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Had a nice lunch of Chowder and Alaskan King Crab burger, both were Alaskan size, beating Texas size by 2x!! 😊 The owner was busy introducing the stories of his grandpa Mike Stepovich and his dad Mike Stepovich II, once the territory’s governor in 1958-1959 before Alaska became the 49th State. A lit

Good atmosphere, Friendly staff, food is passable. Abysmal service though. I asked for a check and had to wait like 15min to be told to pay up front. Had to listen to the "labor shortage" excuse, which means to me "I don't pay competitive wages and want people to work for next to nothing. Also SUPRI

$76 for two frozen fish lunches, grilled cheese and a soup. The halibut and cod are obviously commercially made and probably available at Costco. Each meal includes a handful of fries and two small pieces of fish. The place needs an intervention. It has potential but needs fresh food and staff. Hope

Food was not worth the money. Low staffing, and just another tourist trap in downtown Fairbanks. Best to travel outside the downtown area for better quality food for better price.

Excellent Crab sandwiches and fries. Gotta try the Agave beer. Need service personnel, but who doesn’t.

If you're looking for a small town dinner this place will check all the boxes! Bill the waiter was amazing. When I couldn't decided between the pastrami and the Reuben, he put pastrami meet on the reuben and it was AMAZING! The owner was there and telling us about his family heritage, which is the m

Not that the food wasn't great, but our server Jenna made our meal! Nice meeting you, Jenna!

Good food and great atmosphere. Our server (I think the owner) was great. Interacted with everyone in the place. Great beer selection too.