(Courtesy El Cholo) The original El Cholo restaurant in Los Angeles, seen here in the 1930s. The Mexican restaurant opened in 1923 and spawned others. The chain's seventh location — the first outside southern California — is now open in Salt Lake City's Sugar House neighborhood.
Kolbie Peterson reports on food, drink and small business for The Salt Lake Tribune and also writes the Utah Eats newsletter. She previously covered breaking news, crime and public safety as part of The Tribune's enterprise team. She received her bachelor's degree at Westminster University, back when it was Westminster College. She has five cats.