I scheduled a sit to Taste for the first time for my social group. We were a group of 23 and when…read morewe got there they were totally ready for our visit. We were seated right away. I tried their newish lobster special, fried rice and fried green beans. All were Very tasty as was the unfiltered sake. Based upon our experience we are already planning another visit. We also enjoyed the live music from Harry Dial.

My cousin made us reservations for dinner at Taste last Saturday. We got all of our kids ready for…read moretheir prom and decided to have a prom moms dinner for ourselves. My sister and I showed up first. We got sat at a round table and chilled until the rest of our party showed up. After everyone got there, we all checked out the menu. There wasn't a real organized system between the employees that served our table. It was a reservation for 5 but only 2 menus and 2 waters were initially dropped off. After everyone got there, 2 more waters were brought out but not the 5th glass that was missing. Then we got an over abundance of menus when we just needed a couple more. It was a rough start. We finally got to order appetizers and dinner. I got the Asparagus Delight with extra chicken. My sister ordered Pad See Ew. My cousin got the Khao Soi with rice noodles. The two other prom moms got General's chicken and a sushi roll. For starters we got the fried green beans and calamari. The wait on the appetizers seemed long. Nothing is more annoying than not being able to enjoy your starter cause your dinner was right behind it. 2 fried green beans were brought out. We had to call the server and ask about the calamari. We were confused if that was 1 appetizer of fried green beans split into 2 plates for easier sharing or if it was actually 2 orders. Well, it was 2 orders so the extra portion was taken back. The calamari did come out shortly but was fast considering we waited so long initially for the appetizers come out. I didn't try the appetizers but from what was being said the fried green beans were good and they have had better calamari. As fast as that calamari came out, I'm sure it was prepared quickly. Not taking the normal time to actually prepare something that could turn into rubber if it's not cooked properly. Dinner came out shortly. My dish looked really good. There was bright green pieces of asparagus. A few hearty chunks of cauliflower. I noticed quite a few shrimp and a decent amount of chicken. My dish was good. The veggies were fresh and crispy. The sauce was on the sweeter side but still tasted good. The shrimp was tender but did have a fishy scent to them. The chicken could have been velveted. It was white meat and we all know white meat can lean towards the drier side. I think velveting could have fixed that. I did ask for extra chicken and in all honesty I don't think I really got the extra I had ordered. Service was decent. The timing of the appetizers and food could be worked on. Some communication between employees would have been nice for more organization. I came here for lunch and wasn't impressed with portion sizes and I will have to say I wasn't impressed with the dinner portion either. It's cool that I got to come back and vibe with my family tonight. It was busy so it's great to see that people are out supporting their local Asian restaurant. I unfortunately have such a high bar set from my family and growing up in this industry. I really wish this place would have met my expectations the second time around.

Check out Ling & Louie's by the River in Garden City! The atmosphere is amazing, especially if you…read moresnag a seat in the lounge. Wednesday nights are a win with BOGO drinks for the ladies The bar staff and waiters were super friendly and welcoming. We tried the Dragonberry Mojito--very sweet and absolutely hit the spot after a long workday. For dinner, we ordered the jeweled beef and shrimp walnut with jasmine rice... so yummy! Everything was flavorful and satisfying. Can't wait to go back and try more items on the menu!

5 stars for the view and location, beautiful. The service was also quick and good…read more 4 stars for the food during this visit but could be raised with another visit with trying different dishes. Crab wontons were good, but no wow factor. Same with the California Roll. My Szechuan Sea Bass was ok. It's cut up into small, bite size strips and when added together, isn't a big portion. Flavor is good and plenty of veggies. The Orange Peel Chicken was also good but lacked any orange/citrus flavor. Cocktails were yummy

We went to Ling & Louie for a "family night" and it did not disappoint…read more We started with the dynamite role and Bao appetizers which were amazing. Followed up with some drinks and entrees that were equally flavorful and a "crowd pleaser". Service was attentive and friendly and the vibe was like PF Chang's if they were more inviting and intimate. Definitely would recommend L&L if you are looking for quality Asian inspired food for a date or special get together in the Treasure Valley.

Had a server jump into a conversation I was having to talk poorly about people from California…read morewhich was pretty cringe because the owners of this place aren't even from here either haha Gotta love the brain dead Idaho hate for "transplants" even if they are in here paying money hahaha I laughed it off though, not my server not my problem! Bartender tonight was great though! Very friendly, very helpful, very fast, very clean. 5/5 for him My partner didn't like the food but they are picky, I didn't eat but the drinks were pretty good. Disney movie covers playing is also hilarious and fun. A weird vibe here but good. Not for boring people for sure.

4/1/26- 5* first time experience, no complaints. Came here…read moreafter the gym in my gym clothes and nobody seemed to care, laid back environment but also has a dim light fancy/dressy vibe as well. I wanted to try everything when I read the menu. I'd suggest to add photos, I enjoy pictures when looking at a menu. I ordered the Lisa roll and it was exactly what I was looking for! So good, came with miso soup and I added a Coors light. Looking at some of the reviews I should have tried a cocktail. I'll be back for sure but I was pleased for the first time!

Placed to go order and said 1 hour wait. Took 1 hour and 15 mins. Also charging for take out…read morepackaging fee of 3% of bill. Expect better packaging if I'm paying for it rather than a plastic thank you plastic bag

Always amazing customer service and the yummiest food! We especially love coming for Happy Hour and…read moreon Tuesday for ceviche! This is our official petition for the ceviche to be a menu item all week long! It's so good!

No. Freaking. Way!!! There are a couple of San Diego joints that do Tacos extremely well, and…read morethis place rivaled those. We had the Blackberry Kombucha as well. And everything from the service, the colorful ambiance to the food was beyond amazing. A must do again for any local or visitor in town.

The food is good. I love a good lumpia. It's hard to get through on the telephone though. I would…read morerecommend their lumpia and the pancit.

Fantastic authentic food! Our new go to when we travel here…read more Great authentic menu and served hot!

If we had never eaten here before, today's experience would have been one and done…read more After spending Spring Break camping at Three Island Crossing and Bruneau Dunes State Park, we stopped at Shiok on our way home to Boise for a late lunch. The vibe from the waitress told us she didn't want to be there. We were barely greeted and shown a table to sit down at. We barely had seen the menu when she came by and asked us about drinks and appetizers. We asked for two glasses of ice tea and said we needed more time to look at the menu. When she came back to take our order, we still hadn't received our ice teas. She even brought us our cups of soup before the teas. Since we weren't provided water when we sat down, we waited 15 minutes to get the teas. My wife ordered a sweet and sour chicken dish and I ordered Kung pan chicken. When they arrived, they looked almost identical: deep-fried chicken in a sweet sauce. Only Kristy's dish had some slices of bell pepper, while mine had a piece of raw broccoli and some dried chiles. Tasting mine, it was definitely sweet and sour. When the waitress came around I asked if that dish was really Kung pao chicken and she assured me it was. I said the sauce was sweet and the chicken was deep-fried and was unlike any Kung pan chicken I'd ever had. She told me she would trade it out, although I was unsure what she was going to replace it with, since she had insisted that what I had received truly was Kung pao chicken. She returned a few minutes later and said the chef had made a mistake and was making the correct dish for me. It came out and was fine. But what bothered me is the server just assumed she had brought me the proper dish to begin with. If she had simply looked at it and agreed it looked nearly identical to Kristy's sweet and sour dish, she would have easily concluded a mistake had been made. Which I would have understood. Instead, she didn't believe my explanation of why it was the wrong dish. If I was the chef in the kitchen, I would have brought the corrected dish out to the customer myself and apologized personally. He took the easy way out by putting it on his waitress. This is a restaurant we love and have spoken to the owner before. We will go there again, but this was a very disappointing experience.

My daughter and I had lunch here today. The food was so fresh and hot. We ordered the sampler…read moreappetizer plate which had 4 Spring Rolls, 4 Crab Rangoon, 4 Potstickers, and 4 Barbecue Pork. All so delicious. My daughter ordered the Sweet and Sour Chicken with Jasmin Rice and I had the Chicken LoMien. We also had the Hot and Sour soup. Everything was so fresh tasting, with fresh vegetables. The servings were huge and we ended up taking home a lot of food. The service was fast and our server was so friendly. The menu is also like a book. So many things to pick from. If you enjoy Chinese/American food I highly recommend this wonderful restaurant. We will certainly be back again.

Mai Thai has gone through a lot. There was the kitchen fire in November 2023 that closed down the…read morepopular downtown Boise eatery. Days later, the city condemned the entire building, saying that a seemingly never-ending project by the building's owner to replace a basement floor had rendered the building unsafe. What had been expected to be a two-month closure has lingered for nearly two years as the building owner and the city have fought in court to get the building made safe again. As a result, Mai Thai, which had operated in the Union Block for 20 years has been largely homeless for nearly two years. They reopened at the kitchen of the defunct Crave delivery service in Meridian, a ghost kitchen concept, offering takeout and delivery far from the restaurant's Boise base. In early August, Mai Thai opened at a Boise ghost kitchen, only it's owner Billy Pothikamjorn and his staff running the place, not contacted workers with no ties to the actual restaurant. Mai Thai was located close to our home in Boise's West End and its new location is even closer. It's located in the West End Food Co. on Main Street. We ordered Hat Yai fried chicken, street food from Thailand topped with crispy shallots and served with yellow curry, roti and ginger rice. I had drunken noodles and Kristy and I shared an order of paratha a type of roti bread) with Japanese pumpkin green curry. Everything was excellent. Pothikamjorn took my order and prepared the food, so I knew it was going to have the same quality as when they were in their downtown location. Service is mostly restricted to takeout and free delivery if you live within a six-mile radius. There's a few tables outside, but it's on the sunny side of the street and during the hot summer likely isn't too inviting. I'm glad to see Billy and his crew back in Boise. They were among the restaurants that sustained us during Covid with their home delivery so we're happy they've persevered despite the troubles at their former location.

Very nice decor. We ordered:…read more Short ribs were nice and tender but still firm. Comes with a peanut base sauce. The spinach salad and fries were a delicious side dish. Panang curry -- this is was my finance's dish. Pork dish over flat noodles. The pork was tender and marinated with lemon grass. Overall , beautiful presentation, food was delicious and came in good portions. Service was excellent!

Best Hawaiian bbq in town! Also the OG. Been around for 15 years. Keep it local and support local…read more We always get bbq mix plate or teriyaki chicken! Both awesome. Their mac salad is legit. Owner is always there and cool dude.

Teriyaki beef and rice were good and fresh. Loved that. A bit disappointed in 2 things. 1.) the…read moreshort ribs are SO razor thin I was actually feeling a bit ripped off. I mean seriously razor thin. Not cool 2.) The coconut haipua had less than a 1/4 of a teaspoon of coconut cream. Again, felt ripped off. Spam musubi was VERY VERY GOOD. Best I have had in my travels. 5 stars for that. Mouth watering great!

4/3/26- 5* Came here with 6 of us around 6:15, and it was…read morepacked! We fortunately got the last big table available. We saw a young couple get frustrated with how packed it was and left, but what do you expect on a Friday night, this isn't a fast food place. We stuck around and placed our order. Got lucky because they only do Fish Fry's on Fridays! Ordered the prawns and fish, got two order of buffalo wings, Mac and cheese, chipotle wrap, and kids burger. Fish was amazing!! Tasted Fresh! Not frozen! I was really not sure what to expect and faced my fears and ordered it. I can say it was some of the best fried fish I've had no lie. I was super pleased with it! Next time I'll try just the fish and chips in hopes that it comes with one more piece. The prawns were skinny ones and I wasn't too fond of them but the fish the main dish was perfect! Wife and bro-in law got an order of wings each and they were both super happy with them, I snagged 3 and would say top 5 wings I've had. Sister got the chipotle wrap and she said it was really good! Wife also got the mac n cheese with bacon and her and the kids loved it. Kids burger was able to split between two kids and they tore it up along with the mac n cheese! We had a great experience! Just be patient with staff and cooks, they get bogged down and you have to expect that or be ready to order fast when you're there.

I was looking for a casual and quick bite to eat before a show at the Morisson Center. The Shed…read morejust happened to come up on Google Maps and I'm happy we found it. Parking is a nightmare. Plan to circle the block several times if you want to be close. Otherwise plan on parking and walking. When we walked in, 5:30-ish on a Thursday evening the bartender told us to sit wherever we wanted. There were two booths and a couple of other tables available. It took several minutes for anyone else to acknowledge us and bring us menus. When asked, the waitress didn't know what beers were on tap, but did have them all written down. That was helpful. Also seemed to have a good selection of "house" cocktails, which would be fun for happy hour or a game day. Vibe is definitely sports bar on a college campus, but the patrons were not college-aged. As others have commented, great overhead music. While we were there it was 70s classic rock. Now for the food - all great! Hubby gor the finger steaks, and while the breading looked very dark, he said they didn't taste burnt or overcooked. They came with BBQ sauce and an Asian-ish sweet-chili-horseradish sauce. Not cocktail sauce and very weird. I got The Grateful Shed burger with tots. It was delicious! Served on a brioche bun that could not stand up to the burger and how juicy it was. But that's what a fork is for. The candied bacon on it was so good. And the tots! Crispiest I've have in all of the treasure valley! It did take quite a while for the food to come out. I had a good view of the kitchen so I know it wasn't the wait staff. And its never good to see tables that ordered after us get their food before us. That's the only reason for a 4 star rating. If you aren't in a hurry, and maybe don't mind walking for parking, I'd definitely recommend The Shed!