A single hamburger in Idaho can weigh as much as a bag of sugar, and one small burger shop keeps a whole wall of photos to prove people have tried to finish it. The building looks plain from the road, the kind of spot you might drive past on the way to somewhere else.
Inside, though, the grill turns out patties wider than the plate, along with fry sauce, finger steaks, and huckleberry shakes. It is part lunch stop and part friendly contest, and it gives families and hungry friends a story to take home.
A Burger Stop Off Protest Road
South of downtown Boise, on a stretch of road that locals use to reach the Boise Bench, sits a compact burger restaurant with a big reputation. Big Jud’s is a sit-down burger joint where the menu leans on oversized patties, hand-cut fries, tots, onion rings, and thick shakes.
You will find it at 1289 South Protest Road in Boise. The spot is easy to reach from Boise State University and the neighborhoods around Broadway, which makes it a handy lunch or early dinner stop for anyone in the Treasure Valley…