We got the Bacon Burger and the gyro tacos. Delicious! One of the best burgers we've had. The brownie dessert is yum too. Super dark brownie, and more of a hard brownie but still good. We would totally come back and want to try more of the menu! Nicky was our server and she was DOPE. So funny and helpful with Any menu questions we had. Yum yum yum We also liked the whole vibe of the restaurant. Great environment read more

I wanted to like this place more. I'm definitely willing to give it another shot. My husband loved it. I feel like we tried basically everything on the menu and none of it jumped out at me as something I would ever order again. Then the nail in the coffin was the dessert. I hated the candied bacon/brownie/ice cream dessert. It had like a tart taste. So weird. It wasn't good at all. On the other hand, my husband loved it. So who knows. We're usually on the same page with restaurants; we definitely were not with this one. But like I said, I'm willing to give this place another shot for my husbands sake ;) read more

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The food was really good, nice atmosphere, mac n cheese had chunks of cheese, and the donut dessert was delicious. read more

Carson Kitchen - Mac n cheese - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Great service and tasty food. Parking was a little tricky but not that bad. Very cool setting and everything was just wonderful :)

I visited Carson Kitchen because I was looking for a higher-end feeling bar during my trip here. It felt like a nicer downtown Vegas bar, then I found out that's where they opened their first location actually! Nice place to be on a Thursday afternoon. Service: 5/5 - Food & drinks were quick. Bartender: 5/5 - Friendly, attentive, & knowledgeable. Atmosphere: 5/5 - Upscale downtown vibes with pretty bar to sit at. Drink: 5/5 Choose Joy - Balanced well & the bartender gave instructions for how to best enjoy it as you sip & the butterfly pea ice ball melts into it. Food: 5/5 Glazed Donut Bread Pudding - The name says it all. read more

Carson Kitchen - Choose Joy - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Came here for the pork belly. It's as delicious as it looks. It's a unique combo of perfect charred pork belly (fat melts in your mouth) topped with a unique Buffalo sauce that's NOT spicy Ended up also ordering the shrimp app and the chicken The Alabama white sauce fell short luckily we ordered on the side. But the chicken ASIS was delicious And the donut bread pudding was bomb! read more

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I think this place has room for improvement. Don't get me wrong, the food quality is wonderful. We got there in the early evening but they were all full for upcoming reservations that had not filled in yet. They offered to let us sit at the large empty bar. As soon as we sat down it we all quickly got the impression the staff weren't organized - just from observation. The large empty bar had no one else seated, the restaurant didn't have many customers at the time but it took the only bartender 10 minute to come offer us water. Another 5 minutes before asking us what we'd like for drinks. Anyways, the food is good. What I don't like about their menu is nothing comes in like an entree and everything is priced like an entree. If you order something from the meat section that is literally all that will come. So it's more like everything is a "shareable plate" even though there is a shareables section on the menu. read more

Food was delicious and unique. The menu is all shareable so go with a friend or a few and share multiple delicious bites.

The best food and service we've had in downtown Salt Lake! Chef Bear is a master at creating shareable plates that you don't want to share. Starting with the "Devil's" Eggs then progressing through Gyro Tacos, Short Rib Steak, Oxtail Risotto, and Baked Mac & Cheese. Unbelievable flavor! We ended with the Glazed Donut Bread Pudding with a scoop of homemade ice cream on the side. I'm not a fan of Bread Pudding generally, but this dish was...Wow! Ask for seating at the bar facing the kitchen and you get the extra privilege of feeling like you are in the kitchen as you watch a chef and staff that obviously enjoy their endeavor. read more

Carson Kitchen - Gyro Tacos, Bake Mac and Cheese, Black Rice and Ox Tail Risotto, and almost finished Short Rib Steak. - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Well this is a pleasant surprise for SLC. Reservations required on a weekend and we were seated at the kitchen table so we got to see everything coming out! That made the decisions even harder so what did we do? Kept ordering more! So my favorite of the night was the bourbon bacon ice cream that came with an okay kinda dry brownie not fudgy as described but the ice cream was so good, they should sell that by the pint as I would have bought some to take home. Runner up was the semi glaze NY strip steak cooked and seasoned to perfection. Because of where we sat we saw a lot of diner favorites and the dish we saw coming out most was the butter burger and Mac and cheese. We did end up ordering the Mac and cheese and it was pretty darn good! Something I really enjoyed was their vast menu of uniquely selected items that they do each so well. Cocktails were also amazing and definitely on my list of places to just grab a cocktail as well. I was also tempted to order a flat bread as they all came out so beautiful but saving it for the next time. read more

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Cute vibes, fun for hanging out with a group of friends! Killer shrimp was good, flatbread (pepp on pepp) was okay. Nothing memorable or outstanding, especially at the cost. read more

I would give this place 5 stars if it weren't for a few things: the short rib was way overdone and incredibly scarce on the flatbread. Their Mac and cheese... well my friend said it was the best he ever had. We also got brave and tried the gin riggies- which were rabbit and snake sausages. They had a very unique flavor and came with pesto cheese bread. That's the other demerit- the shear amount of cheese! I'm a cheese fan, but it seems like everything here has it. I almost though they would sprinkle cheese on our dessert; the bourbon brownie. The ice cream in the dessert was the absolute star of the show- and I wish they offered that as a solo dessert option- because the brownie felt store bought. The wait staff was friendly but also clearly having some issues with each other when we arrived, which was awkward. Overall, it was a cool spot with some unique offerings that seemed hit or miss. read more

Carson Kitchen - Bourbon bacon brownie - the ice cream was worth It - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Ample parking and easy to find. However, I am not sure what the rave is about. Overpriced average cocktails (nothing unique or mind blowing). The food is beautifully presented but tastes okay. The staff are friendly but disorganized. I asked for dessert, rest of my group did not. The waiter said okay and came back with the bill. A little disappointing but not end of the world. We had made ressies but you could have walked in and dined without one. There did not seem to be a wait. read more

Carson Kitchen - Cocktails - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Visiting from California, found Carson Kitchen right here on Yelp. So glad we went! Hip vibes but not intimidating, good music. The place was packed on a Thursday night at 7pm. We sat at the counter that faced the kitchen (not the best seat in the house but we took what we could). Unfortunately SLC having record temps and the restaurant's A/C couldn't keep up. The food: we took our server's suggestion and got the pork belly, the crispy chicken skin with hot honey, and the burnt hot dog ends. It was more than plenty for two of us. The star was the crispy chicken skin. Very similar to a bag of pork rinds but 100% better. The hot dogs were my next favorite. Slathered in spicy BBQ sauce, served with dill pickles and slices of white bread *chef's kiss* Enjoyed the pork belly too. Would definitely return. read more

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This is a great spot! I had the clam chowder and it was amazing! It was like no other clam chowder I have ever had with the tomato base and Italian sausage, absolutely delicious. I also had the halibut and it was fantastic. The portion size was just right fit diner. The ambience was excellent, I will be back! Update: I went back for dinner a second night in a row! We went a little wild and ordered a few different items. We had the devil's eggs and they were amazing, loved them! We also had the killer shrimp and it was so good. We tried the chicken skins and it was so delicious! You seriously can't go wrong. We also had a flatbread with potato and leeks which was delicious as well as the short rib. Short of it all, this may be my new favorite place in SLC. I'll definitely be back! read more

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Yelp has been a reliable source in larger markets like Salt Lake City. Their portions are small - tapas style, so be prepared to order more dishes for sharing. We had a large group for Monday. The only downgrade was the service. However, most restaurants suffer from a lack of good servers. The food service was spaced appropriately. The food was very tasty; the drinks were also delicious. I'd like to give this business a 4.5 but I can't do it's either 4 or 5 stars. read more

A lot of the food here is awesome, but I was a little disappointed in their deviled eggs. It seemed like this is a popular item for this place and they were very rubbery and seem like they had been sitting out a while. They were also out of a couple of items while we were there so unfortunately I didn't get to try everything. read more

Carson Kitchen - Menu - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Pretentious, over priced, and very light pour for wine. Feeling guilty that I spent my money here. Will not be back.

Overall a lovely experience and a meal that was pretty tasty when we were in the depths of hanger. The chicken sandwich didn't wow us and felt a little bland. The burger and tater tots were excellent. Watermelon and feta salad -- outstanding. The broccoli crunch salad was tasty, but might be a better dining experience if the florets were shaved into thin slices vs served as honking chunks; it also could stand to have a non broccoli crunch item in it -- like sliced almonds or similar? We'd eat here again and simply get more of what we liked! read more

Came here since it was close to our hotel. We got the pork belly, grilled oysters, salmon, and chicken thigh. +1 star for friendly staff & bartender +1 star for nice interior and food presentation Pork belly flavor was ok but the texture was dried out on the outside. 3/5 Chicken thigh was made fresh and the flavor was good but it was too charred (borderline burnt) at the bottom and slightly over salted. 3/5 Grilled oysters had an interesting flavor combo with the mango (which tastes like mango popping boba if you've had that). They were served un-shucked which is unusual for a restaurant. 1/5 Salmon was moist and the flavor was nice. I wouldn't consider it outstanding compared to any normal salmon entree but it was on par with what I'd expect. 4/5 They didn't have half the menu of things we actually wanted to order: deviled eggs, tofu entree, the sangria, and a few other items. So bizarre.. never been at a restaurant that ran out of so many of their popular menu items. Probably won't be coming back here again. read more

Carson Kitchen - Pork belly and grilled oysters - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Overall disappointing for the cost. They use the excuse that they are "family style" to not get your tables food out at the same time. A little awkward sitting there with my meal for 10 minutes before my friend's dish came out. read more

Way too overpriced for terrible food. Chicken was undercooked, cauliflower was just weird and sour, oxtail risotto had no flavor at all, and the Mac and cheese made my gf sick. Total waste of $100 read more

I am torn on the star level, with everything going on in the restaurant business I want to give this place the benefit of the doubt and award thyen 5 Stars because the food was so good. The menu is chef forward and I say at the kitchen table to watch the action. It seemed like everyone was ordering the same things, and that night be because they are out of a number of items (such a common problem with every restaurant today). The Devil's Eggs were perfect. The Halibut crusted in pecans about had me ready to lick the plate. My dessert (which was free because I checked in via the app) was a Pineapple Upside-down Buckle. The gastrique made from a gose was overpowering, but delicious in its own rite. The cake was doughy and really didn't have a string pineapple flavor, but was quite delicious when paired with the cherries. I am not going to say anything about the service because maybe this is just how it is done in Salt Lake City. If a place like this opened in Indy, it would be on my regular rotation. read more

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Delicious food! Never been disappointed in anything I've had here for starters, entrees, desserts, or cocktails. Great across the board. Staff is super sweet and makes you feel super welcome. Quick service in a modern establishment. Definitely would recommend anytime you're in Sat Lake City. read more

Carson Kitchen - Max and cheese, devils eggs, cocktail - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Don't come hungry - we tried just about everything on the menu. I was missing rice or a significant carb to go with the meals except for the tater tots. The oysters weren't fresh. The risotto needed seasoning. The pork belly was fire. The burger was okay. The shrimp was average. The beef tartare was too runny. The short rib had a weird texture. The service was awesome. You can come casual and it was within walking distance to the AC hotel. read more

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Carson Kitchen was a cool atmosphere in what felt like a renovated warehouse/garage. Zoey our waitress made our experience really fun! She was so welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable about the menu! I actually thought she was a manager, the way she was so enthusiastic and really cared about us having the best experience. She gave us great suggestions, so we tried a bunch of small plates and delicious drinks. We had deviled eggs, beet salad, coffee New York steak, spicy fried shrimp. The purple whisky drink with pea powder was my favorite- a little sweet but still felt like a strong drink, and the whisky kiwi drink was sweeter, not as strong tasting and very easy to drink! Would love to visit again! read more

Carson Kitchen - Beet salad/dip, surprisingly delicious! - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Amazing!! Great shareables! We were seated at the chef's bar and what a treat! We got to chat with the chef's and see everything we didn't order but want to next time! Cocktails were amazing.... The Magarian was so refreshing and I loved the smoky Bee Knees! My friend equally enjoyed her Fine You and Better Than Ever. We shared the Killer Shrimp, Rainbow Cauliflower which was spicy! The Espresso New York Strip and Mac n cheese. Definitely will be getting the bacon jam, green beans and spinach salad next time.... they looked amazing! Finished off with the Glazed Donut bread pudding and the chef gave us a tasting of their homemade maple bourbon bacon... yes ice cream. To die for!!! So great! If I wasn't so full I would have ordered everything! read more

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Ate here on a Wednesday evening with some friends. Had to wait about a half an hour to be seated because the place was full. Food was really good. Enjoyed the variety of foods available on the menu. Several of the dishes we tried were spicy, which was almost too much for our liking. Beans were great. Flatbread was great. Sloppy Joe was good but was a little too spicy for me. Service was fine. Great recommendations. Had to ask for water refills a couple of times. Atmosphere was fun. Noise levels in the restaurant were very loud. read more

Feel a bit bad to give them 3 star but this isn't a place I would crave to go back. Food was okay/good but nothing to write home about. The chicken sandwich was probably best dish here (if you like chicken sandwich). read more

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Service was good, very friendly and checked up several times throughout the meal. The food was aggressively mediocre. Everything was really sweet from the shrimp to the balsamic on the flatbread to the aioli served with the green beans. Just super sweet and not a lot of depth in the flavors. The brownie was ATTROCIOUS, i was shocked the brown butter icecream was amazing but the brownie tasted like a dried out hostess cake, there is no way anyone can convince me they make this in house. Harsh review but the food was shockingly mid for the price. read more

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I have gone in multiple times since they have opened. The first few times were great, but as of recent, I had gone in and I felt like the food was old. I usually love their Fried Chicken Skin but this time it had an unpleasant old taste. And also, I ordered a beef dish with chimichurri & the beef was not warm enough. I do love their creativity of their dishes, but it is a bit and miss. I would say their cocktails are fabulous! I just wish they could allow you to go in for just drinks and the bar. read more

Carson Kitchen - Just The Tip - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Carson kitchen was a great dinner stop on our trip to Salt Lake City. I made a reservation a couple days before. we sat at the chefs table but it was a little crowded with two other couples up there as well. We started out with some drinks and the pork belly and killer shrimp. Pork belly was mediocre but I always forget I'm actually not a huge fan of pork belly. Killer shrimp was great. We then got the Warm Spinach Salad and that was honestly my favorite dish, it was so delicious with so many flavors. We got a free dessert by checking in on Yelp ( wooo!) and decided on the donut bread pudding and that did not disappoint, so good! The service was good too. I also enjoyed hearing about the story behind the restaurant. read more

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Incredible food! Atmosphere was great too! Best place we are in Salt Lake City! Try the chicken skins!!!

The food was ok nothing special. The environment was decent. The service was good if anything.

I came here for the first time with a bestie to celebrate friend's day. We each chose an item and had our server suggest a third to share all. The "devil's" eggs were decadent, with a healthy dose of caviar. They gave you a few different textures to enjoy compared to your standard deviled egg. The killer shrimp had great flavor and didn't have too much breading, but the perfect amount. I loved the char flavor on the chicken thighs and I've never had a white bbq sauce, but it was tasty. We both went with the same cocktail, which I can't remember the name of, but it had a clove liqueur and lemon flavor and we loved it. Next time I want to try the tempura green beans. It was suggested initially but we went with the chicken instead, and then someone asked if we got the tempura green beans when we went, so they must be good! Our hostess and server was great. read more

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Not a great overalls experience. Inattentive service. The bathrooms are weird and decrepit. Our table of 5 only got one round of drinks and food. Not because that's what we wanted, but because the server never came back after taking our first order. Had to flag him down for our check an hour after we'd seen him. read more

My boyfriend came here on a Sunday evening around 8PM after a long day of hiking and sightseeing. We were starving, tired and desperately needed a drink and good eats. Carson Kitchen did not disappoint at all! Based on the past reviews, it looked like service would be slow so I looked at the menu prior to arrival so we could order immediately after we were seated. It was not crowded or packed at all and everything came out pretty quickly. We shared the Devils Eggs, Oysters, Pork Belly, Oxtail Risotto, and NY Strip. Everything was absolutely delicious and the presentation was gorgeous! The Communication Breakdown was yummy and refreshing, I needed to order two! The Austin Hope Red Blend also paired really well with the NY Strip. We will def be returning next time we visit SLC, hopefully they will have the Bourbon Fudge Brownie available. Thank you all for the amazing service and delicious food! read more

Carson Kitchen - Oysters, deviled eggs, pork belly - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Service was friendly and the ambiance is nice but I was not impressed with the Sunday Secret Chicken Sandwich. I could tell they've done a few things to try to make it their own, and the taste of their seasoning was nice, but the quality of the meat was your average Sysco restaurant food frozen chicken breast with artificial grill marks. This translated to a bit of a rubbery chicken texture. I think using fresh ingredients may have helped. read more

Most everything we ordered was delicious. The oxtail risotto was good but be prepared for very rich. My son enjoyed the bbq chicken, lamb taco appetizer and the brownie dessert w/bacon ice cream. All good but quite pricey... and there are no veggies or starches included in the entrees. The cost of a glass of wine was really out of line. Not much under $20 for a regular pour of wine-9 ounces. Service was excellent. Too bad so spendy or we'd be regulars. read more

Carson Kitchen - Bbq chicken - New American Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Very different menu. On the recommendation of our waitress, we shared the bacon jam and the hotdog burnt ends! Both were surprisingly good! The burger was very good and the cauliflower was uniquely prepared. The short ribs were also good. The service was good. The noise level was a little loud due to the wide open space. We were at a table for six and sometimes we had to really listen up to hear the other end of the table. I would still return because everything else was very good. read more

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