So, I’ve never been to Highland Utah before… nor could I really recommend it, unless that is if you’re in the area and need a place to eat. I have a dear friend to lives in Provo and we decided to meet half way to catch up on each others lives and try out a new restaurant, that we had heard a lot about on Twitter. Several folks have been to Blue Lemon Bistro because of the publicity that they have gotten from Twitter. They also actually have their own Twitter account and are a great example of marketing your small business through social media. They post their daily specials and they engage with their consumers and potential guests about their product. They were one of the first Utah restaurants to join twitter and I think they have highly benefited from it as a viral marketing tool. Now, there are several restaurants on Twitter: Jvdge Cafe, Sun and Moon Cafe, Guru’s Cafe, Bevalo Coffee, Z Tejas, Maggie Moos, Marble Slab, Costa Vida, and I’m sure many others. If you’re on twitter you can follow these restaurants to get special offers etc.

Because of all of Blue Lemon’s buzz online when we were trying to think of a place to meet half way between Salt Lake downtown and Provo, we decided to try out this new cafe. Well first of all, its not right off the highway so if you’re interested in trying it out and you live in Salt Lake allow yourself at least 40 minutes to get there. It’s located in a strip mall across next to a sewing company (now you’re really in Utah County)! But once you get past the location it definitely lives up to the hype. There are two sides to the restaurant, a bakery/coffee side and a dining area. The bakery side has cakes, muffins, tarts, and cupcakes and to drink: smoothies, coffee drinks, and coffee free but coffee-like drinks. The dining side has breakfast, lunch, and dinner items depending on the time of day. We decided to order a few side items so we could try some different things. We ordered a fruit salad with mint vinaigrette, sweet potatoes fries, and two soups- Butternut Squash and Cream of Asparagus. We loved the mint vinaigrette sauce on the fruit and the Cream of Asparagus soup. The butternut squash soup was really sweet, almost dessert-like and the sweet potato fries were a bit cold and not crispy but the taste was good. I’d come back for the Cream of Asparagus Soup for sure but it is not offered daily; it was their special of the day. Overall, it was a pretty cute place with a posh environment and a fun menu. Try it out if you’re in the area, on your way to Sundance or if you go for a summer drive into the canyons.