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Restaurant Review: Southern Classics at Creole & Sliders Cafe.

A legendary U of U football alum returns to feed South Salt Lake.

Something about Utah’s mountains, its metro area and its dubious air quality keeps people coming back long after they’ve traveled the country. This unique fondness for the Beehive State is what prompted Frank and Jovanna Henry to return and open their Creole & Sliders Cafe , anyway.

Frank had a solid run as wide receiver on the 1977 - 1978 University of Utah football team, and he and his wife have been living in San Diego for the past several years. After the couple retired, they decided to bring their restaurant experience back to the Wasatch Front.

Creole & Sliders Cafe is a love letter to…

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