West Valley Billiards

Good bacon cheeseburger and fries.  My main issue is the cleanliness of establishment.  Also 2.50$ for a soda seems a bit high. My burger was only 6.90$ and it came with fries.  Very friendly service.  Overall a solid 3.5 stars.

Traveling through Salt Lake City, for some reason, I wanted to eat at a pool hall.  Luckily, West Valley Billiards popped up in my searches and was close to the airport where I was staying.  

Not being familiar with th elocal custom, I sat at the bar and ordered a beer.  I was told by the bartender/cook that I had to sit in the back to order beer.  The place was split down the middle by a wall and a swinging door next to the bar.  In front of the wall = cokes and sprite; behind the wall beer and hard liquor!  Maybe those teenagers won't notice that we are drinking back there.  

Anyway, I got up, moved a few spots down the bar - past the swinging door and ordered a beer.  They had the standards on tap with a local brew thrown in for good measure.  This is the main reason I wanted to hit a bar for dinner - to try the local beers, so I was in luck!  

The menu had a staggering array of sandwich/hamburger options, so I wasn't quite ready to order when the waitress/bartender brought my beer and wanted to take my order.  This was a mistake because she was the only waitress/bartender (there was a man who was a bartender/cook) for the entire place.  Since there were at least 50 or more people in the place, she was a very busy woman.  About 10 minutes later, she was able to take my order.  

Since the bartender/cook mainly focused on cooking, I got my food quickly and freshly prepared.  I enden up choosing the philly cheese steak with fries.  The sandwich was excellent, close to ones I had in Philly.  If you're not from this small portion of the US or have never been, most everyone eats their fries with fry sauce, not ketchup.  Fry sauce is pink and is ketchup and mayo mixed together.  Its an amazing condiment and I don't understand why it has not spread into other parts of the counrty.  

Hopefully, West Valley can hire some more waitstaff or my visit was during a time when someone missed their shift.  Other than the slower than usual service, it turned out to be a nice place to eat.  

As for pool, they have 7 or 8 foot coin operated tables, maybe 10 or so (some on the beer side, some on the coke side).  I don't remember it being smoky, but i don't think people were somking maybe its not allowed.  They had a poker tournament on the beer side while I was there.  Decor and furnishings are very spartan, the place is in a shopping strip and it looks like it from the inside.  Beers were reasonably priced ($4 or so) and sandwiches with fries ran about $6.