Once considered one of southern Utah's best restaurants for its highly stylized Southwestern cooking, the Diablo draws mixed reviews nowadays after new management changed the menu. Nevertheless, you can still try its signature rattlesnake cakes and ribs with pomegranate-chipotle glaze, and decide for yourself.
Cafe Diablo
Southwestern Utah
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