Weekend in salt lake city: Day 1

Salt Lake City is just awesome. Its modern, well organized and right in between mountains and a giant lake. So far, I have only passed through the city or taken my parents to the mall. Last weekend for July 4th, I decided to visit one of my college friends and spend some time enjoying the city. It was a blast! So if you're interested in spending a couple days in the city, you could try some of these things :-)

We started the weekend off by having margaritas and tacos at The Green Pig which is right downtown and has a rooftop bar. The tacos were awesome. I had vegan tacos and my buddy had some fish tacos and we loved both our dinners. House Margaritas were decent and overall the meal was relatively reasonable. Here are some pics from the Green Pig where you can see my vegan tacos and the view from the rooftop:

Naturally, after the green pig we decided to go bar hopping. Our next stop was another bar - the Beer Bar on E 200S street. Beer bar has a pretty remarkable selection of beer and a decent atmosphere. This is where I learned that in Utah, you have to pay 50 cents to taste a beer! wtf!!! I only like dark beers that aren't too hoppy so I bit the bullet and tried a porter before ordering it. I forget the name but it was quite nice.

After have a drink at the beer bar, we realized the fireworks in the city are visible from the patio outside. So we sat around and watch some fireworks before going to get another drink at the bar next door called Bar-X.

Bar-X is a really cool bar with a great spirit selection and outstanding cocktails. I asked for the bartenders favorite and she made me a "Dobbs Cocktail" which I really enjoyed. They also had a band that day that played various covers including "Thrift shop". I really enjoyed that bar! Here is a pick of their badass spirits display:

After a long day of eating and bar hopping, we decided to hit the hay. Next day we were supposed to go hiking and bar hopping again. Look for my next post: Weekend in Salt Lake City: Mt Olympus hike and Evening in SLC!

In summary, I visited the following restaurants and bars and had a great time. I recommend them all but I have listed them in my order of preference: 

1. Bar-X
2. The Green Pig
3. Beer Bar

Hope you enjoy these bars in SLC!!