One word...Moxie's....discuss (Boise, Eagle: live, legally, shops)

[Jarndyce]

One of my "things to check out" when I made my trip to Boise was coffeeshops. Were there any...were they any good? I have lived in an area where it was Starbucks or nothing...that gets old quick.

I can report that Moxie's blows Starby away. It's not even close. The cinnamon roll served by Moxie's ought to be put on the Dept of Homeland Security's "Watch List"...it was soooo freakin' good. Something that yummy must be made illegally, I figure...oh and the coffee..spectacular. The roaring fire...the cute girls cranking away on their laptops...very impressive.

Boise, you allegedly have a Tully's too. I did not find it but I am very eager to try it if it exists...I have heard that Tully's is the place Seattlites go to when they need their fix. I've never been to a place that even had Tully's.

I did a search on Coffee Boise and got bupkis. Nada. So let's make this the coffee thread.

What you drinkin' Boise?

[2much2soon]

Dutch Bros. Include espresso shots in their coffee.

Starbucks blows. I have no idea how they got so popular or stay so popular. I guess a large percentage of the public likes burnt-tasting swill.

[MissTheMountains]

There's a Tully's on the East side of Boise (kind of on the way out of the Lucky Peak area). There's another on the West side (actually in Eagle I believe) by the Hilton Garden Inn.

Those are just what we've seen driving around. Not at all trying to be a jerk, but Google works wonders too.

[micrguy]

I'm a straight black coffee drinking kind of a guy so I am only comparing black coffee to black coffee. Boise has a lot of coffee shops(I think the newspaper said that we have a ratio of 1 coffee shop for about 550 residents) so you have many options for a great cup of coffee.

I usually make my own coffee, but if I do go out here are the places that I prefer: Lucy's Coffee, Java, Dutch Brothers and Tully's.

[Jarndyce]

Originally Posted by MissTheMountains

There's a Tully's on the East side of Boise (kind of on the way out of the Lucky Peak area). There's another on the West side (actually in Eagle I believe) by the Hilton Garden Inn.

Those are just what we've seen driving around. Not at all trying to be a jerk, but Google works wonders too.

How do you think I found out about the Tully's in the first place! I just couldn't find it in "reality"...

So Moxie's isn't the local dazzler like I assumed it was.....interesting.

[MissTheMountains]

Have you been to Goldy's? It's our favorite breakfast place and their coffee (Dawson Taylor) is very good.

[Syringaloid]

There is also a Tulley's downtown in the BoDo district. Tulley's is ok but reminds me too much of the flavor of Starbucks coffees.
Moxie rocks and is by far the most popular coffee chain in Boise.
They have a lot of yummy summer cooler drinks too and they are locally owned too with their headquarters in Garden City. Moxie puts Starbucks and Tulleys to shame.
But, there is a large number of independent one or two store coffee shops around town too.
Dawsons shop on 8th street is probably the best tasting coffee in the city in my opininon and wins a lot of best tasting coffee awards in local newspapers. Thomas Hammer is downtown and so is Flying M which caters more to the artsy, indie music type of crowd.
I can't think of the name right now, but there is a locally owned coffee shop on 6th and Idaho streets and they also have a location in Hyde Park.
La Vie En Rose in the Idanha building also has excellent european type coffees.
Boise is a huge coffee town and fits the sterotype of a typical coffee loving Northwest city. Coffee shops are everywhere and are usually pretty busy.

[ds495]

Where would be a great place for a new coffee shop? What is a cool area with families and young people?
And is there parking downtown?

[Syringaloid]

Originally Posted by ds495

Where would be a great place for a new coffee shop? What is a cool area with families and young people?
And is there parking downtown?

Downtown has a few new coffee shops which have opened in the past few months, but there always seems to be room for more downtown, or in the Northend or Eastend, or anywhere else in the city.
There is ample parking downtown with many garages and street parking spaces.
Lots and lots of parking.

[GGBOI]

I can't believe nobody's mentioned Rembrandts Coffee in Eagle! It's in an old renovated church. You can't beat the atmosphere, and the food is delicious!!!

La Vie En Rose is also a fave of mine...and Java... Moxie however, was my very first intro to the liquid gold. :-)