August 2024| Vol. 21 Iss. 8
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CELEBRATING THE BEST IN FOOD AT HOLLADAY’S SOHO FOOD PARK By Collette Hayes | c.hayes@mycityjournals.com
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elebrating the best in food, Soho Food Park is considered one of Utah's premier food parks. Throughout the summer months, 65 food trucks run through the Holladay location, and no two nights are the same. The inviting atmosphere, friendly community, and assurance of delicious and diverse cuisine from six food trucks each night have all contributed to the food park’s community success. Established in 2015 in the heart of Holladay, the original developer and owner of Soho, Mark Olsen, sold the park in 2018 to Shree Sharma, Craig Hale and Holladay resident Ben Hale. The new owners made several improvements to the food park, including offering free Wi-Fi, which has attracted more customers to the park and encouraged sharing the unique outdoor dining experience on social media. Soho manager Mark Young has
been scheduling and inviting the trucks to the park since 2017. Food trucks are invited by invitation only. Once a month, Young anonymously visits the trucks of new applicants to see if the food is of high quality, unique and will meet the needs and likes of the park customers. He makes an effort to consider new trucks coming into the business, but is sure to offer invitations to the most popular trucks in the Salt Lake Valley. “I make it a point to speak with all the customers at the park and ask them about how their meal is and what food they enjoy most,” Young said. “Most customers now know me and will give me their honest opinion of what’s good about the park and what isn’t. Over the years, I’ve had to uninvite trucks to ensure no matter what truck a customer eats When Guy Fieri from the Food Network stopped by Nana’s Sonoran Hot Dogs, he was so impressed with the bacon-wrapped from it’s going to be a quality meal.” dog served on a grilled bun that he took a permanent marker and signed the truck, endorsing it. (Photo courtesy Mark Continued page 4 Young)
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