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com/newsletters . Hello, Eaters: Word travels fast when a new restaurant opens in Salt Lake City. The line at Flower Child — a new fast-casual place in Foothill Village — was long and constant last Saturday evening.
(A lot of folks there were wearing Utah Utes’ gear, apparently getting dinner before going to watch the Utes football team at Rice-Eccles Stadium.) Launched by James Beard-nominated restaurateur Sam Fox as a healthy alternative to fast food, Flower Child now has 35 locations in 12 states. The new location at 1414 Foothill Blvd.
is the first in Utah. Flower Child boasts a menu for any type of eater — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, omnivore — and features salads, bowls, wraps and entrees. The menu samples cuisines that include Mediterranean, Japanese, Mexican and more.
My wife and I got in line and were quickly greeted by an employee who walked us through the menu — which was transitioning from summer to fall offerings — and found us a table. We got up to the counter, ordered our food, then went to get our drinks. (There are no Coke or Pepsi products, as one might find at most fast-casual places.
The dispensers offer lemonade and iced tea. There’s also beer and.