Kava's Pancake House — Restaurant in Alaska

A nice little spot for anytime you feel like breakfast, or some comfort food. A big menu with lots of options, not a bad kids menu either. Portions are big, which is great. My kids didn't even make if halfway through their Jr. Breakfast (3 pancakes, eggs, and bacon). A big selection of sides just in case.

Service was good, only a little slow to start with. All of our needs and special requests for sides of whipped cream or cheese on the eggs and things like that were met with a great attitude of "we can do that, absolutely".

Food was well cooked. A lot of it is homemade and fresh, and only a small handful of things seem to be frozen or otherwise. We had the stuffed french toast, and both the Hawaiian and strawberry toppings are really great. The reindeer sausage was the star of the meal. My kids didn't personally like their eggs, and it's probably the same liquid egg used for the omelettes if I had to guess. I had over-easy and they were great. Nothing is really seasoned except for some of the Hawaiian or islander eats, but it all still tastes good.

It has that diner feeling of the early 90's, but it clean and doesn't feel outdated, just different. Nice big display of pies and treats to buy as soon as you walk in. We didn't hear music when we went in, as others have mentioned.

I would highly recommend you give it a try, you're bound to find something delicious to eat and a good atmosphere to enjoy it in. Friendly staff and affordable prices (everything around the $10...

A great find! AK born and raised, but I have never been to this restaurant before. Tired of the same old restaurants I frequent, I decided to venture out and I am so glad I finally did. The food is delicious and they give you so much of it! My daughter and I could only eat half our meal, and had to take the rest to go. I definitely recommend the Rainbow Stuffed French Toast!! The downside is that the service is pretty slow and the staff seemed to be in a bad mood. No smiles or friendly greeting. The place wasn’t that busy, so I’m not sure what the issue was. Our server warmed up to us though and she ended up being very nice. The hostess, however, was rude when we got there and was just as rude when she cashed me out, AND failed to give me my full change back. It was just under a dollar that she shorted me, but it is the principal. (Gets you thinking about how many people she may have done this to. Shorting people their change here and there adds up). Since I was in a good mood, needing to be somewhere, and there were people behind me waiting to cash out, I chose to just let it go. Otherwise, I would have had a few choice words to say to her. A smile, friendliness and some good customer service can go a long way. I recommend this place and would like to come back. Hopefully that hostess will have a better...

27 March 2022 @ 10 am, We arrived at Kava's for breakfast and were seated in the far back booth area and were given waters. 45 minutes later we finally were given coffee (Lukewarm) and our order was taken (11am). As we waited, I was looking around to see everyone else was also WAITING on some their meals and/or orders as well. The condition of the tables/booths are in poor condition. The restrooms are in very poor condition as well. Our meals finally arrived at 11:40 (40 minutes), both meals were "Wrong"... go figure!!! and they were cold so instead of complaining and waiting an additional unknown amount of time we decided to eat which just added to our dislike of the place. We ate about half of our meals and determined that we had had enough and decided it was time to leave, asked for the check and headed to the counter to pay. Informing the cashier of our issues, the cashier replied with the standard "I'm sorry" ... Nothing else was said, no eye contact was given, she said you can place your receipt on the tray and walked away!! terrible Customer Service!!! this will be our last time to visit Kava's. Kava's is no longer the great place it once used to be. My advice is don't waste your time and look for a better dinning facility...