Our favorite Utah County dining experiences of 2018
A Sexy Bomb sushi roll is served à la carte at AhiMuse.
The Paniolo (Cowboy) burger at Seven Brothers in Saratoga Springs. Seven Brothers also has a location inside The Hut in Provo.
Korean side dishes are brought to the table at Yummy's BBQ in Orem.
The Romeo and Juliet roll is served at Itto Sushi, located at 547 E. University Parkway in Orem.
Clockwise from top: Snickerdoodle, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate Chip, Loaded Brownie Batter, and Cake Batter cookie dough are served at Dough Nation in Provo.
The Battleship Burger and fries at Good Move Cafe in Provo.
A family-size portion of Pulled Pork Nachos is pictured at Doc Brundy’s Delectable Diversions in Spanish Fork.
Candy garlic wings with fries from Bok Bok Chicken.
A Sunglow M.O.A.B (Mother of All Burgers) is served with onion rings at Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
The Motherlode Burger and fries at Dalton's Steakhouse in Lindon.
Sherrie's Nachos at Brick Canvas Cafe at Thanksgiving Point.
The Supreme Leader at The Rising Bun features marinated beef short rib, pickled red peppers, scallions and chili-hoisin sauce.
From top: A Fantastic Roll, Dancing Eel Roll and Sexy Bomb are served from AhiMuse's all-you-can-eat sushi menu.
A Cinderella Roll is served from AhiMuse's all-you-can-eat sushi menu.
A Volcano baked roll is served from AhiMuse's all-you-can-eat sushi menu.
A Beef Teriyaki Bento Box is served at AhiMuse.
A Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box is served at AhiMuse.
A Salmon Steak Bento Box is served at AhiMuse.
Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream is served at AhiMuse.
Miso Soup is served at AhiMuse.
Half Baked Peppermint Bark cookie dough, left, and Peanut Butter and Chocolate cookie dough are served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and a chocolate and caramel drizzle at Dough Nation in Provo.
A wall at Dough Nation in Provo.
Vanilla ice cream is served at Dough Nation in Provo.
A slice of Pinto Bean Pie is served at the Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
A Crispy Chicken Cordon Bleu dish is served with fries and steamed carrot slices at the Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
A Chile Verde Navajo Taco is served at the Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
A Smothered Burrito is served at the Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
A Garlic Cheese Fries appetizer is served with ranch dressing at the Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
A side salad is served at the Sunglow Café in Spanish Fork.
The Love Rolls are served at Itto Sushi, located at 547 E. University Parkway in Orem.
The Firebird roll is wrapped in foil and served on a flaming plate at Itto Sushi, located at 547 E. University Parkway in Orem.
House boneless wings with fries from Bok Bok Chicken.
The Krispie Yum-Aguchi is made with curry-fried chicken, pickled mustard seeds, shaved fennel and Thai coconut cream.
Comrade Fries are topped with kalua pork, chili-hoisin sauce, pork-belly aioli, scallions and lime.
Two hamburgers wait to be delivered to customers at Seven Brothers Burgers on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Saratoga Springs.
Cy Harman, 16, tosses fries in the kitchen at Seven Brothers Burgers on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Saratoga Springs.
The vanilla milk shake and our Xanadu order sign at Seven Brothers in Satatoga Springs.
An in-table grill and Korean side dishes are pictured at Yummy's BBQ in Orem.
Pork Belly cooks on an in-table grill surrounded by side dishes at Yummy's BBQ in Orem.
The Kids Grilled Cheese and fries at the Good Move Cafe in Provo.
The Sweet Fry Bread, left, and Apples to Apples Cobbler at Good Move Cafe in Provo.
The Go Fish! and Chips at Good Move Cafe in Provo.
A cup of piping hot chocolate sits in front of our in-progress chess game at Good Move Cafe in Provo.
Kelcy Moon, center, and her mother-in-law, Diane Wanamaker, play a card game and eat dinner with friends on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Good Move Cafe in downtown Provo. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald
Nanette Pollard and her husband, Destry, play a jumbo-sized game of Connect Four on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Good Move Cafe in downtown Provo. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald
The Cookie “Dough Monster Sandwich, with vanilla ice cream instead of whipped cream topping, is pictured at Doc Brundy’s Delectable Diversions in Spanish Fork.
A few vintage pinball machines are pictured at Doc Brundy’s Delectable Diversions in Spanish Fork.
The Prime Rib plate with onion rings at Dalton's Steakhouse in Lindon.
From left, the Fried Green Beans, the Prime Rib with onion rings and the Motherlode Burger at Dalton's Steakhouse in Lindon.
Sweet Potato Chili with a Turkey and Cranberry Sandwich at the Brick Canvas Cafe at Thanksgiving Point.
Pumpkin Pancakes with cream cheese glaze and maple syrup at Brick Canvas Cafe at Thanksgiving Point.
Each year, our Ticket team of dining reviewers visits around 50 Utah County restaurants.
Many of these are brand new restaurants, some are fresh franchise locations and others may be places that haven’t been reviewed within the past five years. Whatever the situation, this gives us a good lay of the land as it relates to dining in Utah County.
To kick off the new year, we thought a quick look back at 2018 was in order. So, here is a brief recap of our favorite dining review experiences of the past year: