SHELLEY — For this segment of East Idaho Eats, I had the opportunity to try a few dishes from Mick’s Home Cooking in Shelley, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed.

Mick’s Home Cooking has been a staple for Shelley residents for more than 40 years, serving classic diner food and amazing pies for as long as anyone can remember. Though it doesn’t seem too well-known outside of Shelley, it deserves to be.

I frequented Mick’s more than a decade ago, and I was thrilled to return to find it even better than I remembered.

During the interview, Diane Mickelsen, who owns the restaurant with her husband, treated me to a “Super Burger,” a country-fried steak, and a raspberry pie milkshake. The shake, which is a slice of pie blended into vanilla ice cream, was particularly good.

The Country Fried St

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