Girdwood roots

Double Musky Inn grew up alongside Girdwood itself — a small mountain town on Turnagain Arm that draws visitors year-round for skiing, hiking, and the raw beauty of southcentral Alaska. The restaurant has been a fixture on Crow Creek Road since the seventies, growing from a small local dining room into a destination worth the drive from Anchorage.

A New Orleans kitchen

The kitchen's Louisiana roots run deep. Roux, holy trinity, andouille, and the long-simmered discipline of Cajun and Creole cooking define the menu. Étouffée, jambalaya, gumbo, and blackened seafood share the table with cast-iron steaks and Alaska halibut. It's a combination that shouldn't work anywhere else — and works completely here.

"We're a Girdwood restaurant that cooks like a New Orleans one — and we use Alaska ingredients to do it."

The dining room

The room itself is part of the story — red-checkered tablecloths, low warm light, walls covered in mardi gras masks, framed art, and mementos collected over decades. It doesn't look like anywhere else in Alaska. It's not trying to.

The cookbook

Our cookbook collects recipes from the kitchen — from the pepper steak and pie that guests write in about to the seasonings that anchor the entire menu. Learn more or explore the recipe archive.

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