Louie's Pizza & Italian Restaurant

247 reviews

+1 (208) 884-5200

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2500 E Fairview Ave

Meridian, ID 83642

+1 (208) 884-5200

http://www.louiespizza.com

Louie's Restaurant was born out of necessity in 1965. It wasn't so much that Ketchum-Sun Valley needed another restaurant. Louie Mallane, the founder and proprietor, used his Italian heritage and previous restaurant experience to fill the pizza niche in this small resort area. Living the American dream of owning your own business Louie opened up Ketchum's first Italian Restaurant. With a bank loan of $150, he purchased flour, mushrooms, napkins, and a few other necessary items. Then he rented the kitchen of Nedder's Bar and set up shop, making as many as 20 pizzas a day. Within six weeks, Louie had paid off his original loan. Six months later, he moved to expanded quarters in the Sawtooth Club. Louie was his own cook, and hired waitresses. The dining room sat 40 people, but the bar was soon expanded to the dining room. Two and one-half years later Louie's moved to a building which had been the first church in Ketchum. In the ensuing years it had also served as an espresso house and beer garden. After 35 wonderful years of business in the Ketchum-Sun Valley area Louie and his wife Margaret moved to Boise to be with their children and grandchildren. The people and the memories of the Ketchum restaurant have made such a positive impact on Louie and his family, but also touched the lives of many old employees and patrons as well. As the reputation for quality pizzas and Italian food grew Louie has always worked hard to give you, the customer, the best value for your dollar. Always experimenting with new recipes and using the freshest ingredients possible is the commitment Louie's is always giving to quality at a fair price.

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3.5247 reviews

Toni M.

11/16/2024

Love this place! It's cozy, great ambiance, and the apps are amazing. Definitely deserves more stars.

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Marllin G.

7/3/2024

Food- our daughter got a kids meal buttered pasta that came with a drink and since it was Wednesday, we only paid $2.00 for her meal. Husband and I did the family style lasagna & fettuccini...

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Todd W.

12/13/2024

Service was excellent, showed up at 5pm with seven of us, got seated fairly quickly, my lasagna was great, everyone liked their meals. Very reasonably priced. Nice open seating for a birthday...

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Vickie S.

12/8/2024

Brought my department here for a family holiday meal. This is the one time a year that all the wives and kids are together, so it's a special time Louie's food has always been wonderful and they...

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Dani R.

10/7/2024

Very nice staff and restaurant. Very big and open with a lot of banquet style rooms. Grateful pricing, just wasn't the best Italian food. Got a pizza, fettuccini and a calzone and salad....

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