The 10 best Utah restaurant dishes of 2012

Now Salt Lake: Best steak and potatoes - The Beef tenderloin, finished with mushroom butter, roasted red onion sauce and a spectacular soufflé-like ramp and potato custard. Fit for the inspiring mountain views.

Now Salt Lake: Best Vietnamese street food - Honey-glazed pork banh mi sandwich: sweet pork brightened with mild cucumber contrasted , a sting of jalapeno, & pickled carrots finished with chile-lime fish vinaigrette Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best Indian fried chicken - Curry fried chicken plate: vegetable curry, basmati rice, salad & warm pita bread, topped off with two pieces of extra crunchy fried chicken boosted with Indian seasonings Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best college appetizer - Half-and-half nachos: your choice of any two meat or vegetable combinations choices piled over crisp & lightly salted tortilla chips, black beans, fresh salsa & melted cheese. Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best Peruvian poultry - Pollo a la brasa: By the quarter and served up con papas y ensalada. The chile-rubbed chicken offers some of the most flavorful, moistest and juiciest chicken meat. Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best Italian chicken dish - Pollo marsala entree: aromatic marsala wine sauce covers a succulent chicken and sautéed mushrooms. Soaked up the additional sauce with the complimentary house bread. Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best vegetable revelation - Zanahoria de asador grilled carrots, cumin honey and saffron butter combined to make me reconsider carrots entirely, as these are an absolute revelation. Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best mountain of flavor - Machu Picchu vegetarian entrée: base of steamed potatoes with steamed seasonal vegetables slathered with a roasted chili cashew cream sauce with a chile kick. Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best steamy pork - Steamed Pork belly buns ($6): Each bun consists of a hunk of almost illegally rich and juicy pork belly, coated in a salty cincalok glaze, resting in a piece of steamed dough. Daha fazlasını oku.

Now Salt Lake: Best finger food - The Taste of Mahider combination platter: Yedoro wot (spicy chicken stew served with ibe cheese), yesega wot (chunks of beef in a Ethiopian-spiced sauce) & yesega alicha (beef stew) Daha fazlasını oku.