A New El Green-Go's Is Coming to East Anchorage

A new El Green-Go's is on its way to East Anchorage. The popular local Mexican spot has applied for a liquor license to open a restaurant at 5305 E. Northern Lights Blvd. in the Russian Jack area — and the only thing standing between the application and approval is a routine deadline that's all but certain to pass quietly.

When a business applies for a liquor license, the Assembly gets a 60-day window to formally object. The state's alcohol office started that clock May 28, giving Anchorage until July 21 — its last regular meeting before the window closes — to either protest or let it go. The memo before the Assembly does the latter, waiving the city's right to object.

And there's little reason to expect a fight. The application has cleared every check that usually trips one up: no taxes owed, no objection from the police department, and sign-offs already in hand from the health department, fire department, land-use enforcement, and building safety. A special land-use permit for the site has been approved, and the restaurant has worked through the required public-notice and newspaper-posting steps since the start of the year.

The new location would add to El Green-Go's footprint in Anchorage. The designated licensee is Tyler Howie, with Amanda Yonce in executive management, and the filing notes a connection to another licensed Alaska business, Pearl, LLC.

So unless an Assembly member raises an objection before July 21, the paperwork clears and East Anchorage gets another El Green-Go's.