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Blue Goose Establishment Reviews - With a Twist!

There are a lot of Blue Goose Cafes, Bars, Sandwich Trucks, Restaurants, Inns, and other establishments in the world.  Here is a list!

Do you know of a Blue Goose establishment you'd like to submit?  Please email it to us!

Location Establishment Review
Russellville, AL Blue Goose Café (Terry’s)
38311 Hwy 24
Russellville, AL
256-332-9726
Non-HOBGI review: "They are a small little country cafe and kind of specialize in country Bar-B-Que and ribs and fried Catfish and the like. I believe they have a daily "Plate Lunch Special" at lunch.

There has been a cafe in that location for around 30 years and has changed names several times through the years."

Magrath, AB The Blue Goose Gas Bar (Convenience Store)
Harvest Petroleum Sales Ltd

277 - 1st St NW
Magrath, AB T0K 1J0
403-758-3322
 
Aukland, New Zealand Cock & Bull English Pub & Brewery
272 Ti Rakau Drive, Pakuranga
Aukland, New Zealand
Tel: +64.9.273.7012
Fax: +64.9.273.7246
Brewer & server of Blue Goose Lager.
Dawson Creek, BC Blue Goose Caboose Restaurant
in NAR Park
Dawson Creek, BC
250-782-7654
Seasonal.
Newcastle, CA Blue Goose Restaurant
455 Main
Newcastle, CA
916-663-3355
 
City of Commerce, CA Blue Goose Uniform
5443 E. Washington Blvd
City of Commerce, CA 90040-2105
Tel: 800-543-3732 (323)
Tel: 726-9040 (323)
Fax: 726-8643
From their website: Welcome to the new Blue Goose Uniforms wholesale online store - BlueGooseOnline. com! We have a wide selection of Industrial, Casual and Career clothing for all your needs. Our featured items of the month are listed below.
Parker, CO The Blue Goose Farm Studio
12628 North Woodland Trail
Parker, Colorado 80134
Phone: 303-841-8244
Fax: 303-841-9760
From their website: Gifts and Decorative Home Accessories, hand made originals from Cassandra Colburn.  As Artists, my husband Kent and I, have created custom illustrated furniture and home accessories from our Blue Goose Farm Studio in Parker, Colorado since 1984.

Over the years, collectors from all accross America have purchased our original works as treasured heirlooms, gifts and decorative accessories.  Each piece is a signed original, hand painted, copyrighted, dated and made in America... People love it.  Hoping you love it too, Cassandra Colburn.

East Granby, CT Blue Goose Restaurant
16 South Main Street
East Granby, CT
860-653-4488
Submitted by Dan Rich

This cozy restaurant is located inside a 200 year old farm-house. The building was converted into East Granby's Post Office in the 1930's. For the last 40 years, it has been the home of six different restaurants, the last 16 as The Blue Goose. There are Blue Goose prints on the walls and stuffed Blue Gooses abound.

Serving chicken, steak and seafood dishes, entrees run in the $14-$20 range. We ordered broiled salmon ($14.99) off of the regular dinner menu and two choices from among the 5 specials - fresh catfish with a cornmeal crust topped with bacon and pine nuts ($13.99) and a shrimp boat ($12.99). The entrees were of average quality, but the clear winner was the shrimp boat, which consisted of 9 very large, very fresh fried shrimp served with a zippy high-octane cocktail sauce. The accompanying mashed potatoes and "freedom fries" were average, and the steamed vegetables (sliced squash, pea pods, tomatoes and broccoli) weren't much better. There were a few bumps along the service road; a much-too-long wait for waitress service (after we were seated for fifteen minutes, the maitre d' embarrassingly asked us if anyone had helped us yet), a children's menu was never even offered (a curious move considering we had a child with us), and our server charged us for a Sprite we never ordered.

Stratford, CT Augustyn's Blue Goose (seafood)
326 Ferry Boulevard
Stratford, CT
203-375-9130
From the March 1995 HARTFORD PONDERINGS - "Our February 23rd luncheon meeting at the Blue Goose Restaurant in Stratford was quite disappointing in several respects. The food left much to be desired and the service was poor, so we decided that, in spite of the unique name, we would not go back there again."
Bristol, United Kingdom Blue Goose Restaurant
344 Gloucester Road, Bishopston
Bristol BS78AE UK
0117-942 0940
Non-HOBGI review: Can anyone recommend a reasonably up-market eatery in Bristol? The kind of place where smart dress is required? ... I'm looking for somewhere in the Centre/Clifton/Redland area. [Snip] How about "The Blue Goose" on Gloucester Road, Horfield side of Bishopton. It used to be excellent, though got a bit crowded after being spotted by the Grauniad and Egon Ronay. Make sure you book. -- Garry
Florida Blue Goose Beer Saloon
660 NW 22nd Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-587-8034
 
Pembroke Pines, FL Blue Goose Café
1491 North Palm Avenue
Pembroke Pines, FL
954-436-8677
This may now be a Jamaican restaurant called "The Irie Cafe".
Ft. Pierce, FL Blue Goose Growers
14885 Indrio Rd.
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
Phone: 772-461-3020
Fax: 772-468-4669
From their website: Blue Goose Growers (BGG) is Florida's largest grove management company. Since1963 BGG has provided grove management and care taking services to some of Florida's largest citrus plantings. More recently, BGG is providing real estate investment services to growers and investors.
Vienna, GA Blue Goose Diner
Highway 41 South
Vienna, GA
912-268-6817
 
Hannover, Germany Blue Goose Records
Braunstr. 6a 30169
Hannover Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 511 / 123 139 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 511 / 123 139 - 10
From their website: Blue Goose Records was a sister label to Yazoo Records (today run by Shanachie) founded in New York in the early seventies by Nick Perls. It's a shame, that nowhere in the whole Internet there is anything coherent to read about this record label ! So I went and tried to change this sad situation a little bit.

Unofficial home page.

Chicago, IL Goose Island Beer Company
Chicago, IL
Making the list because of the Honker's Ale!
Mt. Vernon, IL Jimmie James Blue Goose (Greek cuisine)
1014 Main Street
Mt. Vernon, IL
618-242-5626
 
St. Charles, IL Blue Goose Supermarket
164 S 1st St
St. Charles, IL
630-584-0900
From their website: At the Blue Goose, we offer something uncommon in the grocery industry: service and convenience. We afford an accessible riverfront location in downtown St. Charles, convenient parking, and a store that is large enough to offer a wide array of products yet small enough to afford the ease and simplicity that saves your valuable time. Most importantly, we offer friendly and knowledgeable employees that can help you find items when time is of the essence.
Chicago, IL Harry Caray's Restaurant
(Serving Honker's Ale)
33 West Kinzie Street
Chicago, IL  30310
312-828-0966
312-828-0962 (Fax)
E-mail: holycow@harrycarays.com
Recently, while having lunch in a Chicago pub, I noticed a sign for Honkers Ale. Since I never tasted a beer I couldn't drink, I decided to take a chance on a Honkers. Let me tell you, one led to two and that led to a third and so on. It was one of the better beers/ales I've ever tasted in my long career of beer drinking. So, if you happen to visit the windy city, try a "Honkers."

By Fred Nintzel, PMLG, Garden State Pond

El Dorado, KS Blue Goose Tavern
120 East 4th Avenue
El Dorado, KS
316-321-6871
 
Eunice, LA Cuz's Blue Goose (dance hall)
Eunice, LA
 
Northport, ME Blue Goose Dance Hall
Rte. 1
Northport, ME
207-338-3003
Michigan Pond's Dick Chenard snapped a picture as he was traveling down Route 1.
Old Orchard Beach, ME Blue Goose Restaurant
Cascade Plaza
Old Orchard Beach, ME
207-934-4093
 
Lewiston, ME Blue Goose Tavern
69 Sabattus Street
Lewiston, ME
207-783-3287
 
Baltimore Harbor, MD Blue Goose Charters
Baltimore Harbor, MD
From their website: Blue Goose Charters, has been chartering motor yachts on the Chesapeake Bay since 1986. Our charter service has been rated "Best of the Bay" by Chesapeake Bay Magazine. Our rates are the best on the Bay because we own all of our boats and slips.
Cambridge, MA Blue Goose (pizza truck)
near corner of Vassar & Main Streets (MIT Campus near Bldg. 54)
Cambridge, MA
 
Gaylord, MI Blue Goose (restaurant)
900 Charles Brink Road
Gaylord, MI
517-732-8254
 
Fennville, MI Blue Goose Café Pizza & Sub
210 East Main Street
Fennville, MI
616-561-5044
 
St. Clair Shores, MI Blue Goose Inn / Blue Goose Kitchen
28911 Jefferson Avenue
St. Clair Shores, MI
Inn: 810-294-0690
Kitchen: 810-296-0950
Review by Phillip E. Sbar, PMLG, etc., Nov. 11, 2000: "Last night Sharon & I and a couple of cousins went to the Blue Goose Inn to catch the music. We arrived about 10:20 PM, well after dinner time and most of the way through the first set. The joint was jumping.

In this attractive, piney-paneled bar and restaurant, a very good blues band kept everyone happy. Some were dancing. There were lots of folks eating -- bar snacks, lake perch, pizza, burgers, steaks, etc.

The service was fast, efficient, & friendly. We saw people come in, pay the well-worth-it $2.00 cover, have dinner, listen to a few numbers, raise a glass or two, and leave. It was an eclectic crowd. Young folks to golden agers. Cowboy boots to Nikes. Blue jeans, chinos, Bermuda shorts, and baggy pants. All enjoyed themselves.

The Blue Goose flies high here. It is shown in a banner behind the bandstand and in a neon trophy case. Blue goose footprints lead one from the parking lot to the door. The t-shirt of a Blue Goose playing a saxophone is a must-have.

I, of course, paid with my Platinum Blue Goose Visa Card. The boss had never heard of HOBGI (even with Detroit Puddle right there). If you're ever in the Greater Detroit area, go to the Blue Goose Inn!"

Garrison, MN Blue Goose Inn
Highway 169 South
Garrison, MN
320-692-4330
 
Oxford, MS Blue Goose Sandwich Shop
Near campus of Mississippi State University
Oxford, MS
 
Kansas City, MO
Lee's Summit, MO
The Blue Goose Frozen Yogurt
544 Westport Rd.
Kansas City, MO
816-561-3040

The Blue Goose Frozen Yogurt
432 S.W. Ward Rd.
Lee's Summit, MO
816-525-6124

A few years ago, I snacked at a Blue Goose frozen custard stand in Kansas City, MO. The proprietor had never heard of HOBGI. That stand is now closed. Would a positive review by a gander in the Heart of America Pond have helped? It couldn't have hurt.

By Tom Cattell, National Capital Pond.

Gardiner, MT Red's Blue Goose Saloon Barbecue & Steakhouse / Rosie's Pancake Paradise Breakfast Café
Hwy. 89 & Park Street
Gardiner, MT 406/848-7037
Creston North, NF Blue Goose Take-Out
Ville Marie Drive Gd
Creston North, NF
709-279-1414
 
Mount Sunapee, NH The Blue Goose Inn
#24 Route 103B
Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire
603-763-5519
866-763-5519
Ruidoso, NM Blue Goose Café and Catering
2963 Sudderth Drive
Ruidoso, NM  88345
505/257-5271
 
Bethpage, NY Blue Goose Bake Shop
540 Central Avenue
Bethpage, NY
516-938-2816
 
Jamaica, NY Blue Goose Café
11908 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY
718-527-8437
 
Buffalo, NY Blue Goose Café
701 Seneca Street
Buffalo, NY
716-856-5044
 
Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Goose (Historic? From a story on the web): The last time I had been called on the carpet was at Tinker Air Force Base, just outside of Oklahoma City. Several of the guys from our unit were having a chugging contest at the Blue Goose, a civilian bar in downtown Oklahoma City......The Blue Goose has been placed off limits to all military personnel. You are hereby remanded to two weeks extra duty.

Unknown if it still exists?

Springboro, OH Blue Goose Inn & Tavern
25 East Central Avenue (St. Rte. 73)
Springboro, OH
Historic only?
Warsaw, OH Blue Goose Carryout Inc.
US 36
Warsaw, OH
 
Etobicoke, ON Blue Goose Tavern
1 Blue Goose Street
Etobicoke, ON
416-255-2442
Great street name!
London, ON Blue Goose Fishing Charters
#80 1385 Commissioners Rd. W.
London, Ontario
N6K 1E2
From their website: We offer everyone, (regardless of experience), an opportunity to enjoy a fishing adventure on the Great Lakes, onboard a state of the art Fishing Machine. We supply everything you will need in the way of fishing tackle and items of safety . All you have to bring is your food and beverages for the day , a cooler for your catch, and strong arm to land those fish with!! Be it Salmon and Trout in the Spring on Lake Huron, or Walleye and Trout on Lake Erie in the Summer. We are DEDICATED to seeing that you have a trip full of wonderful memories!!
Ashland, OR Blue Goose Books
489 Allison Street
Ashland, OR 97520
541-488-2300
 
Pittsburgh, PA Blue Goose Inc
1400 S Braddock Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
412-241-8193
 
Brookville, PA The Blue Goose
Cinda Taylor, Proprietor
173 Main Street
Brookville, PA 15825
814-849-5808
From their website: The Blue Goose is well-known for its exquisite cuisine. Our menus and excellent lunches are carefully planned and prepared to make your experience the very best.
Ebensburg, PA Blue Goose Inn
2432 Blue Goose Rd
Ebensburg, PA
814-948-5501
 
Crapaud, PE Blue Goose (restaurant)
RR1
Crapaud, PE
902-658-2255
 
Ashgrove, Queensland Australia The Blue Goose Brasserie
34/240 Waterworks Rd
Ashgrove, QLD 4060
Non HOBGI Review: Restaurant, Café, licensed bar & BYO bottled wine. Great atmosphere & courtyard dining, lunch & dinner. Open Tues - Sat. Contact: Debbie, Ph 0061 7 3366 5655, Fax 0061 7 3366 5655
Hendersonville, TN Blue Goose Café
689 W. Main St.
Hendersonville, TN 37075-2812
615-822-8250
 
Milan, TN Blue Goose Café
1020 N 2nd Street
Milan, TN
901-686-8979
 
Humboldt, TN Blue Goose Decor
114 N. 14th Ave.
Humboldt, TN 38343
Fax 901-784-8886
An online division of Dan's Factory Outlet.
Plano, TX The Blue Goose
Accents of the South
1007 E. 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75074
Phone: 972-881-9295
Fax: 972-881-1898
Toll Free: 800 844-5468
From their website: The Blue Goose opened as a business in 1984 in the H. M. Beaty Building at 1029 E. 15 the Street. Bev Hiegel purchased the business in 1988 from the original owners Jan Culbertson and Gloria Swineholm. In
1992 the business had grown and we expanded the retail area into 1/2 of the building at 1027 E. 15th Street.
Addison, TX Blue Goose Cantina
14920 Midway Road
Addison, TX 75001
972-726-8771
If you are looking for a place to go out for a good bite of Tex-Mex that will let you in the door wearing boots and jeans or flip flops & your halter top the Blue Goose is your venue. It's fun atmosphere that suggests that something wild or exciting might happen at any second. Perhaps it's the line of motorcycles that always seem to be parked outside or it's the rows of beer bottle cases holding up one of the bars. Or maybe it's roar of juke box and lively conversation spilling out of the open-air bar and dining areas.

The food is good solid Tex-Mex fare, the standard combination plates and some wonderful specialties of the house. A full bar awaits those who dare to imbibe. Entrées are all very moderately priced $8-12.

It's a great lunch break from the trials and tribulations of the office and fantastic location for that post work day attitude adjustment. So, whether with out of town guests or that special some one it's time to relax with a margarita and a great Mexican dish at The Blue Goose!

Submitted by Linda Meik, WGQ

Dallas, TX Blue Goose, Mexican Cuisine
2905 Greenville Avenue (at McCommas Boulevard)
Dallas, TX
214-823-6786
It’s a long cab ride from the strangely deserted mean streets of downtown Dallas to the Blue Goose Cantina - but worth it. As you can see from the pictures, it looks like any biker on his or her way to Sturgis would feel comfortable stopping here for an oil change, and inside, the concrete floor serves as a cold wake-up to anyone unfamiliar with the consequences of too many of the establishment’s award-winning Margaritas.

Enchiladas, taco salads, burritos – they have them all. But Margaritas are what the locals come for – green, frosty, salty Margaritas.

Blue Geese tend to be risk-averse; consequently, we all went fairly light on the hot sauce, and did not stray too far from the traditional Mexican dishes. Did I mention the Margaritas? Served in beer steins (sassy!), this place was Blue Goose with attitude!

By Dave Bruell: A visit on Sunday, 11/11/2001

Altair, TX Blue Goose Hunting Club
Altair, TX
From their website: Blue Goose offers more than 100,000 acres of land to provide a wide range of hunting options. You will hunt rice fields, soybeans, oats, wheat, corn, and milo, along with plowed grounds and laid out plots. Our diverse hunting habitat assures a quality hunt regardless of seasonal movements of geese populations. At Blue Goose you will see the largest goose concentration in North America.
Columbus, TX Blue Goose Restaurant & Hunt Club
9 mi South Of Columbus (Highway 71)
Columbus (Eagle Lake) TX 78934
409-234-3597
 
Texas Blue Goose Riders From their website: The Blue Goose Riders (BGR) started in October 1997 when Marc Marcom, Bob White, Bob Speer, Charlie Stevens and Matt Mortimer decided to organize a weekly hangout for sportbike riders in Addison, Texas. The Blue Goose Cantina was the obvious place as Matt was the restaurant manager.

As the weather warmed up, more bikes showed up and the Blue Goose Riders organized to unite bike enthusiasts in North Texas. Dedicated to the enjoyment of two-wheel motor sports – BGR is a sportbike association, welcoming all genres of riders including cruisers, dirt bikes and collectible enthusiasts.

BGR promotes safe and responsible practices and always recommends riding the pace for group rides. BGR is not organized as a riding club or does it have any official affiliation with the Blue Goose Restaurant and is in no way affiliated, liable nor responsible for any activities, group rides or occurrences arranged by individuals through it's membership.

It's all about the ride – the ride of life, friendships, memories and discovering the road less traveled.

Logan, UT Blue Goose (restaurant)
1 North Main Street
Logan, UT
435-752-0619
 
Salt Lake City, UT The Blue Goose VIP Club
The Depot in the Gateway
400 W. South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT
801-456-2800
No longer be mentioned on their website.  The Gateway is in Gateway Mall at the the former Union Pacific Railroad Station.  It has a Planetarium!
Prosser, WA Blue Goose (Italian restaurant)
306 7th Street
Prosser, WA
509-786-1774
Previous online review link became broken.
Port Orchard, WA Blue Goose Tavern
1931 Bay Street
Port Orchard, WA
360-895-8171
 
Jonben, WV Blue Goose Grocery Store
Jonben, WV
 
Green Lake, WI The Goose Blind
512 Gold St.
Green Lake, WI 54941
920-294-6363
Where else could one hope to nest-le down for for filling the "bill" with some thirst quenching beverage and a "goose" shank BUT in Green Lake ,WI, birthplace of our Order. Just down the block from the actual site!

Serving goose brau beer and other delectables ! You will see the clothing apparel modeled by yours truly and Tim. EAT YOUR HEART OUT ! If you can hold your breath that long our special post-convention tour to our birthplace will be able to INCULCATE this outstanding venue. Rumor has it there may even be a name change . We may just slap a banner outside adding the word BLUE Gooseblind Tavern.

Terry Maloney, GWGQ

Two Rivers, WI Blue Goose (bar)
1326 East River Street
Two Rivers, WI
920-793-1421
 
White Lake, WI Blue Goose Saloon
N4445 State Highway 55
White Lake, WI
715-882-4172
 
Zurich, Switzerland Blaue Ente
Seefeldstrasse 442
Muhle Tiefenbrunnen
Zurich, Switzerland
Telephone: 00 411 388 6840
For a non-member review, you can check out this link!
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The Blue Goose B-26

Follow this link for a fascinating read on the history of this Blue Goose B-26.
  The Legend of the Old Blue Goose From their website: Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter is considered to be an icon of early blues, not only in the Shreveport area, but all over the world. However, many years before Leadbelly was recorded, other blues artists from the Shreveport area had already made records and they all played music on the streets in a small area of town, which today is officially identified as Wilson Alley, but was earlier known as Old Blue Goose. In 1929, a teenager named Jesse Thomas recorded a song called "Blue Goose Blues"...

 

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