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Show : v V : Recently Reviewed Dining Cafe El Lago This Mexican restaurant is more upscale than the average burr ito joint in Utah Valley, but you can still get what you want for a decent price. At Cafe El Lago, there's nice digs, local art hanging on the walls and good service. We liked the carne asada and anything with the chile verde on it. Given a choice of sauces, we recommend going green. The homemade chips and salsa served before the meals were better than most places, and dinner plates average about $10. 262 E. State Saratoga Springs, Rd. 73, 766-969- 0 Bob's Best BBQ It's not everywhere you can get a half pound of smoked meat, plus a roll and a side, for about $7. Bob's serves up tasty, tender meats with hardly a vegetable in sight. There are no bottles of extra sauce on the tables, so ask for some on the side. The sauce is thin and sweet, adding flavor without the globs. We were pleasantly surprised by the Cuban Pulled Pork, which comes with mango jalapeho dipping sauce and sweet potato, fries, neither of which we've seen anywhere . ASHLEY Chicken Tandoori with rice at Swagat restaurant on Freedom Boulevard in Provo. The FRANSCELLDaily Herald restaurant makes all its food fresh. One little Indian restaurant Swagat offers sizable taste of India in small quarters I freshing to see a server more Logan Molyneux interested in us than our tips. DAILY HERALD ghat's more, Swagat wagat Indian Restau serves a type of food you can only get in a couple of rant occupies, a little other restaurants in the valrectangle in a Provo ley and, surprisingly, serves strip mall and has for maybe eight food roughly on par with the tables. fancier places. The Chicken Tikka Masala, a classic Indian There were a few simple decorations hanging from the dish with barbecued chicken ' pink walls and office-styl- e ceil- in a spicy cream sauce, was less orange but as good as tny ing tiles. One server handled all the guests, and we seated? we've had and for only $7. ourselves. If there wa evej a The chicken in this dish was all white meat and the medium . friendly little .- .- spice level was just hot enough restaurant, this is it. Our seryer chatted with us to tingle.' , about how the food is selected The Tandoori Chicken was and prepared, and advised us also tasty and juicier than it looks. It's marinated in yogurt, that the marinated chicken dishes would be extra good and Spices and then cooked in that day. He even suggested a clay oven. We also tried the .'.what not to order, Jwase; , LambvBhuiatartd the Chjcken, Si Korma, both of which were good but a little too oily for our tastes. We've had better naan but the Lassi drinks, both mango and rose flavored, were excellent. They're made from flavored, blended yogurt. There's also a number of vegetarian selections. We didn't try any of the desserts, perhaps because notably missing from the offerings somewas mango ice cream thing we fell in love with at other Indian restaurants. We considered ordering another Mango Lassi instead. But even if you can get past . the limited ambiance, you'll " have to be patient for your food. Everything came out ordering, very slowly paying for pur lunch flat-brea- d, eat-jnja- else. In addition to the meats, Bob's serves a list of familiar sides and desserts and provides catering for events of all sizes. J 4 70 N. State St., Orem, 226-204- 2 Pizzeria Seven Twelve Review Swagat Indian Restaurant Where: 664 N. Freedom Blvd. Hours: 11:30a.m.-p.m. Monday-Frida11:30 a.m.-1- 0 9 p.m. Saturday-Price$2-$- Info: 377-377- 8 6 took more than an hour. One way to solve that problem is to call ahead. Swagat offers most of its dishes for take out. The only thing you'll miss is the friendly conversation and jmeal suggestions.- - This restaurant serves a casual meal like pizza with flair in a hip atmosphere. Don't expect pepperoni or Canadian bacon here the pizzas are made with ingredients such as leeks, goat cheese and speck (a kind of salame). Oh, and there's no takeout or delivery. You're meant to enjoy the pizza and other fine foods (like the chef's special macaroni and cheese) from the casual dining area, where you can see the chefs preparing food and cooking it in a big brick oven. Dinner is around $7 a plate and pizzas are around $11. The restaurant serves a selection of panini sandwiches for lunch and some salads for dinner. 320 S. State St., 2 Orem, o OJ Si. c 3 a. 623-671- 13 |