Your buns are probably cold and icy if you live in AK, but not at Charlie's Bakery. Here they are hot, juicy and steamy, ready for you to sink your teeth into, umm, so goood. In search of the perfect BBQ Pork Steam Bun? Look no further. We have tried steam buns all over the lower 48, from China Towns in NYC, LA, San Fran and Chicago. Who knew that we would have to spend 1400.00 on round trip tickets to find the perfect buns all the way up here. #8 on the menu. May I suggest 10 of them to go at 4.95 a piece. Even with tax you will walk out with 5 meals. Thats cheaper than 1 sit down restaurant in Anchorage for 2 people. Moist, plastic wrapped to hold in the sweet steamy juice, excellent immediately and best sitting right here fresh, but exceptional left over and reheated. We had several other items on the menu, but the buns are for me. I think you will like them too. This place is always busy. Hard to find seating most of the time. The desserts are awesome, chinese food is listed on the wall by number as most places are. We have had several different things here and all was good. The BBQ pork Steam Bun is my favorite. Shove these juicy buns in your face and get a taste. Excellent!

Good place for lunch for either pick up or seated. I have been eating there for decades. But get there early before the noon rush if you eat in, seating goes quick and it's all first come, first serve. Bakery items are delish!

I used to frequent this place so much in high school when I worked at the KFC, that was located at the other end of the strip mall. We visited most recently, to pickup dinner on a Saturday evening. We made it in before their dinner rush, thankfully. Food, flavor, quality, and portions here, remain the same. Our food came out fast, fresh, and hot. My only complaint is that my "house fried rice," was really only "shrimp fried rice" which of course, isn't the same. We appreciated Charlie's' sauce section (chili and sriracha especially). This visit, I noticed canned soda and Hawaiian sun juices were available, in addition to their fountain soda options. Not sure if they've always had these available, but we appreciated it this time around for sure.

Love the food here. I've only been twice but everything Was amazing. The service is great. You get a buzzer and when it's ready you either pick Up to go, or to eat there if you can find a table. Our food came Up faster then what we thought We got home and we enjoyed everything we got.

Been craving Dim Sum and was told this is the only spot in town. Menu is very limited and prices were steep for what we're accustomed to. But as I just mentioned, only spot in town. We had multiple places we were eating at so we didn't order too much. The bean curds were good but at almost $12, I'm not sure. The Har Gow were big and juicy. The spicy wontons were our favorite.

Delicious food- quick and kind service and reasonably priced! Highly recommend!! My husband and I finished everything everything was yummy! I recommend the Mongolian beef and beef noodle soup!

I recently went to Charlie's Bakery after not having been for a few years (shame on me!) and it was great. I got sesame chicken, spicy pork wontons, and a chocolate eclair. The wontons had a good amount of spice, in my opinion. The sesame chicken is perfectly sweet and crispy. The eclair was really big and delicious and not overly sweet. This is one of the best places in town for Chinese food. I plan on branching out next time and trying the crispy noodles and scallion pancakes!

Been here a few times and it is always so crowded, because it's really good! I will try to avoid the Saturday rush though, because I ended up waiting for food for almost 40 min... The food itself is very authentic. The dimsum items they offer only on Saturdays are delicious (love the sesame balls and mifen noodles). Pricing is also not bad. The buns are not the best in the area; I would get their dishes rather than their baked goods. The restaurant is pretty clean. The only downside is when they get very busy, the tables get slightly neglected and are not bused in a timely manner. They're just a little short staffed.

Although we'd researched this spot for breakfast/brunch bakery, we first came for dinner, noted that the bakery was almost totally sold out, and made a mental note that if we wanted to try their baked goods, we'd have to come again and arrive early! For dinner we enjoyed Egg Rolls, Shrimp Won Ton Soup with Noodles, and the Braised Beef Noodle Soup, all of which were delicious--some of the most delicate won tons I've ever had! When we came back another day for brunch, we sampled a few buns: Sausage, Egg, & Cheese; BBQ Pork; and Red Bean. The BBQ Pork was my favorite of the two savory buns--savory and lightly sweet--and you can never go wrong with red bean buns! Would definitely return if we're ever back in Anchorage, and if I was a local I'd be a regular for sure!