Moon's Kitchen Cafe

712 West Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702-5811
(208) 385-0472

Hours: M-Sat 6:30am-3:00pm, Sun 7:00am-3:00pm (as of this post)

Located at the heart of downtown Boise, we arrived around mid-day Friday in late summer or was that early fall? Open table seating so there was room for a stroller. The cafe's large window pane allows for the sun to light the room up nicely. The waitress was friendly and help find us a table where the stroller wouldn't be in the way of others.

The menu boasted your average American cafe fare. The breakfast style food of eggs, bacon, toast to the heartier lunch items of burger, fried chicken, salad, fries, etc. Breakfast food is served all day so if eggs and bacon if you're craving eggs and bacon at 2 in the afternoon, go for it!

The fish was calling out to us that day, we ordered the fish sandwich and the fish 'n Chips. The Fish Sandwich was a fillet of fish served on a roll with American cheese with tarter sauce and a pickle on the side and an order of a side item, she chose the fries. The Fish and Chips was a beer batter fish and fries, which while should have been a no brainer, turned out to be an on-spot multiple choice quiz on the many different ways a potato could be cut, fried, and served.

Fries could be found in Hand-Cut, Crinkle or Smiley. This puzzled me to no end at the time. Hand-cut and crinkle I could build a mental image of, but what the heck was "smiley"? Was Mr. Potato Head about to be served up on my plate? How can I eat something that's smiling at me and how do you cut a smile on a fry? I think the waitress must be asked this question alot because she answered without hesitation and her description precise and left without a doubt that this is a cafe that embraces their younger patrons. (I went with the Hand-cut).

The fish was does well. They did not try to skimp on the cut of fish, it was a nice portion and the batter was not too heavy nor too light. The fish flakes off in pieces when bitten into but held together by the batter, all an indication to me that it is done just right! None of that overdone rubbery fish stuff to be found in either orders.

The price was under $10 each order. It was enough to fill us both up, the atmosphere was friendly and bright. Located across from public parking (first hour free), a nice area to stroll around before or after dining. It meets our approval for future visits.