Aristo's Greek Restaurant
(801) 581-0888
224 S 1300 E
Salt Lake City,
UT
84102
40.7645
-111.8539
Neighborhood: East Central
What People Are Saying About Aristo's Greek Restaurant
The Editor
Robyn Galbos
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In Short
Located a block from the U. campus, this bright restaurant is popular with students on dates and neighborhood folks in the evenings. Large windows and a colorful mural brighten the narrow dining room while the patio in front is a prime spot for people-watching. The menu highlights Greek specialties like spanakopita, mousaka, stifado and a variety of souvlaki and gyros. Additional entrees include lamb chops, rib-eye steak and tilapia.
User Reviews
gina1025
June 05, 2009
I cannot express how disappointed in this restaurant I was after reading a couple of good reviews!!! We were seated immediately, but unfortunately getting our food was another matter. The main course came 45 minutes AFTER we had eaten our appetizers. The waiter might have at least scored some points had he offered pita to keep us from gnawing our arms off between appetizer and the main course. The pita is excellent, but the amount given is nothing sort of stingy... it wasn't even proportionate to the hummus. The main course portions are extremely small and then to add insult to injury the food was terrible. The pork soulvaki was overcooked with a burnt exterior. The Boureki at $13.95 was to be kind BLAND. The cinnamon in the Mousaka was overwhelming and if you are smart you will save yourself the $6 DIFFERENCE on the gyros and go the local Greek fast food restaurant. You will be richer and a lot more satisfied.
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davidheiblim22
July 22, 2008
I have no idea what the reviewer means by ranch, I have eaten at aristo's for years, on a very regular basis. There is no ranch on any of their dishes, nor available for their salads. If you can't tell the difference between ranch and tzatziki (sp?), you shouldn't have the audacity to write a review. On to the important stuff, the food. Aristo's, like i said is one of the most consistent restaurants I visit in salt lake city. I have had most everything on the menu, the octopus app. is one of my favorites, and their thursday night patio grill menu is fantastic. Their greek salads, I absolutely love. You should try this paired with some lamb chops. I also reccomend their Mousaka and Pastitsio (sp?), while I am no expert on Greek authenticity, these are fantastically constructed dishes, that balance flavors very well. The best of all though, must be their rice pudding, i believe made by Aristo's mother, it is unstopable! I reccomend branching out here, utah, if you want a gyro, i think McDonalds may come out with one soon. Oh, and I think that Kari is one of their best servers, though you can't go wrong, servers are servers in utah, as noone stays anywhere very long anymore. This is one of the restaurants that does what it does, day in and day out to a T. I also hear a rumor that they are opeining on Sundays for dinner, and weekdays for breakfast.
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athena3
July 09, 2008
I have been to this restraunt twice but won't go back due to bad service. I loved the lemony rice soup and enjoyed the fried zucchini but I hate ranch dressing so the second time I went I requested marinara instead, which was on the menu btw, the waitress warned me that the chef wouldn't do it for me but she'd ask. I was shocked when she came back and said that they wouldn't do it for me. My sweet husband went to Subway and brought me back marinara and I enjoyed my meal. I just can't go back. The lemon chicken was dry so the second time I ordered lamb and it was the worst I've ever had. It was tough, gamey and over-seasoned in an attempt to camouflage the poor quality.
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Parking:
There are a few parking spaces available behind the restaurant, and in the bank parking lot to the south after 6pm.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Lunch Spot, Business Dining, Date Spot, Group Dining, Outdoor Dining
