Red Iguana

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736 W North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
+1 (801) 322-1489
https://www.rediguana.com
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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4.55,289 reviews
Brandon C.
7/29/2025

When an ingredient for my dish wasn't available, our server immediately came up with creative and delicious alternatives, showing great adaptability and knowledge of the menu. You could tell the...

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Pat C.
9/7/2025

My friend recommended Red Iguana so I tried it for myself. This place is where I had one of the best Mexican food ever. They have nice decors inside. Service was phenomenal. For some reason, we...

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Jenny G.
9/1/2025

Service and food was all good. I suggest to make a reservation as this place gets very busy. We didn't make a reservation and waited 40 mins on a labor day Monday! We did see people with...

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Nikki N.
8/28/2025

The staff at Red Iguana was very friendly and patient. We asked a lot of questions about the different moles, and they answered them all--even brought us the mole sampler. We decided on the Mole...

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Michael N.
8/5/2025

I heard and read the great reviews Red Iguana has to offer. I believe they were also featured on Diners, Drive ins, & Dives. After we landed on SLC, the first place we had to try was here. We...

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