{"id":195472,"date":"2026-04-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/?p=195472"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:08:38","slug":"how-i-found-a-third-space-to-love-the-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slugmag.com\/community\/how-i-found-a-third-space-to-love-the-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"SLC Pub: How I Found a Third Space to Love the Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA welcoming place for welcoming people\u201d was the answer that SLC Pub<\/em>\u2019s owner Scott Hanna<\/strong><\/a> shared with me when I asked what the bar was. Tyler Reese<\/strong><\/a>, SLC Pub<\/em>\u2019<\/a>s bar manager, echoed Hanna\u2019s sentiment, saying that the goal behind SLC Pub<\/em> was to create somewhere new, exciting and most importantly, welcoming for the community. \u201cWe wanted to create a space where people can both look forward to coming in after work and enjoy themselves with a cheap beer,\u201d Hanna says. \u201cToo many places are price gouging these days, so we were always going to have a friendly place for people to come and feel welcome being themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SLC Pub\u2019s owner Scott Hanna is keeping the dive aesthetics and edginess alive. Photo: Tyson Call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SLC Pub<\/em> is one of Salt Lake City\u2019s latest additions to its diverse and popular bar scene. Opening last September, SLC Pub <\/em>is a movie bar, complete with a projector screen, almost 20 televisions placed throughout the bar with surround sound throughout the building. The bar features multiple movies each night in addition to live bands, DJs, and an openmic night. Reese expressed that he\u2019d love to see the bar hosting local skate or snowboarding tapes as well as local short films if a space was needed to host a premiere. As a movie bar, I had to see what the bar\u2019s Letterboxd four favorites would be if it had any \u2014 Hanna, Reese and General Manager Jimmy Alcover<\/strong><\/a> picked SLC Punk!<\/em><\/a>, The Royal Tenenbaums<\/a>, Three Amigos!<\/a><\/em> and The Matrix<\/em><\/a> and shouted out one of the pub\u2019s bartenders, Jake<\/strong>, for starting the Letterboxd and putting together the featured movie lists. You can expect to see a Western playing on Wednesdays, a horror movie on Fridays and something sci-fi on Saturdays. Any other day (besides Sundays since the bar is closed) it\u2019s a free game. You can find SLC Pub<\/em> on Letterboxd: @SLCPub<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I want Salt Lake to get better and better, and if we have a spot where we can help people make it better and better by sharing their art, then fuck yeah.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Scott
Photo: Tyson Call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You would be remiss if you thought SLC Pub<\/em> to be a punk-rock bar, though. At a glance its graffiti-covered walls, paintpen-laden bathrooms, signs and wall art complete with anarchy symbols might indicate a punk-rock bar, but look deeper; you\u2019ll find a collection of movie posters donated by the staff that have been customized by Reese, couches that are broken in with the same kinda comfort as those staples from the family living room growing up and a community art wall that hosts art from a new local artist each month. Hanna, Reese and the rest of the staff agree \u2014 SLC Pub <\/em>is a movie bar through and through. The punk aesthetic comes from the mentality and intention behind punk and other counterculture movements \u2014 making and maintaining spaces for those who otherwise wouldn\u2019t have them. Hanna says, \u201cI care about this place. I want Salt Lake to get better and better, and if we have a spot where we can help people make it better and better by sharing their art, then fuck yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SLC Pub’s team have a commitment to simple but effective available foods, beginning with one of Hanna\u2019s childhood favorites \u2014 the Cincinnati chili dog. Photo: Tyson Call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SLC Pub<\/em>\u2019s team has learned from their past and ensured that their menu features a wide selection of staple drinks, local favorites and staff picks across an array of beers and spirits and have a commitment to simple but effective available foods, beginning with one of Hanna\u2019s childhood favorites \u2014 the Cincinnati chili dog. The bar also has the necessary theater staple of popcorn and build-your-own nachos coming soon!<\/p>\n

“We were always going to have a friendly place for people to come and feel welcome being themselves.”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SLC Pub<\/em> was recommended to me by friends of mine before I ended up visiting, and when I did, I was greeted with warm welcomes, genuine hospitality and excellent service. In the words of Hanna and Reese, \u201cThis is the fucking place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Writer\u2019s Note: a Cincinnati chili dog is different from a Coney Island Dog. The chili on the Cincinnati dog is thin, almost sauce-like, and is made with cinnamon and cocoa instead of being more savory and dense like on the Coney. Don\u2019t knock it before you try it!<\/p>\n

Read other features by Hans Magleby:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nVelour & Vinyl: Yes, Provo Does Have a Music Scene<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\nLocalized: Seeking the Sun<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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