Diners, Drive-ins, Dives, in Salt Lake City!

We had another culinary adventure today (though honestly, with Abby cooking, everyday is a culinary adventure). …. At any rate, we left our snowy campground at Fillmore, Utah, sometime this morning.  And sometime this afternoon we arrived in Salt Lake City.  Roads were dry and clear, sky was cloudy with patches of bright blue sky here and there, and the Wasatch Mountains looked like The Alps.

To back up a few months, before we left PA, a friend gave Derek and Abby Guy Fieri’s book, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.  Derek looked up Salt Lake City in Guy’s book, and sure enough there were a few restaurants in Salt Lake. We ended up at Red Iguana….Guy described the flavors as… “you get this sweet and heat, and my taste buds rocked.”  That about covers it for description.   We all ordered different plates  and shared tastes~~ seared ahi tacos, tamales, chili rellanos, enchiladas, sopapillas,  and Derek had a special that was sort of like Huevos Rancheros  to da Max, with mole (pronounced moh-lay…..think Holy Moly!  ..with a Mexican accent.) sauce.  The sauce is what Red Iguana is famous for, and it was slammin’. Totally.

We ordered some Guacamole to go with our chips ….I think Jack ate ¾ of it. Honest. He started with dipping chips in the Guac, and then just went to dipping fingers.  We now call him Guacamole Man --- (it will be interesting to see what comes out in his diapers in the next few hours).  He gives Red Iguana 5 star rating for sure.

We all give Red Iguana 2 thumbs up and a wink ~~ and thank you Rolando for taking such good care of us. Rolando rocks as the best waiter ever. Que Bueno!

We’re camped north of Salt Lake with full tummies.

Tomorrow we start headin’ west.

Adios y Buenos Noches.  Vaya con Dios!

PS Enjoy the pics http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4826105812572.2195208.1294340272&type=1&l=e5d5fd286f