Post Office Place

So you're having a rough few weeks and you just want, but can't allow yourself to hope for, a dining experience that will offer both the excitement of novelty, and the comfort of the familiar. Friends and countrypeople, we found this at Post Office Place.

Ambience is understated, chic, and easy to take in: Dim lighting and the gentle pop of swanky fixtures and great backlit art. Though a very intimate space, bar service and high tops were readily available, along with few delightful booths that could sit two spaciously, or a cozy three to four.

Service was perfect. Friendly and attentive, but cool and noninvasive.

Any manner of fine beverage could be yours at Post Office Place. We tried their passionfruity spin on a Pisco sour, a fine cab selection, and a most satisfying highball (local joint Bar Nohm is also doing fine things with their highball, FYI). Oh, and a ritzy pour of fine, fine Japanese whiskey, of which they have a generous selection. Boozehounds will purr.

As for grub, the katsu sliders were delicious and will likely please most palates. But where they got super shiny was the beef tartare, the birria dumplings, and the grilled romaine salad. As a tartare aficionado, I thought I'd exhausted all permutations, but damnit Janet, African pumpkin sauce, with Nigerian rice masa cakes, and the most succulent beef, seasoned perfectly? I have been thinking about it all day: What's going on there? I can't wait to try it again. We did not try anything from the raw bar, which was probably a mistake, but we'll be back soon. I'm going to force myself to wait a week so I don't wear it out. But you, friend. You get after it.

in order of best to basic:
1. katsu fried chicken slider- GET
2. crispy brussel sprouts
3. spam slider
4. organ doner and birria dumplings

This place is spectacular. It's not large place but I also wouldn't use the word "cozy" like a real estate agent does to decoy a really small place . They have tall ceilings, a long bar, and a couple of booths. The food menu is superb because they are owned by their neighbor Takashi. If you're tired of the same old pub food with the common cocktail you MUST come here. Every cocktail has a truly unique Japanese twist. They are fully stocked on unique liquors too.

SLC Yelpers, help me.
What am I not getting about this place?
How is this restaurant a 2023 James Beard semi finalist?

I keep giving it another chance, but I always walk away underwhelmed with just a "meh" feeling.

Am I ordering the wrong things? Is there a secret restaurant in the back? Are you having a James Beard experience?

This place was small but very good. The drinks and small food was good. The service was very good. It saved us time while we waited to be seated at sushi Tekashi next door.

Love the vibes here and it's such a cool place to hang out next door to Takashi. The Japanese whisky menu intrigued us and we were excited to try. I didn't love my mezcal cocktail but I'll try something else next time.

I only skipped a star because the food was just a touch odd. We started with a few apps. I've never met a brussels sprouts plate I didn't like but the crispy brussels sprouts with fish caramel and sesame seeds were so blackened that I couldn't really get past the burned-to-a-crisp taste. The panisse (fried garbanzo cakes) were interesting and probably my favorite, but again the saffron rouille and thai basil oil to dip it in was just short of wow for me.

The happy hour sliders are super intriguing so we tried the chicken katsu (just okay - and again, I've never met a katsu I didn't like), and the spam, which was really good but the bread & butter pickled ginger and miso-aioli was a little lost in the overall flavors. I wish the flavor and execution was amped up a little more on everything.

We'll definitely come back and loved the ambiance and vibes here (even got to see Chef Takashi pop in for a post-closing visit).

We sat at the bar and ordered 2 drinks each. All 4 were very good!! They had many options for both drinks and food. We were waiting on a table at the next door restaurant, so we only ordered 2 small appetizers - the root chips & the brussel sprouts.

I love this uber cool bar that serves up some mean ceviches! It's never busy when we go but it's right next to takashi. 2 hour wait takashi. I hide out in here and sometimes prefer to eat here and at one time you could order the takashi menu but those days are gone post office stands strong with its own menu of various seafood and more Peruvian flavors. Great cocktails to japanese beer on tap. Employees are very nice. Take your driver's license because they id everybody. Parking is pay the meter until 8 then free. Check this place out.

Went here for the first time with friends this week and it was immediately delightful. The inside is tasteful and upscale. The service was great all night. We each ordered a cocktail. I got the 'Spice Must Flow' and my girlfriend ordered the 'Hibiscus Pisco Sour'. We both enjoyed our cocktails. Later on, I ordered a draft IPA that was also stellar. Between the 4 of us we split 2 orders of brussel sprouts (the standout for sure), jackfruit sliders, burrata, panisse, and king trumpet ceviche. Aside from the brussel sprouts which were fire, the burrata was also delicious. I didn't care for the other dishes as much, but others enjoyed them. Street parking was readily available and the bathrooms were very clean. Overall, highly recommend this establishment. It's perfect for a casual night out and has great shareable dishes that can be split amongst company.

Have been here multiple times a year since they opened. Great cocktails, great place to hang out if you're waiting for a table at Takashi, and probably our favorite burger/slider of all time. Unfortunately during our most recent visit, the host gave us a hard time because I provided a federally-issued DOD/military ID. I have used it at Post Office Place before and multiple bars in Salt Lake City without issue (whenever I forget my driver's license). The host asked me if I was in the military (I'm not, I'm a military spouse) and had to check with the manager. When the manager said they do accept military IDs, she responded with "but she's a dependent" as if for some reason that made my ID invalid??? We really loved this place and were happy to see one of our frequent spots get a James Beard nomination but the host's attitude and lack of knowledge really ruined it for us. :(