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    Susitna Bar & Grill

    4.8 (37 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    Tara E.

    I'm almost afraid to do a good review because I don't want to ever go to Susitna Bar and Grill and not be able to get a table! Their food is beyond amazing. Never did I expect a place on the way to Willow to have some of the best Thai food I've tasted in Alaska. My husband and I wandered in on a Sunday after a weekend of valley fun. We were greeted by our incredibly friendly waitress who provided great advice based on our likes, dislikes, and ability to handle spice. We started with the egg rolls, which were crispy and delicious. However they couldn't compare to the spicy dumplings. What the heck is black sauce? Why is it so delicious? Can I buy it in bulk because once I was done with the dumplings I was emptying the leftover sauce from them into my rice that came with my entree and it was DELICIOUS. We have already made a vow to go back and try the oysters--that was our one regret for our first trip but we had to beat feet back to Anchorage and didn't have time to linger and try all the things.

    Crab Rangoon
    Sarah P.

    While we were certainly skeptical of a Thai and oyster restaurant on the side of the Parks Highway in Willow, we were so happy we tried it. The waitstaff are all helpful, the oysters were fresh, the appetizers and mains were delicious! The blending of Thai seasonings with oysters was a delightfully unexpected combo as well. We can't wait to come back!

    Diamond Willow B.

    Yummm! Best wrap. Ever. Not sure how they seasoned it but I need the recipe please.

    Mango oysters
    Sarah L.

    We have been told to stop in here for years and we finally made it! We have already been back for round 2. This place is a little roadside stop you would never expect to have the most amazing oysters! I have tried them all now! My favorite in order of best Curry Tom yum Black Mango Shooters Fried Rockefeller (these are amazing just a personal preference for the steamed and raw) Get them all!!!!! We had a few of their special and the spicy margaritas. Do yourself a favor and stop! We will be customers for life! Thanks for the great food and service!

    Oysters (sorry I forgot the name)

    We made the drive out to finally try the oysters that I had heard so much about and let me say they did not disappoint! They come in a variety of flavors along with the regular raw version. The oysters were large, meaty and so fresh that we ordered more! I have never been a fan of oysters (having only ever had them from the Gulf of Mexico) but became a fan today. I had the basil shrimp which was so fresh and tasty that I stuffed myself and ate every bite. My son had the spicy beef and shrimp and raved about the flavor. Daughter had potstickers which are fresh made ( not store bought) and delicious. Also pared the meal with a couple martinis which were spot on in flavor. This very unpretentious restaurant and bar is well worth the drive and definitely won me over as a new lover of oysters!

    Seafood curry

    We stopped here on our way back to Anchorage. We had the black sauce and raw oysters, and seafood curry. The food tasted amazing. The service was extremely friendly. We loved that we could sit outside and our dog could join us. My only complaint was that in-shell pieces of crab are cracked and cooked in the seafood curry along with all the other seafood and sauce, so there are lots of little bits of crab shell throughout the curry dish. Next time, I'd order maybe just the shrimp curry, because the flavor was absolutely fantastic, just minus the shells. :)

    Dana W.

    Amazing Thai food and Breeze, the bartender was even better! We had a few drinks, ate some yummy food and watched the football game! OH and the live music, how can I forget that! Can't wait to come back soon!

    Menu on board
    Isabelle L.

    Seems to be a pretty good deal! The restaurant has a sign 2 miles ahead of its location. We were on our way from Anchorage to Denali. Nice spot to take a break (about 2/3 left). Service: the girl who served us told us to "howl if you need anything". Very Alaskan!! :-) Ambience: there were only one other table when we stopped by (about 12pm on a Friday). Big space for small or large group. Casual place. Food: we had fried frog leg and seafood stir. Both are cooked very similar to Chinese cuisine. They claimed as a Thai cuisine, but you know what, they are close enough! Very nice to have some Asian place on the way.

    Blanket of Shrimp appetizer
    Janhavi M.

    Very cute thai place right next to the parks higway. Food was pretty good. Hot delicious deep-fried shrimp appetizer special was perfect for a rainy day. Red curry with chicken and rice was pretty good too. The curry wasn't the typical thai red curry, was more creamy, but was delicious. We had some room for desserts, but they ran out of the some of the desserts we wanted to try. Service was good and the ladies were friendly. Highly recommend this place!

    catherine m.

    Wonderful little place. Our favorite place to eat and we even had a our wedding party eat here after the ceremony

    Cassie Stirfry - (a stirfry with their fantastic yellow curry sauce, I chose pork but other options were available)
    Cheryl K.

    We have eaten here two times and the food is unmatchable!! The atmosphere keeps improving and now is quite nice and comfortable, also the staff couldn't be any friendlier. I've eaten the Yellow Noodle, and the special of the day - Cassie Stir fry, and Pad Thai - all were excellent!! We also had the crab Rangoon, pineapple stir fried rice, and oysters for appetizers and would recommend them all. So nice to have great food available on the way out of town when I don't always feel like cooking after packing up for the weekend.

    Tom Yum oysters so good
    Matt A.

    Great food being served in an unassuming restaurant. You are not going here for the decor or ambiance but the food is definitely worth it. We stopped by here on our way back from an ATV tour (SnowHook) at Hatcher's pass and are glad we gave it a try. It was the perfect meal after a long morning out filled with some cold spells and rain. We started the Tom Yum and Rockefeller oysters and both very excellent (Tom Yum the fave). We went with Pad Thai, Mongolian beef, and Cassie stir fry. The stir fry was probably my favorite but all were very good. They also have a black sauce which is their own, house-made spicy sauce. The son of the Thai chef, that owns the restaurant, owns the coffee stand next door which has about every type of delicious coffee and dessert you could ask for. Definitely worth a stop here for some good food - they have a full bar too.

    Oyster shooters

    The food was wonderful. We had curry, pho & oyster shooters. Claire, our server, was great but the whole staff stopped by our table to welcome us & say hello. Definitely a great vibe & a total hidden gem we found on our way to Willow. Would highly recommend

    Tom Yum Fried Rice w/ shrimp

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    Always good food and beer! The service is also on point. Great atmosphere and a perfect place to take the family.

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    5 years ago

    This place is excellent. Get the Tom yum oysters! All of the Thai food is fresh and wonderful and the staff is so friendly

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    5 years ago

    Worth the drive from anchorage just to have dinner. Don't pass by without stoping here. The food is incredible.

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    I love this place, I'd drink 23 Thai iced teas if I could but I don't want to be obese also the…read morepiano music in the background really adds to the effect. Like yes I want to hear starships by Nicki minaj in piano form ily Mekong. Also get the pho it makes me want to cry pure tears of happiness

    I should've known better. The fact is, asian food in…read morealaska overall is trash, but in the valley, it is especially bad. At least anchorage has a few exceptions. Not here. But I was out and about today and saw this place and Pad Thai sounded good so I decided to take the risk. The place is nice inside and the girl at the counter who took my to go order was super sweet, so this is not a service issue. It's the food. It's just...meh. Marginal is even a reach. I ordered the fresh spring rolls, pad Thai with shrimp and extra veggies, and panang curry with shrimp, all to go. Total cost $83 + tip. Ratings as follows: Fresh Spring rolls-3/10 Veggies are sad and not very fresh. At least they put a little bit of cilantro in there but these did not taste like the fresh spring rolls you would get anywhere in the lower 48. Also: that nasty sweet chili sauce that most places here seem to serve with their springs rolls is just...not it. Shrimp Pad Thai with extra veggies-3/10 No egg. No green onion. They gave me 'extra veggies' but the veggies they gave don't belong in Pad Thai. I got broccoli, cabbage, and carrots....lol. As for the flavor.....VERY bland and you almost can't tell it's Pad Thai at all. Panang Curry with Shrimp-3/10 Okay so this was the saddest dish of all, because the flavor was 'okay,' but that was it. Literally ALL you get in the panang curry broth is whatever meat you asked for, thus mine had shrimp. NO VEGGIES. NO HERBS. NOTHING else. THAT was pretty sad. I've never seen Panang curry served with literally nothing but the broth and meat. I shouldn't be surprised tho as this is Alaska, and the Valley at that, and nobody here gives a flying F about fresh veggies. Sad state of affairs. I won't go back.

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