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    Blackboard Cafe

    4.5 (291 reviews)
    InexpensiveSandwiches, Italian, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    April R.

    Wonderful setting and the food was phenomenal ! Highly recommend the lobster and artichoke dip!

    My mocha
    Nancy T.

    My daughter recommended this place as we were going to be in town doing some touring. Luckily we got a table pretty fast. It's cute inside and it wasn't loud. Our server was Becky W. She was fine, but my granddaughter's one ordered a huckleberry milkshake and one ordered a coconut milkshake. She brought out a combination of the two because they screwed up and wanted to know if my granddaughters wanted them. They both said no. One granddaughter had the Ahi appetizer and she said it was pretty good. The other one had your basic hamburger with french fries. My husband and I shared the bacon jam, burger, and homemade chips. I didn't taste much bacon. I also had a mocha as I was pretty cold.

    Vicky B.

    If you aren't headed to Wallace, go just for this food! This quaint place has a surprisingly wide variety of food choices. Hubby got the Ahi Sandwich and there was more than plenty of great fresh tuna. I got the lobster artichoke dip. I couldn't really enjoy it be because it was so good, I inhaled it. The owners are very involved with the customers. David was fabulous and clearly takes pride in his food. Make the trip!

    Italian sandwich with roasted poblano soup.
    Larry M.

    The perfect mid-drive lunch stop for our Seattle-to-Montana road trip. I had the fish-n- chips, wife had the Italian sandwich with poblano soup. The sandwich was huge and stacked with meat, too large to finish. The fish-n-chips was good, but after seeing the Italian and a neighboring chicken sandwich, I'll be ordering a sandwich on our next visit. We'll definitely be back.

    Shuba S.

    Very cute and quaint little cafe. We stopped by to grab some lunch to-go. Got some spaghetti and garlic bread and tiramisu and both were good. The pasta was well cooked and the garlic bread was done very nicely. The interiors were actually very nice-- they had some specialty food items from all over the country. The staff were very sweet!

    Lisa S.

    We ate lunch here passing through the area. What a cute town! Its history is a silver mining town. When a fire in the early 1900 burned down buildings, they rebuilt them in brick, many of which you see today when you enter the town. We loved the cafe. We sat on a sidewalk table which had umbrellas to help block the sun and tomato plants in planters to provide some privacy from those passing by. I chose the half summer salad which was a perfect amount. The fresh ingredients and light dressing created a wonderful summer lunch. Our server must have forgot to put in our order (it was so busy with only two people waiting all the tables). She was very apologetic and offered to pay for our lunch, or pay for a dessert. I asked for a Diet Coke to go to 'settle the score' and we all were happy. Great stop in a cute town with lots of history.

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    Dave G.

    Wallace keeps surprising with great food options, and the Blackboard was the latest great find. Stopped for lunch and had two delicious sandwiches with my son. The roast turkey with carmelized onions was fantastic - little bits of garlic and gooey cheese, coupled with a toasted bun, paired nicely with a rich lobster bisque. The ahi sandwich was another winner but not quite as expected - rather than a filet, you get minced ahi in a tasty sauce more akin to a chicken salad style sandwich but with rare ahi. It still worked! Friendly attentive service means I'm stopping again. All the sandwich options look good enough to try so I will!

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    Cat C.

    On our cross country road trip west to east had us driving through Idaho. Based on some excellent reviews, we decided to come here for lunch. It didn't disappoint! Extensive menu with appetizers, soup, salad, burgers, sandwiches and some entrees. They have lunch hours and dinner hours. And delicious shakes! The dining room is cozy and nice interior. The cafe is attached to a deli and you can shop at their clothing and accessories boutique. Prices were reasonable. Service was friendly and efficient. Definitely a great find for us and recommend for anyone driving through Wallace!

    Was so good forgot to take a picture!
    Kim W.

    BLT was very delicious! They packed it full of all the ingredients, with a hearty helping of bacon! The garlic mayo was also super flavorful. Portion size was perfect, I got it with a Caesar salad on the side. 10/10 would recommend! Reuben sandwich was very yummy. Although I was not expecting spicy chilis in the sauerkraut Would've liked to have known that beforehand - wasn't listed on the ingredients on the menu. The fries were perfect and the portion was good. The Cuban sandwich: My husband says "Great taste, lots of meat." We even had a butterfly visit us that was flying around through the kitchen! Bar top seating was nice and the decorations were cool too - they had a chalkboard on the wall with food puns. We would definitely go back here!

    Kid P.

    Great food. The smug owner didn't add to my experience. I hope he had a better day after telling me to take a Valium. I sure did because I had just gotten married the day before so nothing was going to bring me down. Edit: Thank you for your response. I apologize if I identified the wrong person. We have always enjoyed coming in and will continue to do so.

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    We loved this place. Great service and the food was delicious. We loved it. Will make this an annual stop on our trip to Montana.

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    Best food in the Silver Valley! Cozy environment, great service, awesome food! Would highly recommend.

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    Great little spot in an adorable town. Definitely try the Monte Cristo! Suzie was awesome!

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    Butter and Herb

    Butter and Herb

    5.0(1 review)
    15.1 mi

    First of all, who the heck makes home made meatball sandwiches this big, this good and at this…read moreprice? Butter and Herb does! If this isn't on home made bread, I will gladly take yours off of your hands. I came to town just at the right moment because this place just opened up for the first time this week. I love to try something new and if I enjoy it I go back hoping to get the entire menu in my stomach. Luckily my wife ordered what seems like everything but the scampi so I know what I'm getting next. I was really skeptical about the prices because coming from a larger town we pay more for that kind of menu. I have to tell you right now that we definitely ordered too much. Servings are a lot bigger than you would expect for that price and mostly meals come with garlic bread and we ordered more garlic bread and had to share it with everybody we found.an order of garlic bread looks like they robbed a bread truck to get enough to put in your box. I was a bit weirded out when I read the ingredients of the pesto primavera. I didn't expect primavera to have peas or artichokes in it but very pleasantly surprised at the mixture of flavors.I would definitely order it again after I get the scampi. The rest of the meals were manageable and I am starting to think that I should have ordered the kids meals instead of the adult meals for the kids. Luckily they won't open up again until Friday which will give me plenty of time to eat all these leftovers as I am sitting in a hotel. Marinara is homemade and tasty everything else is homemade and tasty I don't have a lot of bad things to say other than I should have ordered the kids meals. Currently they are set up for takeout only and it seems like that will work for them especially since somebody arrived in this small town as I was leaving. from all of my experience and going to new restaurants I have seen them start off with trips and slips and then eventually get better; these people have it spot on like they have been open for a long time. if you are traveling along i-90 and you want a good place to eat save your tummy turn at the Pinehurst exit be sure and not speed because they'll catch you at 27 miles an hour and stop at Butter and Herb. They are only open for dinner and it will be one of the best Italian style dinners that you have had in a long time for that kind of money.

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    Pizza Factory

    3.4(34 reviews)
    32.1 mi
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    Casual dining
    Healthy dining

    Updated 1.27.26: Yet another awesome dinner dining in! House mom was craving pizza and salad so we…read moredrive the 35 minutes to our favorite Pizza Factory. Half way through it drive we called in part of our order. When we arrived, it wasn't very busy but the take-outs were steady the whole time we were there! Went up to the order counter to let them know we arrived for our 3 small pizzas and bread sticks and to additionally order drinks, a salad, and a cup of broccoli cheddar soup. Pizza-wise we got: a sun-dried pesto garlic, a classic pepperoni, and a veggie no mushrooms. Our pizzas were oven hot and all delicious. Pizza sticks were great too and I really enjoyed my broccoli cheddar soup--it was really cheesy! The young ladies working tonight did a fabulous job and always do! We've never had a bad experience, making it a consistent favorite.

    This was a sad experience... my husband ordered from our motel room and they told us it would be…read moreready at 6! 45 min seemed alot for a 12"pizza, but we waited and then walked in 92' weather to the pizza factory! We showed up and my husband checked in and ordered a beer while we waited. They had a large table that finally got served, and a to go order of 20 or more pizzas got taken care of next! They were slowly knocking out other orders... but after being in the restaurant for an hour, and listening to the young people in the back laughing etc,my husband went up and asked about it... the young man seemingly in charge... told him 6 min! Well after 15 min and clearly seeing that our pizza wasn't even in the oven , my husband just said we needed to leave, and needed a refund and the youngish man very disrespecting just waved him off, as if to say no refund was coming our way! A local outside told us he was the owners son! Well that stinks for the owner! We wound up walking up A block or so to a very nice place called The Royale where we received a beautiful meal with absolutely fantastic service... so good came out of it!

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