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Alaska: Blackened Halibut Burger with Cheddar
Blackened halibut, cheddar cheese, tartar sauce, on a bun
The blackened halibut burger found at Chair 5 in the “free-spirited” town of Girdwood, Alaska is “a damn good sandwich, not fancy or pretentious, but a flavorful sampling of Alaskan seafood in a familiar format that really stands out and will ruin you for other fish sandwiches from here on out,” says Susy Buchanan, food writer for the Anchorage Press. “And that’s kind of what Alaska does—it changes your perspective and standards on so many things. Could you look at a mountain the same way after seeing a peak in the Alaska Range? Are you going to be as appreciative of your local zoo after seeing abundant caribou, moose, bears, bald eagles and other specimens of Alaskan wildlife roaming freely? A halibut burger at Chair 5 in Girdwood will definitely upstage past and future fish sandwiches, and as with everything here in the 49th state, getting there is half the fun."
To celebrate GOOD sandwich week, we asked you to nominate the official GOOD sandwich for your state—the most sustainably produced, culturally significant, locally assembled sandwiches across this great nation. The nominations rolled in, the sammies duked it out, and we've named the winners. We hope you're hungry: It's lunchtime somewhere.
PLUS: Our map of the United States of GOOD Sandwiches. See it all in one delicious infographic.
Amanda Hess
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