Ogie’s Cafe, a West Valley City staple since 1983, has weathered the test of time with its signature good food, reasonable prices, and friendly atmosphere. Over the years, the cafe has seen several changes, from its smaller beginnings to the expansion into the neighboring vacuum shop, the smoking ban, and a shift in customer demographics.
Ogie’s Cafe has stood at the corner of 3500 South and Redwood Road in West Valley City since 1983. Today, Ogie’s is best known for “nice people and good food and reasonable prices,” said one of the co-founders. The large red-and-yellow sign above the front door advertises Ogie’s $6.99 breakfast, but back in 1983 and until 1989, that same breakfast deal cost only 99 cents. And that’s not the only change that has come to Ogie’s Cafe.
Founded by George Marinos and his wife, Karee Marinos, Ogie’s (pronounced “oh-gheez”) used to be smaller, until the couple acquired the vacuum shop next door and expanded their diner into the space. Another change: In 1995, Utah banned smoking in restaurants, and Ogie’s customers could no longer light up at their tables. The people who come in have changed, too, George Marinos said. After all, a lot of the regulars from the restaurant’s early days have died as time has passed. When asked if some members of the younger generation might become regulars, Marinos replied, “Yeah, well, they do, but it’s just different, I think.” “... Years ago, I bet you 75% of our customers were regular customers, probably not as much now, but still a lot,” Marinos continued. Eventually, he decided to open his own place. “That’s all I really knew was the restaurant business,” Marinos said. His original vision for the restaurant was a “mom-and-pop place, a greasy spoon place, just open 6 to 3, just breakfast and lunch,” he said. He named the place using a nickname his five older brothers created to tease him on a family trip to Yellowstone in 1963, when Marinos was 7. He said he got the “last laugh,” though. Years later, the teasing had stopped, and he was able to name his restaurant Ogie’s. The name has a way of sticking in people’s minds, too, Marinos said
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