These are our personal favorite places to eat and some of the places to avoid. It is a personal joke how we say, “Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a way to put all the restaurants we love online. You know, like a website or something that does reviews.” lol. This is that list. Not a complete review of places, but enough so we can figure out where to eat.
I am breaking the list up by Towns:
Anchorage
Eagle River & Chugiak
Wasilla
Anchorage, Alaska
Appetizers
Brew Pub Pretzels
Applebees – 7611 Debarr Rd – (907) 332-7753
Hours: Sun – Sat ???
After 9pm their appetizers are 1/2 price and I have to say these Brew Pub Pretzels are awesome! The only reason we even come to Applebees is for these. Just typing this up is making me want to eat them now, lol. So good!
Quesadilla – Denny’s – Debarr – Open 24hrs
Baked Potato – Yes, just for Jennifer
Peanut Farm – 5727 Old Seward Hwy – (907) 563-3283
Hours: Sun – Thurs 6am – 2:30am Fri – Sat 6am – 3am Serves food till 2am
We order this potato with Chicken, Veggies, Cheese, Chives, and Butter.
Chicken
Wings
Moose’s Tooth – 3300 Old Seward Hwy – (907) 258-2537
Hours: Sun – Thurs til 11pm and Fri & Sat till Midnight.
They have some of the best wings on the planet and the pizza is really good too.
Chinese
Try – Jewel Lake Pizza & Tea – Suggested by Virginia
Chicken Fried Rice
Tempura Express
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Tempura Express
Coffee
Denny’s – Debarr, when freshly brewed – 24 hrs
Awful – Village Inn
Cold Beer
Peanut Farm
Buckaroos
French Fries
Long branch
Okay – Red Robin, Leroy’s, McDonalds
Hamburgers
Longbranch
Leroy’s
Red Robin
Blue Fox
Try – Burger Stop – Suggested by Adrienne, Virginia, and Robin
Awful Burgers – Burger Cash
Italian
Try – Little Italy – Suggested by Virginia
Mexican
Try – Don Jose
Try – Xalos Mexican Grill – suggested by Angel Wallis
Fajita
Chepo’s – Beef Fajita – Wasilla
Nachos
Pancakes
Leroy’s
IHOP
Awful – Denny’s
Pizza
Moose’s Tooth
Sicily’s
Try – Guido’s – Suggested by Virginia
Awful Pizza – Great Alaska Pizza Company
Popcorn (Free)
Eddies Sports Bar
Buckaroo
Darwins
Chilkoots
Last Frontier
JJ’s Sports Bar
Time Out
Seafood
Try – F Street Station
Try – Mama Os
Steak
Cattle Company
Leroy’s
Lone Star
Try – Rice Bowl – Suggested by Virginia
Okay – Outback
Awful – Applebees, TGIF, Peanut Farm
Sushi
Tempura Express – (907) 770-7022, 3024 Mountain View Dr
This place is our benchmark for sushi. It was good, but not outstanding. It has a really high score on Urban Spoon, probably more for the Japanese food instead of the sushi.
Try – Samurai Sushi – Robin suggested
Try – Tokyo – Leeanne suggested
24 Hour Places to eat – Just a list of everything so we can decide at 3am
Leroy’s – Great Place!
Sicily’s – They Deliver – Awesome Pizza!
Golden Donuts – They have Philly’s, Mochas, and of course Donuts. Dine in open 24 hrs.
Denny’s
China Garden – They Deliver – open till 4:30am, later on the weekend. Rather a dirty place, not really sure we will come back
McDonald’s – Jenn only like the Selects, Southern Chicken, Crispy Ranch Snack Wrap, Egg McMuffin, Nuggets, or Fries
Ski & Benny’s – Never gone…
Taco Bell
Cheap Drink Specials
Time Out
Coffee Flavored Bailey’s $3.00
Free Popcorn
Free Hotdogs
Free Soup
Free Live Music on Friday & Saturday
Karaoke on Wednesday & Thursday
Eagle River, Alaska
Including Chugiak
Philly
#2 Birchwood Saloon – 20146 Pilots Rd, Chugiak, AK – (907) 688-2827
Hours: Sun – Sat Open ?? – Although the bar stays open later, food is served til midnight, except Sundays, where the kitchen is closed.
AWESOME! I had the Chugiak Philly and it was the Best I have ever had until I ate at the Windbreak in Wasilla. The bread and lots of cheese really make this want you to stuff as much as you can in your mouth. The order comes with fries, they were not really worth it, but I did eat them.
Wasilla, Alaska
Baked Potato – Yes, just for Jennifer
Silver Fox - 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am. Food is served from 4pm – 11pm Sunday -Thursday. Friday & Saturday 4pm-12am Steak night is Friday & Saturday
AWESOME! According to Jennifer this is the best Baked Potato she has ever had. This place is a full service bar with 7 pool tables and 7 dart boards, plus many other electronic games are available.
Chicken Nuggets
Silver Fox – 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am. Food is served from 4pm – 11pm Sunday -Thursday. Friday & Saturday 4pm-12am Steak night is Friday & Saturday
Pretty crunchy and really jucy, a tad over cooked but all’ in’ all they were good.
Enchiladas
Chepo’s – 731 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 (907) 373-5656
Hours: Mon -Thurs & Sunday 11am-10pm Friday& Saturday 11am-11pm
These cheese enchiladas were not very impressive. I would not order them again to consume , however I might order them again to compare to other places.
Fajita
Chepo’s – 731 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 (907) 373-5656
Hours: Mon -Thurs & Sunday 11am-10pm Friday& Saturday 11am-11pm
The fajita’s are the best we have had in Wasilla, however there are other places we still haven’t explored.
Hamburgers
Silver Fox – 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am.
Food is served from 4pm – 11pm daily. Steak night is Friday & Saturday
We had a great burger. It was huge and very tasty. This is currently our #1 Burger Place in Wasilla. This place is a full service bar with 7 pool tables and 7 dart boards, plus many other electronic games are available.
Chepo’s – 731 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 (907) 373-5656
Hours: Mon -Thurs & Sunday 11am-10pm Friday& Saturday 11am-11pm
This burger is sort of similar to a burger king burger how ever , further testing needs to be done.
Jalapeno Poppers
Silver Fox – 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am. Food is served from 4pm – 11pm Sunday -Thursday. Friday & Saturday 4pm-12am Steak night is Friday & Saturday
These were cream cheese filled, nice and crunchy but very bland.
Mini Chimis
Chepo’s – 731 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 (907) 373-5656
Hours: Mon -Thurs & Sunday 11am-10pm Friday& Saturday 11am-11pm
The jalapeno cheese dip that came with the minis was really good. However the minis themselves were similar to the old rolled corn chicken store bought minis. so still tasty , just really wasn’t worth trying more then once.
Nachos
Chepo’s – 731 W Parks Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 (907) 373-5656
Hours: Mon -Thurs & Sunday 11am-10pm Friday& Saturday 11am-11pm
These Nachos were your average good Nachos, lacking the wow factor. Would not order a second time unless to compare to other nachos. I should add Jennifer really liked these.
Onion Rings
Silver Fox - 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am. Food is served from 4pm – 11pm Sunday -Thursday. Friday & Saturday 4pm-12am Steak night is Friday & Saturday
These onion rings are really good, nice crispy outside and big flavorful inside.
Philly
#1 Windbreak Hotel Lounge – 2201 E Parks Hwy, Wasilla, Alaska – (907) 376-4484
Hours: Mon – Fri 10am to 10pm Sat & Sun 9am – 10pm
Okay, here is what we actually did. We ate at Windbreak and Birchwood in the same night to see who really does have the best Philly in Alaska. Windbreak won! I still might edge out the bread from Birchwood, but the overall taste of the Windbreak Philly is really good. This is now the best Philly I have ever had! This is by far Jennifer’s favorite. Actually it was her that kept saying how good they were, so I had to order from both places to find out once and for all. She was right of course, lol
Popcorn Shrimp
Silver Fox - 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am. Food is served from 4pm – 11pm Sunday -Thursday. Friday & Saturday 4pm-12am Steak night is Friday & Saturday
These shrimp were your standard breaded shrimp, they were pretty good as far as shrimp goes.
Sushi
Tokyo Restaurant & Sushi Bar – (907) 357-8888, 735 W Parks Hwy
Really good sushi; the best we have had yet in Alaska. It wasn’t awesome, but it was really, really good. The atmosphere is what you expect from a restaurant and Sushi bar. All-in-all we really enjoyed ourselves. The Hollywood Roll actually was served to us while on fire. That was cool! It ended up tasting rather grilled. This is actually Jennifer’s favorite roll. I had the Italian Roll and it was delightful. Adrienne had the Tuna Roll, it was our least favorite. The 3 rolls and Gyoza as an appetizer cost us $53 plus $15 = $68. We didn’t have drinks. Yes, we will definitely come back.
Wings
Silver Fox - 50 George Parks Hwy Wasilla, AK – (907) 892-6179
Hours: Sun – Sat 4pm – Whenever it dies down up until 4am. Food is served from 4pm – 11pm Sunday -Thursday. Friday & Saturday 4pm-12am Steak night is Friday & Saturday
These wings were crispy and good, though I would ask for the sauce on the side. I didnt really enjoy the sauce that much.
Burgers – Southside Bistro …one of the few remaining places that will cook the meat to order. While there try the caramel banana napoleon for dessert.
The Burger Stop makes a good burger too but doesn’t cook the meat to order.
For Italian, the best lasagna is at Sorrento’s, the best baked ravioli is at Pizza Plaza, for everything else go to Little Italy.
I’m going to Alaska this summer, so I kinda needed some information on best food places. This helped out alot and save me some time. I heard alot of good things about Southside Bistro. That is one of the places I will check out.
I offten go to Simon and Seafort’s Saloon & Grill 420 L St. Anchorage, AK 99501. Simon and Seafort’s, often simply called Simon’s by the locals, is a great place to feast on some quality cuts of steak. Overlooking the Cook Inlet and the Alaska Range, it’s the perfect steakhouse to set the mood for a memorable romantic date.
I’m going to Alaska this mid year, so I kinda required some data on best nourishment places. This assisted alot and spare me some time. I heard alot of beneficial things about Southside Bistro. That is one of the spots I will look at.