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Dan Ansotegui opened the Bar Gernika in June of 1991. It is located on Boise's Basque Block and is a popular place. The founder, Dan Ansotegui, was born in Boise but both sets of his grandparents came from the Basque Country, from Ibarrangelu and Algorta. In both 1998 and 1999 Gernika was named Best Bar in Boise. Basque sandwiches like chorizo, solomo and lamb dip are served for lunch and dinner along with some home made soups and desserts. Also mokaduak (small portions) like tortilla patata, kroketak... Among the Boise Basques, Dan's father Domingo was esteemed as a great tambourine player and musician, a tradition that Dan keeps going on with his "other" activities as a trikitixa (Basque diatonic accordion) and drums player and a music teacher.

In January of 2008, Dan passed the Gernika torch to long time employee Jeff May. Jeff had been working for Dan at the restaurant since 1999, and at Dan's other venture, the Basque Market.

Street address: 202 South Capitol Boulevard

City: Boise

City code: 83702

State/Province: Idaho

Country: United States (USA)

Phone: (208) 344-2175

Fax: (208) 433-0632

E-mail: gernika@earthlink.net

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