Belly up to the bar, where the stools are made of old tractor seats, or sit down at one of the small tables and order a buffalo burger, or a 20-ounce porterhouse steak, followed by a slice of pecan pie. The majority of entrée choices are economical. The atmosphere is friendly in a rough-around-the-edges way, just like the early Mormon purported hit man Porter Rockwell, after whom this place is...
One of Utah's more colorful and controversial characters, Porter Rockwell served as a bodyguard for LDS church leaders Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, was accused but acquitted of attempting to assassinate the lieutenant governor of Missouri, and was blamed for, but not charged with, other murders. Named in Rockwell's "honor," Porter's Place is an Old West-style restaurant with a large regional...