Salt Lake City & Park City Food Diary β All-You-Can-Eat Edition π²π₯©
The 24/25 ski season brought me back to a couple of AYCE spots, but the meat quality didnβt feel as good as before, so this time I leaned more into cooked dishes. UMI Japanese Shabu Shabu (Went again this year β meat felt leaner and tougher.)ππ Starving after a full day of skiing, we headed downtown. This Japanese hot pot AYCE is solid β small plates of meat make it easy to pace yourself. Veggies are fresh, and they even have free bottled/canned drinks (I went straight for the pear juice!).β€οΈβ€οΈ Sushi is available but average β okay for quick hunger relief. Appetizers came slow but were delicious β fried chicken wings and takoyaki were highlights (wish they came earlier!). Only ~$30+ per person β great value. Go early β we arrived at 4:30 PM and it was already half full. OMBU Grill Visited the 1438 State St location. Meat portions are generous, marinated options are tasty, but side dishes are limited and not great β so it was all about the meat! Short rib was a bit fatty, cheesy corn was just okay β everything else was good.ππ After tax & tip: ~$30 per person β at that price for AYCE, you canβt complain! OMBU Hot Pot Classic Chinese hot pot AYCE. We got pork bone + spicy beef broth.ππ Arrived around 10 PM β still busy! Meat and veggies were good, but the self-serve seafood and duck blood werenβt super fresh. Sauce bar was decent, desserts and sweet soups were nice, mochi rice cakes were soft and chewy. All for ~$40 per person β solid value! KOU - Korean BBQ of Utah (Felt the meat quality dipped this year too.) Flavorful and well-marinated Korean BBQ AYCE β seems Korean-run (staff spoke Korean to regulars). Service was attentive β they checked often if we wanted more meat. High heat grills cooked meat quickly without sticking β we ate nearly 20 plates without changing the grill once!ππ Finished with chocolate ice cream β sweet ending! Mr. Shabu Japanese hot pot AYCE near downtown. Good meat, amazing broths β so tasty you donβt even need dipping sauce!ππ Went for lunch but dinner menu has premium meat options. Only downside: hours are fixed β closed 2:30β5 PM, opens at 5 PM. Came to under $40 per person total. #SaltLakeCity #SLCEats #SaltLakeCitySki #SLCAYCE πΏππ₯
