fork

not impressed. after reviewing their menu online i thought the food looked great, i was excited to try it out. the space itself is great, very cool vibe with a big, open dining area. the bar looked like agreatplace to hang out for a few cocktails too. after ordering, one thing i noticed is nothing is served right away, such as something as simple as fresh artisan bread and oil. this is usually the mark of a restaurant that isn't too guest-centric i've discovered, in regards to the food. anyway, not a big deal but definitely noticeable to someone who's eaten in many excellent restaurants in quite a few cities. the first course salad was honestly terrible. i was in the mood for something simple, so i ordered their wedge salad. i got about half a head of iceberg with maybe 3 tablespoons of creamy blue, a tablespoon of crumbly, a few red onion rings, and a few grape tomatoes. none of the ingredients tasted all that fresh, and the salad had way too much iceberg and not nearly enough blue cheese. in short, it sucked. a wedge is a hard salad to screw up too.

onward to the entree. i came in looking forward to a ny strip or ribeye (like i saw on their outdated menu online), but they only had a filet on the menu that night. not the end of the world, i like filet as well. the meat came out on a skillet platter, which shocked me. why... on earth.... would you serve a cut of meat that's cooked to temperature on a skillet platter that's about 300 degrees and will continue to cook the meat long after it left the window? i can tell you why. stupidity. my medium rare filet was heading upwards to medium well by the second, as it sat there in front of me. i almost sent it back for being overcooked on arriving to the table (it was medium by this point) but decided against it. the truly terrible part was it was a quality cut of meat, the kitchen just overcooked it with the presentation. the sauce was pretty good. the polenta that it was served with was awful. overcooked and with little flavor. scale of 1 to 10 this place gets an 8 for ambiance and a straight up 1 for food. it's in no way a good value and not a memorable experience. at least not in a good way.

soooooo delicious!. what agreatrestaurant! i visited for saturday brunch, and had the chicken and waffle sliders. they were delicious--fluffy little waffles, flavorful orange butter, juicy fried chicken. i paired this with the b.o.g. martini--a fragrant basil concoction perfect for spring. my friend had the fork eggs benedict, and she loved it. i will be returning!

fork is agreatrestaurant! i love eating here, it always makes me happy! cocktails choices are very good, and i love that a lot of the food it locally sourced!

fork is one of the best restaurants in boise. based in the old bank building, the atmosphere is both historic and beautiful.greatpreparation, delicious food, local to the region everything, and perfect service!

the fork is my go-to restaurant to take folks from out of town. always delicious food, agreatatmosphere, and probably the best burger in boise.

i've eaten at fork consistently since they opened, and it never disappoints. the service isgreatand the food is to die for. the short ribs are the best you will ever have and they have a fantastic tomato soup. if you wantgreattasting local food, good drinks, and friendly service, this is the place for you.

maybe because it was a training night???. first let me say that this is the first review i have ever posted for anything; tripadvisor, amazon, bestbuy.com, urbanspoon, etc.

had family in town and wanted to show them a 'local' dining experience. wife had eaten here before and liked it, her friends eat here all the time and love it.

appetizers:
3 orders of their rosemary fries - all 3 servings were cold when delivered to our table. waiter apologized and within a few mins we had warm fries. i was just very surprised that a place like fork would serve cold food.
1 order of roasted artichoke - not sure where they purchase their produce but there was zero 'meat' on the petals. roasted flavor wasgreatbut that was only experienced by sucking on the petals.

soup:
2 orders of their soup-of-the-day which was italian wedding soup. my parents said the flavor was great, ingredients were perfect, but guess what...the soup was warm but not hot. below freezing outside and they serve lukewarm soup???
1 order of tomato bisque which was warm, not hot, and my wife said was great.

entrees:
3 monday night spare-ribs specials with their signature potato salad. 2 racks were from a poor cut and my rack was like the 'back-strap from hell' with the striated membrane intact. the potato salad was 90% corn and the varied sizes of potato pieces were not cooked evenly. worst ribs in my life. waiter cleared my plate with 95% of the food left.

the kids meals, my wife's grilled cheese (which had ham at first even though she asked for no ham), the drinks, and the wait staff were great. grey goose martinis helped too.

i will always give a business a second chance and will do the same for fork.

i know this might seem like a 'troll' post so my name is todd, i live in eagle, id and my # is 208-286-8076.

good overall but not perfect. nice atmosphere,greatmenu. messy but delicious burger. very small portion of mac n cheese. the bbq roasted chicken on the salad was wonderful. i was really annoyed to get four small pieces of bread with the baked chèvre appetizer which had enough cheese for twice that many pieces of bread - and then i was charged extra for more bread. when i'm paying over $70 for lunch for four people, i'm annoyed to be nickel and dimed in the little stuff, especially when the serving size for bread was inadequate to start with. recommend overall but hope they change their policy on these types of little charges.

solid and quality. i've been to fork 3 times - the first being for father's day brunch. i had the chicken & waffles which were tasty but the chicken was a bit dry. the second time i had a burger which i have to say was one of the best burgers i've ever eaten in my life. ground on site and perfectly balanced this burger was not just a meal - it was an experience.

of course my third time i had to try the burger again and once again i was blown away with the amazing quality of every ingredient and the care in which they were prepared. these people do it right. they source locally, treat their ingredients with respect and craft dishes thoughtfully. then they prepare their dishes with passion and care you can taste. the same holds true for their cocktails which blew me away. their bar staff were very helpful describing how they create their amazingly complex and nuanced libations. fork is everything that is right with agreatrestaurant.

my new favorite place to eat out.

good place!. one of my favorite places in d.t. boise.greatfood, good drink's! service is good sometimes! depending on the day or evening...fact if the service was better the reviews would be more on the plus than the minus! seriously! they could be a lot warmer than cold and like they're doing you a big favor...

one time bad experience?. everybody that mentions this place is always chattering about howgreatit is and wonderful and rainbows. however, when i went there, i was less than pleased.

first off, our waiter was cold and unfriendly. secondly, the pasta i got was undercooked and hard, and the salad the waitress offered me was $5 for a handlful of wilted ice berg lettuce - which she made seem like the salad came as a part of the meal. guess not.

maybe i just had a bad one time experience but i probably won't return.

fork is located in a historic bank building right downtown boise. they’ve done some very nice remodeling, with warm woods and hip striped carpeting. it has agreatvibe and a good ambiance. however, the tables are packed in far too close together so it feels like you’re eating dinner with the 2 tables on either side of you. in fact, you could just reach over and grab some of their fries off their plate if you wanted to. other than that, i liked the feel and was ready for some good dining. - see more at: http://thebaldgourmet.com/review-fork-restaurant-boise/#sthash.ecbtbxtx.dpuf

everything i've had there is great. the shrimp app with rice is flavorful and a touch spicy. the burger is so obviously fresh; the flavor of the meat is amazing. the fries have parmesan and something else on them. the cheese plate has agreatselection and really nice accompaniments. the mini donuts and s'mores are so good i save room for them.

fab!. what agreatexperience. food & drink were the best i've had in a long time. service was ok, i think it was just so busy the waitress was overwhelmed. we will be going back often.greatfarm to table resturant!

urban burger is crazy good! parmesan fries (not lacking in the parmesan department) were outstanding.greatpresentation and staff. making fork a weekly retreat.