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Tuesday · Good Eats
Issue #13 · June 9, 2026
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Korean fried chicken in Orem, and a Lehi focaccia shop the whole town is talking about

Plus the date-night spot that still tops Provo, the Thursday food truck roundup downtown, and where to grab a dirty soda and a cookie in one stop.

Good morning, Happy Valley.

Summer cooking season is here, but some nights you want someone else to do the work. The Valley's food scene gave us plenty of reasons to skip the kitchen this month.

Here are the eats worth driving for. Bring an appetite.

📍 30 seconds in the valley⏱️ 4 min read

🍽️ The Spot Everyone's Talking About

Communal, downtown Provo Worth it

Communal, downtown Provo

Farm-to-table New American with a seasonal menu built around locally sourced ingredients. The longtime pick for a Provo date night.
🕐Hours: Dinner from 5pm Mon–Sat · lunch Tue–Fri · brunch Sat & Sun mornings
📍Address: 102 N University Ave, Provo · 2 min from downtown Provo
💵Cost: $$$ · entrees in the upper range
⏰Timing: Reservations matter on Friday and Saturday. Walk-ins are a gamble at the Valley's busiest fine-dining room
Our take
Years in, Communal still sets the bar in Provo. The menu shifts with the season, so the standout dish changes, but the precision does not. The room a Valley couple should book for an anniversary.
⚠️ Heads up: Hours run on separate lunch and dinner blocks and shift by day. Confirm the day's service and book ahead at communalrestaurant.com.
$$$ date nightanniversaryfarm-to-table
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🆕 Just Opened

Worth it

Bonchon, Orem

Korean fried chicken, hand-battered and double-fried, with sauce brushed on by hand, plus Korean chicken tacos and Asian fusion plates.
🕐Hours: By University Place · busiest on weekend evenings
📍Address: 541 E University Pkwy, Suite A, Orem (by University Place) · ~10 min from downtown Provo
💵Cost: $$ · combos and wing/drum orders
⏰Timing: Go on a weeknight or off-peak. Weekends can hit a line out the door
Our take
Solid Korean fried chicken in Utah County, and the crackly double-fried skin lives up to it. Order the chicken and the Korean tacos on the first visit.
⚠️ Heads up: It's a new, busy location, so waits and hours can swing. Confirm hours before you drive over.
$$ fried chickengrouptakeout
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🚚 Worth the Drive

Worth the drive

Provo Food Truck Roundup, downtown

A weekly gathering of the Valley's best trucks in one lot, Thursday nights. Tacos, BBQ, gourmet French toast, burgers, and dessert trucks in rotation.
🕐Hours: Thursdays 6pm–9:30pm · runs year-round, weather permitting
📍Address: Startup Building lot, 560 S 100 W, Provo · 4 min from downtown Provo
💵Cost: $–$$ · per-truck pricing, bring a card and some cash
⏰Timing: Come hungry and graze across two or three trucks. BBQ trucks sell out early, so hit those first
Our take
The easiest way to sample the Valley's truck scene without chasing locations all week. A low-key, kid-friendly dinner that turns into a Thursday habit.
⚠️ Heads up: The truck lineup changes week to week and the event pauses for holidays and bad weather. Check the Provo Food Truck Roundup Facebook page before you go.
$$ familiesvarietycasual
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🍰 The Best Bite We Found

F'Kosh, downtown Lehi Best of the week

F'Kosh, downtown Lehi

A family-run focaccia bakery baking small batches daily. Rotating loaves run sweet to savory: cinnamon, garlic herb, salami swiss, and seasonal flavors.
🕐Hours: Mon–Sat 11am–7pm · closed Sunday
📍Address: 60 W Main St, Lehi · ~25 min from downtown Provo
💵Cost: $ · by the loaf
⏰Timing: Loaves bake in small batches and sell through, so go earlier in the day for the widest flavor pick
Our take
Owners Brent and Mia Knudson bake each loaf by hand, and Lehi has not stopped talking about it since November. Airy inside, crispy at the edges, good plain or as sandwich bread. Get the cinnamon and a savory loaf and decide for yourself.
⚠️ Heads up: Small shop, daily-batch baking, popular flavors go fast. Confirm the day's flavors and hours before driving up.
"unbelievably good"— early customer review, Lehi Free Press
$ treatbreadfamily
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🥤 One Stop, Two Treats

Worth it

Twisted Sugar, Provo

Utah's dirty soda and cookie combo under one roof. Build-your-own fountain sodas with cream and flavor add-ins, plus the signature Twisted Sugar cookie and monthly specials.
🕐Hours: Open late most nights · drive-thru and walk-up
📍Address: 2245 N University Pkwy, Provo · ~7 min from downtown Provo
💵Cost: $ · ~$3–6 per drink, cookies extra
⏰Timing: Pair a cookie with a dirty soda on a hot afternoon. The monthly cookie special is the one to ask about
Our take
When you want the Utah classic and a treat in one stop, this is the move. Easy after a canyon hike or before a movie at the SCERA Shell.
⚠️ Heads up: Hours and the rotating cookie lineup change month to month, and Sunday hours vary. Confirm before you go.
$ treatdrive-thrudirty soda

📌 Heads Up, Happy Valley

Good to know

Crumbl Provo, weekly menu drops Monday

The Logan-born cookie giant rotates four new flavors plus its classics each week. The new lineup posts Sunday night for the week ahead.
🕐Hours: Mon–Thu 8am–10pm · Fri–Sat 8am–midnight · closed Sunday
📍Address: 154 W 1230 N, Provo · ~5 min from downtown Provo
💵Cost: $ · by the cookie or the box
⏰Timing: Check the week's flavors before you go. If a flavor you love drops, grab it early in the week before it rotates out
Our take
Whether you're a fan or fatigued, the weekly drop is a Valley ritual. Worth knowing the Friday and Saturday late hours when the kids want a treat run.
⚠️ Heads up: Flavors change every week and sell-through varies. Confirm current hours and the week's menu before heading over.
$ treatfamilieslate night
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That's the food roundup. Book Communal for the next date night, run the Thursday truck lot for a casual dinner, and drive up to Lehi for a loaf of F'Kosh before it sells out.

Tell us what we missed. Reply with the openings, hidden gems, and best bites your corner of the Valley should know about.

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— The Provo FOMO crew
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