❄️ Anchorage Meal Deals

Best Cheap Eats in Anchorage
Two People, Under $20

❄️ Anchorage  ·  12 deals  ·  Updated July 31, 2026

Nobody calls Alaska cheap — but Anchorage hides a deep bench of bargains if you know where to look. The move is reindeer-dog carts, taco trucks, and the city's serious Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino kitchens, where huge plates are made to share. A few of these are lunch-or-split plays (we flag those honestly), but two people really can eat well here for around $20.

❄️ Local Anchorage Meal Deals

Most prices below come from the restaurant's own website or its own online-ordering page. Cards marked ✓ VERIFIED were read off an owner source. Cards marked ⚠ PRICE CHECK PENDING are places we believe belong here but whose owner price we couldn't confirm — call before you count on the number.

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Red Umbrella Reindeer

Reindeer Dog Combo $10

The quintessential Anchorage bite: a griddled reindeer sausage from a downtown 4th Ave cart, dressed at the self-serve condiment bar. The cart's own Square ordering lists a reindeer-dog combo at $10, so two eat for around $20 (two plain dogs run a bit less). Look for the red umbrella near the visitor center; a friendly cluster of carts shares the block.

📍 Anchorage, AK (4th & E St, downtown)  ·  ⏳ Daily ~10a–10p (seasonal)
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Taco King

Tacos $5.75 · Quesadilla $8.25

A longtime local favorite for big-portion street tacos and a self-serve salsa bar. Their own site prices tacos at $5.75–5.95 and a Mexican quesadilla at $8.25, so a quesadilla plus a couple of tacos puts two right around $20 dine-in (the pozole is a hearty $15.95 on its own). Order at the counter to skip the delivery markup; open daily till 10p.

📍 Anchorage, AK (W Northern Lights + more)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Sat 11a–10p
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Pedro's Mexican Grill

Lunch ~$12.45 · Huge Portions

A tiny family-run Bragaw St hole-in-the-wall locals call a hidden gem — divine salsa and guacamole, the best beans and rice around, and huge plates. Lunch runs about $12.45, and portions are big enough to share, so two eat for around $20. Open late (till midnight); closed Sun.

📍 Anchorage, AK (Bragaw St)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Sat 11a–12a (closed Sun)
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Charlie's Bakery & Chinese

Plates $11.95 · Dumplings $9.95

Widely called the best Chinese food in Anchorage — order at the counter for huge, fresh plates plus a bakery case of egg tarts and BBQ-pork buns (manapua). A soy-marinated pork-chop plate is $11.95, a dozen dumplings $9.95, buns a couple bucks; share the big portions and two eat for around $20 (seafood entrées run $17–19). Closed Sun.

📍 Anchorage, AK (C St, Midtown)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Sat 11a–8:30p (closed Sun)
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Gemma's Filipino 2 Go

Huge Plates · Well Priced

A Spenard Filipino food truck that's a genuine diamond in the rough — pork adobo, lumpia Shanghai, sisig, caldereta, and pulpog. Portions are huge (regulars say one plate is two or three meals) and well priced, so two eat for well under $20. Seasonal; closed Sun.

📍 Anchorage, AK (Spenard Rd)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Fri 12–7p, Sat 12–6p (closed Sun)
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Hula Hands Restaurant

Hawaiian Plate Lunch

Unpretentious, generous Hawaiian plate lunch on Fireweed — kalua pig, shoyu chicken, mac salad and rice in grandparent-sized portions. The mini combo keeps it cheap, and the full plates are big enough to split, so two eat for around $20. Service is brisk and the vibe is the real deal.

📍 Anchorage, AK (W Fireweed Ln)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Fri 11a–9p, Sat–Sun 1–7p
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Two Hands Corn Dogs

Classic Corn Dog $5.50

Korean corn dogs at the Dimond Center — mozzarella, potato-wrapped, sugar-dusted — from a fast-growing chain (60+ U.S. locations). The classic dog runs about $5.50, so two dogs plus a drink keep two around $15–17. More a fun cheap bite than a full sit-down meal.

📍 Anchorage, AK (Dimond Center)  ·  ⏳ Daily 12–8p (Sun till 7)
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Burger Jim

Chili Cheese Burger ~$9.50

A downtown corner joint doing grilled burgers plus chicken fried rice and other Asian plates. Most of the menu has crept up, but the chili-cheese burger still runs about $9.50 — two of those (or one split with fried rice) keep two near $20. Order at the counter; closed Sun.

📍 Anchorage, AK (E 4th Ave)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Fri 10a–8:30p, Sat 12–8p
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Sicily's Pizza

Medium 12" Cheese Pizza $12

A local Anchorage pizza chain since 1994 with four city locations. Their own menu prices a medium 12-inch cheese pizza at $12 (extra toppings $1.75) and a mini pizza at $6 — share a medium and two eat for well under $20. Build-your-own by size, crust and sauce; order online for 10% off.

📍 Anchorage, AK (Muldoon, Midtown, Spenard, Dimond)  ·  ⏳ Order online
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Uncle Joe's Pizzeria

2 Slices $10 · Slice + Soda $11.99

Stone-baked New York-style pizza by the slice at several Anchorage locations (they even do a reindeer-sausage slice). Their own menu lists a single slice at $5, so two slices run $10, and a "2 slices & fountain soda" combo is $11.99 — two eat for well under $20.

📍 Anchorage, AK (multiple locations)  ·  ⏳ Mon–Sat 11a–11p, Sun 12–10p
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Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Beef Tacos $5.10 · Small Burrito $6.50

A local DeBarr Rd Mexican spot (not the Lower-48 chain) with full à-la-carte pricing on its own site: beef or chicken tacos are $5.10 each, a small soft burrito $6.50, a cheese enchilada $6.25, chips $3.25 — two eat for around $13. Order at the counter.

📍 Anchorage, AK (DeBarr Rd)
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Wooden Spoons Alaska

Egg & Cheese Sando $10 · Bagels $3

A Spenard bagel shop turning out scratch-made bagels and breakfast sandwiches for order-ahead pickup. Their own store prices an egg-and-cheese sando at $10 and bagels at $3 (plain cream cheese $5) — a bagel-and-schmear run keeps two well under $20, and two full sandos land right at $20. Mornings, Tue–Sat.

📍 Anchorage, AK (W 36th Ave, Spenard)  ·  ⏳ Tue–Fri 7:30a–2p, Sat 8a–12p
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💡 Pro tip: All deals are community-verified but prices and availability change. Always check the restaurant's website or app before making a special trip — and if something's expired, flag it on our main directory so we can update it.

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Firehouse Subs

Two $5 Snackers — $10.75 · Born in Jacksonville 1994

Jacksonville's biggest food export reaches here too: founded in 1994 by two firefighter brothers, now 1,200+ stores — with one store in town at 345 West 104th Avenue Ste. 100. The $5 Firehouse Snackers (BLT, Cordon Bleu, Sweet & Spicy Ham, Turkey Jalapeño half-subs) feed two for $10.75 all-in, and two small 4-inch Hook & Ladders run $12.78. The 8-inch mediums most people order run $10-plus — the only medium pair that stays near the line is the build-your-own ham or turkey. Priced on the chain's own ordering system at its Jacksonville San Marco store, July 2026 — prices vary by store, so confirm at yours.

📍 Anchorage, AK (345 West 104th Avenue Ste. 100)  ·  ⏳ Two eat from $10.75 · varies by store
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Buffalo Wild Wings

Pick 6 — Meal for Two from $19.99

The Pick 6 lets two people build a shared meal — choose six items across wings, tenders, and sides — starting around $19.99. A reliable two-for-$20 play at any BWW. Dine-in or takeout; pricing varies slightly by market.

📍 Nationwide  ·  ⏳ Ongoing
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Red Robin

Big YUMMM Deals — From $9.99

The $9.99 Big YUMMM tier gets Red's Double Burger, the Haystack Double, or a 7-inch Donatos pizza — each with one bottomless side — so two people land right around $20.

📍 Dimond Center & Tikahtnu Commons  ·  ⏳ Ongoing
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