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Vegan
American
Organic
Raw
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Gluten-free
Restaurant and full-service bar serving food that's gluten-free and vegan with raw options. Features a selection of cocktails as well locally produced wine and beer. You must be 21+ years to enter. Est. 2012 as vegetarian and turned fully vegan in 2017. Open Tue-Thu 12:00pm-9:00pm, Fri 12:00pm-10:00pm, Sat 10:00am-10:00pm, Sun 10:00am-9:00pm.
166 Reviews
First Review by MarekArawn
Jason.Fontana
Points +1591
Amazing - Edit
Truly amazing food and super friendly staff.
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alicej18
Points +265
Good not Great - Edit
I enjoyed the queso dip but unfortunately the pizza lacked flavor.
Read morePros: All vegan, Friendly staff, Chocolate Tarte
Cons: Pizza
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SincerelySunita
Points +79
Best GF Vegan Spot in SLC! - Edit
LOVE ZEST! Appreciate the clean options which are ALL gluten-free and vegan! Staff is wonderful! For those with nut allergies, they do accommodate! Everything is just delicious! And the desserts? 🤤
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-07-29
Pros: Clean Food, Friendly Staff, All Gluten-Free and Vegan
Cons: A little pricey
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SarahS88
Points +2224
Really delicious - Edit
This was the closest vegan place to where I was staying in SLC so I went for dinner. Ordered a half protein salad with the sausage added in and the mushrooms and this was a huge amount of food! Really delicious and well made - mushrooms in particular were amazing!
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SteveH
Points +18200
Great food and great service - Edit
Glad this place now allows kids. I refused to go when it was 21 and over but now they are classified a restaurant, no longer a bar. Food was excellent. Maybe best carrot cake ever 😋 Portions for meals were on small side but were filling.
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SEALEGS303
Points +101
Excellent!!! - Edit
Delicious food and wonderful service!  we highly recommend it! 
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SuzT
Points +937
Great food with friendly service - Edit
Food was great and service was good. Definitely recommend the stuffed mushrooms, I would have been happy with ordering a few of those! Not suggested for those looking for a quick bite, patience is required.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-06-19
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Tom1973
Points +496
Consistently good - Edit
I’ve eaten here several times and haven’t had a bad meal. The cheezy pasta is my favorite dish.
Read morePros: Delicious cheeze sauce , Blue and peach iced tea
Cons: Menu is via QR code and not viewer friendly
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KatherineWinter
Points +1361
Breakfast sandwich and carrot cake are what to order - Edit
I’ve had the breakfast sandwich, cheezy pasta, burrito bowl, and carrot cake. The sandwich and cake are fantastic. The pasta was plain, and the burrito bowl had undercooked potatoes. The vibe is nice, and the staff is friendly. I hope to come back someday.
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AlexinDC
Points +444
Flavor was lacking - Edit
Service was great. Menu was nice. Food was meh.
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GuyC
Points +24
A Vegan re-visiting Salt Lake City - Edit
While traveling to Salt Lake City, my co-worker and I were looking for a suitable place for me to eat. She is not a vegan, but is health conscious. The dinner was excellent and the food was plentiful and filling. She absolutely loved the meal, and so did I. I would definitely recommend this place.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-12-05
Pros: Vegan and Gluten Free, Fresh and flavorful, Friendly and knowledgeable staff
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Mairicru
Points +130
Almost missed it - Edit
We almost missed this place as it was tucked behind P.J.Chang. I ordered the stuffed jalepenos for starter and jackfruit tacos for main. The food tasted good but the service felt a little hollow. Certainly a good option but doesn’t make me want to run back. We also had issues looking at the menu online (I think because we didn’t have American sims) and unfortunately there was no paper back up to view.
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RobertDredge
Points +18
Delicious Vegan Brunch - Edit
Enjoyed a delicious vegan brunch while on business travel in SLC. Nice atmosphere inside. Quality ingredients and variety to the menu. I wish I was staying longer to try dinner, dessert and drinks.
Read morePros: All vegan options, Vegan drink options, full bar, Great atmosphere
Cons: Not a huge fan of scanning qr codes for menus.
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more_gluten_please
Points +76
Delicious - Edit
Dinner and brunch the next morning. Really liked the Irish stew, even though it wasn’t really a stew.
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corvus-strang
Points +107
Very hip - Edit
Creative menu, a tad bit limited and incongruous, but it works. Full bar at a vegan restaurant is unusual, but welcome.
Read morePros: All vegan. , Full bar (if that’s your thing)
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fgersch
Points +150
Stunning upmarket vegan restaurant - Edit
First, loved the service friendly, happy and helpful. The place had an up market yet chill vibe. Food was very good. My wife had the nachos and I had the powerbowl with their bean patty added. Both were delicious! I’m not normally a nachos person but kept stealing from my wife!
Read moreWe’ll be back
Pros: Great selection from an all vegan menu, Awesome staff., Awesome food
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ColletteWest
Points +51
Love zest - Edit
I love Zests drinks and juices. Some of their food is just okay. But I love their tacos and breakfast plates!
Read morePros: Organic
Cons: Some food is meh
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Jlin
Points +616
Delicious & healthy - Edit
Zest is very delicious. We need more allergy friendly vegan restaurants around here! I love the atmosphere. Dining in is nice and I have had a great experience with the staff. I have tried these items:
Read moreStuffed mushrooms
Jalapeño poppers
Cheese biscuits
Chips with salsa and guacamole
Pasta of the day (broccolini alfredo)
Thai Sunrise
Salted caramel chocolate hazelnut tart
Everything I have had has been delicious. The Jalapeño poppers were a little more bland than I expected but were still good. The pesto sauce with the mushrooms and cheese biscuits is amazing.
Updated from previous review on 2023-02-06
Pros: All vegan, Very allergy friendly
Cons: More expensive
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Yusi-17
Points +34
delicious healthy options - Edit
my most favorite place in Slc. the service. the place. the food. it’s all a lovely vibe.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-08-25
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PlantifulAlex
Points +20
Enjoyed my meal, but nothing crazy. - Edit
It’s nice when the entire menu is vegan and you cans enjoy from a large variety. I would suggest getting your meal to go. The customer service isn’t great and it’s extremely dark and I inviting inside. The food doesn’t match the scene at all in my opinion. The mushrooms were great and can’t go wrong with a side salad… but the Cuban breakfast is saturated with grease. All 3 items were good, but don’t think I’d return.
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WillDuffy
Points +103
Not super impressed but worth trying - Edit
Zest was very hit or miss for me. I went twice and the first time got the pizza and was blown away by it. Second time I tried the Bolognese and nachos and was underwhelmed.
Read moreThe food is pricey compared to other vegan options in the area. It's clear they focus on healthier ingredients as opposed to what tastes good, so if you're looking for a whole food restaurant this is for you. I don't have as refined a palette and was a little let down by the underwhelming flavor of the Bolognese and nachos.
Overall I think it's worth trying especially because it's an all vegan restaurant. It just wasn't my favorite.
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AmberPollard
Points +553
Pricey and ok but kinda worth it I guess - Edit
Stopped for dinner while in SLC on unpleasant business with my mother (a very picky highly critical chef). The vibe was nice and the service was pretty good.
Read moreFor bevvies I got an extremely over priced and under poured glass of Malbec and my mother got a Chardonnay (also over priced and under poured) but under the circumstances we didn’t mind so much.
We got the jalapeño poppers as an appetizer which was the highlight of our meal for both of us I think. We both loved the pomegranate sauce drizzled on the jalapeños but both agreed that the sweetness of the pomegranate, creaminess of the cashew cheese, and the sour cream drizzle tamer the jalapeños so much that leaving at least a few of the seeds in to bring some heat would really elevate the dish.
For entrees I got the Korean burger which I did not care for (the lentil burger patty had an awful texture and just plain had no flavor and the most intriguing part of the burger - the sauce - was given as stingily as possible). My mother got a Thai curry and loved it after having eaten hospital cafeteria food for 3 weeks but I found the flavors boring and the forbidden rice it was served with LOOKED cool and that’s about all.
We shared a beet and turnip salad with a citrus vinaigrette. I love beets (even canned ones) so it was pretty difficult to mess this up for me. The cool and creamy cashew cheese was a nice contrast to the warm beets and turnips. Loved this dish!
For dessert we got the salted caramel chocolate tort and the tiramisu cheesecake. I’m not a sweets person so I only had a bite or two of each over the next two days but the chocolate tort was really good and was definitely favored over the cheesecake.
Knowing we had a long night ahead of us and an even longer day of travel the next day we ordered the BBQ Pizza and Breakfast pizzas to go. Even cold the next day these pizzas were far better than the entrees we got and I won’t be wasting my time again with any other entrees on the menu if I find myself in SLC again and choose to eat here.
Pros: Lotsa vegan food , Casual atmosphere , full bar
Cons: Expensive , Limited, small, and kinda boring menu
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rawfit
Points +576
Good in SLC - Edit
We had the Power Salad and Cuban Breakfast. Both were tasty. The restaurant was a bit dark, to much of the bar room setting. Helpful staff.
Read moreThe menu changes often. Overall, we enjoy our food.
Pros: Power salad was tasty, Helpful staff, Wheelchair accessible
Cons: A bit expensive, Dark setting
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GerardoVelasquez
Points +46
Quality through the roof - Edit
This place was an awesome experience. Nice staff and area. I was helped as soon as I arrived to the restaurant. I got a salad with stuffed mushrooms.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan food , Friendly area , High food quality
Cons: Not much to say
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SoyKal-El
Points +4582
Solid option - Edit
The environment was great and the food was pretty good as well. I had a curry that I thought could have been more flavorful but would still return.
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VeganSausageDog
Points +826
Really tasty food - Edit
The Brussel sprouts were the best we have eaten. Our other dishes were good as well. Tiramisu cake was a nice treat as well
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hec0605
Points +615
Fine over all - Edit
Once been here multiple times and I wish it was better.
Read moreOverall it’s fine but I guess for me I wish there were more flavors in general .
Pros: All vegan
Cons: Expensive
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