Trudy's Kitchen

The food seems homemade with generous portions. The oatmeal was good consistency I liked it, but more butter in it would be better. It was served with raisins and brown sugar. The Denver omelet was huge and delicious but the potatoes did need some butter or oil. The fruit cup was good. The banana role was good too. The service was great! This was recommended to us and we enjoyed it a lot. Outside seating is available with dogs.

Great little spot to go after swimming at The Springs. I had a grilled chicken sandwich with fries. Fries were handcut and fresh but could've been much crispier. Their dessert pies, cakes and cheesecakes are their specialty, I believe. I had huckleberry cheesecake that was wonderful! It was very, very busy. We were with a large group of about 30 people but the service was wonderful. Only 1 bathroom for each sex made it a little difficult, but we all made it work. I'll be back.

Simple menu, Large portions, delicious burgers and fries. Very few gluten free options. Huge pie slices, none gluten free. My friend was not impressed with the pie.

Seems like a nice place; it's certainly as good a diner as any. Most reviews mention the finger steaks, which I tried but couldn't really get behind. They weren't necessarily bad, but just kinda weird to me--they look like fried shrimp, feel like fried shrimp, and are served with cocktail sauce, so I had a hard time shaking off the expectation of shrimp every time I took a bite.

We stopped in for breakfast on our way through the small town of Idaho City after this place was recommended by a coworker. There were already a handful of people waiting outside for the doors to open at 8 AM, which we thought was a good sign. Despite the early rush, we were seated quickly and had prompt, friendly service from a young man who was waiting on all the tables in the dining room without missing a beat. I got the corned beef hash breakfast, which was to come with hash browns and two eggs to order. My girlfriend got the steak and egg breakfast. The steak was alright, pretty juicy, and was cooked to the requested medium doneness. The corned beef was a small portion, dry, and hardly had any peppers or onions - basically just some corned beef, no "hash." The "hash browns" are not hash browns. They're merely a pile of smashed baked potatoes, which weren't even heated through. I ordered a side of gravy for the potatoes and it was awful. It tasted like straight margarine. They made perfect over-medium eggs. It's sort of the only place in town, so they win business by default - I suppose. But I can't understand why on earth my coworker would ever recommend this place. I sure don't.

Great family atmosphere!! Very friendly staff eager to help out their partons! Open 11-4 Great choices from the menu! Stopped in for pie and some Fry's and was not let down by their fresh huckleberry cheesecake and mixed berry pie and the kiddo had the brownie Sunday. Only negatives was the water tastes odd and the soda machine seems like it needs cleaned sprite tasted like it had coke or Pepsi mixed in it. The brownie also tasted like it was made from scratch which is excellent but tasted like pure baking chocolate and wasn't sweet like a normal brownie. (But don't let that stop you from a good meal!!!) Super impressive Fry's and a nice size for a side! Great experience thank you for being an awesome stop for our day trip!!

Trudy's is the epitome of a mountain town restaurant and so much more! The place was packed for Memorial Day weekend but they were able to seat our group of six in a flash! The small town ambience inside was comfortable as if you were at your best friends mountain cabin. The service was excellent, even in the bustle of the weekend. The food... excellent and tasty! I will definitely be back to try the pies and desserts! Thanks again!

Had a great lunch. Good burger and delicious pie. The gal who served me was supper nice and was doing an amazing job. Hustling around making sure everyone was taken care of.

This place is amazing. The staff is super friendly. In fact, Katy was such an amazing server. She gave suggestions and recommendations for dessert even. When you are passing through on your way to Stanley, ID, this is definitely a place to stop. It is small but not loud. There is seating on the patio but today it is 95 so no way Jose. Hubby had the huckleberry blue burger with onion rings and I had the BLT with fries. Homemade fresh fries! It seams fresh made. If I come back to Stanley, I will stop in, eat some great grub and say hello to Katy!!!!!

Very cute place, nice esthetic and cute decor. Staff was super friendly and provided recommendations that were great. The Huckleberry Blue cheese burger was surprisingly good. Good combo of sweet and savory. The banana cream pie I thought was a little too much. It is HUGE and when you're expecting a "slice" and what feels like the whole pie comes out its a bit much. Could have easily been shared between 2 or 3. Our waitress Katy was great. Would definitely stop by again if in the area.

Staff was nice and welcoming. The Huckleberry Blue Burger was enjoyable. Overall - a good choice when visiting Idaho City.

We were seated right away when we walked in. Quickly we were brought a couple of iced waters. She gave us a few minutes then took our order. My friend got the Huckleberry burger with onion rings. I ordered the salmon BLTA with fries. Both were good although slightly over cooked. The burger was good with the flavors of the jam and bleu cheese mixing. Hand-cut fries, not that frozen business. Our server was friendly and attentive. They were really busy, But there is plenty of seating inside. The pies looked good but we were too full for dessert.

Several of us flew to breakfast today. The positive our waitress was fast and sweet! I wish I could tell you the food was good I'd have to say it's hard to screw up breakfast but it happened. Probably the worst omelette I've had in years! No fluff at all it was hard eggs over a few ingredients! Another breakfast at the table was stale oatmeal

Hamburger was pretty good and onion rings nice. That's all we had. It got super crowded before 1. Country kitchen ambiance.

We stopped in Trudy's because my husband really wanted to try the Idaho specialty known as "steak fingers." My husband was so happy with his choice. I tried one and haven't say the streak was delicious. I had a wonderful patty melt and I had sone wonderful potato salad. Highly recommend this place.

The food was so delicious omg!!!! And it was small inside and really cozy! The only think was the service was just fine but not bad at all!

Fun place. Has indoor and outdoor seating. Service was fast and the food was good. I highly recommend the huckleberry cheesecake. So delicious!

Wonderful restaurant with lots of charm. Clean, nice atmosphere and homemade pie. We had a wonderful breakfast with homemade hashbrowns. Payton was our waiter and was very polite and attentive. We would definitely come back.

Thank goodness the waitress was delightful. There was seven of us to come to breakfast we waited over 45 minutes for our food. And two to three tables came in after us and got their food before. When our food finally arrived it was at best lukewarm, and the steak was way overcooked. Doubt we will come back again

Great place to stop and have lunch when up at Idaho City. Had the Huckleberry Jam and blue cheese burger with homemade fries and my wife had a chef salad. We both enjoyed the food, the service was also great. The only thing I didn't care for was the Peach pie, too much applesauce in it, so not quite what I prefer. I would try a different flavor next time.

Been here before and this was disappointing. I'm not going to go way into this but let's just say it was bad. We were forgotten about twice. Burgers were completely unseasoned and well done ( after asking for med rare), fries were raw and unseasoned and after waiting for an hour for our food we ate what we had. An apology at the end (kinda) was not hitting either. Sad experience at a place that could have done much better.

We stopped by here for lunch after a morning at the hot springs and it was the perfect spot to hit before the drive back home. It was beautiful covered in snow on the outside! The server was friendly and attentive made it easy on us... simple lunch we got a BLT and French dip... the onion rings were very good! Fries needed a bit of seasoning... the BLT was your standard sandwich it was good thick cut bacon which was delicious! And then we ended our meal with pie, we also got a blueberry pie crumble it was so good! Easy quick place to grab a good bite!

Went last Saturday and waited over an hour for a sandwich and a hamburger. Many other parties came in, got seated, ordered, ate, and left all in the time between the time we ordered and received our food. Waiter simply blamed the kitchen. Also had plenty of flies present throughout

We went here on the recommendation of a hotel in the area, only to find out we were in the middle of a training session for the new dinner cooks, our food came out with cold mash potatoes and my hamburger steak I ordered Medium came out well done and dry, sent it back and came back the same way!!!! My wife had the chicken strips, they were pretty good but also had cold mash potatoes. No apologies just the bill. Hope they do a better job on Breakfast a d lunch.

took my family there as I have always enjoyed the food. however this visit was awful. Food was not appealing visually and taste was lacking on every plate. The only saving grace was the delightful waitress. I will not go back.

Satisfying stop with something on the menu for everyone in our group. We even took some pie to go and are glad we did! Service was fast and friendly and the door was Idaho chic.

Stopped here for dinner, and the food was excellent. We had the Ruben and the Huckleberry bacon burgers with onion rings. The service was great! Highly recommen this place.

Our party of four stopped in for a lunch during a weekday. There were plenty of tables filled even though this was a Thursday. The first thing we noticed was the loud and bossy manager calling out orders to the kitchen from the dining area, although the venue did not look like a typical diner. The food was all excellent, with the exception of the potato mushroom soup which was a little too salty. The finger steaks, a featured item were made with prime rib and were tender and delicious. The fish and chips were very tasty as well and the turkey avocado sandwich and grilled cheese likewise. The fries were cooked very extra crispy as requested. The peach rhubarb pie was delicious. I was disappointed that the manager did not provide a duplicate copy of the CC receipt for my files, a pet peeve of mine. She stapled the order ticket to the restaurant's copy which is another poor practice and I inadvertently walked out with both after I had signed their copy and included a tip. When I realized my mistake and handed over my signed copy I spoke with the manager about this practice. But she curtly dismissed my concern as unimportant. I still recommend this place for the food. Service was friendly and satisfactory. Very pleasant waitress; offset the crude manager but the manager is running the internal operation well, there is no question about that.

Trudy is back! For one. more. week. Ugh.... Her food is great! But the last owners ruined it. Trudy fixed it and brought her tasty goodness food back. Now she's leaving again. If the new owners don't keep her fabulous food going, I'll not come back. New owners: you get one chance! Fair warning!

Great service ,great food, I eat here often and never been disappointed, get the turkey club,fries and a couple of sides of ranch, next to heaven

The Food Tasted So Good! The wait for food Was not bad 10-20 Minutes! But Also the ambiance of the restaraunt was good because of all the antiques.

This place is FANATIC! I got the Ruben sandwich and with coleslaw and it was so delicious. It's always a gamble ordering coleslaw but my whole meal was incredibly delicious. I would highly recommend!

I've had okay food here before but the last time was really good. I saw Trudy in the restaurant so I think she was cooking that day. After she sold her restaurant it wasn't as good so I'm hoping she is back. The Philly dip with onion rings were really good, I would order it again.

This place is delicious, grandmas home cooking vibe with amazing pies!! Everything we have tried so far was great. Steak could use some more flavoring but I'm super picky with steak.

Do not drive past Trudy's without eating here! It was recommended to me by a Boise native to at least have the pie! My food mate and I were very pleasantly surprised at how many Gluten Free options on their menu. We had the Hamburger with mushrooms and Swiss cheese on a gluten free bun with fries. Delicious! The bun was soft and sweet, the pattie hand formed and cooked right, the fries are fried in gluten free oil. We got the homemade ranch and fry spread to go with them. Awesome! And we saved enough room for a piece of cocoanut cream pie that was 5 inches tall! Gluten free on the inside (but not the crust) with toasted coconut on top. AND we could not resist the totally gluten free huckleberry cheesecake!!! Yum!!! If the gluten free food was this good I can only imagine how good the regular items must be. It looks like a Dive but the food is Devine. Not to be missed.

Delicious food, great ambiance. Clean premises, charming decor. Servers were polite and accommodating. Our kids aged 6 and 2 loved the crayons and placemats! They both had the cheeseburger and fries kids meal and my very picky 6yo ate the burger and fries with no complaints! I got to try some of their burgers and they were so yummy! I ordered the chili and cornbread and a side salad. The chili was the best chili I've ever had at a restaurant. I usually never eat the whole thing when I order it at restaurants but this time I did. The salad was delicious and the in-house ranch very tasty. My husband got the Reuben sandwich. It was gigantic and stuffed with meat. He really enjoyed it. The dessert was also very good. We all shared one slice of the chocolate Oreo pie, the coconut cream pie, and the huckleberry cheesecake. The chocolate pie was not too sweet and was very creamy. The coconut pie was very light. My favorite was the huckleberry cheesecake. The tangy sour cream huckleberry topping had fresh whole huckleberries in it and the cheesecake was rich and cheesy.

First time in Idaho City, went to Trudy's for a quick dinner. The food was fantastic, came out quickly and was reasonably priced, but the friendly service was top notch! Kendall was a sweetheart and her bubbly personality and smile made you feel like you weren't just a tourist. Highly recommen!

So today we headed up to one of the oldest towns in Idaho today called Idaho City...first what a beautiful drive along the way. There aren't a bunch of options in the small town so based on reviews this was the for sure pick. Inside typical old school roadside diner vibe with plenty of seating inside and outside under cover. We chose to sit inside based on it being pretty windy today. Once seated they are quick to drop off some water and let us know the soup special of the day which was pork stew. After a quick look of the menu we ordered a few adult beverages and what I really liked was the frozen ice cold mugs that come with the beverages. We decided to start off with some onion rings to start and while I know they were frozen they were cooked perfectly and the fry sauce that came on the side was bomb and the homemade ranch equally as bomb! For lunch I had the bacon and bleu cheese burger with potato salad and my wife had the regular cheese burger with the daily soup special. Let me break this down and the reason this is a 3 star and not a 4+ star. The service 5 star our waitress Dee was amazing! She was so attentive and so friendly and made this a repeat. The burgers while I had high didn't hit for me at all. The buns were fresh, soft and tasty. My burger was so overdone that all flavor was completely gone. While the burger had what it said they are not dressed with anything and unfortunately had to drown it in ketchup to choke it down. The bacon soggy and the huge chunks of bleu cheese looked more of any afterthought more than a burger creation. My wife's burger was the same way overcooked and all flavor was gone. But the daily soup she loved and the side of potato salad were the high points. What would bring me back is the service and the opportunity to try some of their homemade pies or cinnamon rolls.

We enjoyed dining at this restaurant while visiting Idaho City. The decorations inside are lovely. It may appear to be old outside but it is nice and clean inside (including the restrooms). The server was very tentative and friendly, and the food was just so good. Good size, not greasy, and very delicious! The fish filet in the sandwich was crispy outside but juicy inside. The beef and the dip was just perfect to its flavor. Sure will go back and grab one of their well-known pies.

Stopped in for lunch on a Friday in late September and the restaurant was busy but we were seated right away. I had fried fish with onion rings. The soup of the day was clam chowder. Kids enjoyed their burgers and chicken, and spouse enjoyed the burger with huckleberry jam.

Great pie but the service is slow and kept forgetting our drinks. It was worth the trip just for the pie.

A nice stop for lunch on the way back to Boise from the Kirkham Hot Springs. The inside was very cute and the staff very welcoming, however not everyone was wearing a mask. They weren't enforcing customers to wear masks either, so we felt pretty uncomfortable in there. We decided to take our food to go. The finger steaks were pretty good with the cocktail sauce, but there weren't very many of them. We also split a Mushroom Swiss burger and devoured it in seconds. The mushrooms on that burger were cooked to perfection! We last-minute decided to treat ourselves to some huckleberry cheesecake, and I'm so glad we did! It wasn't overly sweet but had the perfect amount of tart from the huckleberries. I would very much recommend you stop by this nice local restaurant, but maybe wait until the pandemic gets better. Just make sure you also order a slice of that huckleberry cheesecake before it all runs out!

The pie is huge and it's so good, the coconut cream and cheesecakes are SO good. The prime rib special is huge my fiancé and I shared it and were too stuffed to move. So good. Love this place

Excellent place to stop when in or traveling thru the Idaho City area. Just off a main RD... convenient (gravel) parking, indoor & outdoor seating... Neal's for all times of day... & don't forget dessert! Yup gluten free buns r avail for their burger too

Always friendly and efficient service! Love this place! I would highly recommend it! Saturday was extremely busy yet they treated us like we were the only ones there!!

Great, friendly service. Breakfast was outstanding. Highly recommend the breakfast sandwich and add some hashbrowns.

Whoa Amazing food!!! We found this on yelp and debated since it was only 4 stars, but were so glad we tried it after all! The food was delicious, and the service great. It was a Friday mid afternoon and other restaurants were empty, but this one was pretty full, which we took as a selling point. And even though they were busy, they were extremely helpful, and nice, and the food came out without too long of a wait at all. We ordered the taco salad, fish and chips, and shared a piece of carrot cake. Everything was off the charts delicious, and the portions were generous. I'm fact the cake was HUGE!!! And better than ever!!! We will definitely drive all the way back to Idaho city again just to eat here!!

if there was a way to leave zero stars, I would. crappy service, cold, undercooked food. the only thing they got correct was how we were splitting the check. My advice? Skip this place, eat before you get here, because you WILL leave hungry.

Stopped in after a day is snowshoeing. We were starving and this place looked like a good place to stop. I got the chicken tenders and substituted onion rings. My BF got the fish and chips. The chicken tenders were good but the onion rings were my favorite. Gosh and chips were good from what my BF said. Portions are huge we honestly could have split a meal. Service was good staff was super friendly. Would recommend if stopping through Idaho City

We went to Trudy's Kitchen today for the first time. I was excited to see they have a gluten free menu that's actually full of amazing choices. I ordered the gf finger steaks and they did not disappoint. The batter was crispy with no chalky residue. The steak was thick and tender. I also ordered a piece of gf huckleberry cheesecake to go. It was equally delicious. It's not often that I leave a restaurant not feeling left out because of a subpar menu. I was truly satisfied and can't wait to return. The restaurant was super busy on this Sunday afternoon but the girls working were friendly, polite, efficient and full of personality. We sat outside on the covered deck because the inside was full. Our order was taken in a timely manner and we were checked on by a couple different girls several times. They made us feel like family. Trudy's Kitchen is a little gem and definitely a must try!

Great food i would make the drive from Caldwell id just for the burger. If your in ID city this is a must stop

Best and biggest breakfast in Idaho!! Great food and service. A quick drive from Boise

My family and I just moved to Idaho from CA in February. We have friends in Idaho and they recommended Trudy's. My family and I drove there today to try it out. When we first walked into the restaurant we were greeted by the friendliest group of ladies! It was so nice to see smiling faces! I have 4 year old triplets. They each received a kids menu with crayons. My triplets ordered the same thing. They all got the mini corn dogs with fries. The kids loved their meals. I ordered the cheeseburger with onion rings, my husband ordered the double cheeseburger with bacon and my mom ordered the turkey sandwich with avocado. We all enjoyed our food. Trudy's is well known for their pies so we took some to go, to enjoy at home. The pies were delicious. We ordered chocolate cream, banana cream and peach. Our server was super sweet! I wish I would have gotten her name. We will definitely go back!! I think it is important to support local restaurants and businesses; especially at this unprecedented time that we are going through.

The only reason this is a 2 star review and not 1 is because the burgers weren't too bad. We received menus and waters when we sat down in the more than half-empty restaurant. After that, we had to go to the counter ourselves to get anything done. Nobody came to our table to take our order. Nobody came to see if we needed anything after food was delivered. My husband received the wrong drink. Half of my fries were old and the other half were almost raw. I asked for Mayo or fry sauce, and both were out. We had to go to the counter to pay. And the kicker is that we kept seeing the staff talking and joking with each other right behind the counter, not paying attention to the dining floor. The first time I came here a few years ago it was a somewhat pleasant experience, but I doubt we'll ever go back after today. I can't believe we paid close to $40 for this awful experience before undeserved tip. Oh yeah, and there's an extra charge for using your credit card.

Don't know why I keep giving this place chances!!! Today I walked in, not too busy. About 8 empty tables. Sat down and waited, and waited and waited. Meanwhile 5 workers sat in the corners just goofing around. One girl took her shoe off to empty some rocks. She didn't even wash her hands afterwards. Finally a waitress comes to my table, pissy attitude. She take a my order, asks if I want fry sauce or ranch. I refused as I heard they now charge for this. She makes a comment that times are tough. HUH?? Meanwhile, these kids are all still screwing around, strangely now there are six kids behind the counter! I see the one with the shoe and dirty hands now serving a table. Gross! Not sure who is managing this place as there are several pissed off people around me. This is the last time! Done with this place. BTW, food was extra greasy and kind of nasty! Oh, and they now charge an extra 4% for using a credit card!!

We traveled to Idaho City to eat at this place because the reviews were so good. The people there were very nice. I ordered finger steaks and onion rings, but received finger steaks and fries. The finger steaks were tough and overcooked and the fries were all uncooked. My daughter's fries were overcooked. My food had no flavor either.

We went up a week or so ago for lunch. They were busy but not completely full and had quite a few servers. We got water right away but it took about 1/2 hour for someone to come and take our order. We ordered a burger and a Po Boy sandwich. It took almost 45 minutes to an hour to finally get our food (that was after I asked another server to check on our order). The food came, burger was fine. The "spicy cajun fish" had no spice, the "shredded cabbage" was coleslaw. What a dissapointment. Soggy from the coleslaw sauce, then I mentioned it to the waitress, she said "I don't know anything about fish" Wow. Poor customer service, wont be back.