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    Clear Sky Lodge

    4.5 (23 reviews)
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    Andrew H.

    I've probably driven by hear a dozen times and not even noticed it was here. I ended up here because I was staying at the Aurora (formerly the Nordhaven) in Healy and their welcome email noted that Rose's was closed for two months. This meant the closest food that was not the Totem Inn (not a fan) was Clear Sky. I love the old school ambiance in here. This ain't no tourist trap, this is a real locals-only joint and pillar of the community. Food is bar food and steak. More specifically: fried food, burgers, and steak. They do a breakfast special, but only on Sundays. They had fill-you-own coffee and it was made with organic kona coffee, NOICE! They also have: an old Neo Geo machine, assorted books and VHS tapes, two toilets in the women's (one-room) restroom. Worth a stop!

    Open during the off season!

    My friends and I were vacationing in Alaska and spent two nights in Healey. There was only one restaurant in Healey that was open for dinner (The Totem Inn). After eating there our first night, we decided that wanted to go somewhere different our second night and found just one other place within an almost 2 hour drive that was not closed in October... Clear Sky Lodge. So glad we went there. After hiking all day in Denali in the snow we had the most delicious hearty soup. Tasty food, good beer selection and lots of big screen TVs to watch sporting events. Worth the 50 minute drive! Would recommend to anyone traveling to Denali in the off-season.

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    Eric D.

    Do yourself a favor and don't drive by. Stop in and get a steak! You get to watch it cooked, and everything was so good. Very low key, and totally feels like Alaska interior.

    The amazing owner Vicki serving up some drinks to the locals!

    Amazing food but even better people!! Try the pork belly sandwich and jo jos fries! And don't forget the Rusty Pickup to drink! New owners have turned the place around and made it a must stop if you are in the area or on the way from Fairbanks to Anchorage.

    Clear Sky Lodge. July 3rd, 2015

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    Amazing food, fun and cozy atmosphere, excellent service, great for tractor trailers to get into as well

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    Yum yum yum! Great food and even better company! The Sunday brunch of waffles and build your own bloody mary is killer! Highly recommend!

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    After hiking in Denali, we were so hungry so we decided to come here, we were very impressed by the food & service (Claire was great!

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    Golden Spike Saloon

    5.0(1 review)
    37.0 mi

    I've been trying to find this place for a while…read more For so long, that I often thought it was myth. What? A bar? In Denali? You mean the park right? Not just the Denali area? You sure it's not some bar in "Glitter Gulch"? I've looked for it numerous times, with no luck. It's hard to describe where it is, you'll think you're driving in places you're not supposed to. (and maybe you aren't?) It's not a myth friends. Maybe I shouldn't even be listing it but, it *is* listed on other sites that fulfill similar niches to Yelp. And lack of beta is one of my criticisms about Alaska, so I'm doing my little part to change that. Anyway, this place is awesome! It's a building built up around two rail cars. It's hard to describe until you see it. The ambiance is probably the most "real" you'll find in the whole greater Denali area. Most of the folks here work or volunteer for the park (and also associated businesses) in some capacity, at least that's what it seemed like. Key features: Friendly bartenders, live music, beer and wine only. I don't know how they managed to do it, but the beer they have on tap is incredible. I saw stuff on tap here that I've never seen anywhere else in the state. For wine, they have a Bota Red and a Bota White. Also, it's cheap! Just about everything is $5! An unheard of price for Alaska, let alone touristy Alaska. They also make pizza and, although I didn't eat any, it looked pretty incredible. Worth a stop, just don't tell your friends! (note, the location I have pinned here is exactly where it is located, your GPS might not like it very much though, where's your sense of adventure, anyway?)

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    Prospector's Pizzeria & Alehouse - Mushroom Pizza

    Prospector's Pizzeria & Alehouse

    4.1(640 reviews)
    36.1 mi
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    Definitely recommend eating here for a more affordable dinner in Denali. We visited twice because…read morewe enjoyed our first pizza so much! On the first visit we sat at the bar to avoid the wait. Bartenders were friendly even though many were working their first day of the season. Ordered the cub size (12") Boreal Forest which is perfect for 2 people. Also had a few beers from their very long menu. Inside was cabin cozy. They also have outdoor seating. Overall, excellent experience! Boreal 5/5 stars. For our second visit, we needed a quick lunch between two excursions so we ordered pickup and tried the Homestead this time. Took 20 minutes from calling in to the pizza being ready which worked well. Homestead 4/5 stars, crust was still amazing but pizza felt like it needed something more. Very happy we found this place on our first day in Denali.

    If I was just rating the pizza, it'd be a 4 stars cause we thoroughly enjoyed it. Average size for…read morethe price, good amount of cheese (almost too heavy personally) and pepperoni but fantastic crust. Super light, nice air bubbles and charred just enough but not burnt. Crust had nice structure/crumb and chew as well. Really solid overall and would definitely get it again. My few issues: -Saturday late afternoon/early evening I get it'll be busy but the front of house was just way unorganized and none of the staff seemed super helpful till I had actually ask someone where to place a to go order. I was literally standing in front of them and no one acknowledged me lol. It was also so cramped with people standing around everywhere for no reason it seemed. -We ordered to go as mentioned and they text you when your order is ready. Cool, not a problem. What they forgot to mention was you get a text as items on your order become ready. So you'll get your appetizers or whatever else that are quicker to make well before your actual pizza. Do you eat them hot in your car while waiting for the rest of your order? Or let them get cold and eat them when you get home later? Who does it that way?!? Absolutely ridiculous and so dumb. Have proper kitchen planning and make food so it all comes out hot and at once. -Just FYI, the ravioli appetizer for $16 came with 5 raviolis. Yeah you hear that right, only FIVE raviolis in an order for 16 bucks. That should be a crime and such a rip off. I expected at least 10 of them for that price. But hey, you get both marinara and pesto, so that's nice. -Last issue was when they brought my pizza, it didn't have my ranch's that I ordered and paid for. It took probably 5 minutes and the staff going back n forth 3 times saying someone must've taken them. It took a manager to get ranch's from the kitchen and bring them up front...Then tells the to go staff that the kitchen sent them with my ravioli that was sent half an hour earlier, which they didn't. Why was it so hard to get some ranch?! And I paid $50 for a pizza, appetizer and can of side, why would I lie about getting my extra sauce? Shouldn't have even been an issue for a dollar worth of ranch IMO.. I gave it a 3 star overall because the pizza was really good and would've given it a 4* on its own but everything else was a 2* as outlined above. Definitely things that could be improved upon at the end of the day, but they do make some really solid pizza.

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