Hell's Backbone Grill & Farm
A farm restaurant in the town of Boulder, nominated for a James Beard Award, serving Four Corners cooking made with produce from its own organic farm.
Located in the town of Boulder on Highway 12, about 22 km northeast of Escalante, this restaurant calls its cooking 'Four Corners cuisine,' blending cowboy fare, Mormon home cooking and Southwestern flavors. Behind the restaurant are six acres of organic farmland, and the menu changes with the harvest. Bread, jams, pickles and hot sauce are all made in-house. It was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Mountain in 2020, and in 2022 it was nominated for Outstanding Restaurant, the first Utah restaurant to earn that nomination. Dinner only. Reserve ahead through Tock. About $50-80 per person.
Opening hours
Dinner 16:00-20:00, Thursday to Monday during the season; closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Nearby sights
- Anasazi State Park Museum
- Upper Calf Creek Falls
- The Hogback, Scenic Byway 12
- Lower Calf Creek Falls
- Escalante Natural Bridge
- Head of the Rocks Overlook
- Hell's Backbone Road & Bridge
- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park