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Old 10-02-2011, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Bliss Township, Michigan
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...its the FOOD (or lack thereof).
Man, I couldn't agree more. When I first moved there I was in hope of some good regional food...NOT. I have heard from someone I work with now in MI from Sitka that there is some good regional foods down there. Not in ANC or Wasilly, forget it, there is no good food, well, there are a few places.
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Old 10-03-2011, 03:49 PM
 
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I don't know about "food culture" but Fairbanks has some decent "worldly" food options:

Seoul Gate (had some excellent and one bad experience)
Wasabi Bay Sushi Restaurant (on S. Cushman)
Ajimi Japanese (never been there but heard it's good, on 3rd).
Aloha BBQ (on 5th - love it)
Thai House (5th)
Simply Thai (Rewak - not as good as Thai House)
Pita Place (College - best Greek/Middle Eastern in Fairbanks)

Yeah, for it's size Fairbanks is awesome.
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Old 10-03-2011, 04:01 PM
 
Location: 112 Ocean Avenue
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I watched something about Fairbanks a while ago on TV and can't remember much of it except some people standing on a bridge with a net full of yellow rubber ducks.

They dropped all the ducks into the river below which runs through Fairbanks and then folks went after them in the water. It was some kind of festival, I think.

Anyway, it looked like a very nice city. The one thing that stood out to me was the abundance of evergreen trees. They were everywhere and made the area quite attractive.

The downside to Fairbanks is the summers which last about four or five days and then you're right back into a never-ending frozen black hole.
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Old 10-03-2011, 06:37 PM
 
Location: interior Alaska
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I don't know about "food culture" but Fairbanks has some decent "worldly" food options:

Seoul Gate (had some excellent and one bad experience)
Wasabi Bay Sushi Restaurant (on S. Cushman)
Ajimi Japanese (never been there but heard it's good, on 3rd).
Aloha BBQ (on 5th - love it)
Thai House (5th)
Simply Thai (Rewak - not as good as Thai House)
Pita Place (College - best Greek/Middle Eastern in Fairbanks)

Yeah, for it's size Fairbanks is awesome.
Has anyone been to that Hawaiian place downtown? I always think about stopping, but never have.

Lemongrass is my favorite place for Thai.
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Old 10-03-2011, 06:41 PM
 
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Has anyone been to that Hawaiian place downtown? I always think about stopping, but never have.

Lemongrass is my favorite place for Thai.
Do you mean Aloha BBQ? It's great, definitely check it out. I've never tried Lemongrass, might have to though...
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Old 10-03-2011, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Manhattan Island
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Sounds like folks up there like their Thai food, huh? Is that due to a large number of Thai immigrants or what? Unfortunately for me, I never have liked Thai food (or sushi), and I still don't, so that portion of the good food up there doesn't apply to me. Love BBQ, but I'm awfully wary of a place with "Aloha" and "BBQ" in the name. I grew up eating the best barbecue in the country, so kinda like Tigre is with Mexican, I can't eat bad BBQ. But I believe you when you say it's good. I also love pita places, so that would be nice to have.
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Old 10-03-2011, 07:49 PM
 
Location: interior Alaska
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Do you mean Aloha BBQ? It's great, definitely check it out. I've never tried Lemongrass, might have to though...
I'll try it next time I'm in town, then

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Sounds like folks up there like their Thai food, huh? Is that due to a large number of Thai immigrants or what? Unfortunately for me, I never have liked Thai food (or sushi), and I still don't, so that portion of the good food up there doesn't apply to me. Love BBQ, but I'm awfully wary of a place with "Aloha" and "BBQ" in the name. I grew up eating the best barbecue in the country, so kinda like Tigre is with Mexican, I can't eat bad BBQ. But I believe you when you say it's good. I also love pita places, so that would be nice to have.
Hawaiian barbecue isn't barbecue in the sense of the word you're using it. It's lau lau and kahlua pork and that kind of thing.
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Old 10-03-2011, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Manhattan Island
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Oh, wow, I've never even heard of that. Sounds fantastic though. I've never heard of lau lau until now, but it looks delicious! I've never seen a Hawaiian barbecue joint anywhere, and I've been all over the East Coast. Guess I wasn't looking hard enough. Or didn't know what to look for.
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Old 10-04-2011, 09:57 PM
 
Location: North Pole Alaska
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OK, so you obviously know nothing about Chinese food.
LOL Well considering I lived in Asia for 3 years. 1 in Korea and 2 in Taiwan. I think I have a very good understanding of what real Chinese food tastes like and Pagoda is not it.
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