The person behind two Mexican restaurants in ParkCity is busy preparing a third, in Salt Lake City’s 15th and 15th neighborhood.
Workers prepare the space for Buena Vida, a new restaurant on 1500 East in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.The person behind two Mexican restaurants in Park City is busy preparing a third, in Salt Lake City’s 15th and 15th neighborhood, set to open in early December.
Buena Vida, he said, would focus on affordable Mexican food, priced in the same range as what Caputo’s — a few doors south on 1500 East — charges for sandwiches. A burrito, he said, would average about $16, though that “depends on what you’re ordering.” The prices planned for Buena Vida are a contrast to the exorbitant meals served at La Trattoria di Francesco. That restaurant became famous, or infamous, for serving— a 48-ounce Fiorentina steak with shaved truffles and encrusted with edible 24-karat gold, for $260.
“We’ll have ceviches,” he said. “So it’s shrimp, it’s red onion, it is pineapple, ti’s cilantro, yerba buena, a little bit of white vinegar and a little bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and avocado.”