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Best fried rice Salt Lake City

Some might say, fried rice isn’t for savoring. Fried rice after all is a dish that’s made from leftovers, it’s hardly haute cuisine. That said, if you’re an aficionado of this dish like we are, you’ll know that every fried rice is not created equal. Some restaurants just really know how to rock the, um, wok. O.k. pardon the pun, here’s our favorite fried rice dishes in SLC:

Kao Thai

Kao Thai - basil fried rice
Kao Thai – basil fried rice

Head on over to Millcreek for this fabulous rice dish, from an equally exceptional Thai restaurant. Kao Thai’s basil fried rice uses plenty of richly herbaceous Thai basil to invigorate a fried rice dish with lots of sweet, thick soy.

3011 E 3300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84109
(385) 202-7257
kaothaislc.com

Mom’s Kitchen

Moms Kitchen – Mom’s fried rice

At this South Salt Lake Taiwanese restaurant you can find this dish, Mom’s fried rice; the dish uses a salty and sweet sausage alongside prawns.

momskitchensaltlakecity.com

Cafe Anh Hong

Cafe Anh Hong - special fried rice
Cafe Anh Hong – special fried rice

State Street’s Cafe Anh Hong is one of the best restaurants in the state for Cantonese cuisine, not least weekend dim sum service. The restaurant also cooks up a mean fried rice too; the menu features all your favorites such as chicken, ham or beef plus yang chow and the above pictured special fried rice.

1465 State St Ste 12, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 486-1912
cafeanhhongut.com

New Golden Dragon

New Golden Dragon - salted fish and chicken fried rice
New Golden Dragon – salted fish and chicken fried rice

Funky and fermented salted fish studs this chicken fried rice dish – making for a blast of umami in every bite. Reach for some of your favorite chili oil or chili crisp to really take it over the top!

1716 State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 487-9888
slcnewgoldendragon.com

Gurkha’s

Gurkha's - Tandoori fried rice
Gurkha’s – Tandoori fried rice

This one requires you get a little handy in the kitchen for ten minutes – bit it’s worth it. Order up some of Gurkhas’ top notch chicken tikka, and also an order of your favorite biryani. From there cook up a quick fried rice using some egg, onion, soy, then add in the lovely roasted chicken. This Nepalese-Chinese fusion is the best way to use up leftovers.

3025 E 3300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84109
(801) 755-3499
gurkhas.net

Tea Rose Diner

Tea Rose Diner - special fried rice
Tea Rose Diner – special fried rice

What about a Thai spin on this fun dish? Over in Murray, the humble Tea Rose Diner has several fried rice preparations including this house special that mixes in shrimp, chicken, pork and beef. Being a Thai fried rice, the dish is slightly sweeter than others on this list, and also uses aromatic Jasmine rice.

65 E 5th Ave, Murray, UT 84107
(801) 685-6111
facebook.com/Tea-Rose-Diner-195097803840149/

SOMI Vietnamese Bistro

SOMI - chicken fried rice
SOMI – chicken fried rice

Over in Sugar House, this trendy and chic eatery offers a traditional chicken fried rice preparation that pushes all our buttons. The dish is served noticeably wok fresh and is a little cheaper at lunch too.

215 E Wilmington Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(385) 322-1158
somislc.com

Indochine

Indochine - basil, garlic and chili chicken fried rice
Indochine – basil, garlic and chili chicken fried rice

This fun take on the classic dish adds basil, garlic and chili for a Thai-twist. It’s excellent fried rice in it’s own right, but the extra flavors take it over the top.

230 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 582-0896
indochinesaltlake.com

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