Ratings
- Trip Advisor – 4.5 out of 5 stars (39 reviews, September 2018)
- OpenTable – 4.7 stars out of 5 stars (75 reviews, February 2021)
- Foursquare – 4.5 out of 5 stars (181 visitors, September 2018)
Press
- Salt Lake Magazine, “Bar Review: Lake Effect Brings a Big City Feel”, April 2017
- The Salt Lake Tribune, “Say cheers to these three new Salt Lake City bars”, April 2017
- City Weekly, “The Chachas Effect”, May 2017
- SLUG Magazine, “The Desert’s Well: Lake Effect”, November 2017
- Visit Salt Lake, Dining Guide, 2018
- City Weekly, “Special Effect”, January 2018
- Salt Lake Magazine, “Tasty Cocktail Concoctions at Lake Effect”, February 2018
- Visit Salt Lake, “Lake Effect Is Not Your Average Bar”, June 2018
- Food Network, “50 States of Nachos”
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Best of Utah, 2018
- Staff Pick
- Best Bar to Feel Like You're in a Big CIty
- Reader Pick
- Best Craft Cocktails
- Gastronomics 2019 Pick, “Best Bar to Take a Date”
- Vacation Idea, “12 Best Things to Do in Salt Lake City On a Date”
- Finalist of Open Table’s Diner’s Choice Awards for Salt Lake City
- Ranked one of Sifty’s Top 5 Best Chicken Sandwiches in Utah