A slow food stop in a fast food world

This is the quintessential :"Secret Local Place" that I am forever searching for when I travel. One cannot live entirely on 5 star $100 dining experience when traveling, so I make a point to ferret out home-spun comfort food places to supplement when another "hot new" food adventure would send me into digestive coma. The Brick Oven Bistro puts out a simple scatch-made American cuisine that your grandmother would have served and then throws the unexpected at you like Kobe meat and cheese roll and sweet potato soup with star anise and gingered creme fraiche. I could go on, but my words would not do it justice. Like my wife said, "Its like getting a hug from the inside out".

Also I like where these people are coming from, " We like our food slow cooked not our planet.". a slogan imparted on one of their menu boards.

Always my favorite stop&

We've been going here since I was in college in 1988!!! This place is always my favorite stop if I am visiting friends in Boise.

Mashed potatoes with corn cravy and to-die-for turkey sandwhich...don't miss a milk-shake either! Excellent in our book!