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    Uncle Giuseppe's

    4.5 (325 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    UNCLE GIUSEPPE'S ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    #9 Monte Cristo

    I had really high hopes for this place based on the 4.5 star average. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. I ordered the # 9 Monte Cristo. The description said "Chicken Breast, Mozzarella, Bacon, and Cream Cheese. Served on Homemade Garlic Bread (Hot)" I expected it to be a somewhat flavorful sandwich with the garlic bread, but there wasn't even a hint of anything garlic related on this sandwich. It was extremely bland. There wasn't much bacon either. I thought for being a $15 sandwich, I'd get a lot more. My husband's sandwich was the #18 Gambino, a meatball sub. It was ok/average. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing on an off day. I will give them another chance.

    Amanda S.

    Uncle Giuseppe's ain't messin' around. This is Boise's most authentic Italian deli. My husband and I stopped in for a quick bite and left astonished that this place isn't talked about more. We arrived around 11:30 am on a Saturday to quite a few patrons. I'm glad I studied the menu online beforehand because it would have taken me 15 minutes to figure out my order. Every single sandwich sounded bomb. I bellied up to #16 Italian Giuseppe's (prosciutto, capocollo, sopressata, salami, mortadella, provolone, basil, roasted red peppers, oil dressing and balsamic vinegar). It tasted like it was made straight out of a New York deli. The freshest meat and cheese combined with that delicious balsamic was reminiscent of fun times in the Big Apple. My better half chose the #7 Frank Sinatra (prosciutto, cappi ham, hot capocollo, hot sopressata, mozzarella, peppers lettuce, tomato, onion serviced on homemade garlic bread). The couple bites I was able steal were phenomenal. It was similar to mine with a lot more kick. The garlic bread was delicious! While waiting in line, we fell victim to the yummy Italian Sandwich Cookies just staring at us. We got a good, varied bunch for only $13.00 which included Occhi di Bue (Italian Jam Cookies, Butter Cookies, Pizelle that we were told were "fresh from New York." We ate them all by the end of the day. They were SO GOOD. You can also grab authentic cooking items in the store, including that amazing balsamic vinaigrette and enormous pasta shells for stuffing. That's all I grabbed but I wanted so much more! Highly recommend! Sorry, my pictures suck. Forgot a knife to get that essential cross section smh.

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    Valerie W.

    The staff here is super friendly and take great care of you. They have baked goods as well as a great selection of sandwiches. They also have pasta, chocolates and bottled sodas as well as some other items as well. I was not in here for very long but the short while I was I couldn't stop looking around at all the items the offered. I got the #16 Giuseppe favorite and it was delicious. Loaded with meat, perfect amount of balsamic vinegar and oil, fresh tomatoes and lettuce, and fresh red peppers. Excited to go back to try another sandwich off their menu. I got my order to go, but they have table seating if you'd like to eat your meal there.

    The forget about it and the meat ball sub, 2 great sandwhich choices both were a 10/10

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    4 years ago

    Best sandwiches you're gonna get in Boise no doubt! They have a great assortment in store and owner great

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    Great service. The sandwiches are made fresh and are authentically New York Italian. You won't be disappointed. Not cheap though.

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    The best customer service! Great food for feeding a large group. We have had it twice now when coming to Boise for hockey. Amazing lasagna!

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    Fantastic Italian food. Really seems authentic. The owner provides amazing service would definitely go back

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    Good food, great service. Pop/Mom ran. Excellent product brought in. Convenient and ample parking. Try it!

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    The atmosphere, the sandwiches, the cookies, always top notch and always gives off New York little Italy vibes.

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    Driving through we stopped to eat here. I had the sausage and peppers sub and the tiramisu they were both great!

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    Best authentic Italian in town and best of all I love spending my $ in a family business

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    We have been coming here since I can remember!!!! The owner and his family are so amazing and knowledgeable. Good is always fantastic!!

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    4.2(198 reviews)
    6.8 mi
    Locally owned & operated
    3 years in business

    Delicious food for the entire party: meatballs and the prosciutto & mozzarella for apps and the…read morechicken tortellini and the deconstructed lasagna for entrees. Would go back 100% Shoutout to the lone server working a surprisingly busy Thursday evening before closing. She was fantastic!

    I honestly hate giving out suggestions when people are wanting to go somewhere to eat. I want…read morepeople to experience the venue for themselves vs going off of my experience. Especially if I didn't enjoy it the first time. My family wanted Italian, I threw out a handful of joints. Of course I suggested il Sugo and I'm so disappointed that I did. My MIL made a reservation for 10. The last time I was in, we were actually comfortably seated with the 10 of us. We weren't crowded. It was lovely. This time, we were so congested. Our table was up against another two groups behind us. It was so hard to get in and out of. They had the sliding doors open so it was hot, crowded and congested. Not a pleasant way to dine. Our server got our orders started. The last time we were here, my husband got the seafood pasta and it was spicy. The shrimp pasta listed heat but not the seafood. After our server clarifying the difference few the two marinara sauces, they truly screwed up on my husband's plate the last time we were here. So today, my husband ordered the chicken parm with Alfredo sauce in his pasta. Making sure it was the right marinara. I got the meatballs again and my daughter ordered the filet mignon pasta. While we were waiting for our food, the busser, assistant, expo (whomever she was) cleared out our small plates. We didn't order any appetizers but the server said bread was coming. May I ask why you would clear out the small plates when bread is coming? We literally had bread crumbs all over the table cause there was nothing catching them. Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, Luciano's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Corso, Bittercreek, Stardust all have little plates out for their guests..... it's humorous you pull them. My meatballs were the same as last time, good. My husband's noodles were overly drenched with sauce. My daughter barely got any pasta in her 30 dollar plate. You can't label a pasta dish a pasta dish if there's no pasta in it. Especially if it's damn near 30 dollars. My youngest got the kids chicken Alfredo for her meal. Again, all chicken and no pasta. Kids would rather have the pasta vs the chicken. 15 bucks for a kid's meal with no pasta. I'm rather embarrassed that I even suggested this place. Thank goodness my family is more easy going than I am but we did share the same disappointments. Serve pasta in your pasta dishes. Your bigger bowls to deceive your customers that they are getting a lot is a lie. If you're going to charge 30 bucks for pasta, make sure your customers get their value. Leave your small plates for your guests. We don't want bread crumbs all over our laps and table. Make sure your chefs know the difference between your two marinara sauces. God forbid another guest has to suffer for your screw up.

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    4.3(1.1k reviews)
    4.7 mi
    $$

    Had a quick lunch at the bar and Hallie was a great server. The vibe between the staff is great to…read moresee. Delicious food, no complaints

    This place is a little gem…read more My wife and I came with three other couples to celebrate a couple of birthdays. They do take reservations and I strongly recommend making them, especially for a large party, of which we saw several last night, a Saturday. Located on Orchard St near the intersection with Franklin, the building itself it just average to look at. They do have a cool mural on the south side wall depicting various gangsters: Dillinger, Lanskey, Nelson, Capone, and Seigel. As you enter, on the left there is a small bar with seating near the check in desk. There is also a separate waiting room to the right of the entrance. There are a lot of tables packed fairly close together in the dining room. Our server was Arturo. He was friendly, attentive, and very knowledgable about the food, giving recommendations as to his favorite dishes and explaining in detail how the special of the night was prepared. Really, he was exceptional, especially taking care of a large group. To start, there is what I think was a rosemary bread, along with balsamic vinegar and oil to dip, which was very good. The mushrooms and the fried calimari appetizers weree great. And, all of the entrees were deemed "10/10" when we did our informal polling at the end of our visit. My wife had the scampi and I had the margherita pizza. Other entrees included lasagna, angel hair pasta with meatballs, chicken scallopini, and the "Gabriel". All of the food was delicious. Our group definitely plans to come back and enjoy another dining experience at Luciano's, in our opinion, the best Italian restaurnt in The Valley.

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    CACi Wood-Fired Sicilian Grill

    CACi Wood-Fired Sicilian Grill

    3.9(320 reviews)
    3.1 mi
    $$

    With a couple glasses of wine ($2 off from 11am to 3 pm) our lunch could have easily qualified as a…read moreperfect "Happy Hour" menu of sliced meats, spreadable and sliced cheeses, grapes and olives, crackers and a homemade pesto sausage wood fired pizza. Should have added the home made focaccia with olio santo for $2 to the meat and cheese platter, used end pieces of pizza crust to spread the final soft Boursin cheese. There are several artisan pizza choices. The pesto sausage had lots of mozzarella, making it go down easy and milder in spice than I expected. Just right. In retrospect, it was a little too much food, we should have had the short list of Lunch Menu specials including four sandwiches for. The Grilled Chicken Caprese, the Meatball, the Chicken Parmesan and the Salumi Sandwiches all come with a choice of sides. Another possibility is the choice of salads with a cup of soup for $10 and you can add a protein including chicken grilled steak, grilled shrimp, meatballs, Italian sausage, or scallops for about $4 each depending on the selection. On the outside, it looks like a smaller restaurant than it is, they have really done a marvelous job of creating an inviting space with an open kitchen and bar on opposite side with dining in between, larger parties in another room, lots of inviting windows and outside dining in nice weather. Tall ceilings and some hard surfaces could overwhelm conversation on a busy night, so bear that in mind. Big wooden table surfaces, cloth napkins and hefty silverware. Water refills came from a bottle on the table which our server made a point of pouring as needed. Service was excellent, for example a refill of iced tea was replaced with a new glass (hate it when a server takes your drink away to refill out of site and possibly get mixed up.) On a weekday we arrived at 11:30 and got right in, however by 12:15 the inside tables were mostly full. Reservations available on-line. I had avoided going there earlier as it always seemed very busy and the parking lot was shared with other businesses. Won't stay away much longer, the dishes coming out of the kitchen looked very appetizing.

    The bone-in wood fire game hen used to be fire stars...crispy skin, amazing flavor, juicy and…read moretender...and the accompanying veggies...sooo good! Well no longer. I was served a pale, bland piece of chicken that looked like the flash frozen kind you can get at Trader Joe's. The skin was not crispy at all. The chicken blended into the white plate. The sauce was not at all baked-in/carmelized. The veggies lacked flavor and had no yummy crispiness. So disappointing. I make chicken at home and rarely order it bc I can make it at home. BUT I'd get it at caci bc it was so darn good. No longer. Did I eat it? Yes, bc I was starving and wanted to fill up on protein and veg in an effort to avoid eating handfuls of unhealthy popcorn during a Three hour movie later today. Did I express my dissatisfaction when I was there? I sure did and received a "well, sorry."along w an explanation that they recently switched to a boneless hen as it saves time in the wood oven. (Nice server...manager stayed away!). Bad move. They need to return to the prior preparation. Very disappointing. I won't be back until they bring back the chicken. $40 tab with one lack luster dish and water....not worth it

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    Vincenzo Trattoria

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    4.1(254 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    Food was fresh and very tasty. Loved the experience of sitting right next to oven with freshly…read morebaked bread

    New owners, chef Natasha (Tasha) Getchell and Colton Messa, have made delightful improvements since…read morebuying this restaurant from the original owner in roughly December 2024. While the name remains the same, everything else seems an "ahhh..." some improvement from making the interior more welcoming, the service more gracious and the food more delicious. With the changes initiated in early 2025, it is still early days in their ownership and I'm sure there will be more to come as the eatery evolves. SPACE & SEATING: The original owner had such bright lighting inside that it felt as if one could land a plane there but now it is soft lighting that along with greeting offered by Colton makes guests feel very welcome stepping in the door. Italian themed music at just the right level to know it is there but not to compete with conversation. Table seating that was "sardine can tight" under the previous owner, so tight that it made it a squeeze for servers trying to get to the tables and even blocked the path to the loo, has been rearranged to offer space to get around. MENU & $: The new menu remains pasta centric; retains many of the former favorites and has been expanded to add new dishes. Pasta price points are roughly $23 and up for expertly prepared dishes in generous portions and served hot to the table. There are also antipasti (cold and hot) that start at about $13 (example; for salads) to $23 (example for fried calamari and shrimp). Arancini are on the antipasti menu here and they are hard to find in this area. The new chef has also added "of the day" specials for fish and risotto. Because the pizza oven has put back in order, they are also offering a handful of pizza options. One could order a meal as simple as a pizza and salad or do what we did when celebrating our anniversary recently, and share the beet salad with orange and goat cheese ($17) to start then order both the Risotto del Giorno (on this evening it was sausage, broccoli rabe, corn $32) and Pescato (fish) del Giorno (on this evening it was full of lobster meat and tail-on shrimp over pasta in a perfect light white sauce $39). Of the day, del Giorno, options are AQ so the server will provide the price when describing the dish. Both of our dishes were delicious with in generous portions; some of the risotto came home with us to be enjoyed the next day. (See my photos.) My husband is Italian on both sides and grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn and he thought the dishes perfect. IF I WERE QUEEN: I would bid wave my scepter and have them I would reduce the number of pasta dishes (some carried over from the old menu) and add in a few other non-pasta Italian options. (A la A Cena or Nostrana in Portland. This chef has the skill to do it.) SERVICE: The chef's daughter has been the main server but an accident a couple of months ago means she is needing time to recover and the friendly young woman serving on the night of our visit, with back up from Colton, did a lovely job. We felt well tended but not hovered over and she seemed to be offering the same gracious care to the tables all around us. It seemed she may have been a little new to the menu ingredients but that will come with time and this was big tip worthy customer care. LIBATIONS: A thoughtfully crafted wine list, beer and soft beverages across price points and our two by glass wine options totaled only $21. RESERVATIONS & AN "ALL ARE WELOME HERE" GREETING FOR WALK INS: Reservations via Open Table or by calling the restaurant and it is best to make one, although on busy Thursday when we dined in, there were a couple of walk ins, both a single and a family of four, who were able to be seated. And it is worth noting that the single young man diner and the family of four with teens in tow were treated with the same welcome and attention as the reserved dining guests. That doesn't always happen in restaurants and it didn't happen here under the original owner with the wife working front of house. ACCESSIBILITY: The inside set up has some tables that would be accessible to diners using wheelchairs and that is a layout improvement made by the current owners. The ongoing problem is the parking lot here has always been non-compliant for ADA with not a single spot of accessible parking near the restaurant. The lot owner finally marked a space with the ADA logo but the infuriating (that is the right response) thing is that they did not add a curb ramp so unless a wheelchair user can step up over a roughly 6" curb this is worthless. It also violates 36 year old Federal law and Idaho State building code.

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    4.5(380 reviews)
    3.5 mi
    $$

    The restaurant is kept very clean with not a spot of dust on all the well appointed items around…read morethe dining area. The windows are spotless. The service is personal and the servers are very knowledgeable about the food choices and wines. The wine tasting makes for a personable experience with better choices both times we have eaten dinner here. The escargot were perfect!! seafood and pork choices are excellent. Bread is fantastic. Dessert cakes are superb.

    We went later in the evening towards close after calling ahead to ensure they didn't mind…read more After very neglectful unpleasant service we left without tip after they were rude about various things wrt timing (ie "it's the end of the night and everyone is closing down"). For a week later the female manager called and left multiple very rude stalkery voicemails. EDIT: Responding to the comment... when a manager inappropriately hunts your phone number down and leaves harassing messages... this isn't something I want to be involved in, and the comments' defensiveness completely validates why I'm leaving this very negative review after some time. Seems it goes straight to the top. My review here isn't for the business. It's to save anyone from a similar very negative experience for a restaurant clearly not interested in such an insane violation of trust.

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    The Stuffed Olive

    4.1(238 reviews)
    4.0 mi
    $$

    WILL BE CLOSING FOR GOOD ON JUNE 27, 2025. See owner's gracious farewell notice inserted below…read more If you want to bid farewell to Stuffed Olive you have another 3 weeks to do it. The good news in the sad news is that this will be turned over to a father / daughter team who will open a new concept here. The maybe not so good news is that in a community awash in chain restaurants on this side of Boise, I think the concept mentioned, Potholder Cafe, is a small California based chain. "To our dear Stuffed Olive Family: a heartfelt thank you to our incredible community. After 20 wonderful years, The Stuffed Olive is closing its doors on Friday, June 27th. This is a bittersweet moment for us. Running a restaurant like The Stuffed Olive has been our life's passion and our greatest joy; but it also has demanded everything we have and more. After pouring our hearts and souls into this beloved establishment for so many years, it's time for us to take a step back, to breathe, and to discover what's next. Most importantly, it's time for us to be truly present for ourselves and for our family. The Restaurant space is being handed over to a wonderful Father/Daughter team who are excited to start a new chapter in our space. They intend to bring their concept: The Potholder Cafe, a breakfast and lunch eatery into the Eagle dining scene. Alongside their new recipes will be some old favorites from the TSO menu. We're grateful that the legacy of TSO being a locally-owned, family-run space will continue with this new duo. Your unyielding support has meant the world to us, and we are so grateful for every laugh, every meal, and every memory shared within these walls. Thank you for making The Stuffed Olive more than just a restaurant. We will carry these moments with us forever. Cheers one last time, The Stuffed Olive Team

    Came here with our daughter on a Thursday night. We were greeted by a female server who asked if we…read morehad a reservation. We replied no, not realizing that we needed one, but noticing that the place is rather small. Fortunately, there was a table for four at the entrance. Our server was good, though a little loud. Our daughter ordered the pasta primavera, my wife the walnut crusted salmon, and myself the cheesy penne with meat sauce. All entries were good. They also offered complimentary bread that was also good. My daughter and I had IPA beers. Unfortunately, they don't have beer on tap. Prices are reasonable. I'm sure we'll be back. We will be sure to make a reservation.

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