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The restaurant was originally a gambling hall built in the 1940s. It was later used as an [[American Legion]] meeting hall and dry goods store before becoming a casino again. It was then renamed the “Pioneer Saloon”. In 1953, efforts to end illegal gambling in Idaho forced the establishment to become a bar and restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olmsted |first=Larry |title=An Old West saloon with spuds worth seeking out |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2016/08/03/pioneer-saloon-ketchum-idaho/87996670/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Its interior is decorated with [[American frontier|Western]] and Native American memorabilia and art, including sculptures and taxidermied animals.<ref name=”:0″ /> In his later years, Ernest Hemingway was a customer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pioneer Saloon |url=https://accidentallywesanderson.com/places/pioneer-saloon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817222831/https://accidentallywesanderson.com/places/pioneer-saloon/ |archive-date=2022-08-17 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=[[Accidentally Wes Anderson]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Some memorabilia from Hemingway’s home in Sun Valley decorate the restaurant.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
The restaurant was originally a gambling hall built in the 1940s. It was later used as an [[American Legion]] meeting hall and dry goods store before becoming a casino again. It was then renamed the “Pioneer Saloon”. In 1953, efforts to end illegal gambling in Idaho forced the establishment to become a bar and restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olmsted |first=Larry |title=An Old West saloon with spuds worth seeking out |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2016/08/03/pioneer-saloon-ketchum-idaho/87996670/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Its interior is decorated with [[American frontier|Western]] and Native American memorabilia and art, including sculptures and taxidermied animals.<ref name=”:0″ /> In his later years, Ernest Hemingway was a customer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pioneer Saloon |url=https://accidentallywesanderson.com/places/pioneer-saloon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817222831/https://accidentallywesanderson.com/places/pioneer-saloon/ |archive-date=2022-08-17 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=[[Accidentally Wes Anderson]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Some memorabilia from Hemingway’s home in Sun Valley decorate the restaurant.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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Its menu includes items like steak, smoked [[trout]], and [[shrimp cocktail]]. Its signature dish is the “Jim Spud”, a baked potato topped with [[teriyaki]] beef, cheese and other toppings.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |last=Deeds |first=Michael |date=27 February 2025 |title=Idaho restaurant wins James Beard Award — one of six in U.S. It’s not in Boise |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/restaurants/article301028234.html |website=[[Idaho Statesman]]}}</ref> |
Its menu includes items like steak, smoked [[trout]], and [[shrimp cocktail]]. Its signature dish is the “Jim Spud”, a baked potato topped with [[teriyaki]] beef, cheese and other toppings.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |last=Deeds |first=Michael |date=27 February 2025 |title=Idaho restaurant wins James Beard Award — one of six in U.S. It’s not in Boise |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/restaurants/article301028234.html |website=[[Idaho Statesman]]}}</ref> |
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Restaurant in Ketchum, Idaho, U.S.
Pioneer Saloon is a restaurant in Ketchum, Idaho, United States. It is nicknamed “the Pio” by locals. It was named one of “Americas’s Classics” by the James Beard Foundation in 2025.[1]
The restaurant was originally a gambling hall built in the 1940s. It was later used as an American Legion meeting hall and dry goods store before becoming a casino again. It was then renamed the “Pioneer Saloon”. In 1953, efforts to end illegal gambling in Idaho forced the establishment to become a bar and restaurant.[2] Its interior is decorated with Western and Native American memorabilia and art, including sculptures and taxidermied animals.[3] In his later years, Ernest Hemingway was a customer.[4] Some memorabilia from Hemingway’s home in Sun Valley decorate the restaurant.[3]
Its menu includes items like steak, smoked trout, and shrimp cocktail. Its signature dish is the “Jim Spud”, a baked potato topped with teriyaki beef, cheese and other toppings.[3]
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