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Top 5 Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas – Anchorage Edition

Sergei S. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:16:52 +0000

Here are the top 5 Valentines Day dinner ideas that will guarantee a romantic day for you and your significant other. If you are reading this last-minute you should just skip down to number 1.

5. Double Musky Inn
Good food and a beautiful ride out. You can always take advantage of BAC limousine’s Double Musky Special. Also, don’t forget your right by Alyeska!

4. Simon & Seafort’s
Being downtown makes this a great opportunity for some horse sleigh rides! They do their pickups right down the road in front of the captain cook. I always thought they would be lame until I actually went on one, they can be a lot of fun with the right person.

3. ORSO
Same reason as above, transition into a surprise horse carriage ride after some great food. Always is a winner!

2. Seven Glaciers
This is a probably the best restaurant at which to celebrate Valentines Day, if you have some extra cash. My recommendation would be to make a weekend of it. Get some skis/snowboards, a room for a night, and you are set! Drive out Saturday morning and spend the entire day tearing up the slopes, then settle down for a romantic Dinner for two on top of the mountain. The views inside of Seven Glaciers are amazing, the staff is super friendly, and the food is amazing. This had to be my top pick!

1. DIY Dinner
These days, anyone can be a cook with the help of Google. Pasta dishes are notoriously easy to cook and when combined with a movie like “The Notebook”, “500 Days of Summer”, or Season 4 of “Dexter”, are always a win. If you just suck at cooking or are reading this last minute; order some Pizza Hut Tuscani Pasta, fly down to your nearest grocery store for some dessert and alcohol, pull up your Netflix instant Queue, and your all set in 30-45 minutes! Make sure you hide the Pizza Hut boxes.

Have ideas or stories of your own? Comment below!

Big Mac vs. Big Carl

Sergei S. — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:30:01 +0000

I am sure most of you have seen the commercials for Carl’s Jr’s new Big Carl. Their two main marketing ploys are the free gift card that comes with each meal and the huge size difference between the sandwiches (made even more apparent by the deep manly voice the Big Carl has compared to the humorous high pitched Big Mac tone). I was intrigued to taste their new sandwich to see how it compared in size and taste to the very unique and successful Big Mac.

First off, the sandwich that I was served at Carl’s JR had no size comparison to the Big Mac. It was less than half the size (height-wise) than the Big Mac. So, the commercials are not entirely accurate about that. Secondly, the only similarity between the two sandwiches is the sauce (both equally delicious). Since the Big Carl uses bigger meat patties its more comparable to a Double Whopper or a McKinley Mac (Alaska Only).

Bottom-line, the burger architecture of the two sandwiches are completely different and should never have been compared. As far as taste goes, the Big Carl is pretty freaking delicious and you should go get one!

L & L Hawaiian Barbecue in Dimond Center

Sergei S. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:15:57 +0000

If you are like me, then you probably don’t go down to the Dimond Center food court expecting any great options for dining. So, as you may understand, I was pretty surprised when I spotted an L & L’s Hawaiian BBQ while doing some Christmas shopping. In my mind, L & L’s was a legend. I constantly hear tales of how fantastic their food is but unfortunately all of their restaurants had been located in places I rarely visited (like the lower 48).

The prices may scare off the ignorant first-timers but I gladly surrender my dollars for that authentic steak and rice dinner. The portions are almost the perfect size. They fill up a good sized belly and dont hinder the plans of a chronic movie theater food smuggler.

So, while you are engulfed into the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, take a moment and enjoy some authentic cooking from L & L’s Hawaiian BBQ.

Dimond Center – map
800 E. Dimond Blvd., #115
Anchorage, AK 99515

L & L Hawaiian BBQ Official Website

This Week’s Best Coupons & Deals

Sergei S. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:02:18 +0000

Here is a round up of the best local food and restaurant deals of the week. I also tweet deals all week long so make sure to follow me on Twitter.

Regal Cinemas – Free large drink when you purchase a large popcorn.
Sicily’s Pizza – Free Hot Wings and more.
The Pepper Mill – $5 two topping pizza coupon.
Pizza Hut – 20% entire online order. Coupon Code: XA
Pizza Hut – $5 off any order $15 or more. Coupon Code: IX
Here is a list of other current Pizza Hut Deals.
Quizno’s – Free Chips and Fountain drink coupon and $1 to $2 off subs
A list of various KFC Deals.

Also, don’t forget about restaurant.com gift certificate deals. You can get $25 gift certificates to local restaurants for around $2-3. Their current promotion will give you an additional 80% off when you use the code “SHARE”.

EDIT: The Pepper Mill coupon is courtesy of Alaska Coupon Diva.