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Boise Fry Co.

Venturing passed my hood I finally made my way over to the recently renamed Boise Fry Company. Local and original! They offer So many different types of fried potatoes! Purple, golden, sweet, you name it - they fry it! Not only that, they have an entire counter for a variety of dipping sauces. I had the sweet potatoes with blueberry ketchup - I was surprised how tasty the combination was. Not too sweet.

The secret to Boise Fry Co. is not the fries. It is the amazing burger they make. They claim burgers on the side, but I do protest! The burger is a nice regular sized patty on a home made potato bun served up with all the fixings. The burger is like butter - local free range beef seasoned with secret spices and served the proper - slightly pink. It is heaven in your mouth!

Now for the best part - they serve local beer, and I mean local brewed beer from our four breweries. I happened to have the Hallows Spoon Tongue while I was dinning. The Happy Hour is pretty sweet - Monday - Friday buy one get one free! Perfect place to take a friend for a drink!

And to top it off - BFCo. has a nice sized flat screen t.v. that you can watch the BSU games on!

TO GET THERE -

Located in the East side hood - 111 N. Broadway it is super easy to get to -

From Downtown - You can take the greenbelt East to Broadway. Take a Left on Broadway and it is two blocks down. OR you can take Main street East all the way to Broadway and hang a left - but don't go too far it's right around the corner!

From the Eastside - Warmsprings bike lane all the way to Broadway! OR Greenbelt all the way up to Broadway - head North about two blocks!

Watch traffic on Broadway - it can be a little dangerous on the bicycle!

Papa Joe's

Ever since I've been 21 I've been frequenting Papa Joe's Italian restaurant. It's located at 1301 Capital Blv. right down the hill from the Depot, and right across the street from my shop! Half of my students at some point or another have worked there, and every soccer team I know celebrates there on Sunday nights (lots of single ladies that night!) Over the last 10 years the owners have been working to restore the old eclectic building. It includes great patio seating, a banquet room, a main eating area and a nice lounge area with couches and a big TV.

They have various bottled beer and they serve domestic and local beer on tap. Pictured here is the Fiegwild from the Hollow - 4 dollars a pint. Not cheap - For the non-beer drinkers they also have mudslides, margaritas and great mimosas. And if you just need a pick me up - there is a full coffee shop attached (cup of Joe's).

The food menu is enormous. From salads, pizza, sandwiches, and bar food. The nachos are definitely Italian - served with pepperoncini's, olives, and sliced tomatoes - baked in the pizza oven until crispy!

The ride there can be a little tricky depending on where you are coming from - I recommend the nice easy ride on the South Side of the greenbelt through Ann Morrison Park if you are coming from the West Side. If you are coming from Downtown - follow 8th street all the way until you cross the big wooden bridge. Then go under ninth street. Jump off the green belt at Lusk street - follow it all the way to University Drive - Papa Joe's is a half block east. There is less traffic this route and you can stop by BBP on your way there or back!

Hoppy Riding! The DBRB Crew