Travelfood - Boise, Idaho

While in Boise recently, I had the opportunity to visit 2 excellent hamburger places.

Big Jud's was mentioned on Travel Channel's Man vs Food. They have volume burgers which look huge, but this visit, I enjoyed the Hawaiian Burger.

The burger was excellent as I would expect the burger to be. The hidden treat was the fries. The fries tasted as fresh as fries could be. There was a little seasoning which added to but not dominate the freshness of the fries. The single Hawaiian and fries were enough to satisfy me. The fry sauce was really good too, but the best way I enjoyed the fries were plain. Big Jud's has a good take out business which is good considering the dining area is small for a place with such good food. I had to wait for about 20 minutes for a table at 2:00 in the afternoon. I can only imagine how it is during peak times. Highly recommend.

Arctic Circle Hamburgers is a place I ate on a trip last year. I ate at Arctic Circles in Elko, Nevada and Boise, Idaho.

Arctic Circle is your stereotypical fast food hamburger joint that focuses on two things: Angus burgers and their french fry sauce. The french fry sauce is the main reason I go to Arctic Circle (that and the lime squeezes). The burgers are good and it is something different than McDonald's (better I think).

The chain is in some western States, but I would recommend just to try the fry sauce. For a ketchup lover like me, it is a nice change of pace. Recommend.