Take a look inside The Roof, the Salt Lake City restaurant with iconic views now reopening after a 5-year break
The restaurant atop the Joseph Smith Memorial Building has “pretty spectacular” views of the Salt Lake Temple.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A view of the Salt Lake Temple from The Roof, the restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
Sean P. Means has been reporting and editing for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1991 — including 25 years as movie critic. Since 2018, he has reported on arts and culture reporter, and breaking news — and was part of The Tribune’s COVID-19 reporting team. He reviews movies for MovieCricket.net and X96’s “Radio From Hell” program.