Bridge.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: DINING - Marketing of Bridge Seafood Restaurant - Brief article

For a uniquely Alaska dining experience, the Bridge Seafood Restaurant reopened its seasonal doors May 26 and will remain open through August 31. The Bridge was purchased in 2011 by its current owners, Chefs A1 Levinsohn and Patrick Hoogerhyde, both have "made Alaska home" and have had extensive culinary careers in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

Located at 221 W. Ship Creek Avenue, the restaurant is "a bridge over an active hatchery fed salmon stream, where you can see people catching the same species of salmon that you're having for dinner," Hoogerhyde says.

All of the seafood served at the Bridge is 100 percent Alaska-caught seafood, including the popular halibut, king salmon, and king crab. In fact, Hoogerhyde says, the restaurant's short open season is specifically correlated to the fresh salmon season from May to August. In addition to local seafood, 80...