Corporate Cuisine Awards 2008.

• Author: Ryther-Francom, Sarah
• Position: Corporate Cuisine Awards - Awards list - Restaurant review

We asked, you answered and the votes have been tallied. Utah Business is happy to announce the winners of the 2008 Corporate Cuisine Awards. Your responses to our 12 culinary categories highlight Utah's array of mouth-watering dining establishments. But beyond tempting our palates, your responses showed that these restaurants play an integral part of Utah's business core.

"There's probably more business done in restaurants than in any other establishment," says Melva Sine, president of the Utah Restaurant Association. "Utah's restaurants provide a great opportunity to take people out and add a social atmosphere to business. And, you know, the way to a person's heart is through their stomach."

Whether examining documents with colleagues during lunch or schmoozing clients during dinner, there's no denying that eating out and doing business go hand-in-hand. From the power breakfast to the late-night cocktails, Utah's restaurants continually go beyond good eats to provide thoughtful service and an atmosphere prime for business.

Best Steak: Corbin's Grill

A newcomer to the list this year, Corbin's Grill makes you fall in love with steak all over again. Cooking everything from steaks to seafood to asparagus over the one-of-a-kind grill, diners can taste the difference in each savory bite. As one voter said, "The only Utah steakhouse that fires their steaks over white almond wood--delicious!" With zebra-wood tables, culled red-hickory floors and a jaw-dropping, 25-foot indoor waterfall, the restaurant's lush decor adds flare to the diner's extravagant experience. As one voter put it, "Corbin's has beautiful, modern design and art ... [and] the Oscar-style filet mignon was incredible!"

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Best Place to Impress Clients:

The New Yorker

"Where the movers and shakers do business," wrote one voter about The New Yorker. Centered in downtown Salt Lake, this restaurant proves time and time again that it is the place to impress business clients. Award-winning Chef Will Pliler brings a mouth-watering touch to each plate, which may include the restaurant's famous premium steak that can be enhanced by adding a one-pound king crab leg on the side. As one reader wrote, "Always top service, impressive ambiance and great menu and wine selections." The restaurant continues to takes service to the next level, offering diners a complimentary shuttle service to downtown events. One reader sums it up with, "Even after 30 years, it is still the best...