About CHG

Challenger Hospitality Group is a Full Service Hospitality & Entertainment Company, Serving Boise, Idaho & the Treasure Valley.

Challenger Hospitality Group is a Full Service Hospitality & Entertainment Company, Serving Boise, Idaho & the Treasure Valley.

Challenger Hospitality Group has been in business for over 20 years in Downtown Boise. What started as Main Street Bistro (now Amsterdam Lounge) has slowly expanded across the local nightlife and entertainment industry, and now further into the media and transportation industries as well. The majority of our establishments are located in historically significant buildings to the local community.

We take pride in playing a central role in the Boise community. Challenger Hospitality Group focuses on many aspects of our impact outside of just the service industry – such as shaping the local tourism economy by providing attractive experiences for visitors, bringing in DJs from all over the United States to expand our local DJ learning program, providing comprehensive bartending classes to continually develop skills among our employees, and more.

Our bars are involved with local non-profits, such as FARE Idaho which allow us to enroll in NICE Healthcare, providing in-home, on-call healthcare to all employees and those living with them.

Our media and creative influence is hyper-local and seeks to amplify Idaho brands by raising the quality of production for marketing materials. We are proud and active members of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Challenger Hospitality Group, and its entities, has a focus on providing excellence to all who are involved with or affected by our work. From being active members in the community, to providing quality jobs to over 100 people, we believe in setting a standard of excellence.

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Ted Challenger – Owner & CEO

Ted Challenger has been a local business owner for over 30 years in the Boise area. With operations in the service and hospitality industry, he has shaped Boise’s entertainment and nightlife venues and brought the local industry into the future.

Ted’s operations employ over 120 people and serve thousands every year. Attractive to tourists, locals, and college students alike, his businesses are a staple in the downtown Boise community.

Outside of work, Ted is active in supporting local non-profits, legislature and lobbying, and spending time with the love of his life, Calie and their dog Stella.