Borealis Bistro - UAF CTC Culinary Program

4.3

33 Reviews

$30 and under

Bistro

Innovative
Child-friendly
Good for groups

Borealis Bistro is a student run dining experience. By incorporating menu planning, plate presentation, food preparation, hosting, table service, time budgeting and management, students are given real-world restaurant experience. Located in the James T. Hutchison High School, operated by the UAF Community and Technical College's Culinary Arts & Hospitality Program, Borealis Bistro operates seasonally on Thursdays. Borealis Bistro has a Prixe Fixe Menu, for $15, that includes a choice of soup or salad, entree and a beverage. Appetizers and deserts are available for an additional fee.

Reservations are required and may be booked Friday thru Wednesday, with a text to follow. Borealis Bistro reservations may be made two weeks in advance.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Bistro, American, Home cooking
Hours of Operation
Lunch Fri 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Phone number
(907) 455-2902
Website
http://ctc.uaf.edu/bistro
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Sean Walklin
Private party contact
Kristi Gaikowski: (907) 455-2902

Location
3770 Geist Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
Area
Fairbanks
Cross Street
University and Geist
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Directly across the street.
Additional
Cafe, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access

Thursday February 9th 2017
Service - Asian Inspired Cuisine
Thursday February 16th 2017
Service -Valentine's Day Menu
Thursday February 23rd 2017
Service -Indian Inspired Cuisine
Thursday March 2nd 2017
Service - Northwest Inspired Cuisine
Thursday March 9th 2017
Service - Tex-Mex Inspired Cuisine
Thursday March 16th 2017
CLOSED - Spring Break
Thursday March 23rd 2017
Service - Italian Regional Inspired Cuisine
Thursday March 30th 2017
Service - Cajun Inspired Cuisine
Thursday April 6th 2017
Service - French Inspired Cuisine
Thursday April 13th 2017
Service -All-American Inspired Cuisine
Saturday April 22nd 2017
CLOSED - Scholarship Dinner
Thursday April 27th 2017
Service -Student's Choice Menu
Thursday May 4th 2017
Service - Buffet

What 33 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4Service
3.6Ambience
4.3Value

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33 Reviews

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LauraL
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 6 March 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great food, different each week. Love supporting the students.
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FredB
Atlantic City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 7 February 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
People need to remember that these people Working at the Bistro are students and learning new skills. They will make mistakes. Be patient with them.
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AliceW
Anchorage
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 11 April 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Always an adventure in eating. Glad to participate knowing it is a learning experience for students. Helpful feedback--Server Jessica is gaining confidence in her skills. She should know that it is okay to fake the confidence until she truely is confident. People do it all the time! The courses arrived at an uneven pace to our table. The result was that my main course arrived before I was done with my appetizer, soup and salad. The dumplings were cool before I ate them. Still tasty, but would have been better warm. Disappointed to have missed out on apple strudel, but that is the hazard of the later reservations. I don't have any idea how restaurants plan on how much food to have prepared so I won't second guess it. Just a comment because eating apple strudel would have reminded me of my Hungarian grandmother, who made the BEST apple strudel of my childhood.
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SusanM
Anchorage
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 April 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We waited over 20 minutes before our server even came to the table. Someone else brought us water. Suggest to the servers that even if they can't take the order in a reasonable amount of time, to AT LEAST acknowledge the table and that the order will be taken as soon as possible.
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DevinD
New Orleans
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 11 April 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
This was the worst one yet 😢 we love going to these this was not worth our money. Food was not that good and small amount also waited 45 mins to get our lunch we understand it’s a student learning environment but being the end of the season you would think it would of improved not gotten worst. Also please get more then one check out computers.
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AliceW
Anchorage
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 21 March 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Ambiance was marred by table location near to kitchen door where kitchen/service staff were in and out of frequently. It was startling to have several ice sculptures (beautiful as they were) topple and break during dining. From the reaction of proximate diners, it seemed to be a safety concern. Chowder tasted a bit fishy. Carrots and potatoes of boiled dinner were flavorful and cooked to perfection. But I could have done without the broth in the bowl. Boiled dinner is not a soup, at least not in the New England I grew up in. The food is cooked in water, but served on a dry plate. More appetizing to my palate. The ice cream was creamy and hard at the same time and delicious!
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KentK
Portland
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 21 March 2019
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
The host at the front door was friendly. The server was friendly but the service was slow (I would not recommend the 12:30 seating as things were backed up). The appetizer shrimp on roll was not very tasty as the roll seemed as if it came from an inexpensive local grocery. The soup was actually quite tasty but barely warm. The salad appeared to come out of a bag from Costco. The pot pie also tasted like it came prefab from the grocery frozen items. The fish and chips was mediocre and not hot. We enjoy the students (and their diverse age and skill sets). This was our third lunch this year and, although our first disappointment, we will return.
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KatieS
Anchorage
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 March 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Yesterday's menu choices were excellent. The deep fried halibut was the best deep fried halibut I have ever tasted. The coating was amazing and the fact that it was not greasy made it marvelous. I tip my hat to the chef who instructed the students and cooked the fish. This program, through the University of Alaska-CTC, the Bistro and the faculty-staff are a win-win for the city of Fairbanks.
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CarolH
Anchorage
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 7 March 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Realizing that this is a learning environment for students, the overall meal product depends on whoever selects the menu and recipes. The American southern meal was only part southern and also part Cajun. Quality-wise, servers need to learn that it’s acceptable for them to not take a dish to the table. One of us ordered the pecan pie. It was over cooked to the point that the lone pecan on the top was black with most of the rest of the top burned as well. Service was sporadic as the table next to us, seated after us, was served well before us on everything from water through dessert. My husband said the hot chicken was very good and moist as well. My blackened halibut was very good and our other dining companion said the pulled pork was also good. Kudos to the chefs on the proteins!
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AliceW
Anchorage
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 7 March 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Enjoy the variety of choices the menu offers. Enjoy the socializing with familiar faces in the dining room. Enjoy seeing the students gain confidence in their abilities during the semester.
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Borealis Bistro - UAF CTC Culinary Program is rated 4.3 stars by 33 OpenTable diners.

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3770 Geist Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709

Additional information

Cross Street
University and Geist
Area
Fairbanks
Hours of Operation
Lunch Fri 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Bistro, American, Home cooking
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Directly across the street.
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Sean Walklin
Additional
Cafe, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access

Website
http://ctc.uaf.edu/bistro
Phone number
(907) 455-2902
Private party contact
Kristi Gaikowski: (907) 455-2902

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Borealis Bistro Spring 2017

Thursday February 9th 2017

Thursday February 16th 2017

Thursday February 23rd 2017

Thursday March 2nd 2017

Thursday March 9th 2017

Thursday March 16th 2017

Thursday March 23rd 2017

Thursday March 30th 2017

Thursday April 6th 2017

Thursday April 13th 2017

Saturday April 22nd 2017

Thursday April 27th 2017

Thursday May 4th 2017

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