6 Best Things to Do in West Jordan, UT

By VI Staff on December 24, 2019 - Updated

West Jordan City Hall

West Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah and a suburb of Salt Lake City. It is located at an elevation of 4,330 feet, in the southwest part of the Salt Lake Valley. The city is known as a major retail destination with 3000 businesses registered in it. Gardner Village is at the heart of the best shopping the city offers, designed to look like an early Utah village. Jordan Landing, a planned community, is another upscale shopping and dining destination. The Art Cottage, located in the Gardner Village, offers art classes and artworks of local artists for sale. The city has vibrant art and cultural life, with a range of art galleries, the West Jordan Symphony and the West Jordan Band.

1.Gardner Village

Gardner Village is a reconstructed early Utah Village with the historic ambiance and charm. Located in West Jordan, Utah, about 12 miles from Salt Lake City, it is made into an amazing shopping center with brick-lined paths, small boutiques, locally owned restaurants and shops Built around the historic Gardner Mill, it is an unique shopping center with something for everyone - furniture, home decor, bedding, jewelry, clothing, antiques and more. Shoppers can stop for lunch or dinner at Archibald's Restaurant, Naborhood Bakery and Mystique Dining. Chocolate Covered Wagon offers hand-dipped chocolates and caramel apples. The Gathering Place, Archibald's Restaurant or Mill Plaza event venues all offer remarkable facilities for your next meeting or wedding. Kids will love petting zoo and pony rides.

1100 West 7800 S, West Jordan, UT 84088, Phone: 801-566-8903

2.Jordan Landing

Jordan Landing is a 500-acre planned community in West Jordan, Utah, located at the southwest part of the Salt Lake Valley. Jordan Landing includes 250 single-family homes and 1,200 multi-family houses such astown homes, condominiums and apartments. There is also over 550,000 square feet of office space. At the heart of this master-planned community is Jordan Landing’s retail center. The center includes almost two million square feet of shopping and dining space, including a rang of apparel, restaurant, entertainment, electronics, discount, home furnishings, fitness, lifestyle, pet, hobby and home improvement stores. Jordan Landing also includes a24-screen state of the art Cinemark Movie Theater. The project was developed by Foursquare Properties, a California based real estate development company.

7533 Plaza Center Dr , West Jordan, UT 84084

3.The Art Cottage

Located in Gardner Village in West Jordan, Utah, The Art Cottage is an art retreat , art school and art gallery all under one roof. Bright, inviting space occupies a two-story building among other quaint boutiques in the historic Gardner Village, offering art lessons for children and grown-ups as well as space people can rent for parties, together with paints and other supplies. The Art Cottage also offers opportunity to the local artists to exhibit and sell their artworks in the ground floor gallery . The gallery also offers unique gift items, home décor and all kinds of art supplies. And let’s not forget that they make the best gelato in town

1100 7800 S #11, West Jordan, UT 84088, Phone: 801-561-1372

4.Bombay House

Bombay House is a small regional chain of Indian restaurants serving authentic Bombay and Indian dishes in a warm, cozy atmosphere. Surrounded by warm colors and murals of scenes from India of old and of today, guests are immersed in a total India experience, with aromas of exotic spices and intoxicating fragrance of curries and masalas. Tandoori is oven toasted fresh for each guest and every dish is cooked to perfection. Their West Jordan location is located in Jordan Landing planned community. It is a spacious, modern space with warm-colored walls and discrete artwork that does not distract from the bounty that is coming from the kitchen. The menu is extensive and if you are new to Indian food, go for the appetizers and try a bit of everything.

7726 Campus View Dr #120, West Jordan, UT 84084, Phone: 801-282-0777

5.Dunford Bakers

Dunford Bakers actually started in the late 1920’s when widow Hazel Love Dunford began baking and selling bread in her own kitchen. She was baking and her sons were delivering on their bikes and the rest is history. She opened the real bakery in 1931 and started selling not only breads and buns but also donuts, muffins, cookies, brownies and more. Today, Dunford Bakers is working from the huge 50,000 square-foot facility in West Jordan, Utah and maybe the breads are not exactly the same as when mama Hazel was hand-rolling them, but everything is still freshly made and delicious. The bakery is known for its fantastic chocolate donuts and pastries that are, together with a large assortment of breads and sweets, sold in most local stores and restaurants in the West.

8556 S 2940 W, West Jordan, UT 84088, Phone: 800-748-4335

6.Doner Kebab Express

Doner Kebab Express is a family-run counter serve eatery in West Jordan, Utah, offering a bit of a Middle Eastern flavor - delicious kebabs Azerbaijani style. Kebab is widely popular meat grilled on a vertical rotisserie, and every country in the Middle East has its own version. What makes the difference are spices, marinades and sides served with it. Azerbaijan is a country in the former Soviet Union, with unique culture and cuisine. The Kebab they serve in Doner Kebab is offered in a sandwich, as a full plate or as a combo, with a range of sides. For dessert they have a juicy, nutty baklava, also made in the traditional Azerbaijani style. The restaurant has a few tables in a small, narrow space for those who are too hungry to wait to go home.

2641 W 7800 S Ste. C, West Jordan, UT 84088, Phone: 801-601-8181