Very large restaurant with plenty of seating option. Live music on weekends. Beautiful painted glass ceilings overlooking mountain. Lots of parking available. Located next to the bake shop. read more

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I've lived in Anchorage for five years and had no idea this place even existed! Apparently, bands come here to play and take over the place at night. I wasn't sure if it was just for resort guests or if locals could come too, so I asked--and turns out, I could! It's $10 per person. I was absolutely blown away when I went upstairs--the architecture, paintings, and black lights at night bring the space to life. They even have an outdoor area with fire pits lit up. This is such a hidden gem for local Alaskans! Sometimes, it's hard to find great bands and live music in the area, so driving an hour down to Girdwood is totally worth it. The staff was awesome, the beer was great, and the sound and acoustics were on point. All in all, an amazing experience--I highly recommend it!! read more

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Stopped by Sitzmark Bar and Grill during a ski day at Alyeska since it's conveniently located on the resort grounds--and honestly, when options are limited, it's one of those "it'll do" spots. I ordered the chicken wings (teriyaki and chipotle BBQ) and the tempura cauliflower. The wings had decent flavor, but unfortunately, they were served cold, which really brought the experience down. The cauliflower didn't resemble tempura in texture--more like a lightly fried, slightly spicy snack. Not bad, just not what I expected. Service is basically DIY--you get your own water from a fountain and need to ask for utensils even after your food arrives. It's not full-service, so be prepared for a more hands-off experience. The vibe inside? A bit chaotic and cluttered, but I will say the ceiling decorations are fun and unique, giving the place some personality amidst the mess. Overall, if you're hungry after skiing and don't feel like venturing out of the resort, Sitzmark will feed you--but don't expect to be wowed. It's more about convenience than culinary delight. read more

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With the best will in the world, i can only give a generous 3 stars. Anyway, so my review. My favourite things about Sitzmark are the view out the windows, and the gorgeous artistic ceiling. The food is average at best. So thats a star for the view, a star for the nice crispy fries, a star for the service. I was out of breath by the time i climbed the hill up from the parking lot, and then up the flight of stairs, and then there was no host at the stand, which was annoying so we just seated ourselves. This place is not for the old, fat and unfit, which is me. It's a while since i was in, back when i was skinny and could bound up the stairs. (It's actually Tuesday and they are marked as closed on Yelp. Hours need updated) MY crispy spicy chicken wrap was nothing to write home about - only ok, and i certainly couldn't give a good comment about the quality of the chicken, as it was somewhat difficult to locate. Husbands fish and chips - that batter was awful. Very greasy. I come from England, and between eating a ton of Indian food, and fish and chips, i am qualified to say this batter is some of the worst I've ever tasted, the reason being that the oil wasn't hot enough, and caused the batter to absorb a hefty quantity of the grease. Most unpleasant. We weren't given napkins by the person who brought the food (Who was not the server taking our order) and they had no tartare sauce left. Our server came by, noticed we didn't have napkins, and he got some for us. I think this place's target market is the skiers and snowboarders who you can see outside, locals who drink at the bar, and maybe tourists who take pictures of the ceiling. It's certainly not my type of place. I go to places for the food quality, and this just doesn't have it. Sorry i couldn't leave a more complimentary review read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - the entrance to sitzmark - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

The food is just ok, pretty much everything is fried and bar food. The salad was literally shredded lettuce you'd get on a burger or taco. I was really disappointed in that. The chicken wings I was hoping weren't also fried but they were had a ton of fat on the chicken which I thought was odd and I've never experienced that. The only reason I'll give them 3 stars is the service. We always had a good server or bar tender. The live music here is kinda fun as well. read more

I was really disappointed with the food here. Setting is awesome. Service was pretty decent, but the menu just fell flat. The only saving grace was the cold draft local beer and the view of the mountain! Definitely overpriced for what you get. read more

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The Sitz Burg, a cheese burger on a Brioche bun is a keystone burger and a must for any visit. The buns are buttered and lightly toasted and really compliment the flavor of the slaw and provolone. I'm drooling writing about it, haha. Now the best part, get some of their signature Sweet Potato Fries. The SP fries come with a slightly spicy dipping sauce and they are my favorite thing on the menu. Pair all this with a Kenia Red (draft beer) and you got it! Fun kinda relaxed place, check out the ceiling. Staff are friendly but it can get very busy on good snow days, so plan ahead and be patient. Weekends they have live music. It can get a bit tight to move but the atmosphere is always fun. Enjoy y'all. read more

Closed before 8:15p! Even though the hours are until 10p. Booo! Not too traveler-friendly.

2.75 stars. It's difficult to rate the Sitzmark. On one hand the artistic kaleidoscope-like interior ceiling is cool to sit under and the view of the mountain is gorgeous. They're offering a pretty good selection of drinks for your apres. Also, my server was also the bartender and I thought he was great, efficient. But the other hand... draft beers are hit and miss as far as coldness. The empty tabletop I sat at in the bar area was dirty and sticky. The general cleanliness of the place was mediocre. I saw flies inside the restaurant. The food I tried was not delicious. I ordered "KFC - Korean Fried Cauliflower". The pieces of cauliflower where much too big for bite-size. I had to cut them in thirds to eat them. The cauliflower was a little too firm, and the tempura coating left a odd chalky taste in my mouth. I liked the flavor of the brown sauce on the outside, but that's the only good thing. The menu describes the KFC having "candied sesame seeds and chives" but the sesame seeds used to garnish this were plain, as you can see in my close-up photo. They also used green onion, not a delicate tender chive. It's arguably a small inconsistency, but if that is what you put on the menu, it is what you should serve. Cheese Curds were crunchy and tasty. It could've used a pinch of salt and/or pepper. The marinara was served warm, and tasted fresh. But the plastic cups of Heinz ranch tasted awful. This dish shouldn't have costed over $10. I will say the food came out fast. It was just not that remarkable. Conclusion: Perfect spot for a just-off-the-slopes apres beer on the deck in the fresh air. If you get hungry and are wanting something impressive to eat, avoid this food and walk down the block to Jack Sprat. read more

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Laid back pub right in the slopes with outside deck facing the mountain. Great spot to take a break or have a drink after skiing. Good beer on tap. Food looked good but I only drank. read more

The ambiance was good and nice that they have live music with views of the resort. The food was standard and overpriced. The mac and cheese is small for the cost. Fries were good. I would also recommend the warm cocktails. read more

Sitzmark is better for a place to hang out, get some drinks, and enjoy whatever nighttime event they have going on. It was Trivia Tuesday when we went. The place was packed and fun. If I was only reviewing Sitzmark as a bar, I would give it a 5. But, I'm reviewing the food too. Chili - Pretty good. I would get it again. Fish n chips - Absolutely not. The fish was arguably the worst looking fish I've seen. Please do not get the fish n chips. Kids sliders - I thought they looked good, but my 10 year old did not like them. Go for the bar and just accept what you get for food. read more

Sitting at the base of Chair 3 it's the Bar & Grill that feeds your need for liquid courage and eats to keep you skiing or boarding! Not to mention it's loud because it's exciting and happening! Live bands here too! Last time we saw two ladies from Down Under a week back! Cool and Snow Hipster! Everyone rocks the new clothes, like Patagonia, North Face, Smith, Oakley everyone's in their snow bunny suits. Lots of people walking funky in their snow boots. This place you see folks you know all the time. Co-workers, friends, family and everyone is having a brew, cocktail, good bar grub like wings and grilled chicken nachos. They have local brews, that we gravitate to and Classic PBR on tap by the pitcher for your group if you roll that way. If you ski here, you rest here to get your 2nd or 3rd wind. Full bar, lots of tables, booths, TV's with sports on them and when it's night the painted ceiling from a local artist is lit up with black lights and the different colored paints glow psychedelic. It's the spot. I couldn't imagine Alyeska Resort without the Sitz! read more

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So we were here for my birthday weekend. The weather on the mountain was awful so we spent most of our time in doors. Just a bad winter for Alaska. Not the resort's fault. We showed up for lunch and Brittney (sp?) took care of us and even remember us from an event the night before at the top of the mountain. She is very nice and was running that bar with gusto. We had some wings and the fried cauliflower. I wish I had taken photos but I didn't. The wings were huge and the sauce was great (sesame teriyaki) but the cauliflower was my favorite. Surprising to me as I usually am not "blown away" by cauliflower flavor, but they tasted like spicy chicken nuggets. Comes with a citrus dressing and garlic aioli. We didnt care for the dressing and if I could make a recommendation to management, I'd remove that and add ranch or something else. It really just doesn't fit with the dish is all. I like the venue here because it's one of the few places you can watch some of the better runs on the mountain and they were set up for slalom racing. We spent a few hours there drinking and hanging out with the other skiers. Good vibes, good food, good music, good beer. I'd go back. read more

What a neat place! We had a great experience both times we went here. The bartenders were very attentive, polite, and took great care of us. They had a wonderful selection of beers and liquors. It is simply a fun place, with a great vibe, and a gorgeous ceiling (I'd stop just to look at that). Grab a glass of the Alyeska Brewski while you are there and make it a memorable trip. Good times for sure! read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - Beers on tap - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Great spot on the mountain to stop in and warm up! The Christmas mugs all year long make it that much better. It's got a great mountain vibe and the food is great! The staff is super friendly. read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - The Bonfire in a Christmas Pug Mug - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Rustic bar at base of the ski slope. Very quirky and menu is bar food. But they made a nightly taco special which was great. And cocktail was fun. read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - Berry margareti - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Just stopped in for a quick appetizer while we waited for Jack Sprat. The Kfc Korean Fried Cauliflower app was big enough to share between two people and it was pretty dang good. read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - (KFC) Korean Fried Cauliflower - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Sitzmark is an Alyeska tradition and the go to place to grab food when skiing here. They have typical diner food and a great alcohol selection including some warm spiked beverages! The food is delicious, though almost anything warm tastes great when out in the snow, and the service is in the usual Alaskan friendliness. The only downside is that it get super crowded during meals and it's a seat yourself restaurant so you have to wait around and stalk someone to get a seat. read more

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The ceiling, the ceiling, the ceiling. My Flying Spaghetti Monster in Heaven, the ceiling. Yes, the ceiling is awesome here. It's a great venue to get out of town (but not too far out of town) and see a band. The service is rather mediocre and tap selection is just OK. I get the vibe that you have to be part of the Girdwood community to get the attention of the bartenders here. I came here on a cloudy fall night, I'm sure the views are amazing on a bluebird winter day. read more

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We ate here for lunch twice, so we tried several different food and drink combos. Everything was slightly below average quality. The service is terrible. I waited 40 min for a drink that the server forgot I even ordered. Food is really slow to come out. Our server was rarely anywhere to be found. The atmosphere and location are the saving graces here. Great spot to grab a drink after a day of skiing, but I'm not sure why they even bother to try to serve food. read more

Sitzmark? More like the Shitsmark!! You know... what you made in your pants? When you gamble a fart and lose??? I'd rather eat that than the food offered there. Rude bartenders (You know the wannabe 90's "cool" (more like unkewl!) umbrella hat.) Flat beer that tastes like skoal chewing tobacco.. just don't go. Please don't go. read more

I had hot spicy wings and hubby had the pulled pork. The food was great. We've been here several times before and never had a bad experience. It's always busy on the weekends when the skiing conditions are great. Don't be a jerk like me and ask for water. There's a water station by the exit door on the left side of the restaurant. read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - Water station - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

First time to Girdwood and to this establishment. Let's start first with the host and wait times. Was told originally it would be 10 minutes which turned into 40, even after asking about vacant tables. Next was the ordering where the waitress Holly rudely told my wife to look at the menu for what to order even though we had one menu for 10 people and my wife also took a photo so was ordering from the menu. Next came the inattentive service. Having to ask for refills after placed at the edge of the table for over 30 minutes. Food took just at an hour from time of ordering, which if it was fine dining is understandable but when it's burgers fries and chicken strips it becomes unacceptable. I was about to leave when they brought the food out so we stayed. Granted the food was on par nothing insanely good but decent. When it was time to pay I was so over this event that I mistakenly put .15 cents as a tip vs 15 percent. After I paid I walked out needing to leave this environment. My wife and family friends were still at the table. This is when the waitress Holly came over and said that I made a mistake on her tip. Which granted I did. But also said some other rude thing to my party because of this. My wife still tipped her prior to them leaving but I and my family will not visit this establishment again. Also will post this on google. read more

$19 for a wrap with unmelted cheese and one singular chicken tender. The only possible reasons to go here are 1) trivia or 2) wanting to larp as a french person having aprés ski. read more

Awful attitude from the staff. Made up cover charges just to see how much they can charge. Don't go at night.

Live music! Flowing German beer! Food, food, food. I went Saturday night to Octoberfest and it was full of people. The live music was one man playing an accordion but it was strangely good music. Lots of beer options on tap and it keeps on flowing especially during Octoberfest. They had German buffet with bratwurst, schnitzel, and more. The dinner came with four sides so lots of food. Live! Flowing! Food! read more

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This place has the potential to be a fantastic venue due to it's scenic location and beautiful interior. The ceiling alone is to die for. However, because this bar is one of the only late-night options for Girdwood, it tends to be slammed most of the time. Basically, it's an introvert's worst nightmare. As an introvert myself, I can attest to this. EXTREMELY loud. Something about the acoustics of the place just makes it nearly impossible to hold any kind of conversation unless it's literally dead inside. But, if you are so lucky as to stumble across it during non-peak hours, I believe it's worth your while. It has a full bar as well as a decent menu. I love their soft pretzel sticks in particular. Don't expect great service during peak hours, either. My 10 yo son has just started skiing. We were able to watch him on the slopes whilst sitting in this bar eyeballing all the skiers as they came down. So, it looks like this is going to become a more popular destination for us lol read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - Ready for his grub lol - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

It's hard to rate what is better.. the food or the staff. The food is incredible and the staff is amazing! The entertainment is awesome

On an outing today and we decided to make a stop at Alyeska and find a spot for lunch. This spot is set in the beautiful ski lodge so we enjoyed watching the skiers while we ordered and ate our meal. So once you enter the building you have to wind your way around to where the bar/grill is. Once we made it to the dining area we sort of just stood there a few minutes waiting to me seated. There was no sign to seat yourself or wait to we played it safe and waited. Eventually I went to the bar and asked the girl just standing there looking at us what the deal was and she said seat ourselves (get a sign!) so we chose a table close to the huge windows so we could enjoy the sights. Our server came over pretty quick and took our drink order. We ordered two cheeseburgers, one with sweet potato fries and one with regular fries and a grilled cheese with bison chili. The food came out pretty quick, about 10 minutes. Immediately I noticed the burger was overcooked. The sweet potato fries were soggy, likely because the grease wasn't hot enough. I couldn't eat them. The grilled cheese was too much, so much cheese it was oozing out and she had to pull half of it out of the sandwich. The toppings were very fresh at all, I ended up not even using them because it was all old and wilted. This is a cool spot but the food really missed them mark. I expected something more being at a beautiful resort, this was nothing more than typical bar food at resort prices. Could be so much better! read more

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Everything was cool. Food was good. Band was another friggen jam band but whatever. It was all going good till one security guard told me I could smoke weed if I went outside the beer area, so I did, and then 10 minutes later, other security is asking to search me and kicking me out. Get your act together, either I can smoke at the place with psychadellic ceilings and stoned staff or not. But dont tell me I can then I cant. That's just not chill dawg. Get your s**t together. 3 stars. read more

We came here for drinks but it ended up being a watch party for a new skiing video. The server was nice and the place was eclectic. They had a never ending raffle (in a good way) was about 10 prizes. It's not far from the place we're staying at, and the ski resort offers complimentary shuttles. I'm really happy we stumbled into this bar! It's a gorgeous view of the blizzard outside because the windows are huge and the people are all outgoing. Check out my pictures for the inside! read more

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I walk in with two five year olds and look around and this expletive rude bartender asks me what I want...I say "we're (in an expletive restaurant) here to eat...and then she says something which I don't hear and I go near her and "she" says again...what do I want...I repeat myself. Then she scolds me...yes, I am a dumbass who should have know this entrance was not "the" entrance and that I am supposed to check in somewhere else...and I say something akin to; well we didn't know. Then we left...expletive Girdwood and their expletive dole bloggers! read more

What the heck? This place is great, and oddly cheap for the location. Great great great food, delivered hot and fresh, even when crowded. Good service and attentive bartenders. Out of the restaurants I've been to in the vicinity, it's easily the best just by normal restaurant standards, of service, food, and prices. Their beer selection is small, but they're well priced. But when you add in the bomb ass views, pool and fooseball tables, outdoor patio with fire pit, great concerts, and the awesome painted ceiling, it's just a super fun stop on your Girdwood trips. I highly recommend this spot for sure. Check it out. read more

Sitzmark Bar & Grill - Hashtag that ceiling, though - Bars Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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While sitting in one of the lounge areas of Alyeska trying to figure out what we wanted to have for "Linner" (Lunch/DInner) since Seven Glaciers wasn't open on the day we visited, we were glad when a local chimed in a suggested the Sitzmark. It sounded pretty good and we were looking to get a drink anyway. The Sitzmark has a great view of the slope and is easily accessible to those coming off the mountain. I ordered the Primavera soup (warm and creamy) and the Chimichanga and my friends ordered the short rib sloppy joe with tater tots and the short rib poutine with sweet potato fries. A couple of us had Alaskan ales and the other a glass of chardonnay.The food portions were good size, service was not bad considering how busy it was and everything tasted great. If we're in the area again I would definitely stop in for a casual meal. read more

Great food a great beer. Just what I needed After a long day in the mountain. They also have great vegetarian options

I read in powder magazine what a great bar/music venue this was. Boy was I disappointed. It started last night when we were trying to find a place for dinner. Because there was a show they were charging a $30 cover. We tried to see if there was a dining only entrance and they called security on us. When we came in the main entrance to ask they were very rude and told us "here in America we line up on the right." I ignored and asked if there was a separate dining area and they were very unhelpful. Two girls in line helped us find another place to eat. Based on the locale, and music genre, I was so surprised by the lack of respect. Tonight we went back before the show to have drinks and food. We were told we would be fine until 10pm to drink without buying tickets to the show. Suffice to say we were all kicked out well before the show ever started, despite an empty venue. If you are looking for food/drinks/a good time, I would recommend taking your business elsewhere. read more

Make sure to look up at the ceiling! It's beautiful and was created by a local artist! Pre-COVID19 the concerts were awesome and felt intimate with the band. The menu is not just typical bar and often have delicious taco specials. Ski in and ski out, have a hot beverage or a cold beer. They carry the Ace Guava Cider which is rich and slightly sweet and really good after a ride! Girdwood is such a special and stellar place! read more

Holy shit. What happened to this places food. I've been getting nachos at this place since I was a kid. What they brought out today for $17.00 was so sad i felt embarrassed for the waitress. I'm going to say maybe 2.00 worth of food and literally looked like a 4 yrl old made the nachos. I'm pretty sure they used government cheese instead of actual real cheese. Well last time I order any food from this scam read more

We've always had a great time here! We've come before/after long days of skiing, hiking, biking---for drinks, food, concerts---we've never been disappointed with the staff or venue. Prices are reasonable for being so close to the hotel/tourism, and service has always been great. I've always really enjoyed the variety of concerts and events. read more