastrami ever (I say that even being from NY)
While in Salt Lake City – I second the Nielsen’s frozen custard suggestion. A friend from high school’s dad owns it and their concretes are to die for! If you like sushi, try Takashi on Market Street. For the best mexican food you may possibly have – Red Iguana on No. Temple is worth the wait! A cool bar scene is The Bayou on State Street. And you can’t go wrong with the local brews from Squatters or Red Rock.