Best Bar in Boise

After I cleared the slopes in Ketchum I headed back to the "BIG" City, Boise. Proudly touted as the 3rd largest city in the Pacific Northwest, "it's lots bigger than Tacoma or Spokane" they boast. Well I guess that settles that. My job was to find the best bar in town. Boise on Monday and Tuesday night does not exactly offer the hottest nightlife around, but I guess it does beat the action in the tri-city area (Richland, Pasco and Kennewick, WA in case you didn't know). So based on the information I was able to gather in Sun Valley I headed out to what was clearly considered the best spot in town, The Red Feather Lounge. Though some locals say it's to "shishi" for them I liked the hip spot with its 3 story glass wine cellar. It was Oscar night and I was the only one in the place. The space is actually split in two, with The Red Feather occupying the left side and the Bitter Creek Ale House to the right. There were plenty of folks enjoying Brews and Burgers at the Ale House but it was just me and Boise's Best Bartender Mark next door. It was all good when he put on a cocktail clinic for me and one of his friends that came in a bit later.

I had the grilled lamb with mushroom risotto and a superb Malbec for dinner. Dessert was a classic whiskey sour and watching his buddy down an 8 layer shot which took about 15 minutes to pour (no one was in a rush). Check out the managers blog Save The Drinkers (time to update guys!).





Tuesday night was another fine night out in Boise. Having already established myself as a regular at the best upscale lounge & eatery in town, I headed out to what was widely proclaimed to be the best Pizza in Boise, Guido's. Three slices and a couple of beers and I was a regular there too. I even ran into the Manager at my next stop, Lush. Lush was interesting, lots of very comfy leather couches filled the place. Four regulars were at the bar watching Crank. I found it odd that there was a very good looking woman at the bar who sat at there without as much as a glance from any of the guys there. Whats up with that? It's also where I came to learn that Idaho really isn't all that, not the potato State, not the place trends come to life or die and the only state still using the firing squad for death sentences. Oh and I got a speeding ticket for doing 38 in a 25 which was only $75. But hey I must have missed out on all the ragers for The Special Olympics which was just about the only thing going off in town when I was there. All in all Idaho had some very friendly people but go for the snow during the week and Boise on the weekend.