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Show ‘December 1995 _ DINING REVIEW: - DAVID’ S KITCHEN THE “H OTTEST™ DINING IN SALT LAKE by J ohn Bresee and then mixes a> small portion of teriyaki-like sauce person. he potstickers were crispy on one side from pan frym. ing and went perw fectly when dipped f in the sauce. The range of sauces at our table ranged irom 2 tepid — to napalm. Unfortunately the appetizer was the high point of the meal (well that and a certain little velvet - camisole thing). We prawn plate. Each entree was served on a plate the size of this sure fire bet. the hubcaps Buick; the vaunted big eaters food groups (poulbeef, seafood). of an new pork, The “General Cho’s Chicken” was good, but the sauce was a bit heavy, and it did not measure up to the standard set by the Dynasty Chinese in Murray. Mongolian Beef was also announced upon its arrival, but as the lighting in dead o° ts appropriately demure, we soon lost this house special in the shuffle. 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Large black and white striped booths, art deco gone wrong, and if you’re lucky a Styx cover band Zany elie aare a sure offshoot evening at David’s Kitchen kickin’ out the jams. David’s is located in the back graces. On this evening forty of Widow McCoy’s, David didn’t take orders, he > . and Friday nights are when gave them; apparently the David’s Kitchen shares in the menues were just for show. cornucopia like bounty We ended up with a raft of (booty??) that overflows . pot stickers that were quite from the Widow’s place. good. The waitress asks you Models wend their way: how hot you like your food initial request was for | five entrees, one vegetarian and one from worried Your old telemark boots are worth Se Cee Get 10% off clirnbing shoe eoeeeee weeeees «seen the fun. Our Chihuahua restaurant and through the 1970’s by way of the Widow McCoy’s private club. are repaire through the month mara ene Decerber, buy and sell used telemark boots of Ss gling over the bill and double into the basement of El savory pure of tightwad ski bums this makes for double the wranrf the seeees quite got back into his good with might run dry then go with happenstance, every one of the most expensive entrees available. We are certain David didn’t knowingly pick all of the most expensive items...just his good fortune. The final tab with extremely moderate cocktailing was words for acceptable semiabout $25 bucks a person.A strip show. bit pricey for Chinese food in David, the owner I am Utah, but when you factor in guessing, appears to take © the entertainment...your still pyery.. Oftder ~ In-= (he getting worked pretty hard. place...which is all well and Interestingly due to Utah’s » good when David is in a extremely droll Alcohol laws - good mood. Unfortunately you pay a completely sepawe were a table of eight that rate tab for your drinks. was fifteen minutes late for _ When you are with a group. our reservation, and no matter how we fawned we never do unique | ie through made extremely PRODUCT ) YL @ 3900 South 2070 East RES or decorating this side of Greg Brady’s room when he took over dad’s study and you have the most unique dining experience in Salt Lake. To reach David’s kitchen requires a safari Show” appears to be a code served, her meatless thwarted; she the nature of the experience. © Friday nights defy accurate description, but if you have a first date coming up and you TORO with the most hideous interi- underground fashion world. In Utah the words “Fashion were vegetarian, request was 12S: contrasts distinctly with much of Salt Lakes Beef‘Belt-Buffet culinary style. Combine these two features what carnivores. for our token RRA EROR apparently passes for Haute Couture in Salt Lake. Red gstring like bikinis and yards © of lace rule this maverick or exposed areola. The food is genuinely spicy, which wearing of core Unfortunately ee of skin; then David’s Kitchen at 3900 south, and Highland Avenue is the place to go. In this review when I refer to nudity I mean it in the best family dining use of the word. Not actual nudity, just g-strings and lace. No pasties room refreshing change for hard- as ee ing mundane “ChineseAmerican” cuisine. The ratio of meat- to-Chinese vegetables was about fifty-fifty, a ee through the tables of the din- to humbled. While the price is steep and the food varies from excellent to downright bad, it is still worth the trip because Te If you are in the mood for spicy Chinese food and a bit at our table were awed and heavy-- used lH Salt Lake City, Utah B4124 (B01) 272-4710 a Haute Couture in David’s Kitchen a ‘tad for those RM each perhaps handed and L. for tangy, Page 11 ae eee ee —- en hee . a ete |