Welcome to Salt Lake City! ATD21 will be filled with learning and networking opportunities, and all of which are sure to whet your appetite. So where in the city can you take a break to find some great food?
A restaurant guide to restaurants near ATD21 can be found below and in your program guide. Just a few minutes’ walk from the Salt Lake City Convention Center are City Creek Center and The Gateway, two shopping centers with numerous restaurants. Here are some highlights:
City Creek Center
This mall is 0.1 miles from the convention center. In addition to traditional quick meals like Chick-Fil-A and McDonald’s, there are casual and upscale restaurants, including:
Brio Italian Grill: This restaurant is open daily until 9:00 PM and serves steaks, seafood and pasta dishes. It also has a wood-burning oven for flatbreads. It accepts reservations and also offers roadside pickup.
The cheesecake factory: As the name suggests, you can’t go wrong here with cheesecake to eat with. The restaurant has 50 varieties. It also has a robust menu, ranging from salads, sandwiches, and pizzas to pasta, seafood, and steaks. Open daily until 10 p.m. (Friday and Saturday 11 p.m.), takes reservations and also offers take-away meals.
The gate
A little further from the convention center, about two blocks away, is The Gateway shopping mall. Fast food restaurants include Chedda Burger, Panda Express, and Costa Vida Mexican Grill. The center is also home to several upscale and casual restaurants, including:
Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar: The Flemings serves both steak and fish dishes, as well as numerous plant-based options. It also offers separate gluten-free and vegetarian / vegan menus. The restaurant is open daily from 4:00 p.m. and takes reservations.
Midici Neopolitan Pizza Company: For an Italian experience of wood-fired pizza, consider midici. It offers a menu made from fresh, natural and mostly non-GMO ingredients. This location offers indoor and outdoor seating as well as take-away and is open daily from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday open for lunch).
Meeting for dinner
ATD21 offers participants the opportunity to join forces with others for a meal via the Meet-to-Eat program. Register on the conference platform. You can choose between lunch (11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Sunday to Wednesday and dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. The restaurants are indicated for each option and the seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Note that guests should meet in the restaurant and your meal will be self-financed.
