My luck with Hawaiian-style food has been pretty hit and miss, especially for someone who has had so little of it. Way back in the day before I decided I needed a domain name and a blogging platform so I could use a few thousand words to describe a cheeseburger, I did my reviewing on […]
The Treats and Tragedies Archives
Pad Thai House
onWell, since I’m starting to get backed up on Thai restaurants I need to review, I might as well get one of them out of the way. Pad Thai House has become a favorite over the last several months, not just of mine but my roommate, my mother, my sister, my sister’s boyfriend, etc. They […]
Sometimes the past should remain just that…
onWell, time to clear the inbox of a few more places I’m having trouble making myself write about. Today’s theme is “What the hell happened to these places I used to love?!”The Original Pancake HouseJust after the turn of the century, I spent a couple of years living in Upstate New York. My tastes […]
Crooked Fence Brewing Co. Barrelhouse
onOkay, so I know my last review was of a brewpub as well. Sue me. The roommate and I hit two pretty much back-to-back. Crooked Fence Brewing Co.’s Barrelhouse is a little closer to home and with plenty of parking, so that made it a little easier for us to make it to.The Barrelhouse is […]
10 Barrel Brewing Co.
onYou may have noticed that I don’t make it downtown much. It’s not that I don’t want to (though there are things about it that annoy the hell out of me), but I just rarely have cause to be there. I don’t work there, I don’t live there, and there generally isn’t much going on […]
They grow up so fast…
onBelieve it or not (and trust me, I’m having a hard time believing it at the moment), I’ve been doing this food blogging thing for just four months shy of four years. Of all the people I’ve met while eating my way across the Valley and beyond, both good and bad, a handful have ended […]
And the gold medal for drunk food goes to…
onI’m just one man. One man with limited time and financial means. I would love to visit more places than I do, but even in a mid-sized metropolitan area like Boise, there are a lot of eateries to choose from. I will sometimes catch some static about which places I choose to visit and when, […]
Better late than never, right?
onOccasionally I’ll go to a very new restaurant and have a frustrating experience, but see enough promise in them to realize maybe I should give them another chance down the road. That instinct has rarely let me down, but in this case pretty much everything I’ve heard and read has led me to believe that […]
The Saladman cometh…and cometh back…and back again…and again…
onIf you’ve spent any time at the Western Idaho Fair or other local festivals, then the name “Saladman” probably rings a bell. Chris was a longtime vendor at those sorts of events, turning out wraps, sandwiches, fried things, and of course, salads. Some of the more in-the-know people might recall that when he wasn’t at […]
Good Taste / Bad Taste 