The food was pretty good. The service wasn't very good. They don't take debit cards and made us pay for our food before receiving it. Maybe the server was in a bad mood or was having a bad 4th of July, as she had the personality of a pissed off badger. Seems to rate pretty high, which is why we wanted to try it. I can't imagine I'll go back. I'd rather hit up a food truck and serve myself. read more

Rode our HD's to Melba for a Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Burger ... delicious as per advertised thank you Lee for keeping the place open since 1977 read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - burgers and fries - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

Food, every time. Hot and quick. Price is right! Always open and bartenders are friendly. Other establishments in town are wishy washy when they are open. I love consistency, cooks has it. Plus the cheeseburger, tastes like a Big Mac, only better! read more

The grill is so perfectly seasoned that an untrained monkey couldn't screw up your order. Hadn't been in there since Covid started. Before Covid the service was great. Really nice, attentive, attractive bartenders. After Covid, I wouldn't recommend to even the untrained monkey!! They don't have good bartenders now. From what I saw, just women wishing/trying/looking to be men. read more

Best bar in town! Service is always great! Hometown feeling with the family dining at the entrance and the burgers are legendary!! Pool tables are available at the end of the bar. read more

We stopped by this small place with my 4 kids , Husband and a dog , and ate outside . The food was fantastic and the staff took very good care of us . I highly recommend this restaurant read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - Grilled ham and cheese with fries - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

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Real deal dive bar. 5 stars. Burgers and fries were delicious & tasty...ingredients were quality. Not sure what's not to like here if you enjoy genuine food, friendly people and small town bar atmosphere. I highly recommend their house sauce on everything. Can't beat the prices either...just be sure to leave your plastic and ApplePay behind, CASH ONLY. Tip the server/bartender generously, she was a sweetheart. Thankful places like Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill still exist in this day and age- please go support them cheerfully! read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - Double cheeseburger with bacon, jalapeño and house sauce. Comes w/ fries. Onion rings and beer extra... - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

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Cook's is what you would expect from a small town bar and restaurant and a bit more. A cheese burger and fries and a draft beer is something like $7. The burgers are tasty, they provide the fry sauce and the beer is cold. If you're drinking soda, you just grab them out of the fridge and they charge you accordingly. In the winter, the wood stove is going. Summer brings opens up a few seats outside. This is a popular place for motorcycles on summer evenings because it's about 45 minutes on the back roads from Boise. read more

I dropped in as a walk-in with my daughter and was greeted and made to feel welcome by all who were at the bar I asked for a place where I could get a sandwich in town and was told I could get one right here read more

I haven't been here in years so when a coworker needed help out in Melba today, my answer was a resounding YES but only if we can go to Cooks for lunch. We were warmly greeted and I was happy to see it hasn't changed Excellent burger and fries. I was tickled to see they still cut your burger in half, held together by a toothpick and topped with a black olive! They have a huge variety of cold drinks in the cooler, yes, I would have loved an ice cold beer but.... When you're dressed like a walking billboard in company garb... an ice tea must suffice I was really happy to hear the phone ringing constantly and people coming in to pick up their to go orders. Nice music on the jukebox, cooking show on the tvs and very clean bathrooms. Going to have to take a drive on a Saturday to treat the hubby to a great meal...and have that ice cold beer read more

This is a good place to play pool and drink, but the food and service are nothing special.

Often times you hear 'go here...they have the best burgers', it's because they haven't been to Cook's Two Hole Bar and had a double cheeseburger cooked by Beth Cook. Go in hungry because you are going to leave very satisfied and a full tummy. She visited with us while we ate at the bar and shared a great deal of history of the bar and of Melba, Idaho. She is such a lovely person, so friendly and makes a dang mean burger. Take your cash because they don't mess around with plastic read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - Cook's double cheeseburger with all the fixings and jalapenos - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

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IMO, the best burger in Idaho. The people are great too. Our dog Moose even got treated to fries and ice water.

After a long day helping some good friends move to Melba, I decided to stop in and experience some of the local color of a real farming and ranching community. I was not disappointed, starting with the sign at the front door saying no credit cards (what??). I was starving so ordered a double cheeseburger with bacon, ham and jalapeños. The waitress asked what I wanted to drink and I said a coke, and she said with a puzzled look 'I mean to *drink*' pointing at the bar behind her. The food was good, the patrons friendly, loud, and all having a good time discussing life, sports, and politics. The decor harkened back to the 70s with a self-serve cooler where you fetch your own non-alcoholic drinks in cans and bottles, a jukebox (of the CD variety) sporting the name (unwittingly, I'm sure) of one of Treasure Valley's top cover bands, a large bar with every seat taken, and a rear section with many pool tables where people were unwinding after a week of hard work. Waking back to my car I chuckled to see large pickups and SUVs partially blocking one of the main streets in town, which was probably laid out when horses were the only mode of transportation. Everyone should experience this at least once - I hear July 4th is a hoot. read more

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The burgers we got were good but I wish they would wash their hands or at least use gloves when preparing food. They handle only cash and then prepare food without washing their hands. If it wasn't for that I would go again but it just grossed me out too much. They probably don't even wash their hands after using the restroom. read more

Stopped by here while randomly driving through. That was about a year ago and we go every few months now. Its probably my favorite burger around and worth the 45 min drive. read more

Great burgers beer and and for service Amy Rocks!!! Quaint atmosphere with rustic old school cowboy bar

Friendly staff, great atmosphere, and one of the finest burgers I've had in a long long time!!! Well worth the drive. A piece of advice bring cash they don't take cards. read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - Bacon cheeseburger - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

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I've been coming to this place for a while but tbh i'm tired of it. It's not cool to be racist in 2022. Noticing right away how we and other mexicans get treated compared to people from the same race as the people working. Saying you're "keeping and eye out on those people". Talking bad about other tables of only spanish speaking. And i saw that after they smoke ciggarates they don't wash there hands to make your food. they don't wash there hands AT ALL .Disgusting and racist place. read more

This is one of the off the beaten path little gems that makes the trip a joy. Located in the small farming town of Melba, southwest of Boise. A popular watering hole, yes this is a bar, for motorcycle enthusiasts and the area locals. The star of this bar & grill are the famous burgers. Fresh, flavorful. Cooked to order. Served with a generous portion of french fries. I had the double bacon cheese burger that was right on point. Also very reasonable. Paired with a amber bock on tap, the bill was only $11.50 This was my first time at Cook's but definitely not my last. read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - Cook's 2-Hole Bar & Grill, Double bacon cheese burger. - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

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I've gone there quite a few times hoping for the best and some change everytime I went in. The food is terrible. I've tried almost everything and regretted it every time. read more

Good food kind of expensive and soggy onion rings and fries but I really, really really, really really, really, like eating their as well as my husband, and my brother to since we live in Melba and Nampa don't deliver out here that is where we go sometimes since we have no car it's easy to just walk there go exercise you know read more

Burger was excellent, service was great. Feel Ike I've stepped back in time. Cool place!

Awesome place. Great old fashioned burger joint. My husband has been coming here since he was a kid and now our kids love driving out to the country for a great hometown burger. Recomond the cheesburger with jalapenos. Worth the drive. read more

Cook's Two Hole Bar & Grill - American Near Me - Melba, Idaho

Great little dive bar, with food! This is one of "our' stops while on motorcycle rides. Great place to grab a beer, and a delicious burger. Very friendly staff as well. read more

Great burger and fries in a small town. Still has a cooler for the cola and an old school feel. Nice people, good food, low key place!

Came here with my boyfriend and his parents when we came to visit them and I have to say that it doesn't look much from the outside or inside but the service was great and the burgers were even better. Played some pool and had some brews. Cool place. read more

This place is a must stop if your passing near Melba. Their burgers are some of the best I've ever had. This place is also inexpensive a couple friends and I stopped and got 3 burgers, fries, and a pitcher of beer for $21. read more

I love Cooks! Small town restaurant and bar "where everybody knows your name." They have fabulous burgers and finger steaks! And always cold beer and good conversation. Plus, it's a fun place to play pool! read more

Looove cooks! Their burgers are amazing! Highly recommend them if you're ever in the neighborhood!

If you would like to take a nice drive out of Boise sometime and go to an old time western Bar & Grill, play pool ,see some western art, Have the best cheeseburger & french-fries ever, cold beer & characters...just head on down to the cooks saloon. It's an experience...... read more