Editing West Valley City

'''West Valley City''' is a city of 113,000 near [[Salt Lake City]] in the [[Wasatch Front]]. Although it is technically Utah's second largest city, it is in reality more of a suburb of the capital and has little to offer a traveler. On the other hand, West Valley City is home to the most diverse community in Utah, with approximately 45% of the residents being immigrants from Vietnam, Mexico, Pacific Islanders and others. Tourists may want to try to come to WVC to eat various ethnic dishes in West Valley City.

== Get in/Getting around ==

=== 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) located in the Salt Lake Valley. The 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 at 5:01 am weekdays, 5:21 am Saturdays and 10:01 am Sundays. The last train southbound arriving at West Valley Central station at 11:23 pm weekdays, 11:58 pm Saturdays and 9:38 pm Sundays. For more information on TRAX system and schedule, consult the UTA website at: [http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=UTA-Home-TRAX]

=== Bus ===
UTA also operates an extensive bus system which covers the entire Wasatch Front. 

*'''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, frequency every 15 min.
*'''227''' - West Valley Central Station, travelling southwards along 2700 West towards Sugar Factory TRAX Stop on Red Line, frequency every 30 mins. 
*'''232''' - West Valley Central Station, travelling southwards along 3200 West towards SLCC Jordan Campus (just south of 9000 South in South Jordan); frequency every 30 minutes
*'''240''' - West Valley Central Station, travels the vicinty 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. Frequency every 30 minutes.
*'''248''' - West Valley Central Station, travelling southwards along 4800 West, connecting to Old Bingham Highway TRAX stations on Red Line. Frequency every 30 minutes
*'''509''' - West Valley Central Station, going towards Salt Lake City downtown. Seven Peaks Water Park can be accessed from this bus. Frequency every 30 minutes
*'''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 [http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=UTA-Home-Bus] 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.


==See==

*<do name="Maverick Center" alt="" address="3200 Decker Lake Dr, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 988-8800 ‎ " url="http://www.maverikcenter.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Venue for concerts, hockey game (Salt Lake Grizzlies), and other events such as Rodeo of ´47. </do>
*<see name="Redwood Drive-in Theatre" alt="" address="3688 S Redwood Rd, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 973-7088" url="https://redwooddrivein.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Drive In movie theater that also hosts a swap meet every saturday and sunday.</see>


==Buy==
*<buy name="Valley Fair Shopping Center" alt="" address="3601 Constitution Boulevard, West Valley City, UT 84119-3769" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">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. </buy>
*<buy name="Native American Trading Post" alt="" address="3971 So. Redwood Road, West Valley City, UT 84123" directions="" phone="(801) 952-0184" url="http://www.natputah.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Shop full of authenic Native American items such as beadworks, ceremony baskets, clothings, drums and flutes, figurines, jewelries and so on. </buy>


==Eat==
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.<br><br>
'''East of Redwood Road'''<br>
*<eat name="Gossip Tapioca Restaurant" alt="" address="1629 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119-3313" directions="" phone="(801) 886-2868 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">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, i.e. tofu fried in lemongrass, curry noodles, fried potstickers, etc... </eat>
*<eat name="PhoCall" alt="" address="1631 West 3500 South, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 972-2808 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Vietnamese restaurant serving mainly pho soup (noodle soup, with various meat, vegetable and herbs). </eat>
*<eat name="Ogie's Cafe" alt="" address="3515 South Redwood Road, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 973-6455 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Typical American diner place, serving breakfast dishes such as biscuits and gravy. </eat>
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'''West of Redwood Road'''<br>
*<eat name="Asia Palace" alt="" address="1774 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 972-2835 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Vietnamese-owned restaurant offering Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Excellent Curry noodle dishes. </eat>
*<eat name="Red Maple Chinese Restaurant" alt="" address="3361 South Redwood Road, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 747-2888 ‎ " url="http://www.redmaplesaltlake.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Chinese restaurant serving typical Chinese dishes as well as dimsum on weekends. Lunch specials. Pon Pon Chicken highly recommended. </eat>
*<eat name="Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle" alt="" address="3460 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 972-9000" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Vietnamese noodle restaurant</eat>
*<eat name="Myung Ga" alt="" address="1839 West 3500 S # 2A, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 908-0124 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">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 vegetable in stone pot), bulgogi (barbecued beef), kalbi (short ribs), etc... All orders come with generous offerings of ban chan (side dishes).</eat>
*<eat name="Pho Green Papaya Restaurant" alt="" address="2000 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 886-1548 ‎ " url="http://www.greenpapayautah.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">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.</eat>
*<eat name="Kowloon Cafe" alt="" address="2055 West 3500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119-3439" directions="" phone="(801) 972-8720 ‎ " url="http://www.kowlooncafe.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">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. </eat>
*<eat name="Greek Souvlaki" alt="" address="2192 West 3500 South, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 973-4976" url="http://www.greeksouvlaki.com/" hours="M-Sa 11 AM - 10 PM, Su. 12 PM - 8 PM" price="" lat="" long="">Greek restaurant offering gyros and souvlaki dishes, as well as other special dishes such as pastitsio, spanakopita and stuffed grape leaves. </eat>
*<eat name="Cafe Silvestre" alt="" address="3524 South 2200 West, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 972-5582 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Small Mexican restaurant serving various dishes, i.e. 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.</eat>
*<eat name="Cracker Barrel Old Country Store" alt="" address="2283 City Center Court, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 977-8221 ‎ " url="http://www.crackerbarrel.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Old style Americana restaurant offering hearty plates such as meatloaf or haddock dinners, fried chicken livers, hickory smoked ham, homemade chicken n dumplings, etc... </eat><br>
'''Valley Fair Shopping Mall, west of I-215'''<br>
*<eat name="SmashBurger" alt="" address="W. 3500 S. & S. 2700 W., West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="801-988-4613 " url="http://www.smashburger.com/" hours="10 AM - 10 PM daily" price="" lat="" long="">Burger joint, serving cooked-to-order 100% Angus beef burgers, with interesting flavors, as well as side dishes, i.e. smashfries, veggie fries, haystack onions and so on. </eat>
*<eat name="Olive Garden" alt="" address="3515 Constitution Blvd, West Valley, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 955-1034" url="http://www.olivegarden.com/italian-restaurant/UT/West-Valley/1801/?cmpid=og_ll_goo" hours="Su-Th 11 AM - 10 PM, F-Sa 11 AM - 11 PM" price="" lat="" long="">National chain Italian restaurant</eat>
*<eat name="Sushi Monster" alt="" address="3567 Constitution Boulevard, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 966-8889 ‎ " url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Japanese sushi restaurant</eat>
*<eat name="NYPD Pizzeria & Delicatessen" alt="" address="3603 South 2700 West, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 968-6973 ‎ " url="http://www.nypdpizzeria.com/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">New York style pizzeria with various pizza offerings on the menu, as well as wings, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, calzone and stromboli.</eat>
*<eat name="In-N-Out Burger" alt="" address="3715 S. Constitustion Blvd., West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(800) 786-1000 ‎ " url="http://www.in-n-out.com" hours="10:30 AM - 1:30 AM" price="" lat="" long="">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.</eat>
*<eat name="Red Robin Gourmet Burgers" alt="" address="3601 S. 2700 West #b152, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 964-2354" url="http://www.myrockinrobin.com/?utm_source=goo&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=710&utm_campaign=localmaps414&utm_campaign=localmaps" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Sit-in family-style American restaurant serving primarily burgers and fries.</eat>


==Drink==

==Sleep==
*<sleep name="Country Inn & Suites" alt="" address="3422 South Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 908-0311" url="http://www.countryinns.com/west-valley-city-hotel-ut-84119/utvalley" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Holiday Inn Express" alt="" address="3036 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 517-4000" url="http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/west-valley-city/wvchi/hoteldetail" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Crystal Inn Hotel &amp; Suites" alt="" address="2254 West City Center Court , West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 736.2000" url="http://www.crystalinnwestvalley.com/" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Baymont Inn & Suites" alt="" address="2229 West City Center Court, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 886-1300" url="http://www.baymontinns.com/hotels/utah/west--valley-city/baymont-inn--suites-west-valley-city/hotel-overview" checkin="3:00 PM" checkout="12:00 PM" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="La Quinta Inn" alt="" address="3540 South 2200 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 954-9292" url="http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?ident=LQ443&propId=443&IATA=99020571&sisearchengine=231&siproduct=443&clearppc=1" checkin="3:00 PM" checkout="12:00 PM" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Staybridge Suites" alt="" address="3038 S. Decker Lane Drive, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 746-8400" url="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/sb/1/en/hotel/slcbt" checkin="3:00 PM" checkout="11:00 AM" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Sleep Inn" alt="" address="3440 S. 2200 W., West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 975-1888" url="http://www.sleepinn.com/hotel-salt_lake_city-utah-UT051" checkin="3:00 PM" checkout="12:00 PM" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Extended Stay America" alt="" address="2310 W. City Center Ct., West Valley , UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 886-2400" url="http://www.extendedstayamerica.com/property/Extended-Stay-America-Salt-Lake-City-West-Valley-Center-hotel.html" checkin="3:00 PM" checkout="11:00 PM" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>
*<sleep name="Value Place" alt="" address="1650 West 3500 South, West Valley City, UT 84119" directions="" phone="(801) 886-2430" url="http://www.valueplace.com/extended-stay-hotels/locations/utah/Salt-Lake-City-UT-West-Valley/" checkin="" checkout="" price="" lat="" long=""></sleep>


==Get out==

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