Be prepared to pay near-fine dining prices for average food. The tables are non-linened which means you get to see all the dust particles that your utensils sit on. Nice...The wine glasses have spots on them and you get your water in a high ball glass. Upscale according to Zagats..yeah right. You think you are in an italian restaurant but you see french posters. The servers wear dirty, worn out aprons and it's only 6:00pm. The scallop salad is ok and not worth $10. You get two subpar, nondiver, unraveled scallops with supposed bloody oranges but you get only basic oranges that come sliced. Which means you need to section the oranges yourself unless you like the the bitter white part. The ""special of the day"" $25 risotto is bland with plenty of fresh peas and not a hint of parm regg. The pork arrived medium to medium well due to the fact that the server never asked my how I wanted the pork prepared. Still think you are in an upscale restaurant? Maybe in SLC but nowhere else. The pork came with a reduction that didn't help the basic pork sirloin that can prepared at home. Sidenote: The server didn't immediately remove my empty glass of wine when she arrived with a new one. I had to ask for a knife to cut my bland pork. These may be minor to you but when Lugano is described as upscale and is rated best italian restaurant in SLC for several years, it makes you wonder what the standards of culinary excellence is in SLC. It's obvious why James Beard didn't think SLC is a spot to dine at. Park City is nothing more than overpriced food due to location. $9 for basic creme brulee? Come to SLC for renewing your faith if you are LDS, don't expect fine dining.
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