Red Iguana

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736 W North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Original Red Iguana location since 1985.Owned & Operated by Cardenas Family who have had Mexican Restaurants in Salt Lake City since 1965. Home-style Mexican comfort food using Cardenas Family recipes created with influences from every state in Mexico. Signature dishes--award-winning moles, 7-10 unique, rich sauces traditional to Mexico. Red Iguana is the most awarded restaurant in Utah, first restaurant inducted into Salt Lake Magazine Hall of Fame & Salt Lake City Weekly Hall of Fame. Named "Best Mexican Restaurant" by City Weekly Readers for over 25 years. Featured on local & national TV programs including Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-ins & Dives", written about in New York Times, USAtoday, Esquire, Bon Appetit, The Lonely Planet, Delta Airlines Magazine, AAA Via magazine, TripAdvisor "Certificate Of Excellence" multiple year Winner, repeatedly named one of Top 50 Mexican Restaurants in the U.S.

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4.55,317 reviews
Lorraine S.
10/25/2025

Great food. Fast service. Good prices.. what else do you want? We eat here every chance we get.

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Leslee J.
11/28/2025

The food was fantastic. The service was even better if that is possible. Thank you red iguana!

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Samantha L.
11/24/2025

heard good things about this restaurant and had a great experience. we were seated immediately on a monday afternoon at 12:30PM. complimentary chips and salsa to start with chip refills. ask for...

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Grace Y.
10/28/2025

I was pretty shocked to stumble upon an amazing Mexican spot in Utah but Red Iguana was genuinely my favorite meal of the trip. Like their name suggests - they have killer Mexican food! I was...

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Glow S.
11/21/2025

Was looking for a place to have dinner on a Friday night. Everyone was talking about a little hole in the wall called the red iguana. I took the suggestion from a local who said it was delicious...

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