Vegan restaurant

Zest Kitchen & Bar

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275 S 200 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, United States

About

Zest Kitchen & Bar is listed on FindALoco in Salt Lake City, UT with address, phone, website, and map location. Common services and related keywords include Vegan Restaurant.

Zest Kitchen & Bar is a vegan restaurant at 275 S 200 W in Salt Lake City, Utah, offering a plant-based option for locals and travelers looking for a meal without meat or dairy. Customer feedback points to a menu with both familiar comfort-food ideas and distinctive vegan preparations, with dishes such as mushroom Alfredo pasta, birria tacos, and Parmesan-style pasta mentioned by guests. Reviews also describe generous portions, though opinions on flavor vary. If you have particular preferences or dietary needs, it’s worth reviewing the current menu and asking the team about ingredients before ordering, especially when a dish’s sauces or seasonings may shape its flavor more than expected.

Guests seeking vegan food while traveling have highlighted Zest Kitchen & Bar as a useful stop in downtown Salt Lake City, and one reviewer specifically appreciated finding vegan and gluten-free options. That does not mean every dish is gluten-free, so diners who need to avoid gluten should confirm which items fit their needs. Reviewers have called out the Zausage and chocolate almond crumble mousse as dishes to try. The mushroom dishes have also drawn positive comments, while some guests have found other plates bland or not to their taste. This range of feedback makes clear that individual preferences matter; checking ingredients and asking questions can help you choose with confidence.

The restaurant also offers drinks, with raspberry lemonade and an Old Fashioned mentioned in customer reviews. As with the food, reactions to the drinks differ, so those comments are best treated as personal impressions rather than a promise of what every guest will enjoy. Guests have described attentive service and an open, industrial-style dining room; one noted that the seating felt a little uncomfortable. The setting may suit a relaxed meal with friends, a casual dinner, or a stop for visitors exploring the city, especially if a plant-based menu is a priority. For takeout, reviews mention dishes ordered to go, though it’s sensible to check availability directly.

With a 4.4-star rating from 2,119 reviews, Zest Kitchen & Bar in Salt Lake City, UT has attracted a broad mix of customer experiences. Positive reviews praise the vegan and gluten-free choices, attentive service, and satisfying portions; critical reviews point to inconsistent flavor and a need for clearer ingredient details on the menu. That balance is useful context for first-time diners: the restaurant may be a good fit if you’re looking for vegan food and enjoy trying plant-based takes on familiar dishes, but expectations and dietary requirements are personal. Check the current menu, ask about ingredients, and choose the dishes and drinks that best match your tastes.

Ratings & Reviews

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8h ago

Please fix your menu!!! Nothing says that everything gonna taste like COCONUT!!! We were really disappointed with our experience here. I ordered the Alfredo pasta with mushrooms, and nowhere on the menu did it mention coconut milk or that the dish would have a strong coconut flavor. The entire pasta tasted like coconut. It honestly didn’t taste like Alfredo at all. If the dish is made with coconut milk and has such a noticeable coconut flavor, that should absolutely be mentioned on the menu, or at the very least explained by the server. If I had known it would taste like coconut, I would never have ordered it. My husband and I both really dislike the taste of coconut. We also ordered the soup of the day. The server told us it was squash soup — not coconut squash soup. Again, the coconut flavor was extremely strong, to the point where the soup barely tasted like squash. Everything just tasted like coconut. On top of that, several dishes didn’t look like the photos, and some were missing ingredients that were supposed to be included. If certain ingredients aren’t available, why serve the dish without letting the customer know first? The service wasn’t great, the menu descriptions were misleading and incomplete, and unfortunately, the food was not enjoyable for us. We genuinely want to support vegan restaurants and are always happy to find new vegan places, but this was the first one we’ve been to where so many different dishes simply tasted like coconut. Please clearly indicate when dishes contain coconut milk and especially when coconut is a dominant flavor. Customers should know what they’re ordering, and servers should communicate this when the menu doesn’t.

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R Tenoreo
8h ago

I can see why Zest Kitchen & Bar is the BEST in Salt Lake City! Finally a place I can eat at that’s BOTH vegan and gluten free with clean ingredients and no refined sugars. It’s had to fine a vegan & GF restaurant when traveling. Must try the Zausage and chocolate almond crumble mousse! Caroline was absolutely fantastic and so accommodating to my dietary restrictions. Thank you again!

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pigs squiller99
8h ago

Got it to go the birria tacos parmesan pasta, and mushrooms. Everything was trash except the shrooms. Food is very bland and just trash and unsatisfying to eat you'd be better off getting mcds, and saving 70$ the drinks were also trash o hot the raspberrie lemonade it just tasted like sugar nothing special the tea is plain as well

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EcoBooster
8h ago

Holy sh**!!!!! I came here on my way back from Antelope Island, company is based here in slc. I was already going to write a review about the food, then I finally put my work phone down to try the Old Fashioned the beautifully wonderful …

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Rob Gerhard
8h ago

We literally had the place to ourselves, which is surprising because it's really good! Attentive service, generous portions, and delicious dishes. The atmosphere was a little lacking, very open and sort of industrial with seating that was a little uncomfortable, but not a complaint, just an observation. Would definitely visit again!