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Restaurant Review: Southwestern Diner Vibes at Stella Grill

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The Cubano sandwich at Stella Grill Alex Springer The idea of neighborhood diners is simply awash in nostalgia for me. Growing up in suburban Utah, these local diners were really my first exposure to food that was not flash-fried, crimped into a Styrofoam clam shell and collected at a drive-through window.

Granted, the food at these local diners wasn’t exactly the picture of diversity, but they understood the assignment of what a neighborhood restaurant should be for its community. I sometimes wonder if that paradigm can still exist today, which is perhaps what led me to Stella Grill.

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