Alaska Wild Berry Products

Chocolate !!! Uhem… I need to say my name is Bill and I am a chocoholic. Now, after decades of work, I am able to enter Wildberry without impersonating the Cookie Monster.

I always try to sneak in a second — and hopefully a third! — visit here whenever we are in Anchorage. It’s so fun!
It sounds like just a place to get jams and jellies, but it’s really so much more!
So the thing that made them famous, and what they are named for, is their wild berry chocolates. They use Alaska ingredients, like rhubarb and wild strawberries and high bush cranberry, but also stuff you can’t really get anywhere else, like fireweed and salmonberry and mossberry — it’s amazing! You can try pieces of them in the shop, and they are all crazy delicious.
They also make lots of other chocolates — the peanut butter melts are my personal favorite (though I do wish they made them with dark chocolate as well as milk). They sell them in the store individually, but you can also get them prepackaged in sets to take home for those who are jealous you went to Alaska in the first place.
In addition to the delectable chocolate selection, there are lots of other yummy foods — they have excellent fireweed honey, for one thing. They do also have the obligatory jams and jellies, along with salmon jerky, various kinds of smoked salmon, sausages made from all kinds of things, including reindeer, cheeses, syrups, sauces, coffees — it really just goes on and on.
But honestly, the best part is the STUFF. They have pretty much any Alaskan trinket or souvenir you could possibly want. T-​shirts, jackets, socks, hats, hot pads, kitchen towels, and so much more — and all of that is just the right side of the store. On the other side there are pens and boxes and picture frames, memo pads shot glasses and keychains, stuffed animals and jewelry — and Christmas ornaments, of course. In addition, they have really nice arty things like hand painted gold pans, metal sculptures, tapestries — lots of higher end stuff that you will want to hang on your wall to remind you of your trip to the last frontier.
It’s fairly touristy — okay, it’s extremely touristy — but it’s fabulous!!! You can get nearly anything you seek there, and it’s just an awesome store.
We never go to Anchorage without stopping there a minimum of twice, and I try to sneak in another trip or two. It’s wonderful — you can’t say you’ve been to Anchorage without it!

Fun tourist stop with lots of fun T-​shirt options if you’re looking for memorabilia or gifts. Also had unique chocolate treats that my family appreciated trying when I arrived home. Prices are typical tourist shop prices, not a place to look for bargains.

Fantastic place! I was expecting it to be super touristy and over priced. I wasn’t entirely wrong, but this place is def worth the stop. They make all of their chocolate and candies on location — even the jellies inside some of the chocolates! We bought a ton and it stays well too. But be sure to pace yourself with their samples!

I bring everyone here whose visiting anchorage for the very first time. They have a wide variety of locally made chocolate goodness. You can view the chocolatier while they are busy at work making all the candy and berrylicious jam.

I love this place! Although it being a main stop for the tourist buses does detract from the ambiance a bit. Yesterday I drove by and there was a moose in the parking lot, a group of tourists were getting really close trying to take candid photos. NOT SMART! I had to pull over and try to wave them away, really how can you be that ignorant? And why did the bus driver or AWBP workers not try to warn them, yes they did get charged by the way, luckily no one was hurt. Geez tourists, Moose are not cuddly!
But onto the review, this place is great! Little spendy but I love the honey and jam selections and it’s always fun to bring out-​of-​towners by, just don’t drink from the chocolate fall!

I take all of my relatives here for their first trip to AK. I love the free chocolate tour and it’s just a fun place to be.

This is an Alaskan icon. Sure, it’s touristy, but the candies are good and made with Alaskan berries. Pretty cool. That’s what they have made their name and reputation on, obviously. But there is a good selection of other souvenirs, food products and clothes. And all of it is generally cheaper than what you will find down town. If you visit Anchorage, this is a must stop. But don’t expect to see a ton of locals.

Very friendly staff and great candy. Looks like it would be fun to watch the staff make things during the week. Definitely a touristy place but it is a great place to get gifts for out of state friends and family.

Pretty much a tourist trap with expensive souvenirs. We bought 0.25 lbs of chocolate covered bacon for $ 5.50. only so-​so. Not sure what the hype was about

For me, a touristy place qualifies as a place to buy nonessential items that will gather dust in your closet. If you really really love collecting sweaters and t-​shirts with Alaska printed all over it, go for it!
AK Wild Berry does have quite a collection of sweets, old-​school candy, fudge, and jellies, but I’ve never really wanted to indulge in anything beyond some of the fudge varieties. I’m just not a huge candy person anyway.
Ladies might like some of the jewellry or stuffed animals for children, but again, just not my taste.

On my first trip to Alaska over 10 years ago, this was the first place we hit after being picked up from the airport. Yes, it is still hopelessly touristy, but where else in the world can you see a synthetic 10+ foot chocolate fall and have your picture taken with larger than life stuffed animals… it IS a Kodak moment!
The chocolate, to me is NOT the greatest… kinda grainy and not creamy, but feel free to judge for yourself as they offer lots of samples to boost a sale. The «jelly filled center» products are stuffed in many a carry on for the folks back home, but its just not of the highest quality. That being said, you’ll come across as a hero for buying and bringing home something that says Alaska on it. The do have a great variety of other confections that make up for the mediocre signature jelly stuff thats is worth checking out. The souvenir section is fairly good with prices on par with the tourist stops in downtown.

I’ve gone here for every one of the major gift-​purchasing holidays for hubby. He’s loopy for fudge. He’s also loopy for chocolate, berries, jellies… anything with sugar, actually. They also have some nifty Alaska items, if you want to spend the cash. The chocolate waterfall really adds to the sight and super-​chocolate smell of the place; although kind of icky if you were to, say, dunk your hand in.
It’s a fun place to bring visitors, and to help yourself to some yummy samples. I’ve never seen the movies, but I hear they’re great. One of these years I’ll have to make an effort to see them first-​hand.

This spot is a well known stop for the tour buses in the summer time, and they do a lot of business. The chocolates are made on site, and they do have a tour of the candy kitchen visible behind the glass wall. The candy is fresh, and there are lots of free samples.
The most popular chocolates made there are «wild berry» jelly centers made from salmon berries, currants, blackberries, strawberries, and even fireweed blossoms. The differences between these are interesting but sometimes very subtle.
That being said, there are other prepackaged candies, jellies, canned salmon and syrups you can buy nearly everywhere in town for much less. There is also a wide variety of made-​in-​China trinkets and tee shirts. Save your money.
The biggest tourist attraction here is the chocolate waterfall. This is not the chocolate waterfall you get with a chocolate fondue party table but a greasy 10 foot fall over a 6 foot pool of greasy melted chocolate constantly circulated over the fall with a hydraulic pump. Mmmm.
This has probably not been changed in years, and there is a sign saying this is not edible; but for small children who cannot read… well, you might just want to keep an eye on them or they could end up in the pool.

Fantastic chocolate and I’ve had a lot of different kinds over the years. Even the sugarfree tastes fantastic. I highly reccomend the peanut butter cups. So good! The only issue I have is they are very spendy and it is a high volume tourist area.

Definitely a tourist trap but I love the samples of the wildberry jelly chocolates and the fresh jellies do taste better than buying the prepackaged box at Wal Mart or something. I will be back for the jelly chocolates. I miss them.

Weird flavored fruit jellies dunked in chocolate and available all over Anchorage. We’ve been eating them for years and Grandma always sends them in a Christmas package. Not the best things on the planet or anything, but most are pretty tasty. Some taste like evil berry though, so look out for that nasty bomb…

There’s an incredibly wonderful waterfall of molten chocolate in the entryway.
That sorta sets the tone for your entire visit. There’s a factory floor where you can watch them making confections, if they happen to be making any that day. Today, only one of the rooms was doing anything of note.
If you want to get some chocolate or other candies, you’ll have plenty of opportunity. They’ve also got a substantial variety of other products, such as jams, jellies, and every form of preserved salmon you can shake a jerky at. My wife was helped at the chocolate counter by a wonderful manager named Lisa. Very friendly and service-​oriented.
So yeah, it’s a tourist trap. But if you’re in town and just gotta hit up one or two of those to make sure you’ve earned your stripes as a Well-​Traveled patron, then get on out there.
Note: There’s a free shuttle available from any of the major hotels. Just call and they’ll make sure the bus comes around to pick you up.

The girl working the register sure was a dimwit, but I thought this place was pretty cool, high priced but cool.
I only visited the gift shop (I went twice) The free samples of candy are basically the only real reason to go. I bought t-​shirts to send back to my family, I should have just gotten them tees from Moose’s Tooth or something, but that’s okay, I got like 3 samples of moose nuggets, muhahaha.

This place is a mixed bag. As a tourist site it’s all right. It’s not the fantastic place that their advertising says, but it’s still it’s worth about 3 hours.
Their two movies were awesome, as in «inspiring awe». One was about Alaska, myths and the lands. The other was about the wildlife. There’s a cut rate for going to both movies.
In the back there are two separate «petting» areas with extra costs for each. For $ 2/​adult $ 1/​kid you can pet and feed a reindeer. For $ 5 you can pet the sled dogs and talk to a guy who did the Iditarod 3 times (broke his leg and totaled the sled on his second run).
The food was pretty good: salmon burger with bacon, two kinds of soup, reindeer hot dogs. I thought the $ 3/​scoop ice cream was pricey, and so I skipped it.
The gift shop was another story. I thought everything was overpriced. They made their own candy. The chocolate-​covered whatevers were $ 6 plus something per quarter pound! Everything else seemed in line with that overpricing.