Choice Awards 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Hey, Utahns, we need your help!

You know what you like to do for fun, and our writers and reviewers invite you to help single out the best Utah has to offer when it comes to dining, nightlife, arts and culture, recreation and destinations for the first annual Salt Lake Tribune Choice Awards.Cast your votes through May 31. We’ll unveil Choice Awards winners in each category in a special edition we’ll distribute at a later date in The Tribune and In magazine.

Arts/Culture

Performing arts groups

Ballet West, Salt Lake City CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, Centerville Desert Star Playhouse, Murray Hale Centre Theatre, West Valley City Odyssey Dance Theatre, Salt Lake City Pioneer Theatre Company, Salt Lake City Plan-B Theatre Company, Salt Lake City Repertory Dance Theatre, Salt Lake City Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City Salt Lake Acting Company, Salt Lake City Samba Fogo, Salt Lake City Tuacahn, St. George Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, Salt Lake City UTOPIA Early Music, Salt Lake City Write In

Galleries/museums

Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo Discovery Gateway Finch Lane and Park Galleries / Art Barn, Salt Lake City Kimball Art Center, Park City Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan Rio Gallery, Salt Lake CIty Springville Museum of Art The Leonardo Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City Write In

Utah festivals

America’s Freedom Festival, Provo Craft Lake City, Salt Lake City Days of ‘47, Salt Lake City Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, Davis County Living Traditions Festival, Salt Lake City Moab Jeep Safari Park City Arts Festival Peach Days, Brigham City Salt City Steamfest Salt Lake Greek Festival Snowbird Oktoberfest Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Salt Lake City Swiss Days, Midway Taylorsville Dayzz Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City Utah Pride Festival, Salt Lake City Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City Write In

Destinations

Tourist spots

Bear Lake Bryce Canyon National Park Capitol Reef National Park Downtown Salt Lake City, including Temple Square, Farmers Market (seasonal), Salt Lake Main Library, City Creek, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, LDS Church Family History Library, Museum of Church History & Art, Abravanel Hall Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Goblin Valley State Park Heber Valley Historic 25th Street, Ogden Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington Moab Park City St. George Thanksgiving Point, Lehi University of Utah district, including Hogle Zoo, This is the Place Heritage Park, Red Butte Garden, Fort Douglas Museum, Utah Museum of Fine Arts and the Utah Natural History Museum Zion National Park Write In

Family outings

Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City Discovery Gateway, Salt Lake City Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City Jordan River Parkway Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington Living Planet Aquarium, Sandy Ogden Nature Center Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City Salt Lake Main Library Thanksgiving Point, Lehi The Leonardo, Salt Lake City Treehouse Museum, Ogden Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City Write In

Scenic drives

Alpine Loop Flaming Gorge U.S. 91 and State Highway 44 connecting Vernal with Manila and Dutch John Highway 12, south of Panguitch to Torrey (including Devils Backbone connecting Boulder and Escalante, and Burr Trail Scenic Backway) Huntington and Eccles Canyon Logan Canyon Mirror Lake Highway from Kamas to Evanston, Wyo. Nebo Loop connecting Payson and Nephi U.S. 163 between Bluff and the Arizona border Utah Highway 95 between Hanksville and Blanding Zion National Park Write In

Dining

Utah originals

Blue Plate Diner, Salt Lake City Bluebird Cafe, Logan Cannella’s, Salt Lake City Copper Onion, Salt Lake City Crown Burger, Salt Lake City Cucina Vanina, Cottonwood Heights Eva, Salt Lake City Finca, Salt Lake City Flanagan's on Main Street, Park City Hires Big H, Salt Lake City Kitty Pappas Steakhouse, Woods Cross LaCaille, Sandy Lamb’s Grill Cafe, Salt Lake City Larry's Drive-In, Filmore Maddox Ranch House, Brigham City Mandarin, Bountiful Market Street Broiler/Grill, Salt Lake City, Cottonwood Heights Mazza, Salt Lake City Millcreek Cafe & Eggworks, Salt Lake City Moochie's Meatballs and More, Salt Lake City Oasis Cafe, Salt Lake City Ruth’s Diner, Emigration Canyon Squatters Pubs and Beers, Salt Lake City and Park City Training Table, multiple locations Write In

Restaurant worth a splurge

Bambara, Salt Lake City Cafe Madrid, Holladay Chez Betty, Park City Cucina Toscana, Salt Lake City Cucina Vanina, Cottonwood Heights Fleming's Steakhouse, Salt Lake City Forage, Salt Lake City Franck's, Holladay Fresco Italian Cafe, Salt Lake City Glitretind, Park City La Caille, Sandy Log Haven, Millcreek Canyon Pago, Salt Lake City Silver, Park City Takashi, Salt Lake City Talisker on Main, Park City The Aerie, Snowbird The Farm, Park City The New Yorker, Salt Lake City The Roof, Salt Lake City Tuscany, Holladay Write In

Kid-friendly restaurants

Beastro at Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City Blue Plate Diner, Salt Lake City Bonsai Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar, Holladay and Sandy Cafe Rio, multiple locations Daly’s Pub and Rec, Park City Left Fork Grill, Salt Lake City Melty Way, Midvale Pat’s Barbecue & Catering Co., Salt Lake City Red Iguana, Salt Lake City Rusted Sun Pizzeria, Salt Lake City Write In

Nightlife

Bars/nightclubs

Area 51, Salt Lake City Bar-X, Salt Lake City Circle Lounge, Salt Lake City Club Jam in the Marmalade, Salt Lake City Club Try-Angles, Salt Lake City Gracie's, Salt Lake City Green Pig Pub, Salt Lake City Keys on Main, Salt Lake City Lumpy's, Salt Lake City Piper Down Poplar Street Pub, Salt Lake City Tavernacle, Salt Lake City The Depot, Salt Lake City The Garage, Salt Lake City The Hotel + Elevate, Salt Lake City The Red Door, Salt Lake City The Westerner, West Valley City Write In

Live music venues

Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City Club Velour, Provo Deer Valley Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan Kilby Court, Salt Lake City Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City Libby Gardner Hall, Salt Lake City Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City The Depot, Salt Lake City The State Room, Salt Lake City The Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City Usana Amphitheatre, West Valley City Write In

Late-night eats

Alberto’s Mexican Food, Salt Lake City Bayou, Salt Lake City Belgian Waffle and Omelette Inn, Midvale Beto's, Salt Lake City Chow Truck, Salt Lake City Este Pizza, Salt Lake City Eva, Salt Lake City Finca, Salt Lake City Flanagan's on Main Street, Park City Hector's Mexican Food, Salt Lake City Pie Hole Utah, Salt Lake City Squatters Pubs and Beers, Red Rock, Desert Edge, Salt Lake City The Pie Pizzeria, various locations The Roll Up, Orem Write In

Recreation

Hikes

Angels Landing, Zion National Park Bell Canyon, Salt Lake Valley Coyote Gulch, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Delicate Arch, Arches National Park Desolation Trail to Salt Lake Overlook, Millcreek Canyon Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park Kings Peak, High Uintas Wilderness Mesa Arch, Canyonlands Mt. Olympus, Salt Lake Valley Mt. Timpanogos Navajo Garden, Bryce Canyon National Park Notch Peak, west of Delta The Narrows, Zion National Park Write In

Mountain bike trails

Blackhawk Loop trail, Payson Canyon Bonneville Shoreline trail Dark Hollow, near Brian Head Gooseberry Mesa, near Zion National Park Jordan River Parkway Mid Mountain trail, above Park City Mueller Park, above Bountiful Porcupine Rim, Moab Slickrock trail, Moab Wasatch Crest White Rim trail, Canyonlands Write In

Ski runs

Alf’s High Rustler, Alta Ski Resort Baldy Chute, Alta Centennial, Deer Valley Resort Devil’s Castle, Alta Fright Gully, The Canyons Great Scott, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort Grizzly, Snowbasin Resort Gunsight, Alta Honeycomb Canyon, Solitude Mountain Resort Jupiter Bowl, Park City Mountain Resort Milly Bowl, Brighton Ski Resort Silver Fox, Snowbird Stein's Way, Deer Valley Write In

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