Fairbanks Restaurant Guide
Fairbanks Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Fairbanks restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Fairbanks just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Fairbanks, you've come to the right place.
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Overall, lunch at Soapy Smith is so so. I went off the recommendation with the crab cake burger, it was on the overwell side. The price for lunch is more than other local restaurant. The server is friendly and sarcastic. If you do not get his humor you would probably think he is rude. Restaurant dec...
Time to check on the Chowder Salt Level as it was way over the allowed limit for a normal diet. Value is not what would bring a dinner here. It is one of the last shops holding out in a deteriorating downtown. Fairbanks is in need of a face lift and soon. Alaska has funds and they need to invest...
Nice, cozy and romantic environment. It is expensive and maybe not quite worth all of it both the service was excellent. I ordered the Lamb Chops which were kind of tiny for the $32 and the potatoes kind of sour but I would definitely visit it again and try a different meal.
Good Service. Extense menu. Huge variety of sandwiches...
We went to Zydeco Way Cafe for the first time today for lunch. LaVaDa is warm and welcoming. They don't accept credit cards yet. We ordered the Etouffee and Shrimp Jambalaya. Both are delicious with huge portions. We asked for seconds on the cornbread, it was awesome. This is a cute little hol...
I love the service, a more friendly place I have yet to find.
Food is quick and fresh
Awesome bulgogi. House fried rice is the bomb. Chicken soup is amazing. Service with a smile. Open until midnight Monday through Saturday. Plenty of Parking in the back. Check out Ichiban Inn Bed and Breakfast next door. A renovated historic log-cabin with a suite that sleeps four. [phone removed], ...
The Roudup was horrible, from the food to the service. We should have known when we pulled in and there were only 4 cars in the parking lot. We stood by the door for almost 5mins before anyone even said Hello or sitted us. Burgers were brunt to a crisp and the salad bar was horrible. DO NOT EAT HERE...
Not really bad, just so mediocre. I can make better breakfast and I am not a cook.
(12/30/2009)
Brisket is good. Sometimes good live music. Good service. Good beer selection. Unfortunately I was served cold ribs several times. They were obviously pre cooked and microwaved to warm up and were not hot to the bone. Side dishe of greens was terrble. Corn bread seems to be package not "home made"....
My wife and I were in Soapy Smith's in September during the Labor Day weekend. We had a great time. Bill was the best waiter anybody could hope to have, giving us a bit of local history while we had our meal. My wife had the crab burger and couldn't have been happier. She said it was the best crab b...
Soapy Smiths restaurant in Fairbanks is a lousy place to eat. The Klondike chicken sandwich was overcooked and was very plain tasting. Even the french fries were over cooked. My wife's sandwich was a turkey sub that was supposed to be on homemade bread. The sub was bland, tough and plain. The servic...
We went there just after the finish of the Irondog race to eat a quick lunch. The interior is decorated with tons of Alaskan stuff memorabilia. Unfortunately they were short-staffed and it took over half an hour for a steak and cheese sandwich with fries. It was one of the priciest items and not ...
It is now called called Asian Bistro to protect the plaintiffs. I travel a lot and pride myself on eating sushi and sashimi at some of the best places on earth. I stopped in after a week of work here in Alaska thinking I might get some fresh fish, if not at least frozen. It was a simple order of sas...
this restaurant is what alaska is all about.. good people, good food, good times.. this place is a reflection of it's owner.. nick is all about family and community.. this guy just plain loves people.. i highly recommend a visit to soapy smith's.. make sure you get the clam chowder.
they have the best clam chowder i have ever ate in my life!
THE OWNER WAS FAB. hE GAVE US A HISTORY OF THE STATE AND AREA. iT WAS OUR LUCKY DAY THAT WE ATE THERE. lOU IN RHODE ISLAND 2007
A group of workmates and I flew to Fairbanks for the day to visit some clients. We asked the cabbie if he could recommend a lunch spot. He did. Went to Soapy Smith's. What a great atmosphere! We were greeted by an incredibly friendly host/waiter who made us feel so much at home. As he brought o...
Good food, very attentive (almost overly friendly) service. The best thing about it is the prices, which are uncommonly low for this sort of food, and they haven't gone up with the inflation of every other restaurant in Fairbanks. Awesome! I haven't had too much of the menu, but the only thing I ...