The Training Table Restaurant

Training Table is my favorite restaurant of all time. Their cheese fries are a must and you of course have to get the dipping sauce. Their onion rings are so good. I’ve never had a bad experience at any of the locations. I love TT!

What happened to this place, I used to love it but now it’s — meh…
Food came out room temp, fries were yuck, and the place was kinda dirty. Table next to ours remained unbussed for the whole time (and it wasn’t busy).
Won’t be going back.

I’m trying to find nice things to say about this «Utah Original» but it’s a little difficult. Let’s start with the positives, then. Shall we?
So, you get to order your food from a phone inside the restaurant at your table. So that’s unique, right? It’s not your own cell phone, it’s an actual phone at your table. When your food is ready they ring your phone and you go pick it up. So there’s that uniqueness to it.
I went tonight and had great company. Some good friends and there wasn’t a waiter interrupting so we could just talk and have a good time.
The food comes pretty fast. Granted, we were one of three groups in the place, but even for a table of six it was up darn quick. Kudos to the group of teens running the place for that.
Unfortunately, these little things can’t make up for the food which is assembled from directions in the kitchen. Lackluster burgers, average sandwiches, and I had some chicken fingers tonight that while proved to be tasty enough were built in a factory somewhere, frozen, and then fried until safe to eat. Is it horrible food? Nah, come on. They’re burgers and sammies and other typical easy to serve foods. The cheese fries are the most famous menu item but they’re just not my fave. But hey, if you like fries with real cheese melted on top then you’re gonna be happy. I just think that with so many other places competing in the same space, Training Table is just too pricey to compete with comparable fast food fare, and not nearly well enough conceptualized, created, or plated to compete with even the most basic chains. I’d love for them to rethink things and come charging back; I love my Utah originals!

I’m only giving this four stars because their cheese fries are awesome (DIPPING SAUCE GETS 5 STARS) and I love that you order your food through a telephone and it rings back to you when your order is ready.
I grew up going to this location with my parents, so I will always have memories of this place. Haven’t been in years though. MAKE SURE TO GET THE DIPPING SAUCE if you do make it to any Training Table.