Boise Spectrum Center — Attraction in Garden City

I ate at the new restaurant concept Chow. The problem with getting excited about a new concept coming to town is you naturally develop higher expectations. Unfortunately, Chow was very underwhelming in nearly every way possible. The concept is similar to a food court, with what appears to be individual restaurants surrounding a bar. However, the employees seemed to work at all of the spaces. The manager running the place knew less about what to do than the employees. For example, I went to Good Burger which advertised a special burger that was discounted for the day. I asked the one employee, I think he was stoned, what the special burger was for the day. He looked at me blankly and then yelled passed me to the manager that was sitting at the bar. He had to yell about 4x before getting the manager's attention. Finally, the manager responded and yelled back at him that the special was whatever the employee wanted it to be. Then the employee told me they had no special that day. I ordered another burger of the menu board and it came to $13 with fries. I immediately hoped that for the price this burger better be amazing. I waited 25 minutes for my burger while 4 employees, who had joined the original employee, stood around literally doing nothing. While I waited I sat at a table between Good Burger and the bar and I was attacked by about 50 flies swarming the area. It was absolutely disgusting. Customers were complaining about the flies at the bar and they were told that they didn't know what to do about the flies. Finally my burger arrived. I looked at my burger. It more closely resembled beef jerky than a burger. It was overly flavored and dried out like jerky. This burger was not just well done, it was jerky. If I had not ordered to go and had not left already by the time I attempted to eat my burger, I would have demanded a new burger or refund. But with the quality of the employees, that would have probably taken...

I remember vividly my first time at the Boise Spectrum. It was the late 90's. I watched the Titanic. It was packed with so many people. I had a Pronto Pup with a prickly pear lemonade. My friends and I were checking out all the boys. It will forever be one of my favorite core memories.

You came here on the weekends to watch the latest movies. You hung out at Game World and played video games for hours, wasting your money for tickets to get cheap prizes. You drank hot chocolate at Moxie Jave whole you were waiting for your ride to show up. It was the ultimate hot spot!

But, with time and the direction of growth heading towards Meridian, this venue has really slowed down. It was sad at one point, seeing how many businesses left this venue and moved on. Movie Java ended up turning into another coffee shop. That space is now taken over but completely different business now. CK Hawaiian is gone. It truly is sad to see a part of my youth slowly disappear.

I did attend hair school in this complex in 2015. That was the first time I was in this area again. They remodeled the venue. Added umbrellas and more seating. A lot of upgrades were made and it was looking really fresh. Thursday thunder was introduced on Thursdays which was a great way to get people here. Live music, restaurants selling food and vendors to check out. It was a fun way to hang out and be in the sun.

I hope that the local businesses in this venue stay put. The pizza joint is so good! I survived hair school eating pizza for lunch. The Creperie has the best Nutella and banana crepes. Be Thai pushes out such good Thai food. I have seen too many local businesses leave this venue and we need to support them so that they can stay. I hope more adventures bring me into this area so I have a reason to be here. I want to be able to create more core memories at this venue now and...

My son Anthony Fernandez27& my daughter Johnni Fernandez 20 went to watch newCaptain Marvel! They had tickets to watch in Imax, with thier dad & brothers, they died feb.8th2019 in headon collision on cherry lane meridian, David h.48, Tre' Dion24, baby David Aaron Taylor22. ANTHONY Has been hospitalized life threatening injuries, since feb.8,th he is only survivor of this tragedy, He had multiple surgeries & severe injuries, T.BI.stroke,anorism,seizures, hearing impaired, loss of left eye, blurred vision right eye, broken facial plates inserted,broken thumb pin placed, corotied artery blocked blown mixing in brain deadly combo, surgery to insert coil keep any more new bleeds hopefully from occurring, reputed spleen blood transfusion, traumatic amnesia, frontal lobe severe damage long& short time memory loss.... the list goes on! He was in e.r. todays after being released after last surgery on brain & corotied artery all my son wanted was to go watch that movie as they all had planned! It was extremely difficult for him n his lil sister... but I completely appreciate your establishment for without knowing who he is for not judging him when he was crying, just hardly walking or able to see very...