Looking to uncover all that Boise has to offer? Get to know this Portland neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a pizza spot to a Persian food truck.
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Boise, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
1. Life Of Pie Pizza
Topping the list is Life of Pie Pizza, a spot to score pizza and salads. Located at 3632 N. Williams Ave., it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 665 reviews on Yelp.
The restaurant serves up artisan pizza pies topped with housemade mozzarella, as well as freshly made spaghetti, salads and appetizers like the arancini-risotto croquettes.
2. Sidecar 11
Next up is bar and traditional American spot Sidecar 11, situated at 3955 N. Mississippi Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 155 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite.
The whiskey bar offers both classic and specialty cocktails like the Mississippi Sidecar — a concoction of brandy, Harlequin orange liqueur and lemon, with a sugar rim. A variety of vintage Manhattans are also available, as well as wine, beer and cider, which are available to-go. Looking for a snack? Dig into caprese pizza bites, jalapeño poppers or a hot chocolate lava cake, served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup and candied hazelnuts.
3. Caspian Kabob
Food truck and Persian/Iranian spot Caspian Kabob is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 4237 N. Mississippi Ave. (between Southwest Alder and 10th Avenue), five stars out of 181 reviews.
The restaurant offers veggie kebabs, chicken kebabs and kubideh kebabs — a combination of ground lamb and beef — which can be served with rice, salad or pita.
4. MF Tasty
Check out MF Tasty, which has earned five stars out of 145 reviews on Yelp. You can find the food truck and Spanish and Mexican spot at 3927 N. Williams Ave.
The eatery serves up Southwest-inspired dishes like pork and carmelized pineapple tacos, chipotle sofrito paella and garbanzo salad with sauteed spinach, kale, chickpeas, fried garlic and shaved radish. It also hosts weekly Taco Tuesdays, which feature $3 street tacos that are made with blue corn tortillas, chopped onions and cilantro.
5. Interurban
Finally, there's Interurban, a local favorite with 4.5 stars out of 450 reviews. Stop by 4057 N. Mississippi Ave. to hit up the bar and New American spot next time you're in the neighborhood.
The pub offers pre-prohibition era cocktails and elevated pub fare like the house-smoked rainbow trout BLT, the green chile boar burger and the hand-dipped corndog, as well as fresh-baked oatmeal cookies and chocolate fudge cake.
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