Welcome to Beautiful Pocatello & Chubbuck

Welcome to the best cities of Idaho. I was born and raised here and am so happy to call this place home. I have loved the community feel and the people that live and work in these cities. If you are new to the area (or visiting,) I'd love to personally welcome you to the valley. Pocatello is the smile capitol of the world too! I hope that you love it here!

There are so many resources to finding your way around the community. I'd love to point you to some of them, and then share some of my favorite businesses located between the mountains.

The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce has many links available right at your fingertips. Just head on over to www.pocatelloidaho.com From there, you can roll your mouse over resources and then member directory which is organized by type of business. You can also click on Life in Pocatello which shares things to do, again arranged by category. I love how easy it is to find what you are looking for!

Another resource is the Idaho State Journal reader’s choice awards. Each year, businesses and service providers are nominated and then voted for. You can see the top 3-5 finalists in each category. I have been a finalist for the last 4 years and counting. Thank you local clients for your votes and supports!

Locals in the area will write Google reviews, so you can read what we like about businesses there. Search for a service or business and click on the stars to see the average, or click on newest, highest, lowest etc to read the individual reviews. Reviews written on Yelp (or other review sites) are likely written by those that don’t live in Southeast Idaho.

The final favorite spot to find what you are looking for is on local FaceBook groups. Two in particular (and you can search in those groups) are Ongoing Yardsale -Pocatello and Busy Kids in Bannock County - Events, Activities, & Services. Lot of questions and answers on where to go and who to see for doctors, dentists, etc.

I am a native resident of Pocatello. When my husband and I were looking for houses, I told him that I wanted to buy a house in Chubbuck so that I didn't have to say that I was born and raised in Pocatello. (That definitely shows that I was young back in the day! Haha!) But I absolutely love living here and am excited to share a couple of my favorite places.

Geraldine's Bake Shoppe and Deli

When you go, you'll need to order yourself a Peanut Butter Candy. This treat is a favorite of the community (as long as you love peanut butter and chocolate.) It's also part of the school district lunch menu and sometimes referred to as Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Candy. It's delicious!

Butterburr's Restaurant

This is a go to for home style cooking. Fresh soups and breads plus awesome breakfasts. You really can't go wrong. My favorite is the SST - which is a soup or salad, sandwich, and treat. All for a reasonable steal! Love the family vibe.

Woodland Orchards

Woodland Orchards has a mobile caramel apple cottage and sells caramel apples (among other goodies) year round. So yummy and addictive. The owners are the sweetest people in the area as well. Open Saturdays across from CostCo in the Pawn One parking lot.

Idaho State University

ISU has a great campus, complete with a sub which has a bowling alley and movie theater. Super fun to hang out where the students are (especially when they've left for the weekend or holiday break!) The campus is beautiful! And don't forget about the awesome Holt Arena (which was once called the Mini Dome - and locals will sometimes still call it that) which hosts the school's football, basketball, plus things like Simplot Games, Monster Trucks, the Rodeo, and other events!

Historic Downtown

Historic Downtown, located at 420 S. Main St. hosts all kinds of gathering events, including Revive at 5, the Farmer’s Market, Art Walks, the kick off of events like Kindness Week, etc. It is definitely worth checking out when there are vendors there. Love them all and am glad that we have gatherings like this in our small community.

The great outdoors & working out

If you like to keep active, we have so many trails, biking paths, rock climbing, fishing, camping, hunting, and more! It’s so nice to be in a place that we can go do all these things without hours and hours of driving. The views here are incredible and even just driving in the foothills can be such a fun activity for the family. Barrie’s Ski and Sports can point you to times for local rides, local running groups, and more, so check them out. Two great workout spots (if you want to hit a gym) are Jriven and James Barrett Fit Fusion Studio. These two beautiful and talented entrepreneurs bring fun workouts in different levels as well as personal training options.

Looking for Brazilian waxing or facials where you get both results and relaxation? You’ve found me and I’m happy to help you! If you don’t find what you are looking for in this post, I hope that you also now know where to look!!! Again, welcome to our community.

Don’t forget to

Breathe. Let Go. Relax.

Zoey Jolley, LE