Popular Dallas staple Blue Goose Cantina will close next month after nearly 40 years of selling margaritas and Tex-Mex favorites in Lower Greenville.
The chain's original restaurant at 2904 Greenville Avenue will close for good on March 19, 2023, a week after the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade and block party.
According to a statement from the company, the building's longtime owner Fred Reisberg sold the property and Peterson Management Group, which owns Blue Goose, was unable to reach an agreement on a new lease with the new owner.
“It has been our pleasure to serve neighbors at our Greenville Avenue location for the past 39 years,” says Nick Peterson, CEO of Peterson Management Group. “There have been countless memories created by neighbors who have visited since my dad, Bob Peterson, and Scott Holyfield opened Blue Goose in 1984. Everything from date nights, family outings and after-work happy hours have been created here. We are appreciative of the Fred Reisberg Family Trust, and the valuable relationships we have made through the decades.”
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The restaurant group is now looking for a new location in the Lower Greenville/East Dallas area. In the meantime, the company said all employees of the Greenville Avenue location will be offered positions at other locations or at Aw Shucks, a sister restaurant chain.
Despite the closure of the original restaurant, the company said there is plenty of reason to celebrate. Blue Goose has expanded over the last four decades and will soon open its eighth, and largest, location -- a two-story restaurant in South Grand Prairie near Interstate 20 and Great Southwest Parkway. Blue Goose also has locations in Frisco, Plano, Highland Village, McKinney, Grapevine and Fort Worth.
