Brown, lumpy, and topped with something that looks a lot like sour cream, the dessert at one Idaho drive-thru fools almost everyone on the first glance. It looks exactly like a baked potato, but it is actually cold, sweet, and made of ice cream.
Families, road-trippers, and curious locals line up at the window just to see it for themselves. The story behind it says a lot about how proud Idaho is of its most famous crop.
A Retro Window On State Street
Cars curl around a low, retro building on West State Street in Boise, and most of the drivers already know what they want. Westside Drive In sits in the heart of the Treasure Valley, serving classic American comfort food with a 1950s look and feel.
The menu is big, really big. Burgers, finger steaks, shakes, baked potatoes, and sandwiches fill the boards, and first-timers often stare for a while before ordering…