27. Buddy's Restaurant, Pocatello, Idaho

There’s this little Italian restaurant in Pocatello that I like to go to. Years ago when I lived in Southeast Idaho my wife and I would go there fairly often. At that time it was more of a dive on the inside but since that time it has been remodeled retaining that cozy atmosphere with a little more hip interior. Of course anything in the eighties that hearkened back to the fifties or sixties was probably considered run down. The exterior still has that mostly flat roof with the mid 20^th century neon light that now gets the moniker of classic instead of run down. But it’s always been the food that draws people there. It’s just good Italian food. You can buy Buddy’s Italian dressing in all the local grocery stores of Pocatello because it’s that good. It will never go bigger than the Pocatello area because its fame is to remain local. But if you get there remember to order the salad. And one salad for two to four people is plenty, especially if you plan on eating anything else. It’s still good and it would probably be fine to eat nothing else besides the salad. Anyway, if you ever get to Pocatello be sure to eat at this little gem at 626 E. Lewis Street. Buddy’s is just another one of those great local places to eat that has its own unique character. That’s the America for which I am grateful.