West Coast Spotlight: Food from this trip

Let’s get to it, food is an important part of any good trip! I’ll highlight my food recommendations here because they deserve their own post.

St.George, UT: Hash House A Go Go

Southern cuisine at its finest!

Zion National Park: Springdale, UT:

Pizza & Noodle – located in a former church with good pizza. Sit outside for stunning views of Zion.

River Rock Roasting Company – located about 30 minutes from Zion in La Verkin. This is the best pizza I’ve ever had! It was so good I went back the next day for dinner. So yes, we had pizza 3 nights in a row for dinner. It happens. They also roast their coffee beans in house and have amazing views from the patio.

Heading towards Grand Canyon from Kanab, UT:

Bird House in Page, AZ –

Grand Canyon:

While your options for food and lodging are limited and feel a little like tourist trap we did find 2 places that were excellent.

Plaza Bonita – good Mexican food and large servings for the price.  I’m spoiled with Authentic Mexican food, but this was very good.

Big E’s Steakhouse – such a great find!  The inside was designed like a western movie set and they had a huge movie screen with aerial photos of canyons playing.  It was like dinner and a show!  Highly recommended! I was too hungry to take any photos.

Las Vegas:

Bacchanal Buffet in Caesar’s Palace – talking to the locals this is the buffet to hit if you’re in Vegas. So many options and everything was really good. I’ll admit I had sticker shock, but hey, it’s Vegas.

Last but not least, a complete dining experience at Eataly! This is an Italian market with many eateries all in one store. Think homemade pastas, pizzas, coffees. We grabbed a table and then ordered a dish to share at each eatery.

Lodging:  Mostly at Airbnb’s (which were amazing) with the exception of Vegas (MGM Grand – highly recommend) and Grand Canyon (Red Feather Lodge – OK, but expensive for what it is; not many options and only in the room to sleep)