‘Don’t know where else to turn’: A popular Salt Lake City restaurant asked its fans for help. Hundreds chipped in.
The Thai restaurant on 900 South launched a crowdfunding campaign after the owners’ patriarch suffered a medical crisis.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chanon Thai Cafe, a popular Thai restaurant at 278 E. 900 South in Salt Lake City, photographed on Nov. 26, 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.