My fast-food dreams have *almost* come true

Despite the abundance of suburban conveniences, Anchorage is still missing many things that I miss, namely a Target, Cheesecake Factory, and a Chipotles. In fact, I have frequently passed an abandoned Gateway store on Benson and Seward and thought, "THAT should be a Chipotle!", hoping that somehow the fast food gods would hear me.

Apparently they have. Sort of. A Qdoba is being built in the old Gateway Country building. While not exactly the tasty goodness of Chipotle (it's mostly a taste preference, like Burger King vs. McDs), it is certainly a step in the right direction!

Now to work on that Cheesecake Factory...:)