Hook & Ladder Co — Restaurant in Salt Lake City

Overall a very great dining establishment, however I have encountered a few problems with the diner. One of which was the immense amounts of stomach pain I had received. A day after I ate here I received terrible stomach pain. After about 3 hours of unbearable dread I drove my way to the redwood clinic. There they found that my intestines had been blocked by the sheer girth of the meat. It had supposedly recombined while in my large intestine, resulting in a blockage that had to be surgically removed. While in the surgery room, a nugget of meat was taken out, which was apparently slimey enough to leap out of the doctors forceps and land in my unconscious face, which made the doctor start throwing up in my exposed intestines. This, of course, caused panic to ensue. As nurses came in to try and help the doctor, one of them tore my anesthetic line right off. As I awoke 10 to 15 minutes after the fact, I dully looked at my exposed intestines, being so out of it not realizing what was happening. Since I was still drugged up I ended up walking across half the surgery room with my intestines dangling out more and more before doctors could take me back to the bed. Before I was put back to sleep, I was sent the most excruciating wave of pain I had ever experienced. As tears ran from my eyes, I fell back asleep. From what my wife had told me (god bless her soul) my intestines apparently expelled nearly all the feces inside of it, resulting in the area around my bed to be nearly flooded with blood, vomit, and diarrhea. She said a few doctors slipped in it, one ended up getting a concussion entered a vegetative state. After the fact I had to be transported to the U because of how severely my intestines had been mutilated. Once more at the U, another meat nugget was extracted. This time, however, it didn't land in my face, rather the doctors EYE! The doctor burst into tears, not only from the meaty poop nugget but also from what I could assume sheer existential dread. As it happened before, panic ensued, however shortly after a new doctor with a face shield came in to finish the surgery. Sadly though, the damage had already been done. I now had to live with the fact I ate a burger so god damn good it recoagulated in my intestines and nearly killed several people, many many emotionally, and killed 1's brain. Since this event I have had to go to therapy session after therapy session to try and forgot such a detrimental experience. After this happened, 3 years ago, I have been able to start working again. But I can never forget how terrifying the experience had been. Would recommend this place, however I personally save it for special...

This was my first time here. My husband had been a couple times years ago and loved it. He said he could never figure why he never took the time to go back. This place was charming and fun. When you just want a good burger and fries, this is the place. There was a cute lady behind the counter that made you feel so welcome and warm. There's nothing confusing or over done with their food, so it translates into a simply satisfying meal. I had a cheese burger and a small order of cheese fries. I haven't had cheese fries this good since Training Tables good days way back when. Now I know where to get some! As for thr burger, clean and simple and tasty! Just a thin Patty with cheese, ketchup, mustard, mayo and shredded lettuce. In my opinion, the best burgers are ones with shredded lettuce. The jun, I could have eaten alone. It was soft, chewy and...well, bready. I loved every bite of my burger and fries. My husband had a grilled chicken sandwich, aka the chicken burger. He woofed it down before I could get a picture of it. That thing was super piping hot. it had a beautiful brown crust and was super moist inside. He also had fries. He never eats all his fries and he ate all of them this time.

I especially LOVE their digital jukebox. I had so much fun eating lunch and listening to some Chris Stapleton. They had a great sound system to really get down with. We're looking forward to our next visit which...

Stopped by for lunch today at around 3pm. I was one of two customers at the time. Got their "famous" fish & chips and a large drink. 3 Stars on the food. My fish had a thick, crunchy batter while I prefer a lighter coatng and more focus on the fish. My chips (regular fries) would have been pretty good except they were dark and dry as if recooked to appear fresher. My upgrade from a medium to large drink cost an extra dollar while the menu price difference was considerably less. I'll admit that's the first time in a long time that I've been charged almost double the difference posted on a menu. 2 Stars Total due to the lack of cleaning the small dining area. I had to battle a bunch of flies for my food while usually 2 or more were walking around each of the other tables. I was the only person eating inside. The floor was very dirty and the walls either suffered through a food fight or simply haven't been cleaned. An employee did come out to quickly clean some tables while I ate. Unfortunately the quick wipe didn't remove crumbs or flies. I can't remember a time when I patronized a dirtier establishment. I didn't notice until I sat down to eat rather than eat outside in the ~100 degree heat of the day I sterilized my hands when I left. I was excited to try this highly rated cafe but disappointed they earned my lowest review in...