A solid spot for morning coffee! Matcha latte was standard albeit a little on the sweet side. Ham and cheese croissant was not quite what I expected but was substantial and did the job. Cute walk up window(s) and looks like the bar version is right next to it for afternoon/evening visits. read more

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I've walked by this place many times, and I never see much going on. My co-worker told me they had good food, so I figured I would give it a try. I go there and order fish tacos. I got my order and sat down to eat them, and it was some of the worst food I've tasted. I took two bites, and in the trash it went. My co-worker lied to me. Now I know why there isn't much going on at this place. You might just want to pass on this place. read more

Came for the coffee. In the morning, they operate drive through only. Nice people. great coffee. Price is very reasonable. $14 for a Latter and 3 americanos Open for dinner, wish i knew before i was leaving Tacos, burgers, local draft beer and wine Hipster Shipping Container vibe appropriate here I like it read more

AK Alchemist - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Best breakfast sandwich I've had in ages. Bacon egg and cheese on an English muffin, the egg was cooked to perfection, not too dry but still fully cooked. Bacon was freshly made to order, English muffin was soft and chewy. The coffee was excellent too, my white chocolate mocha was well balanced, not too sweet. A very welcome grab and go breakfast that exceeded expectations. Keep it up, crew! You're doing amazing read more

I should have managed my expectations when I saw the gargoyle of a clown on the cafe rooftop. Still, I was intrigued by the adventurous fish options on the lunch menu and hoped I had found an underrated gem. I tried the halibut tacos. The tacos looked okay but didn't show my tastebuds any love. A few small tweaks could easily turn these tacos into something crave-worthy, without spiking the food costs. A zippier salsa or sauce, a pop of acidity, a little bit of heat or crunch could really bring them to life. If I may humbly suggest, I recommend that they invite a few foodie friends to have a tasting session. Sometimes a little outside perspective is all it takes to unlock a dish's potential. read more

AK Alchemist - Halibut Tacos - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Smoked salmon tacos were ginormous. 3 per order but I could only eat two (this is not usually an issue for me!). The salmon was very high quality smoked salmon and there was lots of it. Indoor/outdoor seating was nice on a nice day. read more

AK Alchemist - Smoked salmon taco - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Fish and chips ordered Friendly service Great portion sizes Fish was good but not great. Wish it was a bit more crispy. Container turned restaurant was cool. Seating is only outside so go when it's nice. read more

Should have posted a review earlier, instead of putting it off. Pro's would be a pretty wide selection of food to choose from. The biggest con would be when the halibut and fries I ordered took forever to be served up. When I did get it, it was practically swimming in fryer oil !!! And of course the breading was soggy. While maybe some offerings may be good, I'm not impressed. read more

Not sure what they gave me but it wasn't coffee....maybe had some idea of coffee??? Not sure....but for $5 I expected something....

Was downtown this morning and thought I'd finally try AK Alchemist. I'm glad I did! The Irish cream latte was amazing as well as the breakfast sandwich. It was fairly quick, there was one car in front of me and I was in and out in 10 minutes. I will go back again! read more

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Great customer service and food was super delicious!! Highly recommend. Love the outdoor space for eating. read more

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I absolutely love this place. I'm come here and get the salmon nacho fries every time and they always hit. Their coffee is great too. Always have friendly service. read more

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soooo good. pretty fast and the blonde girl there is very nice and accommodating! i wish i caught her name. tried the smoked salmon quesadilla and it was so good i had to go back and try the tacos. yum yum. wish i had smth like this at home! so fresh. read more

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Great halibut tacos! Everything tasted great and the beer was spot on. Great spot to chill and relax on the patio deck. Food came out quick and servers had great smiles. read more

AK Alchemist - Halibut tacos - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

It's wild how Anchorage doesn't have more places to grab a breakfast burrito - they really are the best breakfast food. AK Alchemist has some amazing breakfast burritos and they're huge! You can get two sizes, the half pound or full pound. The full pounder is no joke. I'm a fan of the sausage breakfast burrito, it's full of flavor and hits the spot. If you're in a hurry, call your order ahead for pick up. read more

This photo isn't excellent, but it's EXACTLY what a breakfast sandwich should look like. Peak performance of a breakfast sando. The donut bun is killer, paired with the slightly spicy reindeer sausage takes it next level. As of apparently everywhere in Anchorage and Alaska, A+ breve. read more

AK Alchemist - Reindeer sausage breakfast sandwich with donut bun - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I stopped to try the reindeer crunch-wrap and it was AWESOME. This thing is hefty and delicious, you won't be left hungry. I got the fried pickles along with it thinking I needed more, but it ended up being extra. The fried pickles were great, too. They slice them into spears before frying, which is different than what I'm used to and kind of nice, it was more like eating french fries. The service was fast and the food is great, but it was a little awkward trying to collect my order without dropping it. There were the two boxes, plus ranch for the pickles and sour cream for the crunch-wrap, but no bag to put it in. It wouldn't have been so difficult except for trying to take it all into the car at once; at least hand items out slowly if they're going out without a bag. Balancing boxes and condiments is not enjoyable. I really like this place; it's so delicious and the portion sizes are huge. I'm not sure what I'm going to try next, but I know I'll be back. read more

AK Alchemist - Reindeer crunch wrap and fried pickles - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Not sure what's going on with this business, but it seems like their hours are all over the place right now. Sign says they open at 6am everyday. Yelp and Google Maps say 7am on weekends. I went here at 6:50am on Saturday, 10/28. I waited till 7:10, and no one showed up. I love this spot, used to be my go-to morning coffee and food spot. I hope they get their hours/staffing fixed. Will re-review later. read more

AK Alchemist - 6:50am Saturday, not open - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

This was my first time eating here so I'm not sure if my experience was the way it was because of post covid or if this is how it usually is, but it was "ehh". I'd definitely recommend trying other local places before settling on this one! For our food, we got the onion rings (a MUST for me at new places), halibut tacos, and their fish and chips. Personally, I was highly disappointed. Not only was everything fried, but the food was still bathing and glistening in its cooking oil. The halibut in both the tacos and the fish and chips were over cooked and inconsistent. The fries tasted like it still needed to be fried for another couple minutes and the onion rings were stale. Also today was super hot and nice, the beer we ordered (on tap) was warm (sad time for this Alaskan). Don't get me wrong - what they're attempting with their atmosphere has a lot of potential! With their menu, it has SO much potential to be delicious, but at this time, it is not a place I'd recommend going for food. read more

AK Alchemist - Fish and chips - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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This is my go-to coffee spot, so that's all I can speak for, though the menu is pretty expansive. I usually get their perfectly-made Americano, but sometimes opt for the mocha. The prices are on par with the endless array of other coffee shops in Anchorage. $3 for a small Americano. $4 for a medium. $5 for a large. The staff is always friendly and takes their time to deliver a quality product. read more

Best french fries in Anchorage. Holy cow. These are delicious. The cheese fries are 1,000,000 cal of delicious with a little bit of shredded cheese and lots of nacho cheese sauce. Staff is friendly and helpful. One order of fries is enough for two people. read more

AK Alchemist - Delicious cheese fries - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Love this concept: let's throw high quality coffee + unique Alaskan substantive food in shipping containers with a drive through and a patio. I'm there! I would have come here anyway, but the Groupon definitely was an added bonus. I tried the reindeer burger (when in Rome!) which was a slight bit sweet but similar to a traditional burger in all other ways, as well as fish tacos (great fish, a bit too much toppings). Overall, i thought both dishes were really great and good portions of food for the prices (all under $14). In the AM it is mainly a coffee bar/drive through (no inside seating). I snagged a caramel macchiato and it was heavenly. Pro-tip: the sleeve of the coffee cup is a coupon to come back for food later - $1 off! The ambiance was great - sunny and open - the staff were a tiny bit slow but super friendly, and I really enjoyed the pet friendly foods and patio despite not having one. Really a funky neat place to come for a bite or some caffeine! read more

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Attempted to order a to go from the menu. The person working the register said to me that I cannot order from the kid menu. I said I am ordering for my family. She then said I am only allowed to order from the breakfast menu. I told her it's my money and I am not just ordering for myself. The negative energy was very unpleasant. I was very disappointed in the experience. Ended up going elsewhere for lunch. The behavior was very poor and unpleasant Customer Service skills is lacking at this establishment read more

$27 for carne asada quesadilla and a side of fries. Worth it? Definitely not. Fries were over seasoned, nothing special about quesadilla.

The coffee isn't horrible but the owner is. I stopped on his property, while walking to work, at the time it says they are opened, and got yelled at to "get the fuck off [his] property" because I asked if they were opened, paused, and then asked when they might open. I had an hour to kill. I work security for a living and customer service is a huge part of my job. I'm actually the lead security officer at a nice hotel. I will never go back to this joint. I won't even step foot on the property. Better yet, I have purchased coffee here before and it's OK. You can get better and faster elsewhere. I was going to make it a regular stop on the way to work because it's one of a few places open before 7 in this neck of the woods but now I wouldn't even recommend it to my worst enemy. I found another place a bit more out of the way I'll be going to. read more

Food was good. No problem with the service. They were out of what I stopped in for though.

This was a very yummy breakfast sammich You didn't need a side of hash brown or anything because the toasted sesame bagel was enough to compliment the eggs, sausage, and cheese. The only thing i would change is using lighter butter to toast bagel. read more

AK Alchemist - Bagel Breakfast Sandwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Came here a few times with a Groupon. Food was good (3.5-4 stars) but the flow not so much. In the winter time, it was nice since there's 2 service windows on each side of the "truck"/trailer that you can pull up to for service. But was just there again in the summer and I followed a group of walk-up folks who ordered on one side of the "truck" and cars were ordering on the other side which seemed logical (maybe it wasn't, but no one corrected us). After waiting 45+ minutes in line (there were 4 parties in front of me, 6 people) I finally got to order my coffee (probably should've ordered food after that long wait). If it wasn't to use my expired Groupon because I was in the area I would've left. The worker was really nice but man the flow was just not working well that day (cost them half a star... Can't say I'll be back soon, but the deck is a nice feature in this Alaska summer sun!) Food was tasty but can't say it overcomes this bad experience read more

Has a nice outdoor area. Sometimes live music. holds troops well and has good coffee. Lots of ups and downs as this goes sorry. Watching something's after working in the food industry really frustrates me. Take care of your people because they are taking care of you. The outdoor bar is a great idea but HIRE MORE staff. what the hell is that matter with you (OWNER) you want to sell beers than have one person to make drinks and do that and work the 6 bar seats. No one should ever have to work as hard as this young man did today. Also the one Barista/food runner who was like a top just spinning around person after person and helping run food was also having to work to hard. Not seen but i am imagine you only have one cook trying to manage the madness happening back there. You have it managing 22+ people with a smile. He is amazing. But he is doing the job of 3 people. Hire a Food runner/ buser hire a server - at least one. on a busy day have two. that way he can pour beers and work the bar. This is where the majority of your money will come from. so allow him to make it for you. You have to spend money to make money. He Acknowledge us right away and was very polite. He was also pouring 8 beers and running food. He has 6 groups of 2, 2 - 3 tops and a 6 top. He is 5 stars all his own! pay him more because he is the only reason we stayed. Holy crap while writing this i watched him go make drinks in the coffee shop as well. He is amazing! But doing to much for his job. You should see how much time he has to waste getting in and out of the coffee shop and bar instead of working the bar seats. This place is really good. They have some great local coffee. The menu for food is not huge but also not small. I honestly think you could get rid of a few items and make it all quick and easy stuff. Don't get me wrong I love everything on the menu but if i am the only one ordering something it's got to go. I say this because we ordered tacos and fried pickles and we waited (xxxx) for them. We watched a parked car in the drive thru wait well over 30 mins for a meal. then the car that was behind them that waited for 20+ mins just got coffee. Quoting people 30-40 mins for food after having to wait in a line sucks. Not the experience anyone wants. Outdoor area is nice but when it's unattended like it was when he had to go make his own smoothies you built a line of people waiting to pay and who wanted beer. Also people smoking outside sucks as we are trying to enjoy ourselves. Food: Fried Pickles! Hard to find in town and always a treat. The Spears are a nice touch just thick i think they could be cut in 1/2 for smaller but more batter per pickle. still tasted great. The kearny Asada tacos tasted great but the flower tortilla was dry and might have been left out. Still salsa was amazing and tasted great. the tacos also tasted so good. Overall I am going to put all the bad into the fact Covid-19 has hurt us all. But now that we are open you need to get more staff in here to provide the service needed. I am going to come back and try it again in a few months and will update my review then but until then Bar man 5 star food 4 star wait/service 1 star only positive was he warned us and was pleasant. outside 3 star - you might not allow smoking but how could anyone have time to tell him no to smoke because you have one person working in such a large area. I am leaning towards a 2 star but am giving you three because it could have been an off day. With call outs who knows. read more

I've read the reviews so I'll add we went today, on a Thursday at like 1pm, weren't too many folks there. Food was bomb. I got the Alaska Burrito and it was banging! I'm not a huge fan of fish chips but fries were good, wife loved the Halibut and the chips and salsa were good (out of a bag and bottle). But let me say it again, the burrito was bomb! Customer service was great. Young dude working the non-bar side was cool and helpful and so was the young lady on the bar side. We sat down there after ordering and she immediately came out with menus letting us know she could help us. I don't live here and I won't be able to go during a weekend, busy time, but our experience was great. Mahalo for that banging burrito. read more

The halibut tacos are the best in town!! Everything else on the menu is excellent as well. But the tacos are definitely a must try item on their menu! read more

I ate the Reindeer Crunchwrap. Tasted really good with a lot of flavor. Bad thing was, the meat was dripping with grease. The "crunch" was nonexistent from the chips soaking in grease and the bottom of the tortilla was solid gold from the grease. I originally thought the bottom was grilled with cheese on it to give it the color, but no, it was grease from the meat. I had to eat it with paper towels and a pool had formed from grease when I was finished. Also had the fried pickles. Perfect, no complaints. Had a Cafe Mocha, somehow, this tasted weird/gross. Hard to describe, but a very earthy-dirt flavor. I couldn't finish it. Even though the food tasted good, the grease and mocha just put me off. I know I didn't order the most healthy items, but they could have been prepared much better. 99% will not return. read more

The halibut nachos and reindeer Crunchwrap were some of the best things we ate while in anchorage. Plus they are open late! A must stop while you are visiting anchorage! read more

AK Alchemist - Reindeer crunch wrap and halibut nachos - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Seriously the best French fries in anchorage! The cheese fries are phenomenal with loads of cheese and the regular fries are just as good, no dip even needed! read more

AK Alchemist - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I past this eatery daily and haven't stopped but when my husband asked where did I wanna go eat... We stopped on by and boy o boy I must say I've been missing out... We ordered the raindeer cheese fries and that just set the mood. Super flavorful and an amazing amount. Then we both had the Halibut fish and chips, that too was fresh, amazingly moist and cooked to perfection!! Yummy!!!! The staff was outstanding, and very helpful! We recommend this place anytime!!! read more

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Loved stopping by this place during my vacation. It's the perfect spot to sit down for a drink and to unwind.

Very impressed! We got the Reindeer Burger and Reindeer Crunchwrap for dinner and WOW! They were both extremely delicious! I didn't expect the crunchwrap to be as good as it was, it's definitely a must try! read more

AK Alchemist - Reindeer burger - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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This review is being based on the food alone. I say this because I've dropped by here on another occasion and got their vanilla lavender matcha green tea and it was SO PERFECT AND GOOD. Anyway, It's Quirky, fun, hipster, coffee hut/beer garden-ish/lunch spot. We came here for lunch today and I got their veggie tacos and my husband got their halibut fish and chips. They were pretty good. I kinda wish they would've put some other Tex-mexy veggies in there, but the brown rice & quinoa were still satisfying. It came with 3 tacos filled with brown rice & quinoa, lettuce, and cheese with some salsa, sour cream, and chips on the side. They were good, but nothing super special. I think they could've used some more seasoning or added some other veggie in there. I like that they offer vegetarian options and these tacos could've easily been made vegan by omitting the cheese, however, if you do that, I recommend asking for extra salsa because they will be even more bland. My husbands halibut fish and chips were really good. We thought the breading was perfect. Not too much & not too greasy or salty. You could still taste the fish through the breading (in a good way$") and I also REALLY like their tartar sauce. Service was great. They were pretty quick and friendly. I would come back here but maybe try something else or just get a beer or special coffee. read more

AK Alchemist - Halibut fish & chips with tarter sauce - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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We were recently in town for work. We usually stay at the other end of downtown, but our regular hotel was sold out. The upside was that our backup hotel was near AK Alchemist. We walked up and ordered two coffees and a breakfast burrito with smoked salmon. The americanos were super hot (which I love), and the coffee was great. The breakfast burrito took a few minutes to prepare, and it was worth the wait. My husband declared it the best breakfast burrito he's ever had. I was only supposed to have a bite but ate half of it. So good. read more

I was on a quest this month for the best halibut tacos in Anchorage and surrounds. After checking out 7 places (ran out of time) these were the best by a long shot. A perfect blend of halibut and stuffings inside of melted cheese in a corn tortilla with great sauce. Highly recommend. read more