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For three star American, try Gwennie's Old Alaskan Restaurant in Anchorage. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant features breakfast and lunch. This place is good for groups.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Love it...we went for breakfast and the food was amazing...the waffles were great...the potatoes were yum...not a bad price and lots of decor to look at.
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Alaska decor, Paul Bunyan eats... I'm not as into the greasy, heavy breakfast as others may be and would be much quicker to give this place three stars; however, my dad ADORES Gwennie's and must come...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I go here for one dish only...Chicken Fried Steak!I've tried many other dishes and the food was kind of icky, but they do very well with their fried steak.The decorations are a little out there, but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We lived a few streets away from this place and walked over to try it one weekend. It is filled with some creepy taxidermy/kitsch but we loved it. The food and the atmosphere were charming and the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you are looking for a big breakfast for a good price...then this is the place. I read some reviews about their not so great cheese sauce on their omelets, so I asked for it to not be added...and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
update,Love this place, so hearty, so affordable, good food and alot of it! It is a greasy spoon type of joint, why so many haters on here?
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was TRICKED!! I asked the locals to recommend a great *authentic* Alaskan meal for me and they pointed me here. If I learned anything during my time in Anchorage it is that any restaurant with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've used Gwennies as a venue to meet up with old friends, get a quick bite before heading off to the airport, and host lunches with co-workers. Service has been fairly responsive and the cashier is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Tourist trap for sure, and we made the mistake of sitting at the dining room bar at breakfast time where I was forced to endure meaningless conversations with strangers about the weather, politics,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I am not sure why people rave about this restaurant. Don't tell tourists to visit this restaurant. If that's the only restaurant they visit while in Alaska, they won't want to return!!! We went here...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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Good food, good portions, good prices. I've always enjoyed Gwennies...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
With my first trip to Alaska going well, I was instantly captivated with the sight of being able to order reindeer sausage. So of course, I ordered the reindeer sausage and eggs with a coffee on the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yucky, rustic decor. Kind of a musty smell when you enter. The food is like homemade food made by a so so cook that is overly generous with the grease. Nothing is special or signature. The only...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We had a decent lunch here but this place is nothing to go outta the way for. We had the Crab Imperial and the Pork Chop special with mash/brown gravy and carrots. It wasn't too expensive but the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is crap. I went here several times during my 13 years in Anchorage and there was always an issue. It was either the food tasting like crap...or the food was eehh...and the service left me...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If the idea of eating your food surrounded by a menagerie of mangy dead mounted animals grosses you out, you should take a pass on Gwennie's, because it's damn near like something out of Psycho up in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Gwennie's is awesome. Have the reindeer sausage and eggs. I choose the grits, but you can have home fries. I get the biscuit, but you can have toast. Or sub in some cottage cheese or tomatoes.The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I live here, and only been here once. Frankly, the experience was so completely lame, I can't bring myself to go back. The food was about $5 more expensive than it needed to be, on each plate we had,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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This is a good old fashioned breakfast - PLENTY of good like you'd expect when you go out for breakfast in Alaska. My uncle introduced me to this place, so it's where the locals go for good food and good...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ate here about ten times while in anchorage. Only had breakfasts, though. Order the chicken-fried steak, eggs over-easy, and then douse it all with tabasco. No need to eat till the next day after...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whisper: *we came here for reindeer sausages. yikes. it was actually good*Now, hubby and I are Tri-state area northeasterners, and hubby was more game than I was. He was excited, and I dragged along....
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool atmosphere, good sausage, humongous portions -- split your meal, you'll still get enough.Service was good, wait was short at 9am on Saturday.
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is over rated. It's housed in an old prostitution/gambling house in Spenard. The decor is taxidermy and "sourdough" type stuff. The service is fine, but the place smells of the old...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you want to see some great Alaskan Memorabilia, and check out the "Old Time Alaskan" atmosphere, then please visit them at Gwennie's. The second floor was the old "Ladies Of the Evening Lounge",...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a very unique restaurant with quite a bit of Alaskan history within. The walls are covered with nick knacks and photos of Alaska before and after the 1964 quake. Come hungry the portions are...
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Gwennie's is one of those classic places you have to go to for breakfast in Anchorage, but the food isn't really exceptional. They have the typical diner food, except most of the plates have reindeer...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Gwennie's is classic Alaska. The walls are decorated with old-time memorabilia from such far-off days as the 60s and 70s, back when there really were 10 men for every women. The menu still reflects...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I researched Gwennies before I went. I was going for the experience and didn't expect any thing amazing regarding the food. We were seated right away on a Saturday morning. My group ordered a array of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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This restaurant has many fun museum pieces for you viewing pleasure. The overall decor is substandard and ambiance deficient. Breakfasts are generally served in large portions with lost of potatoes. Lunch and...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is *the* breakfast destination in Anchorage. The food is amazing, just beware: portion sizes are HUGE. Also note, there is often a wait to be seated on weekends
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place may be a good breakfast place by Anchorage standards, but don't expect too much.Our waitress was friendly, the portions were big, and the decor is pretty funky -- lots of mounted heads and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When in Anchorage and you're scrounging the area for a hearty, satisfying breakfast - you MUST come to Gwennie's! The staff is wonderful and friendly and the breakfasts here are absolutely delicious!...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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Gwennies has some really neat Alaska artifacts and displays, lots of vintage photographs and Anchorage history. However the food really isn't that good. Gwennies doesn't use real cheese for their omelettes,...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
fantastic place for breakfast, especially if you love potatoes. i don't go there for dinner, but the food has always been great, the prices reasonable, and the waitstaff terrific. you may have to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
would you care for some heartburn with that hangover?this is where the kids go after a night of partyin'.and the old folks go for cheap eats.large portions.good pancakes.
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2006
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This is a great place to eat. Breakfast is wonderful, lunch is delicious, and the all you can eat ribs is awesome.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/19/2006
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Rude hostess, rude waittress, angry bus boy and icky french toast. Everything was just wrong with this place. When we arrived, we were told we would have a 30 minute wait, so we put our name on the list and...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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Good place to take the tourist who wants to see some Anchorage History, but if you live here, there are better places to have a meal. The people and articles they have collected are really great, menu and...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/28/2003
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gwennie's has the best all-around meals in town. the fresh halibut steak (or fried-in-beer-batter halibut & chips) are fantastic! breakfast is what they're famous for, but all the meals are good, and it's a...
fodors.com - user review
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Reindeer Sausage or Crab Omlette. Amazing food, high quality and great service. I haven't tried anything else....the two omlettes are so amazing along with the home-style potatoes that I haven
travel.yahoo.com - user review
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a real alaskan experience, this restaurant has scads of memorabilia on its walls and in displays. president carter and the first lady once ate here while passing through anchorage. down-to-earth, friendly...
wcities.com - user review
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want to experience alaskan dining, local style? try gwennieis for huge portions and friendly regulars that will explain the memorabilia on the wall and wax nostalgic about the day president carter and his wife...
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