West Valley City

Car

West Valley City lies on what is known as a grid system and is part of the greater Salt Lake City grid. For helpful information on the grid system used in Utah, please see the Salt Lake City page. The easiest way to get to West Valley City from the international airport is to take I-80 East until the first I-215 south exit and continue southwards until you reach exits for 3500 South.

Rail

TRAX is a light rail line administered by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in the Salt Lake Valley. The new Green Line begins from the municipal center (West Valley Central Station, at 2750 West 3590 South) in West Valley City and continues northeast to Salt Lake City downtown, with stops at Decker Lane (3070 S. 2200 West), Redwood Junction (1740 W. Research Way) and River Trail (2340 S. 1070 West).
Fares begin at $2.35 and payable at electronic ticket kiosks at TRAX stations. Day pass can be purchased for $5.75, or a return (roundtrip) ticket for $4.70. The difference is that with a day pass, you may use TRAX or buses for an unlimited time for the day. The trip from West Valley Central Station to downtown (Temple Square) lasts about 28 minutes. The first northbound train departs M-F at 5:01AM, Sa at 5:21AM, and Su at 10:01AM. The last train southbound arriving at West Valley Central station M-F at 11:23PM, Sa at 11:58PM, and Su at 9:38PM. For more information on TRAX system and schedule, consult the UTA website at:

Bus

UTA also operates an extensive bus system which covers the entire Wasatch Range.

• 35 and 35M - run along the east-west 3500 South between Millcreek TRAX Station and Magna, stopping at West Valley Central Station.
• 41 - from 3900 South (Meadowbrook) TRAX Station to 4100 S 5600 West, stops at Salt Lake Community College. Every 30 min.
• 227 - West Valley Central Station, travelling southwards along 2700 West towards Sugar Factory TRAX Stop on Red Line. Every 30 min.
• 232 - West Valley Central Station, travelling southwards along 3200 West towards SLCC Jordan Campus (just south of 9000 South in South Jordan). Every 30 min.
• 240 - West Valley Central Station, travels the vicinity of 4000 West, connecting to Pioneer Valley Hospital in WVC, Jordan Landing Mall (in West Jordan), and ending at Jordan Valley TRAX Station on Red Line. Every 30 min.
• 248 - West Valley Central Station, travelling southwards along 4800 West, connecting to Old Bingham Highway TRAX stations on Red Line. Every 30 min.
• 509 - West Valley Central Station, going towards Salt Lake City downtown. Seven Peaks Water Park can be accessed from this bus. Every 30 min.
• 513 - Industrial Business Park line is essentially a commuters' bus, hence not much to interest of tourists, but eventually ends at SLC downtown. Frequency, 4 buses per day in each direction.
• 523 - Business Park line, another commuters' bus. 4 buses in each direction per day.

Please consult the bus timetables at for more information. It is important to note that not all lines run every day, and that bus services can be reduced or nonexistent on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays unless otherwise announced.

• Maverik Center

  phone: +1 801 988-8800
  address: 3200 Decker Lake Dr
  Venue for concerts, hockey game (Salt Lake Grizzlies), and other events such as Rodeo of ´47.

• Stonebridge Golf Club

  phone: +1 801 957-9000
  address: 4415 Links Dr

• Valley Fair Mall

  phone: +1 801 969-6211
  address: 3601 Constitution Boulevard
  Covered shopping mall with anchor department stores including JcPennys and Macy's. Stores are generally geared for low to middle classes living in West Valley City area, and onsite cinema offering inexpensive movie viewings.

• Native American Trading Post

  phone: +1 801 952-0184
  address: 3971 So. Redwood Rd
  Shop full of authenic Native American items such as beadworks, ceremony baskets, clothings, drums and flutes, figurines, jewelries and so on.

• AA Callisters

  address: 3615 S Redwood Rd
  Cowboy tack shop with offers on mens, womens and children's clothings, as well as equipment for horseback riding and rodeos.

Most of the restaurants are located on 3500 South, and there is a great diversity of food offered by these restaurants, ranging from Mexican to Asian cuisines. Listings start from just east of Redwood, going westwards.
East of Redwood Road

• Gossip Tapioca Restaurant

  phone: +1 801 886-2868
  address: 1629 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City
  Stylish Vietnamese restaurant located in a mini-mall. Restaurant is divided in halves, one for coffee shop and other for restaurant. They serve bubble teas, and in their restaurant, they serve many Vietnamese dishes, e.g. tofu fried in lemongrass, curry noodles, fried potstickers.

• PhoCall

  phone: +1 801 972-2808
  address: 1631 West 3500 South
  Vietnamese restaurant serving mainly pho soup (noodle soup, with various meat, vegetable and herbs).

• Ogie's Cafe

  phone: +1 801 973-6455
  address: 3515 South Redwood Rd
  Typical American diner place, serving breakfast dishes such as biscuits and gravy.

West of Redwood Road

• Asia Palace

  phone: +1 801 972-2835
  address: 1774 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City
  Vietnamese-owned restaurant offering Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Excellent Curry noodle dishes.

• Red Maple Chinese Restaurant

  phone: +1 801 747-2888
  address: 3361 South Redwood Rd
  Chinese restaurant serving typical Chinese dishes as well as dimsum on weekends. Lunch specials. Pon Pon Chicken highly recommended.

• Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle

  phone: +1 801 972-9000
  address: 3460 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City
  Vietnamese noodle restaurant

• Myung Ga

  phone: +1 801 908-0124
  address: 1839 West 3500 S # 2A
  A local favorite for Korean food, menu serves exclusively sundubu jjigae (soft tofu soup) with various flavors, such as beef, chicken, seafood, fish or even intestines. Other dishes also include dolsot bibimbap (rice with vegetabo in stone pot), bulgogi (barbecued beef), and kalbi (short ribs). All orders come with generous offerings of ban chan (side dishes).

• Pho Green Papaya Restaurant

  phone: +1 801 886-1548
  address: 2000 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City
  Vietnamese-owned restaurant with a menu covering pan-Asian dishes including Thai curries, Korean barbecue, Pork Vindaloo, as well as Vietnamese dishes i.e. pho (noodle soup), fried quail, etc... Restaurant has a nice and contemporary atmosphere.

• Kowloon Cafe

  phone: +1 801 972-8720
  address: 2055 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City
  Chinese restaurant with offers for family style dinner for 2 persons, as well as single person dinners. Dishes can also be ordered a la carte.

• Greek Souvlaki

  phone: +1 801 973-4976
  address: 2192 West 3500 South
  Greek restaurant offering gyros and souvlaki dishes, as well as other special dishes such as pastitsio, spanakopita and stuffed grape leaves.

• Cafe Silvestre

  phone: +1 801 972-5582
  address: 3524 South 2200 West
  Small Mexican restaurant serving various dishes, e.g. burritos. To access to this place, turn onto 2200 West south from 3500 South and go around to the corner where the restaurant is situated.

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

  phone: +1 801 977-8221
  address: 2283 City Center Ct
  Old style Americana restaurant offering hearty plates such as meatloaf or haddock dinners, fried chicken livers, hickory smoked ham, and homemade chicken and dumplings.

Valley Fair Shopping Mall, west of I-215

• SmashBurger

  phone: +1 801-988-4613
  address: W. 3500 S. & S. 2700 W.
  Burger joint, serving cooked-to-order 100% Angus beef burgers, with interesting flavors, as well as side dishes, e.g. smashfries, veggie fries, and haystack onions.

• Olive Garden

  phone: +1 801 955-1034
  address: 3515 Constitution Blvd
  National chain Italian restaurant.

• Sushi Monster

  phone: +1 801 966-8889
  address: 3567 Constitution Blvd
  Japanese sushi restaurant.

• NYPD Pizzeria & Delicatessen

  phone: +1 801 968-6973
  address: 3603 South 2700 West
  New York style pizzeria with various pizza offerings on the menu, as well as wings, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, calzone and stromboli.

• In-N-Out Burger

  address: 3715 S. Constitustion Blvd
  Iconic West Coast fast food restaurant serving burger and fries made from fresh ingredients. There are only three burger offerings, to be ordered with fries and beverage.

• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

  phone: +1 801 964-2354
  address: 3601 S. 2700 West #b152
  Sit-in family-style American restaurant serving primarily burgers and fries.

• Wiseguys Comedy Club

  phone: +1 801-463-2909
  address: 2194 West 3500 South
  Open Mic Night on Wednesdays, touring professionals in between. Holds 300 people, but only about half the seats face the stage at a decent angle, so arrive early.

• Country Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 801 908-0311
  address: 3422 South Decker Lake Dr

• Holiday Inn Express

  phone: +1 801 517-4000
  address: 3036 S. Decker Lake Dr

• Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites

  phone: +1 801 736-2000
  address: 2254 West City Center Ct

• Baymont Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 801 886-1300
  address: 2229 West City Center Ct

• La Quinta Inn

  phone: +1 801 954-9292
  address: 3540 South 2200 West, Salt Lake City

• Staybridge Suites

  phone: +1 801 746-8400
  address: 3038 S. Decker Lane Dr

• Sleep Inn

  phone: +1 801 975-1888
  address: 3440 S. 2200 W.

• Extended Stay America

  phone: +1 801 886-2400
  address: 2310 W. City Center Ct

• Value Place

  phone: +1 801 886-2430
  address: 1650 West 3500 South