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After sipping our wake-up juice (aka coffee), while watching the fish jump at Juneau’s waterfront, we make our way to the Fishermen’s Memorial, to meet up with Juneau Food Tours.

Our tour guide is immediately recognizable in her Juneau Food Tours t-shirt.

Terri, introduces herself, then informs us that we are the only people who booked a tour today.

Hooray for private food tour!

We started wondering if this was becoming a trend, as it also happened in Africa, when we ended up having a private boat dinner .

Terri gives us the history behind the Fishermen’s Memorial, and shows us its very cool feature. If you stand on the center circle and speak, there is a neat echo effect.

I’m already impressed. I’m here for the food, but I’m also happy that I get to learn lots of information about Juneau.

As it turns out, Terri used to live on the east coast (like us), so not only do we get to learn about Juneau’s history, we also ask Terri lots of questions about the differences between living on the east coast and living in Alaska.

Our first foodie stop is the famous, Tracy’s King Crab Shack.

At Tracy’s, we are treated to a cup of crab bisque, a garlic butter roll, and a crab cake.

Now I am by no means a connoisseur, but I’ve had a crab cake or two in my life, and I can say that the mini-crab cakes at Tracy’s, are some of the best. The sauce that accompanies them, has a rich, smokey, flavor. The visit is worth it for the sauce alone. I savor the sauce further, by sopping it up with my roll. It’s so good, we return to have dinner at Tracy’s. 

Next stop, Deckhand Dave’s, ended up being our favorite eating place in Juneau.

We sample Dave’s sockeye salmon and wow is it good. It’s some of the best tarter sauce I’ve ever had. It’s made with dill pickles, so the flavor is salty and savory, instead of sweet.

The salmon is at its peak of freshness, juicy, and full of flavor. If Deckhand Dave‘s was back home, we’d eat here all of the time.

At Barnacle, Matt and Lia whip us salsas and pickles from a local, sustainable ingredient, bull kelp.

The Campfire Salsa is a best seller. It provides a nice kick, without being too spicy. The kelp pickles are fun.

We take a break from all of the munching to learn more about Juneau.

Apparently rubbing Patsy Ann the Dog’s nose brings good luck.

I’d tell you all about Patsy Ann, but you should take the Juneau Food Tours to find out.

We transition from dogs to hogs at McGivney’s Sports Bar and Grill, where we have our first ever Hog Wing.

The Hog Wing is a deep fried, barbecued, pork shank.

Do I really need to say more?

The sauce has a sweet, tangy, balance. The meat is fall-off-the-bone-tender. I am down with this delight, especially when it’s paired with a great, dry, local, cider.

We shift from bar apps to upscale apps, as we sit down at Salt.

Halibut wantons, matched with slightly bitter, beach asparagus, melt in our mouths. A splash of bright, white wine, enhances the sweet, delicate, fish.

Salt is a testament to the variety you get on Juneau Food Tours. From food truck fare to fine dining, you get to taste it all.

My favorite color is blue, so I’m delighted to sip Harbor Tea and Spice’s, Ice Cave Blue Tea.

Hints of licorice, lavender, and blueberry, tickle our tongues.

A taste of the  crisp, chocolaty, Glacier cookies, with just a hint of mint, are placed in our eager hands.

The final stop fills my history and architecture loving heart with glee.

The Alaska Hotel and Bar is unassuming from the outside, but inside…oh my!

It’s the oldest operating hotel in Alaska, and it used to be a brothel.

Terri has been a fantastic tour guide thus far, but I’m pretty sure she saved her best storytelling skills for the Alaska Hotel.

We get to hear a ghost story, and we learn through a fun, interactive, story, how Juneau got its name.

Since the Alaska Hotel was once a popular hang out for the rough and tumble gold hunters, we end our tour with a flight of beers from the Alaska Brewing Company.

Starting with crab cakes and ending with beer, is the perfect bookends to a great, Alaskan, food tour.

Between our Cape Town Food Tour and Juneau Food Tours, foodie tours are becoming our favorite.

One of the nicest perks about booking with Juneau Food Tours, coming away with a swag bag filled with discounts/coupons, and lovely sea salt caramel from Chef Stefs. It’s the first tour we’ve ever been on where we’ve received a swag bag.

Whether you are visiting Juneau as part of your dream trip to Alaska, or as part of a cruise stopover, check out Juneau Food Tours. It’s an excellent way to experience the city

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