Yesterday we ventured downtown Salt Lake to see the Video Games Live! concert with the Utah Symphony. Crown Burgers on North Temple/300 West seemed like a good place to grab something to eat. Little did we know that it would also pay for parking. If you spend at least $14 for food you can get an event parking pass for the Crown Burgers lot for the evening. From there it is a short walk to Energy Solutions Arena, Conference Center, the Gateway, or Symphony Hall (our destination).
Crown Burgers is a downtown legend which has now become a small chain. The original CB is on 200 South and 400 East, but the North Temple location is well know to thousands of men and boys who have crowded the joint following General Priesthood meeting. Unfortunately, there are no restaurants in Utah Valley. Like Astro Burger, Apollo Burger, and Burgers Supreme, Crown Burgers was started by a Greek family, so in addition to hamburgers, you can also get gyros and souvlaki (kebabs). As far as I know, CB is the first Utah Greek burger diner.
AnneMarie got the chicken gyro, which has a great tzatziki sauce. I got the Crown Burger, which is a 1/4 pound hamburger with hot pastrami stacked on top. They have thick-cut fries and their own variation on fry sauce. Because each CB restaurant is owned separately (by a different branch of the Katsanevas family), each one has slightly different menu items and decor.
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I used to eat there a lot in my pre-South Beach diet days. Now, not so much, but the pastrami burgers are very tasty!
My classmates and I recommend the CB on Highland Drive (around 33-ish south?). It's just north of the old BYU SL Center. It was our weekly ritual for 2 years, and I have the weight gain to prove it. And what were the odds of the new SL Center being across the street from another CB? Sadly, none of us thinks it's as good (or fast). We are now Subway patrons. So, for the best CB, go see Mike on Highland Drive. (It's probably not a good sign to know the manager on a first name basis . . .)
I thought that everyone at the Salt Lake Center stopped at Nielsen's Frozen Custard on 39th and Highland Dr. Perhaps we should organize a Crown Burger tour at some point.
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