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The State Court Cafe was a Boise institution, on a small scale, for more than four decades.
Its simple fare, plain furnishings and down-home atmosphere--not to mention low prices and large portions--attracted a core clientele that held on to the end, some six months ago.
Surprisingly, some of those same folks now are among habitues of the Earth Food Cafe & Juice Bar that has sprung up in its place at 2907 W. State St.
In terms of cuisine the two restaurants could not be more different.
The Earth Food Cafe offers an all-vegetarian selection, billed as "all natural," and takes pains in its menu to highlight items that contain dairy products or eggs. Upon request, they can be made egg-and "dairy-free," for strict lacto-ovo vegetarians.
The Earth Food folks--described by partners Michelle Reynolds and Clinton Shirley as a community of like-minded, sharing people--even say the eggs that go into their omelets come from happy, free-roaming chickens.
"Our eggs are certified and graded, but they're from cage-free chickens," Shirley said. Earth Food buys them from Mountain People, a natural-foods wholesaler in northern California.
"We check on the ethics and backgrounds of the producers, and on what they do with their money," he said. It's-important to us to do business with a company that has high moral and environmental standards."
No milk-fed veal for these folks, or any other kind of veal, beef or even chicken. And, oh yes, they...