While the Garden of Eatin’ became a longstanding favorite, the sushi restaurant Kioi — featuring future celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa — had a brief existence on the Anchorage dining scene.
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With tight margins and competitive markets, the majority of restaurants fail within a year. Only chains and legends last for a decade or more. The Garden of Eatin’ was one such exception. It opened on June 30, 1951, in the Kirchners’ home, a Quonset hut on McRae Road they called Quonsie. From his tiny kitchen, Hans was a magical cook who took pride in his ingenuity and high standards. A later owner described him as “a master chef who could make stock out of muddy water.
The restaurant opened in 1977 and surprisingly closed in September 1987 while allegedly still making a profit. The theme made it difficult for the restaurant to evolve as trends evolved, and the chain eventually collapsed. There is still a Clinkerdagger in Spokane, Washington, though it has dropped the rest of the name. The owners of La Mex opened The Rib Cage at the location in 1988 to middling reviews. Within weeks, it closed in favor of a third La Mex.
Nishimura said the Kioi prices were comparable with West Coast restaurants. The Daily News review noted, “A sushi combination dinner, including miso soup, tea, and Japanese pickles, can be had for $8.50,” roughly $40 in 2023 dollars. Despite opening outside the tourist season and without advertising, the early returns were promising. Per Toshi Nishimura, “Japanese tourists have been crying that we don’t have a traditional Japanese restaurant here.
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