Hook and Ladder Restaurant Review

Jeremiah and Dana went to a late lunch on Friday about 3:30 pm. We decided to eat the Hook and Ladder located at 1313 California Ave; Salt Lake City, UT 84104 Phone (801) 972-2336. Pricing $ under $10 dollars (American) per combo

 

 

 

This is one of our favorite so-bad-for-you-it-is-good restaurants. We don't usually go because of Jeremiah's bad back and diet.  Ordering is done at the counter; you give them a name, which will be called when ready. Dana, ordered a combo consisting Mushroom Bacon Burger with a large order of fries and large diet coke.  


Jeremiah ordered a steak sandwich and large water.

 

We actually shared the fries. We also each got an ice cream cone.

 

Dana’s perspective: I admit it I love greasy food it is my Achilles’ heel. This is one of my favorite places to eat American foods Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. However, I don’t like pickles and have to try and remember to ask for none on my food. The burger I ate had what looked like canned mushrooms on it, at least they were warmed (canned not my first choice), however the bacon was a thicker cut and had two good sized slices on it cooked perfectly. It came with shredded lettuce, tomato and a little fry sauce on it. I know we ordered fries, we have a picture, but I don’t remember if I even ate any because I don’t have any notes on it. I have liked there fries, not over salted, in the past though. My ice-cream was okay, good for the price. I think the machine’s temperature was off or the speed was set wrong due to the large ice crystals in the ice cream. Over all I give the food a 4.5 stars due to cost, food amount, and astrosphere. The food is good enough to want to eat every week but because it is very high in fat and salt I can only justify it about once a month. I do try to talk my family in eating here as often as I can however that is not always the case.

Jeremiah’s perspective: I got the steak sandwich. It was toast bread, lettuce, tomato and small ground steak patty. I can remember if they put any sauce on it. I was disappointed with the small size of the steak patty and it was ground steak not regular steak.  It taste good still, but I wished I got my wife’s hamburger it look delicious.  I love coming Hook and Latter. The food always good expected the fry sauce due the fact the put pickle juice it and I hate pickles. This is not good place to go if on diet. I was not happy with the drink selection they only had Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke, but no diet caffeine free options. It has small dining area but is ok, with my back problems I hate sitting because the extreme pain. I would go there more but money, back issue and diet stop me from going. I give it 4.5 stars due cost, great food, but small grounded steak patty and fry sauce lost it half of a star.

We agreed on the number of stars 4.5 and cleanliness is at 4 stars because it is an older place and that just makes it harder to keep clean and we love the astrosphere of the interior, see pictures below, we just wish the dining area was a little bigger.