Shari’s shutters yet another Boise-area restaurant. Here’s what remains
Shari’s has closed one of its last remaining locations in Idaho.
The chain’s restaurant at 8121 W. Chinden Blvd. near Glenwood Street in Garden City shuttered for good on Wednesday, according to a note left on the door.
“Thank you for helping support 30+ years years of service in this location,” the notice said.
Shari’s, once the largest family dining chain in the Pacific Northwest, closed at least four other restaurants in Idaho this year, including one in April at 8521 W. Franklin Road near the Boise Towne Square mall, and one in August at 1807 Caldwell Blvd. in Nampa in August, according to its Google business listing. It closed one in May in Lewiston, and one in July in Idaho Falls.
The closure appears to leave just two Shari’s restaurants in Idaho, including at 895 S. Progress Ave. near Meridian Road and Interstate 84 in Meridian and at 1601 Blue Lake Blvd. (Idaho 93) in Twin Falls. It’s unclear whether these locations will close, too.
When Statesman called the Garden City restaurant in October, an employee said the business would remain open. Now, a notice on the door tells customer to visit its Meridian location.
Two calls Friday by a Statesman reporter to the Meridian restaurant were answered by an automated message said, “The party you have reached is unavailable.” An employee at a neighboring business reached by phone Friday afternoon said the restaurant had cars in its parking lot and appeared to be open.
The Twin Falls restaurant is still open, according to an employee who answered the phone.
The corporate entities that own Shari’s face two class-action lawsuits in Oregon and Washington involving former employees and job applicants, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
This story was originally published December 13, 2024 at 4:02 PM.
