Koot's

Review from a visiting tourist! This jaunt exceeded our wildest expectations! We were a little timid looking at the website and pulling in the park lot but PLEASE if you are visiting or trying for the first time just go in. The bartenders are fantastic and make you feel comfortable and the place is just incredible to look around, even if you aren’t the “bar type”. They have memorabilia, arcade games, and table games so there’s plenty to do besides the events. Cannot recommend enough if you are visiting Alaska it’s just such an experience and treat to walk through. Bonus, we went on an open mic Monday and was so entertained and enjoyed all the lovely acts. Don’t hesitate, just go and enjoy!

The night went well until it was near closing. Some random girl tries to force herself on me that clearly worked for the company. They try to be sneaky and over pay my cheap drink with $20. The bartender Meagan said “score!” Which showed me that I was not their first! I let it fly because I generally tip high anyways. However, she assumed I was wasted but I was very much pretending just to see where this would go. She proceeded to ask me about my job and pry into my life all to attempt to distract me and have me tip a ridiculous amount when I closed my tab. I still tipped higher than I normally would have, even though they clearly attempted to con me and take advantage of an “intoxicated customer” and that was after she had kissed me to try to bend my will even more using infatuation. The final straw was when she went around the bar telling everyone I was cheating on my wife when I am a happily divorced man. With this she was no longer just attempting to take advantage of a man she thought was intoxicated. She now attacking my character as a man. This was absolutely unethical as a business and the fact they got girls out there doing this is more than enough for me to refuse my to give them another penny in business.

The best bartenders, security, and the place full of all nice people. Koots is probably by far the most amazing place I've been too since I turned 21 lol. Forget about all the other bars in Anchorage. You can't turn down good live music, DJ's, karaoke nights, comedy shows at any other bars in Anchorage. Definitely my place to be if I wanna go out...and the drinks are actually good. 🥰