Haven't had my Boonie's fix in a while. I went all out and ate the pulled pork sandwich, smoked ribs, collared greens, and cornbread. My problem is that I find both the pulled pork and ribs so good, that I can't bring myself to visit Boonie's and not have each of them in one sitting. :p I also took home a peach cobbler and pecan pie.

Pictured below is the mini pecan pie (pics of other stuff already plastered through this thread).

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/IMG_6591.jpg

how are the peach cobbblers and pecan pie?

i been wanting to go to boonies for the longest time. but dam its so far from where i am

God damn, I wish I could go, but no car + so far.

... from where i live, it takes 45 mins to get to port mann bridge -- and someone said it takes 15 mins from there -- yes, 1hr of driving *IS* fucking far to go for a concession stand food fix ...

I take my son skating every Wednesday night at the rink next to Boonies which makes not going almost impossible. The pulled pork is better then the ribs IMO.

Boonie's BBQ and Soul Food is closing! Last day they're open is Friday April 3 from 3PM-9PM.

Mother fucker!!!! I want that burger so bad.

Noooo... and I won't even be able to make it tonight for one more pulled pork sandwich. Hopefully they re-open in June somewhere, it will be a shame if they don't.

FUCK I'm pissed

FUCK

SUCH LATE NOTICE :(

Their RIBS are like crack to me.... *DROOLZ*

I know I just received the email from his mailing list last night. I'm going to try to make the trek out tonight, hopefully he still has some food left when I get there. From his latest tweet on twitter it sounds like theres limited food and a lot of people stopping by.

^ OH NOEZZZ

whats his twitter?

Insider Info (not really, just talk to Boonie and he'll talk all day)

The new Boonie's looks like its gonna be in Walnut Grove, so just a quick exit off the Langley exit, he also wants to have a Jazz band playing in his new place and a ton of other stuff...

And man I need to get some ribs tonight, cause waiting til June gonna suck...

Just went and food was FANTASTIC!

The cashier(Not boonies) gave me a free sweet potato pie, REALLY nice guy! hahaha and helped me change the channel to Cavs vs ORL game.

omg.. i still haven't found the time and effort to make it all the way down there to try out the food..

as;fdjs;gljs;ga

^ ME TOO!!!
FACK, now i gotta wait till summer!

dam i wanted to try everything gotta wait

GOOD NEWS!
 

So finally some news!

Our offer on a restaurant in Maple Ridge has been accepted! Completion date is scheduled for September 15th and with luck we should be open by the end of September.

horay!

Hooray! But MR?! Cloverdal was closer :p

Maple Ridge wtfffff

I used to live 5 minutes away from Boonies. Now I have to pay a toll to get there. The chances of myself going there often are slim to none.

I know rent is probably cheaper out there then it is in Surrey, but I think he is making a bad move going to Maple Ridge. His trade area has just shrunk DRAMATICALLY.

Maple Ridge has a population of approx 70k, while Pitt Meadows is a tad shy of 20k I believe. Add in the other small un-incorporated communities in the area, and you are looking at probably 100k people for a trade area.

Now look at Surrey, which has over 400k in population alone, and add Langley and Delta into the mix and you are well over half a million people.

He is probably banking on the fanbase he created from his Cloverdale location, but for most families that went there (and when I went there there were always quite a few), it is not economical to drive 30 minutes while paying a toll to eat at Boonies. There is only a certain distance people are willing to drive for a meal on a consistent basis.

He will still do OK, because his food is quality, and will serve the Maple Ridge area well, but he is missing out on larger markets by moving farther out.

I'll try to make my way down to his restaurant once, because that pulled pork was heavenly.

Edit: The price of commercial space has come down significantly all over the Lower Mainland, especially south of the Fraser, so I am also confused why he left the Surrey area which was more central to Richmond, Delta and Vancouver customers.

Yeah well maybe that lazy bastard can now rock regular hours.

Yeah, Maple Ridge? forget it!

lol! Cloverdale wasn't a walk in the park either!