Review based on non-baked goods and service. Pies may be a different story…read more Cashier/clerk was cold and had no people skills. Greeted her and she didn't respond. Just looked at me coldly. Odd. After paying, didn't tell me to wait, sit, or if they'd bring it to me. Severely lacking basic service skills. Ordered the funky chicken sandwich and a bottle of soda. $12.99 for two pieces of bread with a little filling, and a slice of cheese (see pic). Sandwich assembler eventually brought my sandwich out to me. Will not be returning to this place. Wayyyy better off going to any of the many sandwich chains.

Boise Pie Company was recently sold to new owners yet again, this is the second owner (or maybe the…read morethird?) since the original owner opened this business in 2018. I haven't been in in a while because the location is an awkward one for me and the interior is not particularly a cozy place to sit and enjoy a piece of pe. But Boise Pie Company pies in limited options are now available to order through Farm Deliver (the aggregator for local food hub that takes orders for local farmer and producers and delivers their good things to homes on Wednesday afternoons) so I had a Peach Huckleberry pie in the delivery yesterday afternoon. The crust on this pie was so delicious, in fact much better than my memory of Boise Pie Co. pies being ever. I wonder if the new owner changed the crust recipe? I often leave the crust on a piece of pie, but on this one I ate every crumb. Every holiday I try to find a local producer food item to gift to neighbors. Something that doesn't need to be eaten right away but can be saved and used at any time during holidays or after. I know Boise Pie Co is now providing frozen take and bake Huckleberry pies. If they're still doing that at holiday time, they may be my choice for the neighbors' gifts. (I plan ahead. :-) ) In years past it has been treats like the frozen Lasagna or Chicken pot pie from Certified Kitchen & Bakery's freezer case or Dan Ansotegui's award winning Basque chorizo sausages from Ansot's cold case or stollen from Acme Bakery or assorted artisan chocolates from Chocolat Bar so Boise Pie Co would join great company in the gifting. ;-)

I'm surprised Black Market Gelateria doesn't have lines out the door yet. But I'm sure it's coming…read more Located in an industrial complex, this place is such a gem. It's clean, welcoming, and we have yet to try something we didn't like. My absolute favorites are the huckleberry coppa and bread pudding with vanilla gelato. Not only has everything been delicious but the service has always been very friendly and efficient. Even during the times we stopped in with a longer line, it has always been a smooth process. There's a decent amount of seating inside so you can choose to enjoy your treats right away or on the go. Add Black Market Gelateria to your list of Boise hot spots!

The ladies working were all very kind! Super quick service. I love everything is served in glasses…read moreand plates instead of default to go. I had a Krapfen bavarian cream donut, breakfast sandwich on ciabiatta and an iced latte! It all tasted great, simple but good quality ingredients. The latte was good too! All three cost $20 total. Recommend!

I had their cookies a couple of years ago at a party and they were delicious. My first visit to the…read moreshop was just for ice cream. Also amazing, even on a cold January day. The shop smelled amazing and had a great selection of beautiful pastries. I will definitely be back to try some of those. Employees were very friendly and helpful. Very clean, bright but cozy and felt comfy to hang out and enjoy a treat.

Just ok. We've tried several pastries and pies and baked goods. All felt like they were lacking…read moresomething. Salt? Mainly we tried thise things to go. A few weekends ago we tried again and went inside. We had ice cream and floats. The staff waa friendly and were great at dealing with the cash register not working and a long line. My son has sea salt cashew, it was overly salty. I had rocky road. It was pretty good. My husband had a float he said it was good. Were not fans of ice cream that have things like cardamom and that was the flavor they had that day along with an orange chocolate. For 4 of us to have ice cream it was close to 50.00. Seemed overly expensive. Theres a lot of choices pretty close to this. We have really tried to like it but it just wasnt our fave.

I couldn't sleep last night so of course I decided to do some research on some local bakeries in…read moreour area. I am always down for something sweet! I have driven by this shop a million times but never got the chance to make it in. After checking out all their photos and goodies off their website, making my way in today was a must. The shop is very small and intimate. You are immediately greeted by all the goodies as soon as you walk in. Colorful macarons, the cutest cheesecakes and beautifully displayed scones and muffins. The display case is nice and bright, allowing you to be able to see the details and coloring of each macaron. The pretty piping on the cheesecake. The fun layers of the cakes. It was hard not to want one of each thing out of the case. It was our first visit for my daughter and I. As a new customer, you're trying to absorb everything about this store. You want to look at all your options! The gal that initially was going to help us pretty much just stood there and stared at us. Didn't really talk to us. Didn't ask if we had any questions. She had the most unpleasant look on her face. It honestly made me feel so unwanted and uncomfortable to be at the shop. I offered to let another customer go ahead of us so she wasn't just standing there waiting for us to order something. The second customer also needed some time. Finally a gentleman came in and she got him some coffee started. Another gal was working and she helped us. At that point, I was so turned off about getting anything but we were already there so we decided to grab a few things. My daughter and I decided to share a 6 pack of macarons. We snagged lemon, birthday cake, coffee, chocolate, creme brulee and cookies and cream as our flavor choices. She also got a red velvet cheesecake for us to share after dinner tonight. On our ride home, we broke that box of macarons open and had to try them all. The lemon was sweet and tangy, I love the lemon custard in the middle. Birthday cake reminds me of a pink frosted animal cookie. The chocolate was my favorite! Very chocolate forward and sweet. Coffee reminded me of a vanilla latte in cookie form. Cookies and cream was much like cookies and cream ice cream. More cream forward and less chocolate cookie. Creme brulee had sugar toasted on top which created a slight bitterness to the cookie but it was balanced with how sweet the cookie was. All 6 macarons were fabulous! I look forward to having the red velvet cheesecake after dinner tonight. I like that there are so many gluten free options at this bakery. I adore how petite and prettily decorated the pastries were. I appreciate that this joint is local as I love supporting local businesses. But, first impressions are so huge for me and my first impression of their customer service wasn't there for me. You can push out great products all you want but how you make someone feel during their purchase can make or break your business. As fantastic as my macarons were, all I can think about was how uncomfortable I was when I was just being stared at. Macarons and cheesecake can be purchased at a few joints in our valley. I'm happy I got to enjoy some goodies with my daughter but I'm going to go support another local business that will actually make me feel like a valued customer and not a bother.

I remembered that Flourish has mini cakes. Just needed a serving for two for my husband's birthday…read more And what a winner this German chocolate cake was! And gluten free to boot. It was a work of art with delicious flavor!

We had a lovely dinner last Saturday night. The staff were very friendly and worked well together…read more Our waters were filled by several different people and meals brought out by someone other than our waitress- a real team effort! I felt like staff checked on us, but was not overly attentive. Perfect!! We had the Percy potatoes (so good and the perfect crunch) and the sugar snap pea appetizers ( wish the menu would have stated the peas are served cold- my husband loved, but I don't like cold sugar snaps) For our main I had the chicken, mash and asparagus. All 10/10 and you could really taste the smoke of the oven. My husband had the sticky ribs and he said some of the best he's ever had! We finished off our meal with a delicious slice of carrot cake.

Percy is a "hidden gem" for lunch downtown. My wife and I went there last week and I still can't…read moreget over the amazing short rib pasta. They are in a nondescript spot and we almost walked by but thank God we didn't. From the friendly hostess to the attentive waitress to the excellent food, it was a place worth visiting. We started with their spinach artichoke dip with house-made fermented hot sauce (spicy, tangy and delicious). Then I ordered their phenomenal short rib pasta and my wife had a salad that could have fed both of us. The vibe of Percy is a mix of business professional and casual lunch with friends. The music was classics and the decor is refined with huge windows to view the surroundings. If you are ever in the Boise area, I would recommend you get to Percy. It will be worth it.

Wow who ever thought up raspberry walnut goat cheese ice was a genius! You can get boozed up ice…read morecream too!

Would give 4.5 if half stars were a thing. Really only subtracting a star because one of the people…read morebehind the counter seemed like they did not want to be dealing with customers. The other person there was great though! I was drawn in by the array of unique flavors and vegan options. I had really wanted to get something boozy and vegan, but they only had one flavor on at the moment that fit the bill and I wasn't particularly interested, so I sampled a few of the dairy boozy flavors and went with a vegan non-boozy ice cream for my actual order because a full scoop of dairy ice cream does not sit right in my stomach. I liked the boozy flavors more but that was only because of the flavors offered - the vegan ice cream itself was great, very smooth and creamy, not overly sugary. I got the float season vegan ice cream: blackberry ice cream with salted dark chocolate. I did still enjoy this flavor a lot. I really liked the crunchy bittersweet dark chocolate bits. I didn't get anything to drink but I was kind of tempted. The ice cream + beer or wine flights looked interesting. I don't know wine well enough to comment, but it looked like they had a good selection of beer with quality brewers and a good variety of beer types. This is technically a Warehouse Food Hall vendor but it's only accessible from the street outside the food hall. I wasted a few minutes wandering around the food hall trying to find it before I looked outside. They have a fair amount of seating inside and outside.

We have become regulars at the Fairview location, but stopped into the downtown 10th Street…read morelocation to mix it up. Coffees are just as delicious--pistachio and raspberry lattes--but no savory options (dumplings, etc) like Fairview. Parking is tough and about 4 tables.

Stopped in today to grab a coffee. I am moving locations for my work and now this sweet joint is…read morenext door! Walking in, it's very vibrant and delicate. There's beautiful displays of baked goods. All the pastries displayed looked elegant and delicious. They were so pretty that you almost didn't want to eat them. The beautiful employee saw me walk in. I was greeted as she walked behind the counter. I checked out their drink menu. Everything looked fabulous but I went with a small vanilla mocha. I love that they have flavors like saffron and cardamom available. It makes their shop that much more unique. I hung out for a bit so soak in the environment. There's two comfy nooks with beautiful pillows by the window. It allows you to embrace the moment and beauty of downtown. While checking out the vibes, I sipped on my mocha. It was just the right temp and sweetness. It was definitely a great way to start my Sunday morning. I'm looking forward to checking out more of their beverages and goodies. If you're looking for a chill place to have coffee or looking for a cute spot for a coffee date, Sunshine Spice Cafe is the joint to hit up.

The pastries are the best I have ever had outside of France. Certainly the best I have had in the…read moreU.S. totally legit. Long lines on weekends and the space itself is just ok to eat in. But pretty amazing to pick up croissants and other amazing butter filled creations to take away. I think it is important to understand what this place is, and what it isn't. It is: a rare spot in Boise to buy artisan pastries made with care, and the best ingredients money can buy. It is NOT: a place to find "good value", a good place for kids (especially special needs or rambunctious children) or a place to come if you're good with Costco level baked goods.

Some of the freshest and best baked goods in Boise! Lox croissant is the best but better get there…read moreat opening limited quantity! Unfortunately, they got rid of their fresh squeezed orange juice which takes away from the breakfast push.

The Chocolate Bar is such a fun and cozy spot! Their chocolate is absolutely amazing -- rich,…read moresmooth, and clearly high quality. You can really taste the difference. They also have a great selection of drinks, and what I loved most is the attention to detail when making them. You can tell they take pride in every cup -- perfectly balanced flavors, beautiful presentation, and just the right level of sweetness. It's not just a drink, it's an experience. The seating area inside is really cute and inviting, making it a great place to sit, relax, and enjoy your treat. Whether you're meeting a friend or just want a little chocolate moment to yourself, it's the perfect spot. Highly recommend if you're a chocolate lover!

Elegant and indulgent local chocolate shop. The London Fog truffle will make you weep; it's so good.read more

I love this place so much! Hallie helped us tonight and she was so sweet and professional. Their…read moreice cream is to die for and it's the best patio for an ice cream date night or an outing when you need something to do with the kids!

Such a great experience. The Ice Cream is rich and creamy and the atmosphere is an experience in…read moreitself.