DaVinci's, the Italian restaurant that has occupied Eagle's old bank building at 190 E. State St. for nearly three decades, will close at the end of the year. In its place, the owners of Spitfire Tacos + Tequila and Hemlock Steakhouse plan to open a new concept called Eagle Bank Club in spring 2027.
Scott Slater, who co-owns the building, told Idaho Statesman that DaVinci's will close at the end of the year. Slater and his business partner, Todd Ketlinski, bought the property along with its liquor license this year, a deal Slater said was made more attractive because the license came with the building. DaVinci's took over the space after renovations in 1998, serving as the building's Italian restaurant tenant ever since.
A Bank Building With a Long Local History
The building at 190 E. State St. dates to 1910 and operated as a bank until it closed during the Great Depression, according to the same Idaho Statesman report. Eagle's own register of historic sites, maintained by the City of Eagle, lists the property as originally The Bank of Eagle, with the site's records pegging the structure's construction to circa 1910. After its banking days ended, the building operated for several decades as the local Bank Club bar before DaVinci's arrived.
Slater said his partner had loved the building for many years, a sentiment that appears to have shaped the new concept's name and direction. Eagle Bank Club is being described as a new food-and-drink destination that aims to be a revival of what Eagle represents today, per Slater's comments to the Statesman.
What's Coming to the Historic Space
Eagle Bank Club will occupy roughly 2,300 square feet with about 90 seats once it opens. The owners plan an atmosphere drawing influences from New York and Palm Springs, paired with an exterior featuring vintage-style bank club signage and awnings modeled on old photographs of the building.
The menu is planned to include reimagined American classics and neighborhood-tavern fare, according to the reporting. Early plans reportedly call for dishes such as a giant chicken parm, chicken pot pie with puff pastry, a Bank Club burger, shrimp cocktail, wedge salad, Idaho finger steaks and trout. The bar program is expected to feature martinis, classic cocktails and a happy hour.
No firm opening date has been set, though the transition and interior overhaul are expected to take about four months after DaVinci's closes its doors. That timeline would put a potential debut in line with the spring 2027 target for Eagle Bank Club.
The Team Behind the Project
Slater and Ketlinski already own Spitfire Tacos + Tequila locations in Eagle, Boise and McCall, along with Hemlock Steakhouse in Boise. Ketlinski, an Idaho native, raised his family in Eagle before moving to Boise, while Slater still lives in Eagle, where he's raising his own family.
Hemlock itself grew out of the pair's purchase of the former Richard's restaurant, with BoiseDev reporting that the fine-dining steakhouse opened on May 6 at 500 S. Capitol Blvd. on the first floor of the Inn at 500. That menu runs toward the upscale end, with steaks starting at $60, starters ranging from $10 to $55, and sides priced between $15 and $20.
Eagle's Restaurant Scene Keeps Turning Over
DaVinci's closure adds to a string of recent changes among Eagle's longtime restaurants. The Stuffed Olive, which Bill Carter and Janice Darelli opened in 2005, closed in June 2025 after two decades in business, as reported by the Idaho Statesman. Its space was set to become the Potholder Cafe, a breakfast-and-lunch spot run by a father-and-daughter team that planned to keep some old favorites from the original menu.
