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When it comes to restaurant information and user reviews, Urbanspoon rocks.  They were one of the invaluable resources I used when planning my trip to Portland and looking for a good dim sum place.  However, I don’t think there’s a lot of locals adding or updating listings for the Boise area.  Many of the places […]

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The little building sitting at the corner of Goddard and Glenwood near Capital High has been a few restaurants over the years.  Possibly even owned by the same people, since I know the phone number didn’t change this last time.  I never bothered stopping there because it looks like a divey little diner, and there […]

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Edit:  I’ve since returned to BFC and many of the issues I had previously have been addressed.  Click here to read about it.Boise Fry Company is one of those places that I’ve been hearing about forever but never went to because it’s downtown, and I hate downtown.  I despise paid parking, loathe one way streets, and am flat-out […]

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The gravel lot at the Northwest corner of Fairview and Maple Grove in Boise, which was already home to a taco truck (which I still haven’t tried) and Giacinto’s Italian Gourmet, apparently had a little room to spare.  A third truck called Kickin Chickin (I’m not sure of the spelling, my passenger read the name […]

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Alas, no pictures for this update as the entire thing was very spur of the moment.  I’ve been to the Pie Hole before, and while it isn’t anywhere near my favorite, I did enjoy it.  However, a few things were different this time:1)  I was at the new Meridian location, as opposed to the downtown […]

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Yesterday was a day worthy of noting: the first time my attempt to get my lady to a taco truck ended up being successful!  Since I was getting out of work early due to the holiday, we both held off eating and met for a late lunch at Tacos Mobile Primo, located at the southwest […]

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Obon Japan Nite – After a few years of false starts, I finally made it out to this.  I don’t know if people telling me about it had blown it out of  proportion or if I’d hyped it up a little in my own mind, but I have to admit that what I’d expected to […]

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Famous Dave’s Ultimate BBQ Burger, with fries and wet napThe picture isn’t the best, but this was very last minute.  Here’s what the menu had to say:Ultimate BBQ Burger: A juicy ground beef patty beneath a pile of Georgia chopped pork with two strips of jalapeño bacon, melted Cheddar cheese, and our signature Beam & […]