2021 FABBY AWARDS QSaltLake Magazine’s 18th annual FABBY AWARDS. Thank you to the many people who voted this year. These awards are the LGBTQ community’s “Best of” restaurants, bars, businesses, organizations, and people in the valley. You won’t find national chains here, because we firmly believe in supporting local businesses.
MOST FABULOUS
RESTAURANTS MOST FABULOUS Inexpensive Restaurant
THE OTHER PLACE A unique comfort-food restaurant that is family-oriented from bone-to-bone. Greek and American favorites in a warm, friendly space. Don’t forget to grab your QSaltLake Magazine on the way out the door!
MOST FABULOUS After-Hours Restaurant
DEE’S
Dee’s has been a favorite after-bar hangout since Michael Aaron wasn’t even old enough to get into bars. So ... that’s like 100 years! Always open, locally owned. Friendly (mostly) and very inclusive staff. Let’s go to Dee’s! That’s what daddy says.
MOST FABULOUS Contemporary Restaurant
CAFÉ NICHE
Now serving brunch and lunch as they try to staff for dinner again. Niche is a true neighborhood eatery that emphasizes supporting local farms and food purveyors for the best ingredients around. Our fave is the savory niche croque madame.
MOST FABULOUS Vegetarian/ Vegan Restaurant
VERTICAL DINER This “extreme cuisine” restaurant knows what they are doing. I was sitting at the bar there one morning and overheard a chef question a server on an order, because they’d overheard the customer say they were allergic to an ingredient that was in what they ordered. That’s service.
MOST FABULOUS Ogden Restaurant
NO FRILLS DINER No Frills had to close their 12th Street location and are currently knee-deep in construction of a 25th Street downtown diner. We are there opening day.
MOST FABULOUS Asian Restaurant
TAKASHI
This amazing LGBTQ-friendly establishment has been taking home Fabby awards for years, and thankfully so. Every review site says they are the best sushi in town, but their staff (and their Asian pork carnitas) and their cocktail bar, Post Office Place, next door are just a few reasons to head on over.
