This restaurant served Eagle families for 19 years. Now it’s closed

A familiar Mexican restaurant chain in the Boise area recently got smaller.

Fiesta Guadalajara, 3210 E. Chinden Blvd. in Eagle, is no more.

The closure might come as a surprise even to nearby residents. Located in Eagle Marketplace, Fiesta Guadalajara shut down with little fanfare. The restaurant made no formal announcement on social media. Its Facebook page says it served “families since 2007 in the Eagle community.”

Fiesta Guadalajara is a well-known brand to Idahoans. “Established in Ontario, Oregon, this chain of family-owned Mexican restaurants has been serving the Treasure Valley since 1991,” it says on Facebook.

The Eagle location was not consistently well-reviewed. It rated a 2.9 out of 5 stars on Yelp and a 3.8 out of 5 on Google.

Fiesta Guadalajara’s website still indicates that it operates five restaurants, including the one in Eagle. The actual number is now four: Boise, Nampa, Caldwell and Kuna.

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.