This restaurant plans its ‘biggest and baddest’ location yet — right by Boise Greenbelt
Sid’s Garage is beloved for its over-the-top milkshakes, locally sourced Snake River Farms burgers and cold pours of draft beer.
The restaurant first opened in Idaho at The Village at Meridian in late 2020, and it added a second location at the corner of 10th and Main in Boise seven months later.
Its popularity with Treasure Valley diners has been apparent ever since, and the restaurant has expansion plans again.
A third location — the “biggest and baddest” yet, according to Sid’s owners — is now in the works at Barber Station near Bown Crossing and Marianne Williams Park in East Boise. Owners Will and Nicole Primavera recently revealed the location via social media.
The Primaveras’ newest Sid’s Garage will double the capacity of its current Boise location, seating between 90 to 110, with an inside-outside bar that overlooks the Greenbelt and a pond. They hope the restaurant will be ready to open by early 2024.
“We want to create a destination experience that stimulates all your senses, between the food, the music, the environment, the staff that just oozes hospitality,” Will Primavera told the Idaho Statesman. “You can kind of hear it in my voice. We give a s--t deeply about what we do.”
At the heart of the mission is a sincere love for the Boise community, Will Primavera said.
That’s why the menu is locally sourced, including their half-pound hamburgers from Snake River Farms that are an 80/20 blend of Black Angus and American Wagyu. The Boss Hog is among the restaurant’s customer favorites, with 48-hour braised pork belly, onion rings and a scratch-made sriracha-bourbon sauce on a toasted brioche bun.
“It’s gonna get all in your grill,” Will said.
In addition to its signature “rock and roll vibe” and burger-driven menu, the new Sid’s Garage will feature an exhibition kitchen, giving diners an up-front view of the cooking process. Order it and watch it get prepared.
“Dude, you will be right in it with the team,” Will said. “You’ll know everything at all times going on.”
In Meridian, Sid’s Garage is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The downtown Boise restaurant runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
This story was originally published June 27, 2023 at 11:35 AM.
