The Red Iguana restaurant opened its doors in 1985 to resounding applause and numerous local and national awards. Red Iguana is Utah’s most awarded Mexican restaurant. The founders, Ramon and Maria Cardenas started in the restaurant business in the Salt Lake Valley over forty years ago. Together, they shared a passion for Mexican cuisine.

Cafe Rio is a restaurant chain prominent in Utah, with branches in Arizona and Nevada with emphasis on expanding to California and Idaho, serving a variety of Mexican style food.

Cafe Rio’s recipes are inspried from the traditional cooking in the Rio Grande Region of Northern Mexico., Southern Texas and New Mexico