AMANO

We went to Amano for Cinco de Mayo and to celebrate my best friend's birthday. We made a reservation, which I highly recommend you do. Otherwise, there can be quite a wait. Parking in Indian Creek Plaza was difficult, so plan extra time in case parking is troublesome. The food here was delicious! We had the carne asada platter and got to eat cactus! Which was interesting. They make their own tortillas in-house. And the Tres leches Cake is the best in Canyon County - they infuse it with lavender. The atmosphere is bougie and upscale. They took a Polaroid for my friend as a birthday momento, and the service was impeccable. I highly recommend Amano if you're looking for upscale fine-dining Mexican food. Their mole is absolutely divine.

Our experience was top notch from the minute we walked in until we left. Sam was our server and was seriously on top of everything. Our drink glasses were never empty, the good recommendations were spot on. Can't wait to go back!!

So this is a difficult review as this place is high on the list of places to go for high end food and service. Main meal of carne asada was amazing! 5 stars meat cooked with skill and plate so balanced. Cocktails were good but no prices. Turned out they were $23 each! This is dumb. I can understand paying $15 per so definitely not worth that ticket price. 2 stars App was meh. Small portion, we got the corn and sad to say I can make much better at home and there was no love in it at all. I either you wow me with the food to justify the price or you at least make the portions bigger if you are gonna phone it in. 1 star Service was good. Friendly staff however it took a very long time to get our food. From app to main course was around 35/45 min. In all half the food was worth the price. Drinks are WAY overpriced. It's a once a year date night location in my opinion. With the prices you can't serve mid food at all. A lot of other options of restaurants I can go where nothing misses.

The experience was amazing! My partner and I were almost losing hope in finding authentic Mexican food in Idaho till we came here. We had 3 different tacos and two desserts. All very delicious! I recommend this place to anyone wanting true authentic flavors. The pineapple habanero salsa is a must with your tacos. Salsa’s were not complementary with the food which was a little disappointing but I’m glad our server made it right and gave us a free scoop of salsa.

Overall, we had a fun time here and would be great for special celebrations. For taco dish would recommend: carne asada. We also had the fish tacos which were good, but the carne asada were exceptional. Perfectly cooked and ingredients complemented well. For non-taco would recommend: short-rib tatemada, though the other dishes looked really good too and I would try many of the other dishes too. For the short rib tatemada, I really enjoyed the meat itself, it was tender and full of flavor. The sauces off to the side were excellent. It’s served with small tortillas that you can build your own tacos with. The pickled onions went perfectly with it in the tacos. For an appetizer, we got the equites, which was an awesome bowl of corn, but rather small portion. About the size of a traditional side at a BBQ restaurant for one person, if that’s a good visual. I would recommend it, but probably only feeds two people realistically and I wish it was larger for the $13. It does not come with chips, which cost about $4, so make sure to get those too. They were excellent, but I would have anticipated it to be included realistically. I would recommend getting two baskets of chips just cause they were so tasty. The horchata was a nice drink to finish the meal with. Very sweet and cardamom/cinnamon-y. Would recommend that as well, but save it for the end of the meal as a small dessert :). It was about $4 think. Our waiter (Erik) did a great job explaining the dishes, and was patient enough to do it twice or expand on his explanations. It was fun to hear the process of the cooking and how they use traditional methods from him. This place is expensive, but is worth the value for something like a special occasion. We spent about $180 on three people and left full and happy. We would probably try to go about once a year. 5 star - Need to go! Would go out of way to come.

The team at Amano have out done themselves yet again! With the massive upgrades at their new location they will teleport you to a different world with the vibe of the dining experience, the taste of the food, and the delicious drinks! I swear it took me back to some of my most memorable trips visiting Mexico.

My daughter and I rewarded ourselves after bridal dress shopping in Boise with dinner @ Amano's on their patio. It was our first time and it was amazing plus a beautiful evening. Jayda was so personable and engaging...sharing with us the history of the restaurant along with detailed descriptions of our entrees. She even had Chef Sal come to the table which was very special. Food was so fresh, flavorful, abundant and they have hands down the best home made cocktails ever!!! We highly recommend and I will be bringing my husband soon.

My wife and I ate here the other night for our birthdays. It was so great from the very start. Welcomed us at the door. We had reservation, so no wait. Limited menu which I enjoyed, there is such thing as too many options. Our server was very informative with the menu and specials. Then surprised us at the end with dessert, a card, and even took a picture of us with a Polaroid to remember. Overall a great time, we’ll definitely be back!