3600 South State Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
Scenic artwork of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia covers the walls of this lodge style restaurant. Play a round or two of pool at the billiards tables or wander around in the annexed shop of European imports while your food is being prepared. There you’ll find such things as the luscious Milka strawberry chocolate candy bars from Germany, Vegeta seasoning and even a small selection of foreign music CDs, DVDs and videos.
We started with the Sarma, a savory mixture of minced meat, rice, onions and flavorful spices wrapped in sour cabbage leaves. If that’s not enough for your taste buds, I would highly recommend ordering a small dipping dish of the spicy Ajvar sauce that you can spread generously over anything edible.
The phenomenal Balkan Platter for two will give you a chance to try a little of each of the available entrees from the grill. Each bite into any one of these savory meats, the Cevapi, Pljeskavica, Sa Kajmakom is a sublime experience. The platter comes with an authentic side salad of oil glazed lettuce, onions and tomatoes. You’ll also receive a small order of fries and a large portion of homemade bread. Besides the platter option there is also an extensive menu of soups, salads and sandwiches. The daily special is usually served at a discount price.
If you’ve had some previous experience with Adriatic food and would like something that’s not on the menu, merely ask the waiter and the cook will do his best to accommodate you. Palacinke, a crepe style wrap, wasn’t listed on the dessert menu. Ten minutes after making the request, we had before us five soft rolls of eurocream ecstasy.
Once you’ve fallen in love with the Mediterranean food, the Adriatic Restaurant makes it easy to introduce your friends. The restaurant caters to parties, meetings, birthdays and even weddings. If you’re interested, ask about free delivery for large orders.
Average Entrée Price: $7.99
Store Hours: Sunday: 1 pm to 5 pm, Monday through Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday 11 am to 10 pm, Saturday 11 am to 7 pm.
Originally published in the Century magazine
2 comments:
I love Cevapi. Brienne took me there and I LOVED it! Great food, nice small atmosphere, it's brilliant. Slightly more expensive then your average meal, but worth it.
If you liked this one, you should definitely try the Atlantic Market Cafe. It's on 350 S. on the east side of Main. It's the other Croatian restaurant in Salt Lake. It's much smaller, but still very tasty.
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