There’s something magical about finding a place that feels like it’s been waiting for you all your life, and Gwennie’s Old Alaska Restaurant in Anchorage is exactly that kind of treasure – a yellow-painted beacon of comfort food that’s been satisfying hungry Alaskans with chicken fried steak that could make a grown person weep with joy.
You know those restaurants that don’t need fancy marketing or Instagram-worthy plating because the food speaks volumes all by itself?
That’s Gwennie’s in a nutshell – or rather, in a perfectly seasoned, crispy battered shell of deliciousness.
When you’re driving down Spenard Road in Anchorage, you can’t miss the vibrant yellow building with its eye-catching mural depicting Alaska’s majestic mountains and wilderness…