Lindy's Steak House Boise finger steaks — I did not care for the cocktail sauce, which was a little vinegary for my liking.

Idaho's signature dish is finger steaks: battered and deep-fried strips of beef.
Lindy's Steak House, a sort of roadside bar in a strip mall, is known to have some of the best in Boise.
I really enjoyed the finger steaks at Lindy's, which I found tender, juicy, and pink on the inside, while heavily seasoned and crisp on the outside.
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The potato might be Idaho's most famous export, but it's not actually its most famous local dish.

That distinction goes to "finger steaks," battered and deep-fried morsels of beef that are similar to chicken fingers, or "shrimp tempura for the landlocked" as Ryan Newhouse of The Takeout describes them.

Created at a family restaurant-turned-strip club in Boise in the '50s, finger steaks are unique to Idaho, and the state's signature dish. New York has its pizza, Boise has its finger steaks.

While they can be found at most bars around the state, on a recent trip to Boise, a little online sleuthing established Lindy's Steak House as the No. 1 spot in town for the finger food.

Here's what Idaho's signature dish is like.

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I tried Idaho's famous finger steaks at a strip mall in Boise's suburbs, and I can see why they're such a hit with locals