dbbls
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It will be better to get your fill of salmon before you get to Alaska. It is very expensive there. Much cheaper in the lower 48. Go figure.
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PA12DRVR
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Would suggest some smoked salmon (almost anywhere in Southcentral Alaska) and the fish/halibut wrap at the Fat Mermaid in Valdez.
I always like the pie(s) at Eureka Lodge....mostly because of the drive to the lodge!
FWIW, the salmon you'll get in Alaska (at least the fresh salmon) is at least 1000 miles fresher than in the lower 48 and (again, if it is not canned) will be at least something akin to wild caught Pacific salmon vs. farm raised salmon that may or may not be Pacific salmon.
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Well rats! Thanks, explorenorth, for letting us know the Corner Cafe is no more. First time we drove to Skagway, we asked a local where to eat and she recommended Corner Cafe and we always went whenever we were in Skagway. We will have to try out your recommendations.
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Another vote for Fish (Halibut) & Chips at the Bus in Hyder. Also the Clam Chowder even though it had all kinds of other fish in it which made it even better. It was fabulous.
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In my opinion as far as must have food :
On the Cassiar Hwy., the unique tasting burgers at Tatogga Lake Resort are soooo good and real excellent as I declared that place as a must stop if you are hungry...those girls can really cook !
On the Alaska Hwy., Fast Eddy's Restaurant in general is always a must stop when stopping in Tok in either direction, great food and efficient most of the time despite how busy or packed the place can be.
If you like seafood (which I dont), one place no one has mentioned as of yet is the fresh halibut that can be found on the Homer Spit that I hear is second to none...People were looking at me evil when I spit out the bite given to me stating this halibut does not taste like fish, well my tastebuds immediately rejected it.
As far as must have pizza in my opinion :
Red Onion Saloon in Skagway was one of the best pizzas I eaten which compared close to the old Shakeys pizza...with reindeer sausage.
Moose's Tooth in Anchorage is top notch pizza too as I will go out of my way to get there if I want pizza.
As mentioned, Fast Eddy's in Tok is a very close second in my opinion as I will order two pizzas to go on my return home and drop it off to the stepfolks, as they will scarf it up quick....
Restaurants and Roadhouses along the Alaska Hwy. I always eventually return to when hungry that also have great food in my opinion :
Sasquatch Crossing (formally Sportsman Lodge) in Pink Mountain...
Boston Pizza, Triple G Hideaway (great breakfast meals) in Fort Nelson...the one favorite place I used to eat at that is no longer there as I think the name was the Sportsman Inn...
I really miss 'Toad' when he ran Toad River Lodge before he sold out and retired in 1999 which was my all time favorite place to stop (along with one other place), especially when they had a restaurant in the day...new owners took over 13 years ago and is truly not the same...
Liard Hot Springs Lodge when open...
I stopped at Contact Creek once in 1986 and their food was good...
Tags Foods in Watson Lake (particularly their fried chicken)...that place had great ribs and a better selection back in the mid 1980's and early 1990's...
Rancheria Lodge is also one of my favorite roadhouses which is still active as well as one of the oldest that survived, great food...
Yukon Motel and Restaurant in Teslin always served great food the few times I stopped there as well...
Since Jakes Corner was mentioned, I actually stopped there on two occasions in 1986 and 1994....got gas and a to go plate in 86 and the owners really went out of their way to cook some food in 94 (they insisted after informing us they were actually closed down) when their restaurant was getting remodeled - we ate next to their I think it was an indoor swimming pool which was drained out with no water (if I remember right)...the price was cheaper than Whitehorse and the food was very good, real nice people there...
Later that night on a side trip to Atlin in 1994, the one restaurant there had real good food as it was only a $28 tab for dinner with the three of us, which would have been easily a $50 tab or better in Whitehorse at that time too...
Take your pick in Whitehorse as a handful of places have great food...
Edgewater Hotel
Westmark Hotel on 2nd Ave. (a while back)
Earls
Boston Pizza
Yukon Inn (a while back)
Klondike Ribs and Salmon BBQ (2nd Ave. at Steele) that was mentioned I never had eaten there as that place is always packed no matter what time of day I arrive in the area...I made one attempt to order but they were way too busy...
If you are a mexican food toad like I am, I eaten at Sanchez Cantina once (3rd Ave at Hanson) and man that food is authentic !... Tia can really cook - however the place is short business hours and open something like 300pm to 800pm and is not 7 days a week to my memory.
The one place in Whitehorse I did not care for was this one dinnerhouse located next to Kopper King on the Alaska Hwy just north of downtown, but that was a long time ago.
Since 2008 I been stopping at Frosty Freeze in Haines Junction for their great ice cream (and their sandwiches when I am really hungry enough) as many locals are always ordering food from there, as I found out why....in the past I used to stop and eat at what is now the Glacier View Inn Motel Restaurant (cant remember the former name).
The former White River Lodge (now White River RV Park) used to have a restaurant that was out of this world that Pops and his wife and kids slaved over as they all were exceptional at it...Their sourdough breakfast they served for $6 you could not eat the whole thing by yourself as Pops would say to the newer patrons that you better order the mini if it is for one person, or get handed a to go plate that they will be needing...this was one of my other favorite places to stop in the day for food and an overnighter.
As mentioned, Braeburn Lodge is also one of my favorite stops on the Klondike Hwy. as well as a wholesome Braeburn meal (or breakfast) will fill you up, and those cinammon buns are huge that cost $8.50 (which one lasted me all the way to Yellowknife by the time I finished it).
In 2007, I did not see The Depot in Seward (at the location where it was before anyways) as I think it is gone, that place put out some great food in the past.
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AKsilvereagle
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Forgot to mention the food at the King Edward Hotel in Stewart was very good as well...as I dont care for seafood while the fish and chips bus in Hyder nearby (which I seen there) was highly recommended by others.
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Here's a few that come to mind...
* Steak at Mr Mike's in Dawson Creek.
* "Best cinnamon bun in the galactic cluster" at Tetsa River Lodge (Mile 375); also ditto Sue T for Braeburn Lodge on the Klondyke Highway -- really big cinnamon buns there.
* Breakfast at the Roadhouse in Talkeetna.
* Burger at Red's Food Wagon in Seward.
* Grilled salmon at Captain Patty's on the Homer spit.
* Halibut and chips at a burger shack in Valdez (think it was called Old Town Burgers).
There were others of course, but these stick in my mind.
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Wow! Thanks, everyone. I'm making notes and marking my map.
This trip is looking better and better!
Leaving home 6 weeks from today!!!!
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dbbls wrote:It will be better to get your fill of salmon before you get to Alaska. It is very expensive there. Much cheaper in the lower 48. Go figure.
That's often because the salmon sold in the lower 48 is chum/dog salmon (cheaper, lower quality flesh) - which often gets marketed as "keta" to make it sound fancier. Lower 48 stores also sell lots of pink salmon.
Most of the people who live in Alaska know the difference between the 5 different varieties of salmon, and most prefer NOT to eat chums or pinks.... I never once saw fresh chums or pinks for sale at any grocery store in Alaska. Kings, reds and silvers sell for a higher price when compared to pinks/chums.
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The best salmon in Alaska is a red (sockeye) fresh from the sea that you cooked over a fire just after you caught it.
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