Day Menu

Breakfast
The following served with Ruths famous Mile High biscuit:

Favorites
served with choice of hash browns, half grapefruit, Spanish rice or pinto beans

The Lighter Side

Pecan Cinnamon Roll French Toast - cinnamon rolls dipped in vanilla egg batter, grilled and served with lemon cream cheese and warm maple syrup 7.29 French Toast - 2 pieces of thick sliced bread dipped in cinnamon, vanilla egg batter, grilled, topped with cinnamon & powdered sugar. Served with warm maple syrup 5.99 add strawberries 1.25 Buttermilk Pancakes - three thick fluffy buttermilk cakes served with butter and warm maple syrup 6.49 add strawberries 1.25 Banana Walnut French Toast - Ruths fresh made banana-walnut bread, dipped in vanilla egg batter, grilled and topped with bananas and walnuts. served with warm maple syrup 7.89 Oatmeal - brown sugar, diced apple, cranraisins and walnuts 4.49 The Patio Parfait - berries and bananas layered with vanilla yogurt and granola served in a parfait glass 5.99 Granola - with whole or skim milk 4.99 85 extra for sliced bananas

Ruths Famous Mile High Biscuits and Country Gravy a recession special 5.99 ~ Add 2.40 for bacon, sausage or ham

Breakfast Burrito - a large flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, chorizo sausage, onions, green peppers, cheese, and topped with ranchero sauce. served with pinto beans 9.79 *Huevos Rancheros - corn tortillas topped with two eggs,
ranchero sauce & cheddar cheese. served with pinto beans 8.59

Ruths Benedicts *Salmon Benedict - poached eggs on a salmon filet and English muffin topped with hollandaise sauce and salsa fresca 11.69 *Eggs Benedict - poached eggs on English muffins with Canadian bacon, tomato and hollandaise sauce 10.59 *Pulled Pork Benedict - poached eggs on green chile cheese cornbread, Holy Smokes BBQ pulled pork and hollandaise sauce 10.79
The following served with Ruths famous Mile High biscuit:

Eggs Plus
served with choice of hash browns, half grapefruit, Spanish rice or pinto beans. Substitute egg beaters for an additional 50

*Ruths Breakfast Combo - pancakes or French toast,

two farm fresh eggs, two strips of bacon and hash browns 8.29

Skinny Burrito - a flour tortilla filled with eggbeaters

scrambled with roasted red peppers, all topped with ranchero sauce, and served with a side of pinto beans and cottage cheese 7.99

*Two Eggs - farm fresh eggs any style 4.99 *Bacon or Sausage with Two Eggs - 7.29 *Ham Steak with Two Eggs - 8.69 *Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs - breaded beef cutlet with
Ruth's country gravy. served with two eggs 10.29

Sunrise Spuds - our hash browns with mushrooms, cheddar cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole 7.69 *Corned Beef Hash - Ruths traditional recipe of tender corned beef brisket, green peppers, onions, hash browns and spices, served with two farm fresh eggs any style 8.59 Migas - two eggs scrambled with chorizo sausage, onions,
green peppers, cheddar cheese and corn tortillas. Served with a warm flour tortilla, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, Spanish rice & pinto beans 8.89

*Pulled Pork and Eggs - we smoked it, pulled it and serve it with 2 eggs and Ruths bbq sauce 9.49 *Red Trout & Eggs - Cajun spiced filet, grilled and topped with salsa fresca. served with two eggs 10.59

*Ruths Big Breakfast - Ruths hash browns topped with

cheddar cheese, two eggs, two pieces of bacon and a sausage patty 8.79

Quiche of the Day

fresh baked quicheask your server for todays preparation, served with fresh fruit 7.99

3 Egg Omelettes
served with choice of hash browns, half grapefruit, Spanish rice or pinto beans. Substitute eggbeaters for an additional 50

Breakfast Sandwich
two fried eggs with bacon, ham, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on toasted sourdough bread, choice of side 6.99

King of Hearts - artichoke hearts, mushrooms, fresh garlic, monterey jack and parmesan cheeses 9.19 Ruths Smoked Salmon - in-house smoked salmon, capers,
red onions, tomatoes and feta cheese 11.29

Early Bird Special (No substitutions)

served 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. only two pancakes, two eggs, hash browns, one sausage patty and one strip of bacon 4.99

Fresh Asparagus - fresh asparagus, tomatoes, smoked gouda cheese and hollandaise sauce 8.89 Western - ham, mushrooms, green peppers, onions and cheddar cheese 8.59 Spinach - fresh spinach, monterey jack cheese, mushrooms, tomato, bacon and sour cream 9.49 Pork Chile Verde - open faced omelette topped with Ruths
pork chile verde, monterey jack cheese and sour cream 9.79

For Our Vegan Friends

Trevors Potato Burrito - hash browns, pinto beans, guacamole, and sauted mushrooms wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with ranchero sauce. Served with fresh fruit 7.99 Ruths Vegan Sunrise Spuds - our hash browns with
mushrooms, pico de gallo and guacamole 7.49
*Thoroughly cooking foods of animal origin such as beef, eggs, fish, pork, poultry or shellfish reduces the risk of food borne illness. Consult your physician or public health official for further information.

Crab & Avocado - fresh crab, avocado, tomato, green onions

and cream cheese, topped with hollandaise sauce 11.89

Ruths Frittata - feta cheese, roasted tomatoes and basil 9.89

If your favorite is no longer offered, please ask. We may be able to make it for you.

Ruths Favorite

Lunch
The following served with Ruths famous Mile High biscuit:

Appetizers
Chips & Salsa - 4.25 Side of guacamole 3.00 Roasted Red Pepper Hummus - served with grilled pita 7.29 Grilled Parmesan Polenta - polenta cakes with parmesan
cheese, grilled and served with mediterranean bruschetta 7.99

Sandwiches
served with choice of French fries, pasta salad or pinto beans. Substitute onion rings for 1.29

*The Reuben - tender corned beef brisket with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and thousand island dressing on grilled rye bread 8.49 Turkey Sandwich - sliced-honest-to-goodness fresh roasted
turkey breast, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, cranberry relish on sourdough bread 8.79

Beef Satay - 3 skewers of tender beef, grilled and glazed with

sweet & spicy plum sauce and drizzled with peanut sauce 8.99

Quesadilla - two crisp flour tortillas filled with cheddar and

monterey jack cheese, mushrooms, onions, olives, and tomato, topped with ranchero sauce and sour cream 9.29

Half Sandwich and Soup - the above sandwiches available

as a 1/2 sandwich with choice of soup or house salad 7.79

Buffalo Wings - deep-fried and coated with your choice

of Ruths secret bleu cheese hot sauce or sweet and spicy plum sauce, served with celery, carrots and bleu cheese dressing 9.99

*Italian Sausage & Pepper Sandwich - ground Italian sausage, peppers & onions served on a ciabatta roll with chipotle aioli and provolone cheese 9.29 Club Sandwich - the classic triple-decker: fresh roasted turkey breast with ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on toasted sourdough 8.99 ~ with guacamole add .85 Caprese Sandwich - fresh mozzarella cheese, balsamic vinegar, tomatoes, red onions, fresh basil and pesto mayo on toasted pesto focaccia bread 8.59 Add grilled chicken breast for 3.00 Holy Smokes Pulled Pork Sandwich - served on a toasted bun with side of Ruths bbq sauce 8.59 Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich - grilled teriyaki marinated chicken breast, served on a brioche roll with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and bleu cheese dressing 9.99 Salmon BLT - grilled salmon, bacon, lettuce, tomato and pesto mayo on a toasted ciabatta roll 10.99 Veggie Wrap - roasted red pepper hummus, spinach, red onions, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, bean sprouts and feta cheese rolled in a sundried tomato wrap 8.99

Deep Fried Pickles & Okra - with Ruths special sauce 5.99 Grilled Artichoke - with roasted garlic lemon aioli 7.29

Salads
Chicken Cashew Salad - fresh roasted chicken, apples, grapes, celery, green onions and cashews tossed with dijon mayo 10.29 Smoked Salmon Salad - Ruth smokes her own salmon, tosses it with greens, toasted almonds, red onions and capers with salsa vinaigrette 12.59 Chinese Chicken Salad - charbroiled teriyaki-marinated
chicken, rice noodles, olives, red peppers, bean sprouts, mushrooms, water chestnuts, scallions, almonds, mandarin oranges and snow peas in a ginger sesame oil dressing 11.59

Fresh Roasted Beet & Spinach Salad - oven roasted beets, fresh spinach, roasted walnuts, red onions, diced tomatoes and feta cheese tossed with honey dijon red wine vinaigrette 9.79 Cobb Salad - mixed fresh greens with choice of dressing, topped with grilled chicken breast, tomato, avocado, bleu cheese, hard boiled eggs and bacon 11.79

For Our Vegan Friends

Arribiata Pasta - fresh cauliflower,
broccoli, squash, artichoke hearts, roasted tomatoes and onions sauted in canola oil , tossed with a spicy marinara sauce and linguine pasta 9.29 Add chicken or vegan burger 3.00

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Ask your server about our breakfast & lunch specials!

Ruths Favorite

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Serving since the 1930s Fresh 7 oz 100% Chuck Charbroiled Hamburgers

Ruths Burgers

*Hamburger - 7.59
or provolone cheese add 89

*This-is-Almost-the-Place Burger *Cajun Bacon Bleu Burge r

and sauted fresh mushr ooms 8.99

crumbles and a side of Ruths bbq sauce 9.49

r Ruths meat loaf charbr oiled and served with pro volone cheese, shredded lettuce, mayon naise and Ruths bbq sau ce 8.49
sauteed onions, corned beef brisket, Swiss cheese and thousand isla nd dressing 10.59

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Just for Kids

The following served with Ruths famous Mile High biscuit:

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Turkey Bu

Teddy Bear Pancake - served with fresh fruit, with a whipped cream smile and banana eyesfor kids only (no age limit) Grilled Cheese Sandwich - cheddar and Swiss cheese melted between our fresh baked sourdough bread, served with French fries Mac & Cheese - served with fresh fruit Cheese Quesadilla - monterey jack and cheddar cheese melted in a flour tortilla Chicken Fingers - three fried chicken tenders, served with French fries, bbq sauce and ranch dressing

Ruths Famous Desserts

Eriks Hot Fudge Brownie a fresh baked walnut brownie with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, whipped cream 6.99

Ruths Chocolate Malt Pudding - before Jell-o, all puddings were made this way. Rich semi-sweet chocolate, barley malt syrup, heavy cream, egg yolks, sugar and vanilla served with a generous swirl of whipped cream 4.99 Raspberry Creme Brulee - 6.99 Root Beer Float - bottle of IBC root beer and a glass of Tropical Dreams vanilla ice creamenjoy! 3.99 Dessert of the Day - ask your server what Ruth made today!
Add a scoop of Tropical Dreams vanilla ice cream for 1.79

*Thoroughly cooking foods of animal origin such as beef, eggs, fish, pork, poultry or shellfish reduces the risk of food borne illness. Consult your physician or public health official for further information.

Ruths Favorite

Beverages
Coffee - bottomless cup of Ruths fresh ground coffee 2.29 RIMINI Espresso Coffees
espresso 1.79 caf latte, caf mocha, cappuccino 4.79

Soft Drinks/Tea 2.29

Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Dr. Pepper, Lemonade, Hot Tea, Brewed Iced Tea, Raspberry Iced Tea

Milk/Hot Chocolate 2.29

whole, skim, chocolate or soy milk

Juice
fresh squeezed orange or grapefruit juice 3.29 cranberry, apple or V-8 juice 2.99

IBC Bottled Root Beer 2.59

Liquor Menu
Local Microbrews on Draft
16 oz.
4.25 Uinta - Cutthroat Ale HooDoo-Kolsch Golden Ale - Trader Sessions IPA

64 oz. Pitcher
14.00

Wine
Sparklers
Chandon - Brut Gloria Ferrer

Glass
6.50

Bottle
29.95 31.95

Bottled Beers
Budweiser - Bud Light - ODouls 3.95 Pacifico - Stela Artois 5.25 Boddingtons Pub Ale (16 oz. can) 6.50 Wasatch White Label Belgian Style - Uinta Hop Notch 4.75 Epic Captn Cromptons Pale Ale (22 oz. bottle) 8.25 Epic 825 State Stout (22 oz. bottle) 8.50

House Wines - by the glass

White Zinfandel - Beringer Chardonnay - Barefoot Cellars Merlot - Barefoot Cellars 5.95 5.95 5.95

White Wines
White Zinfandel - Beringer Pinot Grigio - Cavit Pinot Grigio -Tamas Sauvignon Blanc - Silver Birch Chardonnay - Bonterra

Glass
6.75 6.75 7.75

Bottle
19.95 25.95 22.95 24.95 32.95

Ruths Favorites
Ruths Killer Bloody Mary - Smirnoff Vodka, mixed with Ruths
spicy secret blend $7

Red Wines
Red - Big House Shiraz - Wishing Tree Old Vine Zinfandel - Gnarly Head Petite Syrah - Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon - J Lohr Cypress Cabernet - Concha Y Torro Merlot - Columbia Crest Zinfandel - Ravenswood

Glass
7.50 6.95 6.75 6.95

Bottle
22.95 25.95 25.95 26.95 23.95 20.95 26.95 25.95

Emigration Canyon Mimosa - Champagne and fresh orange juice $6 Pink Flamingo - Ketel One Citroen vodka, pomegranate liquer, cranberry juice, chilled, shaken and served up $8 Cadillac Margarita - Tres Generations, Triple Sec, lemon-lime juice,
topped with Grand Marnier $9

High West Whiskey Smash - Local High West whiskey, lemon

and lime juices muddled with fresh berries $9

Lucky Strike Lemonade - Ruths lemonade infused with fresh basil and rosemary, vodka or gin $8, High West Whiskey $9 Ruths Gift Card: The perfect gift, available from your server or online at ruthsdiner.com

We accept Cash, Discover, MasterCard, Visa and American Express. 18% gratuity added to parties of eight or more. Maximum of 5 separate checks per table.

Ruths Favorite

Welcome to Ruths Diner

2010 marked our eightieth anniversary and makes us the second oldest Restaurant in Utah. Unfortunately, Ruth didn't live to see it. She passed away in November of 1989 at the age of 94. She was a great story tellera spirited woman whose language could make a gangster blushand what follows are a few stories from her life as observed by friends or told by Ruth herself. As a young woman, she was very handsome. The pictures on the wall of the diner show that much. Ruth performed in some of the bars around Salt Lake City as a cabaret singer from about 1912 to 1916. She tells of being dragged off the stage one night by a jealous woman with a fierce grip on her hair. Ruth recovered quickly and the biddy regretted herself for some time to come. In 1930 she started the diner as Ruth's Hamburgers downtown in the Meredith Building at 120 East Second South. At some point her location was directly across the street from a very small house of ill repute and Ruth kept a keen eye on the doings across the way. She fed the girls and listened to their stories about various police, politicians, judges and other clients. After many years of flipping burgers downtown, her building was sold and demolished. So she bought a Salt Lake Trolley car and moved it up Emigration Canyon where she reopened in 1949. Ruth built an apartment onto the back of her trolley car (it's now the lower dining area and kitchen) and lived on the property alone with her little Chihuahua dogs for almost forty years. Ruth was extremely independent. She often said, I don't know about this women's lib stuff, I always took good care of myself. But Ruth did make two concessions in her life that we know of. When she turned eighty, she switched from Lucky Strikes to a filtered cigarette, and she finally placated the health department by posting a hand written sign on the wall next to the door which read No Smoking Section - First Bar Stool Only. During the 50's and 60's, Ruth's became a familiar stop for the fraternity boys looking for a cold beer and some local color. ID's weren't carefully checked since Ruth didn't think any more of that law than she did the new smoking ordinances. They can enforce their own laws! Her dogs were just as spirited as she was. The Chihuahuas tried to bite any customers they didn't know, with a special sweet tooth for those frat boys. Ruth lived out her last years in the duplex behind the diner. One of our waitresses paid Ruth a visit after her shift. She sat down on the couch, but felt something hard. She reached between the cushions and found a gun. She said, Ruth, this gun is loaded! Ruth replied, Well, it wouldn't do me any damn good if it wasn't. The occasion for the visit was Ruth's 90th birthday. By then, Ruth had already sold the diner (back in 1977) to one of those frat boys, Curtis Oberhansly, who wasn't nearly as good at story telling, much less cabaret singing, but he did own the diner for 25 years through 2001. The diner has again changed hands and Tracy and Erik Nelson, who have been associated with the diner for many years, carry on Ruths legacy.