5th Street Grill - Salt Lake City

I ordered a cheese burger and fries, the burger was cooked exactly as I wanted it, the veggies were fresh and crisp, and the fries were hearty with just the right amount of salt. I asked for a sautéed or steamed side vegetable, and they deliver with a beautiful order of steamed Brussels sprouts and carrot cut lengthwise with just the very tips of the tops left on. in other words, they were freshly and attractively prepared. Great portion size too! Very well done, thank you!

5 stars for the restaurant and to Chef Marjorie. She made sure all of our food was cooked to perfect. Service was excellent! Beanne and Jenna was very attentive.

Not sure about why this has 2 1/2 stars. I started off with the tomato basil soup. I did not expect it to be that scrumptious. After all, this is a hotel restaurant. Then a simple iceberg wedge with bacon, bleu cheese, and tomatoes. Then, loaded tots which are sour cream, green chilles, and bacon. Yes this is simple food. Yes it was well done. Ambience was fine. Server was above average and sweet. I think people that are coming here for fine dining perhaps misguided and they are expecting the ultimate steakhouse experience or seafood. Not to disrespect Salt Lake City, but just remember where you are and keep it simple.

I always leave a tip. As we all know, servers work hard. They get paid far below minimum wage, etc. However. Not today. Today I ran out of the restaurant like the servers union was going to come after me with pitchforks. Been here for breakfast twice, since I'm staying in the hotel. I had the breakfast burrito one day. It's supposed to include spinach. It didn't. That's ok except that I was told it didn't include spinach, that nuh, uh (quote) that isn't on the menu. So they brought me some and charged a dollar for it. Checked the menu later. Spinach is supposed to be in it. So these things happen, you know? And it's a hotel restaurant, so I'm willing to cut it some slack. I tried again the next day and at my table for one wasn't offered any water or cream for my tea. I ordered the scrambled eggs on a whole-wheat muffin with fruit. Eggs come--fried, hard yolks, so greasy that all I could say was, Ummmm, the eggs are supposed to be scrambled. The server (same as the day before) says, Oh, I have a new cook. And then stands there like, So you get what you get and you don't throw a fit. I sent it back and got the most tasteless, greasy scrambled eggs ever. Asked for some hot sauce. I'm still waiting. The whole wheat muffin--which the menu notes as a healthy item--was saturated with margarine and then heated on the grill. I was ravenous and still couldn't eat it. And I'm a girl who can eat. Bad service, yuck food. Tomorrow I'll hit downtown SLC, which is what I should have done anyway. And I'll probably leave a fat tip.

It wasn't bad, it wasn't great. The rolls that came out first were nice and warm, not microwaved. They were soft and delicious. They offer three kinds of butter; regular, cinnamon and garlic. I love garlic butter so that was good. I had the steak and it was OK. A bit tough for me, but not that horrible. I asked for medium and it was closer to medium well on the outer edges. The mashed potatoes and broccoli were good. Service was awesome, very attentive and courteous. Would I come here again? Not so sure.