In 1996, we opened Bittercreek Alehouse on 8th Street in downtown Boise. The original idea was good beer and good food and over time it turned into food we could trace, beer we believed in, and a place where the distance between the farm and the plate was as short as we could make it.
Nearly thirty years later, that idea has grown into Just Eat Local, a family of three downtown restaurants: Bittercreek Alehouse, Red Feather Lounge, and Diablo & Sons Saloon. Bittercreek is also home to a small brewery where we develop new beers that feed into Woodland Empire, our local brewery rooted in Idaho-grown ingredients and place-based storytelling.
But what’s grown most isn’t the business, it’s the relationships. With the farmers and ranchers who trust us with what they grow. With the bakers, brewers, and makers who build alongside us. With the many people who’ve worked these kitchens and dining rooms over three decades. And with the guests who keep coming back. Those relationships are the whole point.
