2019 Best Finger Steaks: Westside Drive-In

Chef Lou Aaron doesn’t claim to have created the original recipe for finger steaks in the Treasure Valley. He’ll leave that debate for others: Was it The Torch? Big Bun? Maybe even Westside in the 1950s, long before Aaron bought the popular drive-in restaurant in 1994? Who knows for sure? But, Aaron knows this: He’s created his own take on finger steaks - and people love them. Aaron uses a tempura batter with a beef shoulder tender. The result is a true Idaho original – there’s no debate about that.

Runners-up (listed alphabetically):

Lindy’s Steakhouse

The Dutch Goose

This story was originally published August 27, 2019 at 2:20 AM.