32 | QSALTLAKE MAGAZINE | FOOD & DRINK
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ISSUE 306 | November 21, 2019
Local restaurants are the best certificate gifts BY MICHAEL AARON
I thought Salt Lake City’s BEST VEGETARIAN! Dine In, Take Out, or WE CATER!
234 West 900 south verticaldiner.com
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I was “just giving a gift certificate,” but the look on their face was almost disbelief. We grew up in Sunset, Utah, right behind the Pizzeria and Circle Inn. As I was driving up for Christmas, I wondered ... do you think they have gift certificates? I mean, I’ll go in and ask, and if they say no, I can stop at an Olive Garden or something. They did. Printed on a laser printer, hand-signed by the bartender. And they had a cute envelope to put them in. And they were a connection to our past. THAT is buying local. Look around on these
two pages, and you will see LOCALLY OWNED restaurants who WELCOME your business. A gift certificate from them stays in the community, helps a small business — or even a family — make payroll that week. You know these restaurants welcome our community, because they are paying to reach out to us. Local, LGBTQ-friendly, small businesses, community-oriented. How far away from the one percenters can you get? Reach out and do something great this year with a gift from a LOCAL LGBT-friendly restauarant. I dare you. Q
Gift Certificates Available
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VOTED BEST SUSHI BY QSALTLAKE READERS IN THE 2008–2017 FABBY AWARDS
Winning more awards than any other sushi restaurant in Salt Lake City. Fabby winner!
18 W. MARKET STREET
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