It’s been about seven weeks since Tomato’s Italian Grill on Blue Lakes Boulevard closed. It has now been confirmed that an urgent care business which serves Twin Falls, Jerome and Burley is planning to expand to the location of the former restaurant.

For those of you who have passed by the old Tomato’s Italian Grill, at 1309 Blue Lakes Blvd North, you may have seen the sign hanging on the property that mentions the expansion. The Emergency Care Facebook page posted, “We’re growing to serve you better,” on August 19, 2021, about three months before the restaurant officially closed.

I called Twin Falls Emergency Care at 208-933-4440 Thursday morning and had the news confirmed by a staff member at the office.

“Yes, we are expanding on this site,” the employee said when I inquired about the sign on the building. A lengthy exchange among community members took place on the Magic Valley Rants and Raves Facebook regarding the news recently as well, with some locals expressing both joy and frustration. The building is an ideal site for such a venture, as it is spacious and offers plenty of parking.

Emergency Care announced that it was hiring full-time and part-time medical professionals and office staff to fill positions in the new location. No timeline has yet been given as to when the new office will open. There is undoubtedly a lot of work to be done to transform the former restaurant into a healthcare facility.

Twin Falls Cities – 2021

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