Roscoe's - Anchorage

Roscoe's is currently doing business out of a strip mall on Boniface. They serve excellent ribs, fried catfish, okra, and cole slaw. The best ever!

This place used to be great. To be fair, it burned down last summer and has relocated. It shares space in East Anchorage with a latin food restaurant. I regret having to criticize it, because I 've only eaten there once since it relocated, and it may well recover its previous form. We ordered bbq pork sandwiches to go. I arrived to pick up the food about a half hour later. The restaurant itself was empty and there were a couple of other people waiting to pick up to go orders. They mentioned that they had been waiting a fair amount of time. I waited another 15 minutes before the food was ready. Staff were friendly. The website described the bbq pork sandwiches as being topped with cole slaw. They were not. It also listed the price as $13.99 but we were charged $15 (the same price discrepancy applied to the chicken breast sandwich we ordered....The guy gave me a 10% senior discount that I was unaware of...but still, the price should be the price advertised. The sandwiches were OK, nothing to rave about. The restaurant offers eat-in service, but they could make a better effort to make it more appealing. I hope this place finds its groove.

While driving to the state high school basketball tournament, we passed Roscoe's Catfish Barbeque and I knew in an instant that we had to try it out. The aroma while driving past was tantalizing! Everyone at Roscoe’s was very friendly and accommodating, and the food is authentic and incredible! It is the type of restaurant that incites a desire to order everything on the menu. Our group ordered just about every item available and every single person was stuffed and very satisfied with the delicious food. In addition to the amazing victuals, Roscoe came out and checked on everyone eating three separate times. I will always visit Roscoe's Catfish Barbeque every time I am in Anchorage.

Being from the South I jumped at the chance to order some good ole fashioned catfish and sides. Just finished my lunch and man am I regretting it. The catfish, ordered filet and got strips, was unseasoned, the okra was swimming in oil, I didn't get my cornbread, and the peach cobbler made me want to never eat it again. It was stone cold and left a bitter, acrid taste in my mouth. The one shining light was the mac and cheese. It was super cheesy and seasoned well. For $23 I expected a lot more. Maybe it was an off day or someone new. Probably won't be going back.

You wouldn’t really think this place is a gem from the outside- but you’d be mistaken! Go here to experience some of what Anchorage really is when all the tourists aren’t overwhelming the City!