Ruth's Diner — Restaurant in Emigration Canyon

Make this institution part of your routine.

Sometimes you need to ride the canyon & shake off the the city slake. This is exactly what the good doctor recommends for both front and back patio service.

Ruth started a dining institution that has survived as an institution going on a century. From the easy-on easy- off roadside entrance to the auspucious beginnings as a single railroad dining car still intact, spotless and historical.

The vast tiered back patio under sprawling mature creekside shade trees is where you'll take in the rustle of wilding life all around. Who can't feel layer upon layer of city life just sheddng away, turning to an ease of fantastico comfort food meant to sustain & savor whether ite the first or last bite.

It's the kind of place having you ask when you'll return & how long you can stay.

I sat down to the freebie of a mountainous home cooked biscuit with honey & strawberry jam. My guest & I were eagerly treated to a second serving on the house just for asking. That alone could make a wonderful snack with coffee & ice cream.

I've eaten a lot of chicken quesadilla in my time. Yet this quesadilla was different. The added mushrooms filled out the tortilla layered goodness - making it taller in a way that won't leave you feeling too bloated even if you forget to pace yourself! Let's just call that shorthand meaning more than adequate proportions.

A pitcher of local beer translates into about 4-16 oz glasses for $16.00. The good fortune if dining here is a gold panning story giving up loads of hidden foodie gems & thirst quenching refresh from a golden tap.What good fortune it is to be here.

here's a real dining tip, people

If you ever go out to eat and you feel that whatever dish or plate you ordered isn't enough food -- go ahead and order an additional something else from the menu. Never be afraid to have two or three plates of food in front of you even if you're only going to eat half a plate, two plates and just take the rest home! Remember to make the dining...

Disappointed. Went here for a birthday breakfast with 10 adults and four kids (3 in high chairs) because we had heard good things. Drove from Utah county and arrived when they opened at 8am. There was a group of 12 ahead of us and another group of 4 that said they had 10. Because these two groups took the big tables, they told us it would be an hour wait unless we took separate tables. We told them we could separate. The put us on three tables next to each other that sit 4 people each in the lower section. We waited for 10 minutes then the waitress came and asked how we were paying, we said one check. She said that each table was in a different section and each table would have to pay separate so they would have to swipe the card for each table. We said that was fine and she left. Another 10 minutes and they came to take our order and we told them we didn’t have any menus and still needed 3 high chairs. They said we couldn’t put high chairs on the end of the tables because they needed room to walk. So, two of us moved to a two person table on the upper trolly car level so we could get two high chairs that wouldn’t be in the aisle (The space between tables for walking in the trolley car is less than the space would be between the high chair and the tables in the lower level). We finally ordered at 8:40. The other 6 people in the party of 10 arrived at this time (I felt we should have got their table since we were all there and needed it and they weren’t all there and just took up space waiting for the rest of there party). Three people ordered the cinnamon roll French toast and all three didn’t eat it because it was stale and tasted bad. One person got a Benedict and the hollandaise sauce was tasteless. The other 7 breakfasts were good with one exception - the carne con papas special was good but I bit into a piece of wood hidden in the potatoes (see photo). First and last...

I don’t know how I feel about this place honestly. To start off, the atmosphere is great if you sit in a perfect part of the patio where you get good shade from trees. These seats are highly popular so it can be a long wait. The service alright and the employees have been hit or miss. The food has also been very hit and miss. The first time I went, I had the Chicken Parmesan with Alfredo sauce and a roll and the roll was good. However, the chicken Parmesan’s was not good. I also made the mistake to not sit in the patio. The next time I went it was much better. I tried the butternut squash carbonara with peas, squash, ham, and salad and it was delicious, but very heavy. I also tried the peach and blueberry cobbler and that was delicious as well. It was also amazing because I was sat in the perfect location in the evening when there was nice shade, it was cool and there was music playing. The last time I went there, it was fine. I got the Ruth’s Breakfast Combo with French Toast. It was strange because I asked for over hard eggs and yet when I got them they were over easy. It was also interesting that they had pepper on the bacon as if it was jerky. It was also a bummer because it was hot and though I was on the patio, the only shade was from trees. Not only that, but the fence was completely open that made it feel like you were separated from everything and that you were eating in a great environment. So, overall, if you come here, I recommend that you do so in a time where you can come for the dinner hours and when they have live music. If you do this, then I highly recommend it, if not, it is a long drive up a canyon road that is...