Bear Paw Bar & Grill in Anchorage

It was decent. I was actually pretty stoked to try this place out...then.I.did. I guess I over hyped myself out. It was..ok. Fast seating..though we chose to sit at the bar and we showed up before the dinner rush. I was expecting to walk in and the same TGI layout with new paint as their decor; you still get the same TGI feel but they knocked down the wall separating the dinning area from the bar giving it a more open concept. The decor was like a modern rustic "Alaskan" feel..geared mainly to attract tourist than locals. The drink menu was ok, they have some local breweries specials on tap and signature "Alaskan" named cocktail specials. Like for example: Matanuska Manhattan, which is what I ordered. It's sweet for a Manhattan, I thought the twist of it was pretty good. Sweeter than I would like, but a good cocktail. The food was ok. I ordered the ribeye (medium rare)..it was more like medium well and there was a good amount of fat on it..yuck. The green bean casserole was ok and the rice was good ( my sides). Also ordered the reindeer sausage stuffed jalapeños, it was good..the heat was definitely there. Prepare yourself. Service was good..the bartender was super busy! Though considering how busy he was, his attitude and attentiveness was good. He finally got help during the end of our meal but he held it down pretty good being by himself. The experience was definitely something. Will I return? Probably not unless I have to meet friends there or something. For what I paid, I feel there's better quality food else where. Though they do have a great bartender! Kudos to him.

Okay, the atmosphere is pretty damn cool, the beer selection was large, and the pizza was really, really good. Like, better than most pizza in town. We actually got half white sauce and half red sauce and they both made for a totally different experience. The calamari was decent, I really didn't think too much of it. The prices seemed a tad high, but where don't the prices seem high right now? Wouldn't do the calamari again, but will definitely try more appetizers and would love to get more pizza!

Absolutely easy Togo service, timely and delicious wraps. BUT the Chips option is a joke. For an extra $1 added on, was expecting a snack size of chips not 7 tortillas in a cute baby bag.