Boise Bacon Pilgrimage – 10 Tons a Year, One Brunch at a Time

Vegetarians, look away; carnivores, tighten your belts – we’re entering the Church of Crispy Fat. 📍 Bacon Boise Location: 8th & Main, downtown – follow the sidewalk smell of maple-glazed smoke. Damage: ~$25 pp (includes tax + tip jar that smells like bacon grease). System: snake-line to counter ➜ order ➜ receive table beacon ➜ hunt seats – usually 10-15 min wait, turnover is fast. 🥓 Must-Order “Bacon Flight” Bacon Shots ⭐ 5 thick-cut batons standing in a wooden block = edible tasting paddle. Berryhill – sweet-heat rub (think candied jalapeño). Spicy Hot – cayenne-pepper crust, fire alarm level. Maple Rosemary – breakfast perfume, dip in leftover syrup. Candied – brown-sugar caramel shell, dessert bacon is real. Pantry Feature – seasonal rotate (we hit espresso-coffee rub). Pro move: snap the group photo fast – they cool & stiffen in 90 sec. 🍳 Brunch Mains – Biscuit Mountains & Benedict Dreams Benny Hill 🧡 Base: house buttermilk biscuit (half-pound, cloud-soft). Crown: ½-inch pepper-crusted bacon slab, poached egg, rosemary-sausage gravy flood. Side curveball: crispy fried okra – Southern teleport successful. Arkansas 💣 Appearance: biscuit volcano the size of a softball. Eruption layers: fried chicken thigh + bacon lardon + over-easy egg + cheddar avalanche. Lava: chorizo-milk gravy. Carb count: high; happiness count: higher. 🧇 Sides & Sips Sweet balance: single waffles comes with bacon-bit butter – share or surrender. Drink: try the “Bacon Bloody” – house tomato mix rimmed with bacon-salt & a strip stir-stick. ⚡ Speed Tips Weekend? arrive before 9 a.m. or after 1:30 p.m. – line drops fast. Parking: city garage ½ block north, first hour free. Take-away: they’ll box uncooked bacon shots – hotel iron = instant in-room snack. 🎯 Bottom Line If your happy place smells like Sunday morning breakfast at Grandma’s – only Grandma’s been to flavor university – Bacon Boise is mandatory. One meal = annual pork quota met, soul content, nap inevitable. #US #ID #Boise