Not a lot of choices in Cascade when looking for a place to eat on the way through town, but we hit the jackpot when we found Palooza! The ribeye was 16 ounces of pure deliciousness, perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The asparagus and truffled mashed potatoes were great as well. Wife had the cheesesteak sandwich, also amazing. Great choice of beers. We wanted to try their apple huckleberry cobbler but it wasn't available, so the waiter recommended their bread pudding. We loved it. Our son had the burger and finished off with the cast iron chocolate chip cookie a la mode while fighting us off for bites. Highly recommend this place and we will for sure keep it in mind whenever we find ourselves in Cascade. read more

Palooza Basecamp & Eatery - Ribeye - Bars Near Me - Cascade, Idaho

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Superb. Made us omelets. French dip epic. Coffee was killer. Bacon was lit. Best food in Cascade for sure, maybe all of Idaho.

Great Breakfast and service! We love this place and ALWAYS make a stop when we are in town.

Best fried pickles I ever had!!! Food was amazing and the staff was awesome. We will be coming back for more soon!

This place is great, good vides, clean, and food selection has a bit of something for everyone. I have eaten there several times and would direct patrons away from the burgers... A bit lackluster... So we just don't go there for that! BUT the other dishes on the menu are great!! My latest meal was a delicious Kale salad with a Salmon add on. My dining guests had the Ruben and a Cascade Cheesesteak, both equally delicious! And the homemade soup (a tomato bacon bisque that day) was absolutely mouthwatering!!! It bumped up my 4 star rating to a 5! Staff is friendly and attentive. Heard the Pork Belly Mac n' Cheese was a must try!! Next time! read more

The service was awful and we did not even go at a busy time. We got there around 4 and it took an hour and a half for us to get our two plates. Also asked for lemonade and never received it. The truffle fries my husband got were raw and not done. Overall not worth the money or time. read more

Palooza Basecamp & Eatery - Truffle fries - Bars Near Me - Cascade, Idaho

Had the pan seared salmon and risotto and it was amazing. Great wine list, Wonderful staff, nice atmosphere, quick service. read more

Palooza Basecamp & Eatery - Pan seared salmon and risotto. - Bars Near Me - Cascade, Idaho

This is the perfect stop if you're in town or just passing through. Excellent quality of food, family friendly, and warm, personable service. read more

Wow, what a burger. I asked to customize the menue burger, and they were happy to make it my way. Jalapeño and beer cheese. The best burger and fries I've had ever!!! read more

Food, service, and ambiance was good. Would visit again if passing through. Location is very convenient when traveling from McCall

The staff and owner were so accommodating. Wanted some items that were not on the menu- such as mimosas and they hand squeezed oranges for us. The food was amazing! Most of us had the special which consisted of prime rib French dip with rosemary au jus. Outstanding! Suggested by the owner, I had the sweet potatoes fries with maple aoli. OMG. They were so good with the dip. You have to try their fried pickles with salt and vinegar aoli. Another hit! Try this place - you will not regret it. read more

Great ambiance, well decorated. Food was amazing, service exceptional and great prices.

What a treat in cascade to have such a great restaurant! Good food choices here are sparse so it so wonderful to find this restaurant. Service was awesome, many great choices on the menu. The food came out hot, fast and was very delicious! We will definitely be back!!! Thank you! read more

This place was great!!! In town for a fire and was looking for somewhere to get out of the rain. Found this place on here and decided to give it a shot! It was fantastic!!! Great decor and atmosphere. For dinner I got fried brussel sprouts with a delicious aioli, and a ruben with homemade chips. It was delicious. 10/10 will repeat next time I'm in town! read more

The grilled cheese and the chips were so good! Nice and seems newly remodeled restaurant with friendly staff. Thanks for a great meal! read more

Palooza Basecamp & Eatery - Grilled cheese - Bars Near Me - Cascade, Idaho

Over priced and underwhelmed. We were greeted by a woman that seemed irritated to be seating us. This was our second time trying-our first was right after they opened and we chalked up the poor service and so so food to the fact that they just opened. So we thought we'd try again. BUT not the case! Same grumpy and horrible service and mediocre outrageously priced food. You can get a great burger and smiles for half the price just down the street. It's sad when someone comes into a small town and brings their toxicity with them. This restaurant does not exude small town friendliness. And from what I understand from the locals the owner is not a very nice person, constantly trying to get the other restaurants and bars in trouble by reporting them on made up accusations. Sad that something like this infiltrated wonderful small town Cascade. read more

Had lunch there today. The waiter was amazing, funny and had great recommendations. The food was so good. We had the cheese steak, the reuben and the fried pickles. The chef came out twice to ask how everything was. Who does that anymore??? We will be back!! read more

This is one of the best places around for those foodies. The service is always friendly and the establishment has a great updated atmosphere. It's a must to stop in :) read more

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Such a great surprise! We stopped here on our way through town and it was so delicious! Bison burger and truffle fries. We got a coffee for the road and everything was top notch. Wonderful service. We will definitely be back! read more

This place is 10 out of 10 on everything, quality and taste of food, service menu options, drinks! probably the best place for food and drinks in the area! read more

We recently had lunch here for the first time. They have an excellent selection of microbrew beers and the service was good. I had a brie burger which was good but unfortunately was just not really hot and the cheese hadn't melted. Others in our party had a black and blue burger and a beet salad both were pleased. I am only giving it 4 stars as it took quiet a while to get our food when there was almost no one else in the restaurant and the food was kind of luke warm. But it is very nice for the area and I will be back. read more

Palooza Basecamp & Eatery - Brie Burger - Bars Near Me - Cascade, Idaho

I've been in a few times, once for lunch and once for dinner. While it's definitely the best place in Cascade (mostly because it's clean and serves more than grease), it always leaves me a bit underwhelmed. The ahi tacos taste great, but had maybe 5 pieces of ahi for 15 pieces of wonton. The beet salad was drowning in dressing, the kale salad was just a bunch of kale, the ribs were boring. The menu and food could use some enlightenment. Service has been good. You might be greeted with a frown (like we were recently), but that frown quickly turned upside down, and they were attentive and accommodating. We'll be back. I think they are just new and need to work out a few kinks. PS- i feel bad for the turtles in the boring tank at the front desk. Every time I go in their little eyes beg me to lead a jail break. read more

Found this place when visiting Cascade Lake on Memorial Day. Had the hamburger with fries and it was very good, the service was excellent. Fun atmosphere. Would definitely recommend it. read more

Been here several times now. The chefs here are fantastic! Have not had a bad meal here yet!

I'm giving 5 star because I WANT this place to succeed and thrive, and they are well on their way. Cascade has had very few quality dining options for many years, and the few that exist have very limited hours (we love N Fork Cafe!). I stopped in here for a random lunch, and the joint completely exceeded my expectations and I was so pleasantly surprised and pleased to know that this is now an option for Cascade! They've got a great beer selection with local brews (keep the Broken Horn Jalepeno coming). And the menu looked great. I had the special BLT for the day, which was delicious but I would say add a dollar to the price and gimme one more layer of bacon Great place and a needed addition to Cascade's restaurant scene. Keep your hours open enough to allow for the evening traffic back and forth from Valley county and Treasure Valley commuters! Thanks so much! read more

This was my first time eating here. The food was superb and the staff were fun and very attentive! Will definitely be back! Can't wait to check out the hotel! Cindi read more

Make it a point to stop by next time you're headed to or through Cascade. Great service, great food, great atmosphere, and great prices. Honestly, we've driven by this place for a couple years now and have never stopped by. Saturday we stopped by after going to the hot springs. We called ahead since we had 15 people, 8 of those kids between the ages of 9-5. They said if we were patient they'd happily serve us. The kids sat at one boothe and the adults at another. We ordered lots of drinks and food and everything was surprisingly delicious. We ordered, the artichoke hearts, fried pickles, fries, Brussel sprouts, falafel dish which everyone raves about, the burgers were good, the salmon and mushroom risotto was delicious. We'll all definitely go back. One kid ordered the butter noodles and the waitress, the cook, and her had a competition to see how long it would take for them to come out, 4 minutes btw. Through it all, we never felt hurried, unwanted and that was displayed by the playfulness, conversation and attentiveness of the staff. We feel bad we've missed out on this place for 2 years but now that we know, we'll visit soon and frequently. We won't always go with that large of a group though. read more

Amazing food. Great owner. Fantastic service. Cute place. & axe throwing area. Very interesting.

The service was great, but the food was marginal at best. Guys, it's a burger. If you don't know how to cook a medium burger, practice it. It's cheap. If you can't make a burger medium, then please don't ask how the guest wants their burger cooked. Also, put your fries drop on a timer. Any basic short order cook can tell if fries are overcooked by sight. Drop some fries at your fryer's standard temperature and time how long they need to cook properly. Then write down that time. And set a timer. For $17 a burger and fries should be a no-brainer. If you wouldn't eat a badly overcooked burger and fries that are dark brown, don't serve them that way. Last, if your burgers are significantly smaller than the buns, either get smaller buns and lower the price or make the patties bigger. Presentation matters. read more

I wanted to love this place, but sadly disappointed. First the good....lovely atmosphere, clean, and friendly service. My husband ordered a burger and fries, the fries were good, the bun on his burger was so dry it was falling apart and crumbly. I ordered one of the specials which was a New York steak, cheese mashed potatoes, and asparagus for $35.00. My steak was cooked to perfection (medium), but unfortunately it was so full of gristle, I had to keep spitting bites into my napkin. The few bites I had without gristle were good. The asparagus was very good, cooked tender crisp and had a good seasoning. The cheese mashed potatoes were not even edible. They tasted like instant potatoes that they tried to pass off as the real thing. It seemed like they made instant potatoes and then added some actual potatoes to the mix to give a smashed potato effect. The problem is the chunky pieces of potatoes were literally not cooked, my husband could hear the crunch of them when I chewed them. Needless to say for a total of $80.40 including tip, I left still hungry. I guess my 35.00 meal was about 5 bites of steak and 4 pieces of asparagus. read more

Good food, fun atmosphere, clean, good service. Had pork belly Mac and cheese which had great flavor.

Hand down the best restaurant in cascade! Great food, great drinks, phenomenal service, a much need breathe of fresh air in a small mountain town. read more

Bartender was super nice, solid drinks and food. Thanks for being here and a solid night, much appreciated!

Good food, wine and great beer list. Friendly staff and fun atmosphere. Would come back. Stopped for lunch on way to McCall.

A great place to eat while visiting McCall! The food was excellent and the huckleberry cider was to die for! Our server was super sweet - the bartender was a little snappy, but otherwise we can't say enough good things about this place! read more

First, I want to start by saying that I don't do bad reviews, just not my style and had the owner been available I would've preferred to share my feedback personally, or at the least in a private message but neither of those are an option, so I digress. We really wanted to like this place and judging by the reviews I thought it would be a guarantee. When we walked in I thought it had potential, it's colorful, big and open but as I looked around I just felt disappointed, it's not a cozy place but you can tell they tried. The cook was friendly and said hello as we waited by the door, but then we were 'greeted' by a very unhappy looking woman who gave off the sense that she was annoyed by our presence, I literally thought maybe she's just having a bad day but it got worse as we sat down and realized she was our server. I then thought well, maybe she's working everyday and doesn't have enough help and if we're really nice she'll relax. Nope. I ordered a sample of beer but then decided I didn't want one, she never offered or asked if I wanted anything else, I had to ask for a glass of water once the food came. When I'm at a restaurant I always ask the server what their favorite is or what they would choose if I'm having trouble deciding between 2 options, when I did this she aggressively responded, hands waving about, "there is no way I can answer that! I eat here everyday and everything is good!" I felt like a scolded child, that I had asked a stupid question. When the food arrived the presentation was good but the food was underwhelming at best. My husband asked for hot sauce and she claimed there was none, weird... but then went onto scold us again for asking, I ordered the chipotle chicken which she said was covered in chipotle seasoning and spicy enough as well as what she claimed was very flavorful bbq sandwich for him. But unfortunately both were bland and unimpressive, and mine was not even remotely spicy. The housemade potato chips were tasty. My husband asked how my meal was half through and pointed out that she had not returned to our table to inquire herself or offer a refill, she did eventually but we were finished. It was 2:30 on a Monday, she was not busy. Customer service requires a certain type of personality, at the very least someone who actually likes interacting with other humans. I would say she is not cut out for this line of work. Sadly we may not return, normally we would give a place another shot before making this decision, and do believe overall we would've enjoyed our experience and our meal more had she just been friendly. read more

Having dinner tonight and the entire staff is amazing. The hostess immediately engaged me with warmth and inviting welcome, the waitress has been so great and watching the entire team interact with wonderful smiles makes you want to come back again and again. Funny to say this the food is fabulous but absolutely secondary to a great atmosphere read more

Great decor and ambience, excellent service, and delicious food. I had the Farro Salad and it was exceptional - filling, tasty, healthy, and unique. Highly recommend! read more

The food here was better than I expected. The service though is what took everything apart. I've never had that good of service in a small town like I did at cascade. The server handled all 15 people like a champion, was sociable and friendly, made recommendations, and did a terrific job. Cannot recommend this place enough read more

Sweet building, modern atmosphere and clean. The service was horrendous. The food was okay but felt extremely overpriced for the quality of the service and the time it took to get our order taken and then for the time it took to receive that order. The vision for this place is great but it's implementation left much to be wanted. We were hoping to go for dinner but as we arrived a bit early decided to have a few small plates and hang out until dinner service opened at 4. We told our server this early on before ordering(which took a while) and weren't informed until 4 that they no longer have a dinner menu so we had to go elsewhere for food. Not sure if the issue is that it's a newer business or they're understaffed or just over their heads. I really wanted to love it, but it was just okay. read more