Spenard Roadhouse, Anchorage, AK

Spenard Roadhouse

1049 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503

(907) 770-7623

http://www.spenardroadhouse.com/

Disclaimer: Being three months pregnant and everything but a select amount of foods making me sick, eating out has become a great challenge.

Walking into Spenard Roadhouse, you are greeted with a warm smile and a warm environment.  Interesting artwork; many moose pieces, decorate the walls. Once seated and food is selected pick up the Sweets menu, which describes their veteran bar staff. This is how we found out that Orion was our waiter. Orion was the most energetic and amusing waiter I have experienced in a long time.In addition, this restaurant also serves and buys Alaskan grown fresh foods. What ever is in season that can be used on the menu is bought and used. I love it when people support local economy!

ROADHOUSE BURGER*

fresh ground 8 oz beef patty, tomato, lettuce, red onion, thousand island, toasted bun   11

add cheddar, swiss or bleu cheese 1.50

add bacon, avocado, pepper jack, or cambozola 2.00

BLUE CORN CHIPS AND SALSA

   4

Okay, let me start with our appetizer the blue corn chips and salsa. These come out covered in two different types of cheese, jalapenos, cilantro and a cilantro drizzle mix, sour cream and salsa on the side.  I enjoyed this so much I was almost dancing…actually I lie, I was dancing. Please refer back to the disclaimer. I was not only happy that I could enjoy the food but I was lucky enough to enjoy something that tasted this good! Even with all the wonderful toppings smothered across this plate of wonderfulness the chips stayed crispy. The salsa that is on the side is also mixed with cilantro, but it is not cilantro overkill. The acid from the salsa mixes well with the cheese on the chips and balances it very nicely! Feeds two adults nicely.

The Roadhouse burger is your basic burger, but the seasoning that is used sets this burger on a whole new level. I never thought to use thousand island on my burger as a condiment but with this burgers seasoning it balances nicely. This is also a big burger, I had to cut mine in half and take the half home to enjoy later. I also selected the tator tots, which they serve in a super version for a few bucks extra. I was not going to push my luck on this wonderful meal, so I stuck with the basic.

Once our meal was over and I was not only able to keep it down but had enjoyed everything so much, I wanted to cry and hug our waiter Orion. Orion also never let our drinks get lower than a half a glass, packed my leftovers up for me and was just the friendliest, energetic waiter I have seen in a long time.  

I loved this place it was wonderful!

On 1/01/2014 - Tried the Avocado sandwich with sprouts, cucumber and tomato and a spicy spread. It was wonderful. I had without the additional meat option, my daughter added chicken. Both were so filing we had to save half for later.