The last time I was in the building that now houses
Tango's (701 N. Orchard St., Boise, ID 83706 (208) 322-3090) it was a rundown donut shop catering primarily to the bums who'd made their way to the neighborhood by bike and bus to get to the two day labor centers within a block of the place. I'd seen the area change in passing; as I moved from being one of those bums on the bus to an employed father of two with a car, I didn't often have need to be in that part of Boise, but I did notice the day labor centers move, one just down the street, the other gone completely. I noticed the donut shop shutter it's windows, and after a long period of dormancy, Tango's take it's place. Still, I was surprised when I asked the man working the counter how long they'd been open and found out it had been six years.
