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Sunday, December 09, 2012

#1853 - Moe's Place, Garden City, ID - 8/20/2011

You can pretty much know Moe's Place from the moment you pull into the parking lot. A big, open space between city and suburbs, with no particular attraction except cheap alcohol, a youngish crowd, and the distractions from mixing the two. You see the signage with the sort of sparkling font you might see at a low budget strip joint, and you can pretty much deduce that this place has much more than its share of fights and moron melodrama, and hence it probably changes owners every couple years or so. But if your life is going nowhere and you think the best way to fix that is Jack and Cokes, you might want to get down to Moe's -- or whatever it's called for now.

3933 W. Chinden Blvd., Garden City, Idaho 83714 - 208-343-1243
Est. 2011

Reviews: boiseweekly - neurolux

#1852 - The Stagecoach, Garden City, ID - 8/20/2011

This is a classic, mid-century steakhouse lounge, dark and romantic in a slightly shabby way. It claims to be the oldest family-owned restaurant in the Boise area, run by the family of founder Willie Schrier from 1959 to 2007, when it was acquired by another local family. It is unabashedly old school, with red naugahyde booths, fringe leather server outfits, and a sort of gamblers after-hours atmosphere. The drinks are classic dive bar -- moderately priced and poured with a heavy hand. The food is classic middle-American steakhouse, with the best known dish among the locals being the large, breaded bar prawns.

3132 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City, ID 83714 - (208) 342-4161
Est. 1959

Web site: stagecoachboise.com - facebook
Reviews: urbanspoon - boiseweekly - yelp

#1851 - Joe's Crab Shack, Garden City, Boise, ID - 8/18/

2288 North Garden Street Boise, ID 83706 - (208) 336-9370

Web site: joescrabshack.com
Reviews: boiseweekly - yelp - urbanspoon - tripadvisor

#1850 - Sandbar Patio Bar and Grill, Boise, ID - 8/18//2011

A seasonal patio bar associated with the Riverside Hotel, the Sandbar has average food and service, but a very nice location on the south bank of the Boise River.

2900 Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID 83714 - (208) 343-1871
Est. June 15, 2012

Web site: riversideboise - facebook
Reviews: idahostatesman - boiseweekly - yelp