This restaurant was ‘something Boise needed’ 28 years ago. Now it’s selling a $1.95 meal

When The Ram restaurant and brewery opened in Boise nearly three decades ago, it was a big deal.

There were 26 TVs, including one with a 10-foot screen. There was the towering bar. And the relaxing patio along the Boise River. “Some places are just plain bars, but here they went all out,” an impressed patron told the Idaho Statesman in 1996. “The size and design are impressive. This is something Boise has needed for a while.”

To celebrate its 28th anniversary, the Ram, 709 E. Park Blvd., is offering another big deal next week. “Hearkening back to the restaurant’s first menu,” the Ram explains, it will offer a $1.95 special on Monday, May 20.

Customers will be able to enjoy a Ram Classic hamburger: a black Angus beef patty with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayonnaise on a grilled bun for $1.95. The burger will be served with Ram Chips, which get supercharged with garlic parmesan.

The deal is good all day while supplies last — one per person, dine-in only. It’s happening exclusively at the Ram in Boise, not at other locations.

Are you up to spending more than $1.95? Diners also will be able to order a “selection of special cocktails served in a King’s Goblet.”

The Ram’s hours are 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays.

This story was originally published May 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM.

Michael Deeds

Idaho Statesman

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Michael Deeds is a long-serving entertainment reporter and opinion columnist at the Idaho Statesman, where he chronicles the Boise good life: restaurants, concerts, culture, cool stuff. He started as a summer intern after graduating from the University of Nebraska with a news-editorial journalism degree. Deeds’ prior Statesman roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor. His other writing has ranged from freelancing album reviews for The Washington Post to bragging about Boise in that inflight magazine you left on the plane.