Wife & I had dinner here tonight since we are staying nearby. Nice ambiance in the restaurant &…read morebar. There is a massage place on the back end(not open that I could see) only noticed when I passed it going to the restroom. She had the airplane chicken and I had the Surf & Turf. Both were well prepared and delicious. I had a Summer Shandy & my wife had a Trash Panda(their version of a LI ice tea. Service was good. While expensive(over $100 for two w/ tip), it was the first "nice" dinner we've had during our vacation. Worth a stop.

My husband and I came to have dinner asked host what her favorite meal was she recommended the…read morechicken parm. My husband had that and I had the fried chicken both were delicious. My husband had just been up to Canada fishing and asked the chef if he brought him in a piece of salmon would he cook it for us. He was very happy to do it for us. We came back the next night and he cooked us a fantastic dinner. We highly recommended this place food is delicious service was fantastic and friendly.

Yall do NOT skip the FRIPS! They are soooo good! Probably…read morethe best sit down spot in malad. It's nothing fancy, but good home cooking. Also the rolls/jam are delicious! Check this spot out if you're passing through town.

Not the best but it is what it is ... it was just your typical you can make at home chicken tenders…read morehamburgers, and it was quite expensive for the quality of food

Good fresh food and attentive server. Cute ambiance. I had…read morethe Asian Chicken Salad the chicken was tender. Grandson had skillet Mac and cheese, GD had sliders, son had beef dip. All good.

Bad! The Chicken fried steak over mashed potatoes, was tough, tasteless, and salty as all get out!…read moreHonestly this was our second attempt at eating there, and it's just not good food! The dinner salad was ok, but they don't skin the cucumbers? Lazy! My wife has the French dip, and it was passable, but the Onion soup was bad bad bad. Our sever was fast, and you can't blame bad food on the server. I quit eating after a few bites, and he never asks why?

Wow! Everything was absolutely delightful…read more Old Fashions Ahi tuna dinner Filet mignon cooked to perfection Lobster Blueberry cheesecake

I cannot say enough about this place. Beer was excellent and a good variety. We had the elk pizza…read moreand a house salad, EXCELLENT! And, our server, Sadie, was great. Sadie answered all our questions about the town and provided amazing service. She truly made the experience next level. Located right on the river, making it so pleasant to sit and watch the water. So soothing. We would come back all the time if we lived closer. Don't miss this little gem.

Lately, when visiting Pocatello, we've been able to visit a few places that are clustered together…read morein what could only be described as the traditional Grandpa's-Diner-Club. This most recent visit was to Elmer's Restaurant. They have a nice-sized corner parking lot, with lots of big blue signs to alert you that the spots are reserved for Elmer's guests. Up against the building, an alcove sets out where a sporty red car sits in front of a paper 'No Parking' sign--surely Elmer. The building is one of those old, deep-foundation squat ones where only a very short wall holds the windows higher than the sidewalk. We made our way to the entrance, and I pulled open one of those classic, heavy glass diner doors. While the other two in my group, being ready for menus, quickly stepped in, I stayed holding the door for a party of five right on our heels. That was pretty much the story in there: not a single two-top in the place. It was fairly busy, with all big-tops having three to six people. Each of the three servers was handling their fair share of them--keeps a server moving. There was a fourth server, an older woman, tediously wrapping up silverware during the coming rush--this restaurant's still hanging in there OG. As far as the atmosphere: The noise decibel was low, as relaxed energy peacefully flowed from the families dining in there, but the three servers on the floor keeping up with the large tables were humming around as if motor-powered. We were sat fairly quickly by a highly energetic young lady (the youngest in there) who had that nervous smile of 'don't show the stress' plastered on her face. She was very nice and gave a nod to our server, who quickly approached us for our drink orders. I didn't need a menu for that, "coffee please" were my very first words spoken at Elmer's, with my other half quickly echoing. The third in our party, as is her norm, ordered the most dazzling fruity concoction on the menu, lol--she loved her Blended Strawberry Lemonade. With drinks out of the way, we turned our focus to the menu. The menu is pretty big with three pages of breakfast alone, and lots of tantalizing photos of dishes to tempt a hungry reader. It is hard to explain, but it strikes a perfect balance that seems to be 'unique-traditional'--Elmer's signature. Two of us, including me, got the delicious Potato Cakes Breakfast, with eggs and sausage. Topped with sour cream, the cakes come with cheese and onions cooked in. I added some chunky salsa on top--ohhh my goodnessmagnificent. My other half ordered the very different Fresh Fruit German Pancake, and Chicken Apple Sausage links. She especially loved the sausage, but said both were very good. Elmer's food is all great! I doubt the owner's name is Elmer (as the door sign reveals--owner's name is Earl), but our server told me that he snapped the pics of the nature prints around the walls, so I do know he's a great photographer. The coffee is really good, the food is spectacular, and the service is flawless! Elmer's can be summed up as 'a perfection of that hometown, unpretentious hospitality and hustle.' One of my highest breakfast diner recommendations--Super-Scale 8*

We were in an hour and a half prior to closing and were seated in the table area of the restaurant…read more Our server was especially sweet and obervant. The food was okay-if a little bland on the hashbrown gravy. However, prior to getting our meal half of the dining room we were in was closed off and before we finished our meal (a good 45 minutes before closing) they were vacumning on the other side of the partition they'd pulled across. Not particularly welcoming, Elmer's and it's not the first time it has happened to us. This doesn't even include the table full of tomorrow's set ups that employees were working and gabbing at. Ultimately, either you're open or you're not. Vacumning around people trying to eat is rude. Be better.

Came here for a trip with friends. First time in Lava. Came here for breakfast for both days. Great…read morefood and coffee and nice seating area outside.

Right on Main Street it is easy go find. We ordered the house burrito and French toast sticks. They…read morewere both very good. They have outdoor seating so we really enjoyed it. They are fast to get our food.

Always good service and a great mix of locals and visitors. Greeted promptly and served cold beers…read moreand very full shots. Pay attention for Chloee the resident hound. She is affectionate but don't scratch under her neck, it irritates her. Pool is $1. Pull tabs are available and they have a new order kiosk from the new pizza joint in town. They love Veterans here

We waited for over an hour for a table of 7. We were told they had 2 tables and they could split…read moreour party and be seated immediately. We decided to wait the hour and when they finally called us, the only tables they had were split. The host/ waitress was extremely rude when I said we could have sat at 2 different tables an hour ago. She said there are other places to eat in Lava. The food was mediocre at best, but the service was horrendous.

UPDATE: I took my leftovers home & after 2 days, I reheated the food. I added spices after setting…read morein my refrigerator, the chicken fried steak tasted better, but after cooling down for a few minutes the greasy taste was back. I've had breakfast here before and enjoyed it, and the server was excellent and very helpful. She recommended the chicken fried steak dinner, which I usually love, so I decided to give it another try despite not liking it years ago. Unfortunately, the food tasted very greasy and bland. The gravy had an odd, artificial flavor, and nothing tasted fresh, including the corn. The mashed potatoes had a good texture but lacked flavor, and the salad was okay, though I didn't care for the pickles on it. Overall, I couldn't get past the greasy, flavorless taste of the meal. Everything had that same weird taste that's difficult to describe. I'm guessing it was cheap grease/oil.

Excellent service, food, and atmosphere! Went there for lunch and was definitely not disappointed!read more

We were just traveling through and saw good reviews and decided to stop for lunch. Very good food…read more The fries and chips were incredible. We ordered onion rings which were beer batter and excellent. Also got a couple burgers, very very good. Pesto pasta was delicious. Service was incredible and friendly keeping up with our drink refills and the best part of all? They had diet Dr Pepper! :-) cool place!

Stopped in on a Sunday- funday. Was quickly seated and served. We ordered the an open faced…read moresandwich and avocado and turkey sandwich, I upgraded to the truffle fries! Delicious-

THIS PLACE IS AWESOME, ALL THE FOOD. Especially the Straw raw berry drink, that is fantastic. The…read moreonly issue is the french frys, they are kind of bland. Im also a picky eater so that says something. The lady who served us was really nice and funny. The mood/ambiance is actually really nice in there, its very welcoming. I wish I lived in idaho. Would definetly recommend.

Chantel was awesome to start!!! Food started out amazing with the frickles and sweet potatoes!!!…read moreThe combination fajitas was fire! Personally chicken was better but I wanted to try the combo. Veggies were great. The scone was EPICCCCCCC!service was top notch and hope to come back.