New restaurant opens in Meridian. If someone tells you it isn’t a chain, will you bite?

by Michael Deeds

When a new restaurant opens in Meridian, odds are that it will be a national chain.
That’s not Boise food snob talk. That’s just how West Ada County rolls.

So whenever there’s an exception to the corporate dining rule in Idaho’s second-largest city, it’s worth noting.

Eight Thirty Common officially unfurled the red carpet. After a soft opening last week, the new gastropub at 830 N. Main St. has started serving lunch and dinner in the former Flatbread Neapolitan Pizzeria space. That regional chain restaurant closed in the spring after 11 years.

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