Category: Food

Savor the Flavor of Summer with Staff-Favorite Food and Beers

Posted on by Dan Eckersley

We’re officially in the dog days of summer, bringing hot sunny days and the perfect excuse to explore our craft beers and delectable bar food inside. We asked our staff to recommend some of their favorite summer beers and warm-weather dishes on the menu. Get ready to cool off with a pint and a plate—curated by your friendly servers and bartenders at your neighborhood location.

Cheers to a Summer of Beer

Summer beers offer light and refreshing profiles that complement the warmth of the season with fruity notes, lower alcohol content, and a crisp finish that makes them ideal for sipping in the heat. 

Wheat beers are known for their light, slightly sweet flavor with hints of citrus and spice. They’re often unfiltered, giving them a cloudy appearance and a full-bodied mouthfeel. Wheat beers pair well with lighter fare, such as salads, seafood, and grilled chicken, making them a versatile choice for summer meals.

Lagers are crisp and refreshing, with a clean finish that makes them ideal for quenching thirst on a hot day. Their mild flavor profile allows them to pair well with a variety of dishes, from salty snacks to grilled vegetables. Pale ales, on the other hand, offer a bolder flavor with hoppy notes that complement spicy dishes and barbecued meats.

With so many options available, finding the perfect summer beer can be a rewarding adventure. Here are some of our suggestions.

Kaden Severn, a bartender in Lehi, loves Wasatch Brewery’s Blueberry Hefeweizen because it’s refreshing and sweet but not too sweet. West Jordan server and bartender Tessa Morrill also gives it a vote, saying, “I love the flavor.”

Squatter’s Juicy IPA also gets nods from Sandy’s Ethan Bolingbroke and bartender Kinzie in West Jordan. 

Crafting Your Perfect Pairings

Pairing beer with food is an art form, one that requires a balance of flavors and textures to create a harmonious experience to elevate a meal. When choosing a beer to pair with your meal, consider the flavors in both the food and the beer. A tangy wheat beer might pair beautifully with a citrusy salad, while a robust stout could complement the charred notes of grilled meats. The goal is to find complementary and contrasting flavors that work together. 

Our staff provides these suggestions of the best summer beers and food pairings to help you make the most of the season. Their choices are based on flavor profiles, seasonal availability, and the perfect balance between beer and dish.

Two bartenders from our Arvada, Colorado, location offer some delicious suggestions. For a light and refreshing pairing, try crisp Palisade Peach Wheat from Breckenridge Brewery with the chicken Caesar salad wrap.

Chelsea Roellchen loves Avery Brewing’s White Rascal because it’s a light option that isn’t too hoppy paired with the French dip pizza because “it’s unique and different with amazing flavor.”

Severn points to Bohemian Brewery’s crisp Czech Pilsner with any of Bout Time’s burgers.

Lehi’s server and bartender, Karla, loves “some smoked wings in fire sauce and a Pacifico for some heat and then some cooling relief.”

The beauty of beer and food pairing is its versatility and room for experimentation. Don’t be afraid to get creative and try unconventional pairings. By experimenting with different beers and dishes, you’ll develop a deeper appreciation for the art of pairing and discover new combinations you’ll want to revisit every summer.

Here’s to Delicious Summer Pairings

The perfect beer and food pairings can transform a simple meal into a memorable experience, inviting you to savor the best of summer. By exploring the diverse world of summer beers and experimenting with different pairings on our menu, you can discover new favorites for every meal. 

Make the most of this summer by trying some of our staff favorites and creating your own. Here’s to great beers, delicious food, and unforgettable moments!

Bout Time Favorites You Need to Try On Your Next Visit

Posted on by Dan Eckersley

Did you know that the inspiration for the world’s first pub dates back to 43 CE?

While pubs have come a long way since then, the sentiment has always been the same. Pubs are fun places to gather with friendly people and share excellent food and drinks.

At Bout Time, we have all kinds of pub food that will rock your world. Read on if you’d like to learn about five Bout Time favorites so you can figure out what to order during your next visit.

1. Jalapeño Poppers

Jalapeño poppers always hit the spot since they check off so many yummy flavor profiles. The pepper’s heat and the cream cheese’s richness will keep you reaching for more.

For extra decadence, we wrap our jalapeño poppers in bacon. This appetizer is the best way to fire up your appetite for more incredible dishes.

2. Irish Nachos

Nachos are a staple pub food, and you’ll love how we create ours. You can order traditional nachos with tortilla chips at our pub, but adventurous eaters like to try our Irish twist that uses sliced potatoes.

After our potatoes are fried to perfection, they’re topped with cheese, bacon, sour cream, and parsley.

3. Pacifico Beer

There’s nothing more refreshing than a tall glass of cold beer. At Bout Time Pub, you can find all kinds of delicious beer to quench your thirst. Pacifico beer is one of our customers’ favorites.

Make some plans to meet up with a bunch of your friends, and you can toast to all the good times you’ve had and all that are coming.

4. B.A.B.B. Burger

No visit to a pub would be complete without sinking your teeth into a juicy burger. Once you try our B.A.B.B. burger, you’ll crave it all the time.

Our ground chuck patties are topped with gooey American cheese, sliced ham, corned beef hash, sliced bacon, and a fried egg. Our soft burger buns are smothered in savory garlic mayo to complete the gourmet experience.

5. Firecracker Shrimp

If you’re a seafood fan, you haven’t lived until you try our addictive firecracker shrimp. We fry our shrimp until they’re nice and crunchy.

Once they’re fresh out of the fryer, we toss them in a creamy sauce with a kick. If you need to cool off your taste buds, dip them in ranch or add a little tang with a lime wedge.

You’ve Got to Try These Bout Time Favorites Soon

There are plenty of reasons to crave these Bout Time favorites. If you are getting hungry reading this guide, then come on over and join us for your next meal.

At Bout Time Pub, we have an extensive menu filled with drinks, wings, pizza, sandwiches, and much more. Spend some time browsing our different menus so you can plan your dream meal. 

Which Bout Time Dishes Fit Your Personality?

Posted on by Dan Eckersley

What you eat can say a lot about your personality and who you are, and when it comes to indulging in mouth-watering, scratch-made dishes, Bout Time Pub & Grub will leave you satiated. Whether you consider yourself adventurous, traditional, spicy, sophisticated, fun-loving, indulgent, or an early bird, there’s a menu item that’s sure to satisfy your taste buds. Are you ready to find out which dish suits your personality? Let’s dig in.


The Adventurous: Crispy Firecracker Shrimp

If you’re the adventurous type who craves excitement and loves to live life on the edge, the Crispy Firecracker Shrimp starter is a perfect choice. These juicy shrimp are fried to crisp perfection and coated in a creamy, spicy sauce that will set your taste buds on fire. Add a squeeze of fresh lime and dip in housemade ranch dressing for a perfect match to your daring personality.

The Traditionalist: The Original Chubby Melt™

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For those who prefer the tried-and-true classics, the Original Chubby Melt™ is the sandwich for you. This two-hander is two classics in one: a patty melt featuring a juicy ground chuck beef patty, melted cheese, grilled onions, and Thousand Island dressing served up between two Parmesan-crusted grilled cheese sandwiches. We dare you to finish one! This hearty meal is so good it’s trademarked so your traditionalist personality will appreciate the consistency and dedication to these classics.


The Spicy: Jalapeño Jack Burger

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If you’re a person that everyone calls “spicy” then the Jalapeño Jack Burger is the perfect burger for you. This juicy bad boy comes loaded with melted Pepper Jack cheese, fried jalapeño peppers, and a stuffed popper to top off your spicy life. Garlic mayo compliments the meaty burger and fresh lettuce, tomato, and red onion, making it a spicy yet satisfying meal for your fiery personality.


The Sophisticated: Cobb Salad

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If you’re one that wants your salad to look as good as you do, look no further than the Cobb. This salad features crisp greens, grilled chicken, fresh tomato, creamy avocado chunks, hard-boiled eggs, crunchy bacon, and crumbled bleu cheese, making it perfect for a flavorful, filling meal for sophisticated palates. Healthy and refreshing, the delicious Cobb salad is sure to please when topped with your choice of dressing.

The Fun-Loving: Ultimate Nachos

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Always the life of every party and the one to look to for a good time, your fun-loving personality deserves the Ultimate Nachos. These loaded nachos start with a generous serving of hand-cut tortilla chips heaped with spicy beef smothered in queso cheese and then topped with black olives, sour cream, fresh guacamole as well as shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and slices of jalapeños. These chips are shareable, messy, fun, and perfect for your fun-loving personality type.


The Indulgent: Mozzarella Sticks

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If you live for indulgence and love cheesy delights, the mozzarella sticks are the perfect appetizer for you and your friends. These deep-fried real mozzarella sticks are coated in crispy breadcrumbs and fried. Plenty of tangy house marinara sauce for dipping makes these the ultimate comfort food. This cheesy starter suits those who love to indulge and treat themselves.


The Early Bird: Breakfast Quesadilla

For the early bird who loves to rise early and seize the day, the Breakfast Quesadilla is a perfect choice for weekend brunch lovers. It’s a hot, tasty, and filling hand-held that features fluffy scrambled eggs, melted cheese, and fresh pico de gallo, all stuffed into a warm flour tortilla and grilled. Enjoy dunking in salsa, guacamole, and sour cream with friends, or keep it all to yourself as a hearty breakfast to fuel your team’s winning celebration.

Come Eat Your Personality at Bout Time Pub & Grub

Now that you know what menu item your personality is most suited to enjoy, head over to your nearest neighborhood location to indulge in your culinary match. Whether you’re an adventurous foodie who craves spicy dishes, a traditionalist who loves classic sandwiches, or a fun-loving individual who enjoys messy nachos, Bout Time Pub & Grub has got you covered. 

5 Pizzas to Enjoy with Your Favorite Sport 

Posted on by Dan Eckersley

By Heather King

What’s better than enjoying a delicious pizza while watching your favorite game? Nothing beats the perfect combo of a hot, cheesy slice in one hand and a fist-pumping celebration in the other. 

Pizza is an excellent food for watching sports because it is easy to eat, share with friends, and makes everyone happy. You can customize it to suit your taste buds, whether you like it healthy, crispy, or cheesy. 

With more TVs than pizza toppings, you can indulge in our hand-tossed pizzas while watching your favorite team any day of the week. We’ve got something for every pizza lover out there, so here are a few of our game-time favorites. 

Bout Time House Special

This pizza is an all-time classic and keeps just about everyone at the table satisfied. Loaded with pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms, and peppers, it’s equal parts filling and flavorful. Bite into crunchy vegetables and mouth-watering meats as you cheer on the Utah Jazz, Utes, or your favorite NFL team. 

N.Y.O.P.

That stands for Name Your Own Pizza, and you can take the Bout Time House Special and build on it or take away from it. This one is all about everything you like, starting with the Bout Time cheese blend and hand-stretched dough. From there, pick your sauce (either traditional or ranch) and then add your toppings (proteins, veggies, or fruit) for $.50 each after the first 2. 

BBQ Chicken Pizza

The BBQ Chicken pizza is a fan favorite of many patrons because it combines the smoky and juicy taste of BBQ chicken with the gooey, melted cheese and crispy crust of a perfect pizza. We’ve found the ideal balance between the smoky BBQ sauce and the tangy tomato sauce with just a kick of spice is perfect. The key ingredient, of course, is the BBQ chicken that’s flavored and grilled before being generously spread around the pizza. If you like, you can sprinkle a smattering of blue cheese crumbles or add a dollop of ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing, or some hot red pepper flakes to add additional depth to your pizza as you enjoy the game with friends.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Some think that our Buffalo Chicken pizza should only be eaten while watching a Buffalo Bills game, but we won’t turn down your order whenever you want to enjoy this hot sauce-coated delight invented in Buffalo, NY, in the 1960s. This pizza is a fun way to get all the flavor of spicy and buttery chicken wings with less mess! It’s hard to beat the combination of spicy Buffalo sauce balanced perfectly by the creamy, tangy blue cheese dressing. So take a bite of this culinary masterpiece, combining the best of Buffalo chicken and pizza into one tasty package. 

Margherita Flat Bread Pizza

The Margherita pizza is a classic pizza that’s stood the test of time with pizza lovers worldwide. Invented in the late 19th century in the city of Naples, Italy, as a tribute to the queen of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, a local pizza maker decided to represent the colors of the Italian flag (red, white, and green) using mozzarella cheese, ripe tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves. The simple and clean flavors accented with salt and olive oil are presented on a Neapolitan-style thin, soft, and chewy crust. 

Using high-quality, fresh ingredients makes this pizza both refreshing and satisfying. The sweet and tangy tomatoes provide acidity to offset the creamy cheese, while the basil adds a fresh and aromatic touch that complements the other ingredients perfectly. Whether you’re watching a basketball game or a soccer match, the Margherita pizza will always be a crowd-pleaser.

Pizza is a Slam Dunk

Let’s face it: pizza and sports are a winning combination, no matter who’s playing. It’s a global phenomenon that has become a part of our everyday lives. Like sports, pizza isn’t just a meal. It’s a symbol of community, culture, and tradition. So come down to your nearest neighborhood location and get in on the action with game-friendly slices and all the live-action sports you can stomach. 

Celebrate National Sandwich Month with These Historic Fan Favorites

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Bite into August—otherwise known as National Sandwich Month—by ordering our fan favorite sandwiches to celebrate all month long.

Cheer on your team’s home run with a Philly cheesesteak or RSL’s latest goal with a Reuben.

Sandwich History

The history of the sandwich is said to be thanks to the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu of England, who asked his cook to make him a meal that he could hold in one hand while playing in a gambling match. 

Today, Americans celebrate National Sandwich Month each August—but they’re certainly popular any day of the year.

And who doesn’t appreciate the versatility of the sandwich that can be customized to suit a wide variety of tastes and dietary restrictions? It’s mind-boggling when you consider the potential combination of meats, cheeses, and spreads that can be placed between two slices of various breads and provide a convenient yet filling meal that can be held in your hand. 

To highlight the delicious perfection of sandwiches this month, let’s bite into some of our most popular (and historic) choices.

Reuben

Like the history of the sandwich itself, the Reuben was also invented for a group of late-night poker players, but this one was reportedly created by Reuben Kulakofsky, a local grocer in Omaha, Nebraska, who first made it in 1925 at the Blackstone Hotel. 

Like the original, you’ll find ours filled with a generous portion of hot corned beef layered on toasted marble rye with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and thousand island dressing. 

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Philly Cheesesteak

The Philly Cheesesteak was undoubtedly created in the 1930s by two brothers, Pat and Harry Olivieri, who ran a hot dog stand near South Philadelphia’s Italian Market. While the original didn’t have provolone, the long-standing addition of the 1940s proved to be the perfect recipe, and the modern Philly Cheesesteak was born. 

Our version is served on a toasted hoagie roll with thinly sliced steak covered in grilled peppers and onions and, of course, provolone cheese. 

Classic French Dip

Los Angeles lays claim as the birthplace of the French Dip. It was actually a mistake, said Philippe Mathieu, founder of Philippe the Original, when he accidentally dropped a sandwich he was making for a customer into a pan of roast drippings in 1918. 

Tonight, dunking your sandwich in a hot and rich au jus could almost be its own sporting event as you enjoy mounds of thinly sliced roast beef piled on a toasted hoagie roll and covered in melted provolone cheese.

Classic Club 

Historically oldest sandwich on our menu, the club or “clubhouse sandwich,” began making appearances as early as 1894 at The Saratoga Club House in Saratoga Springs, New York. It has always included turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise layered between toasted bread slices. It also appeared at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, and in the 1970s, the famous chef and author James Beard officially defined it as a triple-decker tower.

Our Classic Club layers turkey, ham, and bacon with American and Swiss cheeses between 3 slices of sourdough toast with lettuce, tomato, and garlic mayonnaise. 

Celebrate National Sandwich Month with Us!

We invite you to find your favorite sporting event on our TVs, prepare yourself with plenty of napkins, and cheer on National Sandwich Month at your nearest neighborhood location. 

Demystifying Bout Time Food Ingredients: The Truth About What’s Really in Your Meal

Posted on by Dan Eckersley

Are you feeling hungry? It’s time to take a trip to your closest Bout Time for a bite to eat and a cold drink. What will you order this time? 

So many restaurants serve pre-made food; honestly, we think it’s easy to tell. That’s why our Bout Time food ingredients are fresh, and we make every meal to order.

So what can you expect from your next meal at Bout Time? First, let’s talk about it! Then, read on to learn more. 

Expect the Freshest Bout Time Food Ingredients 

We always use fresh ingredients in all of our Bout Time Meals! 

We use the freshest shrimp, cod, chicken, and beef that we can find. Our vegetables are always fresh and never frozen to ensure they have the best possible flavor when they make it to your plate. 

Whether you’re getting a tasty Philly cheesesteak, an excellent burger, or a mid-morning brunch omelet, you can trust that your meal is full of fresh and wholesome ingredients that weren’t left under a warming light before your arrival. 

Quality ingredients turn into quality food!

Hand-Crafted Every Time

We don’t just make your regular old bar food. We hand-make our delicious food in-house. That’s right, our fries are hand-cut, and our wings are hand-breaded. Everything is cooked to order for each guest, so it’s hot, fresh, and tasty.

Why do we go through the extra effort? Well, it tastes better! We make bar food we’d want to eat because we believe in going the extra mile for our customers and not cutting corners. 

Anyway, fresh food made by hand tastes better with an ice-cold beer, don’t you think? 

Let’s Talk About Language 

Of course, when we say that we make high-quality food with the freshest ingredients, we’re hoping that our customers understand that food names can seem confusing from time to time. English can be weird!

When we say “hamburger,” there’s no ham! Our burgers are 100% ground beef (though you can add ham if you so choose. Talk about a real “hamburger!”).  

Our French fries? Nothing French here! They’re all-American potatoes.

Yes, we’ve seen the case of that famous wing restaurant and their boneless “wings,” but we stand by our own delicious boneless wings. Our buffalo wings have delicious buffalo sauce but aren’t made from buffalo! They’re made from delicious chicken.

While chickens could never use our boneless wings to fly, they are still delicious, and to us, that’s what matters!

Eat a Great Meal at Bout Time

Bout Time may be a bar, but we take our food seriously! So when you dine with us, you’ll eat a homemade meal with the freshest ingredients. Trust us; you’ll taste the difference. 

So come down and have a hot meal and a cold beer with your friends! We can’t wait to serve you. 

Find your nearest Bout Time pub location and visit us today!