A few weeks ago, Jon Humes hung out with a couple of friends, Ronnie Irizarry and Landon Pinchin – and around midnight they got hungry.
The three were appalled by the limited options for late night dinners in Salt Lake City. They talked about what they would order and eat if they could.
Now they and other Salt Lakers can.
The three friends recently launched Feed Me, a late-night ghost kitchen that serves elevated comfort food from 6 p.m. to kl. 03.00, Thursday to Sunday.
In just one and a half months, the three men managed to fill out all the business papers, land on the last vacancy at ComCom Kitchen, a large kitchen that caters to start-up projects and ghost kitchens, and test more than 30 dishes. before settling on 15 for the menu.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Dank Burger, from Feed Me, a new ghost kitchen until late at night in Salt Lake City. Thursday, June 23, 2022.
A typical night shift starts at 14.00, when Humes arrives to start the preparatory work. Once the food trucks using ComCom go to their dinner drive, the commissioner is pretty much empty. That’s when Irizarry and Pinchin arrive, and the three focus on cooking – which they either hand over to courier drivers or sell directly to people passing by ComCom (at 67 W. 1700 South in Salt Lake City) in the middle of the city. night.
At Feed Me’s opening weekend, Humes said the three were busier than they had expected. They filled out more than 120 orders over the course of a few nights – confirming what they first noticed about the lack of good food until late at night in Salt Lake City, which is not a chain diner.
“I think before COVID, there was some kind of increase,” Humes said. “Restaurants started pushing in the late hours of the night. But I think people have been afraid to take risks after COVID.”
Feed Me’s aesthetic is tongue-in-cheek, with a bit of a deadhead vibe. Humes said many of their customers just come home from bars and nightclubs, but a number of them work shifts – at bars and restaurants or hospitals – or are dealing with insomnia and are just hungry.
“We all come from restaurant backgrounds,” Humes said, “so we were really trying to build a menu that was simple to make. We use two pieces of equipment: a fryer and a grill. We start with just basic ingredients and build from there. We went in a way after the Taco Bell effect – 30 ingredients, used in 27 different ways. “
But – and no insult to Taco Bell fans – Feed Me uses ingredients like high-end cheeses and fresh vegetables and herbs and makes its sauces from scratch.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mac & amp; Cheese from Feed Me, a new ghost kitchen until late at night in Salt Lake City. Thursday, June 23, 2022.
“For our mac ‘n’ cheese, we fill it with six different spices,” Humes said. “It has a great taste to it because we use grated cheese and cheese sauce, so it’s just super cheesy.”
Their chicken tenderloin is hand-breaded and soaked in a buttermilk dough – and can be paired with a variety of dipping sauces, including ranch, grill, honey mustard and Feed Me’s signature sauce, called “dank sauce”, a spicy version of fry. sauce. The same sauce is used on their Dank Burger, served on a brioche bun with cheese, sliced tomato, grated lettuce and grilled onions.
Feed Me also makes desserts that you probably can’t get outside midway through a state fair – including deep-fried Oreos and Twinkies, and breakfast products that use sugary marshmallows, not just crispy rice.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A treat of marshmallow grains and fried Oreos from Feed Me, a new ghost kitchen until late at night in Salt Lake City. Thursday, June 23, 2022.
The burgers and the fried stuff – the chicken killers, Oreos and Twinkies – are the most popular dishes right now, Humes said. The next step, he said, is to start a healthy menu, to balance the fried foods.
“We want some salads, some pita and beetroot hummus,” he said. “We will also add some elote [Mexican-style corn cobs] and fried Korean dogs. And of course it will all be filled with toppings. So it will be elevated, it will be available late at night, and it will be good.”
Feed Me, based on ComCom Kitchen, 67 W. 1700 South, www.sendmemunchies.com, at to 3 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Orders placed as late as 03.00 will still be filled.
Other late-night food options
Arempa’s Venezuelan Cuisine • 350 S. State St., Salt Lake City, 385-301-8905, arempas.com • A lengthy go-to for those who literally can’t hold fast food at. Read also : Arts in the Park Continues to Bring Arts and Cultural Performances to Bandshell This Summer. 01.00. Serving handmade arepas, empanadas and patacons (similar to burgers), Arempa’s also has a respectable vegan menu that includes dishes, salads and plant-based arepas and empanadas. • Late at night: 10am to midnight Thursday, 10am to 3pm Friday and Saturday.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Beef, chicken and potato empanadas (left to right), from Arempa’s Venezuelan Cuisine, a Venezuelan restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City.
Pie Hole • 344 S. State St., Salt Lake City, 801-359-HOLE (4653), pieholeutah.com • Just two doors up the block from Arempa’s, Pie Hole serves large slices of traditional pizzas, including a basic slice of cheese and pepperoni , as well as today’s specialty pie. You can also build your own pizza starting with lots of different sauces, including a vegan roux. The delivery system is without frills, with slices served on paper plates – which makes them easy to carry out, which can be convenient as the small dining room can be quickly filled up. • Late evening hours: 11.00 to 2.00, Sunday to Thursday, 11.00 to 3.00 Friday and Saturday.
Purgatory Bar • 62 E. 700 South, Salt Lake City, 801-596-2294, purgatorybar.com • Purgatory offers some of the most varied and exclusive options for vegans looking for late night food, including vegan cheese fries, Japanese curry rice , a vegan burger and Japanese-style potato croquettes. There are also omnivorous dishes, including several kinds of stuffed fries and gourmet burgers. • Late at night: 16.00. to midnight, Tuesday to Thursday, at. to 01.00 Friday, 11.00 to 01.00 Saturday.
White Horse Spirits & amp; Kitchen • 325 S. Main St, Salt Lake City, 801-363-0137, www.whitehorseslc.com • White Horse offers one of the only exquisite dining options late at night with elevated bar snacks such as fried stuffed olives, confit duck wings and charcuterie as well as fresh seafood, salads and wagyu steaks. • Late at night: 11am to 1am, Monday to Sunday; food orders can be placed until 12.45.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) White Horse Spirits & amp; The kitchen’s Croque Monsieur with Kurobuta ham, gruyere and mornay.
