Sage's Cafe

Although vegetarian restaurants aren’t really my forte, Sage’s has won me over. I’m not alone. For eight years straight, Sage’s Café has won City Weekly’s Best of Utah award for “Best Vegetarian.” With Sage’s Café, Ian and Kelsey Brandt have created one of Salt Lake City’s most unique and endearing dining spaces, vegetarian or otherwise. Vegetarian organic cuisine is the specialty here, and it’s unique and delicious enough to turn me into a vegetarian. The restaurant is intimate, with a first-class service staff. Now, I suppose I could poke fun at something called a “Sensitivity Menu.” But, the carrot butter, nut burger and pesto on it are seriously tasty. At Sage’s, faux meat dishes like mushroom escargot are often better than the real thing; you certainly won’t miss the meat in Sage’s rich and creamy Stroganoff: a Portabella mushroom infusion tossed with home-style semolina papparedelle pasta. For kids, there’s a menu filled with smoothies, PB&J and other kid-friendly items. And, the robust wine and beer selection at Sage’s just might surprise you.