Ray's Place — Restaurant in Alaska

Visited Ray's place 6/17/25. The pho and the duck were good. The teriyaki steak was drowned in teriyaki sauce. The chicken sandwich was dry and bland. The service was terrible, and the atmosphere was chaotic and disorganized. The area was cramped, and we felt rushed by both waiters who didn't even introduce themselves. The first waiter only let me spit out coke before I could ask the rest of my party what they wanted to drink besides the complimentary ice water. After that, the second waiter whom came out of nowhere and said, "You know what you want?"Mind ya, we had just gotten our menus. We ordered our meals. The food came out, and they forgot one of our parties' food we waited a bit because we knew the kitchen was busy. My mother waited over 45 mins for her chicken sandwich, which we took to go because after that I was done with experience which ruined my apatite. I understand a busy night, but when you and your party feel like an afterthought and an inconvenience to your staff. No matter how good the food the service speaks, volumes. Will not be visiting this...

Finally got a chance to try it after years of wanting to. Went during lunch time, it was busy but not too crowded. Very pleasant, clean, relaxing atmosphere. Friendly, efficient service, very nice people - family owned and operated.

Extensive menu of Vietnamese specialties, very fair and affordable pricing for Anchorage. I hope soon to try several, especially the cold noodle salads.

Today I had the spicy chicken with cashews, which I am told is their most popular order. Boneless chicken thighs and vegetables in a delicate slightly-sweet sauce with sliced fresh jalapeños and cashew halves. Served with white rice, I found it quite delicious, and the serving for me was large enough to take half home for supper - bonus! My companions all seemed to enjoy their choices. I coveted someone's Vietnamese pork chops, another one I almost got today.

I was very happy with my first visit to Ray's and I will make it a point to come back. I...

Searching for Asian food in Anchorage is not an easy task and I often make the mistake of searching for the best version of a specific food that I'm craving instead of going for the best of what is offered at the spot. This place is the perfect example. In search of the best spicy pho I was lured to this place with stellar reviews. I ordered the bunbohue but didn't want to miss out on all the items the other reviews raved about and ordered them to go. The bun Bo hue was dissapointing, it doesn't resemble the authentic dish in any way, but that's my mistake not theirs. Instead, I should have just listened to everyone else's suggestions. Now I'm eating takeout and cold curry grilled halibut and combo fried rice and even cold, they are 5 stars. Imaging them freshly prepared and steaming, and I'm rdy to stuff more into my overfilled belly. Listen to the reviews, get the halibut, get the fried rice and keep coming back for more. What a...