James Beard America's Classic · Ketchum

The Pioneer Saloon

Ketchum saloon and steakhouse named a 2025 James Beard Foundation America's Classics honoree; the citation names its Jim Spud, a baked potato topped with teriyaki beef and cheese, and smoked Idaho trout.

320 N Main St, Ketchum, ID 83340

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What we checked

On the menu
Jim Spud, Idaho baked potato, Brie and smoked trout
On our lists
Spud Plates, Idaho Trout and Historic Saloons
Open here since
1950
Sun Valley Magazine (2011) says the Pioneer at 320 N Main has served steaks since 1950; the James Beard Foundation says the building went up in the 1940s as a gambling casino. Duffy and Sheila Witmer have owned it since 1986.
Honors
  • James Beard: America's Classics 2025
Kind of place
Steakhouse

Checked by hand in October 2026 against a 2025 or 2026 source: the place's own site or menu, or local news. Menus and seasons change, and resort-town places close between seasons, so check with The Pioneer Saloon before you go. Hours, photos and ratings are Apple Maps' own, in its place card. Something wrong? Tell us.

Health inspections

South Central Public Health District licenses and inspects restaurants in Blaine County. It publishes no inspection results in bulk and issues no grade, so there are none here. Look up The Pioneer Saloon in the district's food inspection search.

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