Neighbor Tim’s BBQ. Boise

11 Tuesday Feb 2025

Posted by Bob and Robin in 3-Stars, BBQ Pork, BBQ Restaurants, BBQ Rubs, BBQ Sauce, BBQ Sausages, Buy Idaho, Buy Local, What's For Dinner?

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I rarely do restaurant reviews on this blog. Probably, I should do more. So here I go with an awesome find, especially if you are in the Boise area. I’ve been searching for a locally owned and product sourced for quite some time now and here is what I found, after many bbq meals.

Neighbor Tim’s BBQ, 7802 W Goddard. Boise 83704 – across for Bishop Kelly High School – http://www.neighbortimsbbq.com, is what I found. Open Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 8pm, (208) 514-4899

I was looking for some good pork ribs. Not to spicy and good smoke ring and flavor. I found it.

And yes, there is a certain amount of spiciness, but not over powering of the meat flavors or bothersome to the tongue. The potato salad has a bite as do the beans. The slaw would be great on a pulled pork sandwich – slaw is typical of a SE sandwich topping. That being said, and serving with 5 people, Ribs 5-Stars, Sauces 5-Stars, Beans 5-Stars, Slaw 3-Stars and Potato Salad 3-Stars. Overall rating 4.2 Stars out of 5 possible. The spiciness got to the folks. I thought it was a good level.

Here is some info I found about them. Neighbor Tim’s BBQ in Boise, Idaho is a Texas-style barbecue restaurant and catering business owned by Tim Goebel. The business began as a catering company in Santa Barbara, California, and then moved to Boise in 2020.

Origins

Tim Goebel grew up on a cattle and wheat farm in South Dakota.
He started cooking barbecue on Sundays at his home in Santa Barbara.
The business was originally called Neighbor Tim’s BBQ because Tim’s nickname was “Neighbor Tim”.

Moving to Boise

Goebel and his family moved to Boise from Santa Barbara.
The first Neighbor Tim’s BBQ in Boise opened in late 2020 at 7802 W. Goddard Road.
A second location opened in Downtown Boise at The Warehouse food hall.

Neighbor Tim’s BBQ serves brisket, pulled pork, ribs, tri-tip, and sausage.
The meat is smoked for 12–14 hours using apple and oak wood.
The restaurant sources local ingredients, including beef from Thomas Cattle Company. (That is important to me and one reason I selected them.)

Catering

Neighbor Tim’s BBQ provides catering services for events and individuals.

BBQ and Beer

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Anthropology of Food, BBQ Beef, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Fish, BBQ Sausages, BBQ Veggies, Beer and Ale, Beer and Food, Cooking Styles, Dinner With Friends, Food Prep, Food Trivia, Grilled Fruit, Grilled Vegetables, Grillin' and Chillin', Grilling, Hamburger, What's For Dinner?

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From one of my many reference blogs, in this case Serious Eats (the photo here is from Serious Eats), I received this very interesting article on BBQ Beer Pairing, among other things such as the right beer with burgers, it is suggested too try “… Black IPAs to try: Firestone Walker Wookey Jack, Deschutes Hop in the Dark
Smoked porters to try: 8 Wired The Big Smoke, Stone Smoked Porter (for a more subtly smoky experience)
Porters to try: Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Nøgne-Ø Porter, Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter.”
With chicken, they suggest “… Amber/brown German lagers to try: Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel, Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen, Heater Allen Coastal Lager (if you’re on the West Coast)
Blonde bières de garde to try: Brasserie St. Sylvestre 3 Monts, Saint Germain Page 24 Réserve Hildegarde Blond
Helles lagers to try: Weihenstephan Original Premium, New Belgium Summer Helles, Ballast Point Longfin Lager.”

The list goes on and the suggestions, too. Beers to go with sausages, steaks, grilled seafood, grilled veggies and then a suggestion, “If You Had To Pick Just One”. It is a good article and a great reference. Good luck and Happy Grilling! Cheers! And here is your chance – Try to stick with your local beers. Many cities now, including Boise, have some really awesome micro breweries and Boise even has, I think, the nations first nano brewery.