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    Girdwood Izakaya

    4.1 (14 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Chicken Tempura Bowl
    Sarah P.

    Girdwood Izakaya is a fantastic food truck that is often parked outside of Girdwood Brewing and is a great snack/meal that goes well beer! I had their chicken tempura bowl and I thought the chicken was delicious, I just wish there had been slightly more vegetables and a bit less sauce. The service was very quick and I'd recommend this to anyone at Girdwood Brewing or anywhere Izakaya might be parked.

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    Mukul P.

    Had the Salmon sushi at this food truck while we were at the Girdwood brewery. It was good, but not great. The wasabi was bomb!

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    5 months ago

    as a local this is one of my favorite places to eat. the ramen is INSANE solid 5 star highly reccomend

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    11 months ago

    really subpar. the rice bowls are not good. dry chicken and a cheap unflavored bit of veggies.

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    3 years ago

    The pork belly rice bowls are delicious. We highly recommend this place with a beer from Girdwood Brewery.

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    4 years ago

    We keep going back to this food truck because it's soooo good. Highly recommend the ramen. Thank you for serving up tasty food!

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    3 years ago

    Ok sushi, lots of rice, not much fish, over priced, not made to order, service is not great. Nice location.

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    5 years ago

    Excellent tofu rice bowl. Fresh, fast and truly hit the spot after a long day of hiking. Would highly recommend.

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    Yamaya Seafood Restaurant

    Yamaya Seafood Restaurant

    3.7
    (155 reviews)
    31.4 mi
    $$

    Excellent food. Very fresh sashimi, pork belly skewers were a little salty but very tasty. Yellow…read moretail collar was wonderful. Thankfully we didn't have to wait long for service like some earlier reviews indicated. We went on a Saturday night, around 8pm and it was us, 3 people at the sushi bar and a single diner finishing up a meal. Owner/operator is a dear sweet old man. Such a cutey with his big smile. Pricey, the 3 dishes ‐ chirashi, collar, skewers and tea was $93

    I wanted to love this place so bad, but it was just ok. The wait is worse than the reviews say…read more He literally works on 1 item at a time, and even though the table next to me ordered the same special sake with the salmon fin, he only made 1 sake at a time. Mine may have showed up 20mins after my neighbor's. The quality of the food items were just ok. I had comparable sushi at another sushi restaurant a few blocks away. -Idiot Fish: The most exciting thing was the name. It was a pretty firm fish, no fat, and quite a few bones. -Sashimi Platter: 6 types, with 2 each. We got mackerel, yellowtail, tuna, salmon, white fish (snapper?), and octopus. -King Crab Roll: What I thought was the imitation crab was actually real crab. The coloring was so ...fake looking. It's not a bad roll, but I'm not sure the flavor of the crab came through. -Beef Steak Japanese Style: Big dish but awful cut of meat and had a semi off taste. Either freezer burn or the fridge. It was full of sinew and super chewy. -Herring Roe on Seaweed: This had a strange bitter aftertaste. I couldn't eat the beef after having this, it made the beef bitter too. It was a super fun texture though. Very snappy, very poppy. Only come here if you absolutely have the time for it. My dinner took about 3 hours, and there were 5 other tables.

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    Octopus, seaweed, cucumber salad.
    Hot sake and Chicken Karaage

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    Whisky & Ramen

    Whisky & Ramen

    4.5
    (441 reviews)
    31.2 mi
    $$

    My favorite restaurant in Anchorage , by far…read more The layout of the restaurant is street level entrance with downstairs dining. The staff is just over the top amazing. Antonio greeted me at the door and sat me in just a few minutes. I was seated at the bar counter downstairs. A dark intimate hip place. The guys behind the counter were Cory, Kendrick, and another young gentleman I didn't get the name of. They were happy people and it showed. I saw from the yelpers they had Tsukemono (Japanese pickles) and my second favorite Tsukemen (dipping noodles) . I ordered both and was pleasantly surprised to see the pork belly was perfectly roasted, the 6 1/2 min egg was on point, and the noodles and broth were absolutely amazing. I am a Tsukemen fan and this place did it right. I then ordered the matcha pancetta dessert. Whoa! Completely knocked on the floor with the flavors. This is my favorite restaurant having spent two weeks here and finding this one on my last night. Can't wait to come back. Don't hesitate to eat here.

    Unfortunately my most recent dining experience was disappointing. I will preface this by saying I…read morewent during the summer so I know it was very busy due to tourism season. However this was my birthday dinner so I was particularly disappointed. I reserved a table for three in the whisky bar area. We arrived about five minutes early and were told by one of the hostesses that the party at the table just paid and should be leaving soon. About 20 minutes passed before another said the party still had not left even though one of them talked to the server. Eventually I agreed to have us seated in the main dining room. Almost immediately afterward I saw two parties leave the whisky bar so I asked to be moved there, which according to one of the hostesses is where we originally supposed to be. It was over 30 minutes later when we finally got the table I reserved. This left a sour taste in my mouth and I considered leaving at one point, but I was really looking forward to this dinner. For dinner I ordered the Komorebi Old Fashioned and the Dark Horse as I often do, We also shared the whisky pork buns and everything was delicious. Dessert was not as enjoyable. I ordered their espresso martini, the Electric Stolt, which was decent enough. Lacking on the coffee flavor in my opinion. I also ordered the chocolate birthday cake which, aside from the cherries in the cake, tasted like any generic cake you would get from a grocery store. Their other desserts, like the matcha panna cotta and goma silk bar, are much more flavorable. Service overall was fine, but we got the check before my boyfriend could order another drink so we felt somewhat rushed out. Considering this is the only time I've had issues with being seated for reservations, I would go back, but this was my least pleasant dining experience here, unfortunately.

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    Sakura Asian Bistro

    Sakura Asian Bistro

    3.8
    (110 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$$

    Came twice so far on this Girdwood trip, it's been a few years since I've been here. I have still…read morebeen very impressed with the food here. We've tried the seaweed salad, a couple of their sushi rolls, and an assortment of other items. My new favorite thing might be the crispy spicy ahi bites. Each bite a perfect size, so crunchy and with a thin slice of Jalapeño on top. I also enjoyed the steamed pork gyoza, each one super succulent and tasty. My husband tried the fried chicken thigh with tartar sauce, which was delicious. The chicken was super flavorful and the tartar sauce was like egg salad but worked with the flavors which was a nice surprise. We like splitting a large 22 oz bottle of Sapporo, but we have also liked ordering a small bottle of sake to share in lieu of dessert. The last time we went I got the gluten-free chocolate cake which was pretty good but laughably tiny in size ($10). Wait times can vary depending on the day you go and time, we've been seated immediately (party of 2) as well as waited an hour for a table. Speaking of which, you may be seated at their largest table which they also seat other parties, so it feels a bit communal as opposed to private. Sakura has maintained their quality in food over the years and their waitstaff are excellent each time we go. I always look forward to time spent here and you can't go wrong with anything you choose on the menu.

    Nothing against the staff, they are doing the best they can. even the sushi masters are friendly…read morewith good presentation. however the fish is just terrible. i highly recommend the purchasing manager to eat their own fish or ask for patron honest feedback. i was not at all impressed with any of the fish (sushi, sashimi, etc). the best part of my meal was the steamed rice and hot sake. that's not good. please do better ps - the miso tasted pre packaged

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    Saikyo yaki (Alaskan black cod)

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    Girdwood Izakaya - foodtrucks - Updated June 2026

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