Food Truck Burger

Main Event Grill

Cuisine: American dine in • specialty beverages • event space

With a burger this good, Main Event Grill rolled from food truck to tantalizing restaurant. The extra space means a menu loaded with incredible burgers, grilled sandwiches, and salads.

True to the name, the Food Truck Burger has been a favorite on the menu since the start, a classic half-pound patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion topped with Main Event’s awesome sauce. Fried halibut, Hawaiian chicken, and mushroom marsala Swiss options show how much variety fits on a bun. The salad lineup tosses a Caesar, candied Waldorf, or Thai peanut chicken into the mix.

The beverage menu is equally enticing with an Alaskan Arnold Palmer made with dried fireweed tea, and a strawberry dreamsicle blending strawberry and vanilla syrup with sprite and heavy cream.

KNOWN FOR: Food Truck Burger and garlic fries

LOCATION: 1041 E 76th Ave Anchorage, AK 99518

CONTACT: (907) 677-6888 maineventcateringak.com

Mandala Restaurant

Cuisine: Nepalese and Indian dine

Mandala’s devotion to serving flavorful foods from Nepal and India quickly made this restaurant a favorite. Tender meats, savory veggies, sauces in rich reds, deep greens, and fiery oranges bring authentic dishes together from diverse regions – you'd normally need a once-in-a-lifetime trip to get it all in one go.

Enjoy your favorite or try a regional specialty you might not find elsewhere in the city. Tikka masala, butter chicken with creamy Nepalese cashew masala sauce, and lamb keema peas. Made-to-order curries impart rich flavors to chicken, lamb, shrimp, or paneer, the Indian cheese, and there are plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. Sip chai tea or dip into a surprising wine cellar. Plan for dessert – Kalakand, an Indian milk cake, and saffron kheer, a Nepalese rice pudding, show off what's sweet about the subcontinent.

KNOWN FOR: Butter chicken and lamb keema peas

LOCATION: 209 E Dimond Blvd Anchorage, AK 99515

CONTACT: (907) 562-2662