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People who live on the west side of Salt Lake County now have a brewpub close by, in a majority-minority city that is Utah’s second most populous.
Squatters Corner Pub, at 3555 S. Constitution Blvd. in West Valley City, opened to the public Monday and was scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting Tuesday.
The brewpub, located in the northwest corner of the Valley Fair Mall complex, was previously a TGI Fridays and had sat vacant for years.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Squatters in West Valley City on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
Rick Seven, brand and marketing manager for Salt Lake Brewing Co. — which owns Squatters Corner Pub and Squatters Pub Brewery downtown, along with six other restaurants and two breweries — said West Valley City is underserved when it comes to brewpubs.
“There’s really no brewpubs or breweries west of I-215,” Seven said. “Everything seems to be downtown, and in that south corridor off of [Interstate 15], and a little bit on the east side, but nothing out west. So we thought this was an ideal location.” Technically, Uinta Brewing Company is just west of the interstate.
Seven said the spot is ideal for Squatters, since there are residential areas, government buildings and local businesses nearby, as well as a hotel and the Maverik Center. TRAX also runs along Constitution Boulevard, and West Valley Central Station is across the street.
Salt Lake Brewing Co. considered expanding into Lehi, in the Silicon Slopes area, Seven said, but the company purposefully chose West Valley City for its population size and diversity.
In addition to welcoming West Valley City dwellers, Squatters Corner Pub will also serve the people of Tooele, Taylorsville, South Salt Lake and West Jordan, he said.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Squatters in West Valley City on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
Squatters Corner Pub has a restaurant license, not a bar license, which means families will be able to bring their kids inside certain areas. The brewpub will also have a patio and a small retail section.
In the bar section of the brewpub, complete with large TVs, there is a large board that displays which beers are being poured. It features beers from Salt Lake Brewing Co. Brewery, next door to Squatters, and Top of Main Brewery in Park City, with locally tied varieties like the Dog Lake pale ale, and the Swede Alley nitro stout. One tap, called the Brewer’s Batch, will be reserved for Squatters beers.
Seven said the food menu at Squatters Corner Pub will be nearly identical to the menu at Squatters downtown, featuring appetizers, pub favorites, soups, salads, burgers, pizza, sandwiches and the Thai yellow curry, which has been on the menu since 1989.
