What Happened to Slippery Salmon After Man v. Food? (Anchorage, AK)

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Slippery Salmon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp lists Slippery Salmon Bar & Grill's East 3rd Avenue location as permanently closed, with the listing page showing a September 2026 update; no independent second source (news article or business statement) has been located to confirm a closure date.

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 14
  • Original air date
  • Address 115 E 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

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What happened after Man v. Food?

In the Alaska episode, Casey Webb visited Slippery Salmon Bar & Grill in downtown Anchorage to crack into a plate of crab legs, according to the episode. The restaurant operated on East Third Avenue, near Anchorage's downtown waterfront district and cruise-ship docks, an area with several visitor-facing seafood spots. A Yelp listing for the East Third Avenue address showed a permanently-closed label as of a September 2026 review of the page; no news coverage or business statement addressing a closure has been located to date. The Alaska episode also included Denali BrewPub in Talkeetna and a caribou-burger challenge at West Rib Pub and Grill, according to episode summaries, placing Slippery Salmon within a multi-stop statewide itinerary that ranged well beyond a single city.

Featured on Man v. Food

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 14
Original air date
Episode title
What was featured
cracking into a plate of crab legs
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Slippery Salmon

Frequently asked questions

Is Slippery Salmon still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Slippery Salmon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to Slippery Salmon after Man v. Food?

In the Alaska episode, Casey Webb visited Slippery Salmon Bar & Grill in downtown Anchorage to crack into a plate of crab legs, according to the episode. As of September 2026, Slippery Salmon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is Slippery Salmon permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Slippery Salmon has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Slippery Salmon located?

115 E 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Man v. Food featured Slippery Salmon?

Season 8, Episode 14 of Man v. Food, first aired October 15, 2019.

What do reviews say since Man v. Food?

A Yelp listing for the East Third Avenue address showed a permanently-closed label as of a September 2026 review of the page; no news coverage or business statement addressing a closure has been located to date. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
115 E 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Venue type
bar
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/slippery-salmon-anchorage
  • rottentomatoes.com — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/man_v_food/s08/e14
  • foodiepie.com — https://www.foodiepie.com/restaurant.php?rst=Slippery-Salmon-Anchorage-AK

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