What was that restaurants name in 'downtown' Springfield near Chi-Chi and Shoney's who's mascot was a moose and their kid cups and placemats had hockey facts on them?

Dauphine's Steakhouse? ;)

Houlihan's?

Blackie's?

Restaurant in S'field Hilton?

Springfield has a "downtown"?

It was a family restaurant is all I remember, somewhere in Springfield. Dauphines still exists at Club1328

I remember that fucking place! It looked like a hunting lodge inside and was a Canadian version of Outback...

It was on Commerce between Bland and Brandon. I think it's the Dragon Sea Buffet now...

Bugaboo Creek.

Dood exactly! 'Canadian Outback' perfect description. But what was the name?

"Hoser1995" is correct: Bugaboo Creek steakhouse. IIRC it was on Commerce Street across from the exit from what is now the Bank of America drive-thru (I think it's now some sort of Oriental restaurant). They took Canadian currency as well as the standard range of options.

I only recall eating there once and the circumstances were bizarre: My parents decided to go there for their anniversary dinner one year and insisted my brother and I come along. I think that was meant as a joke. My parents' anniversary is in mid-August and when we were kids we were usually all off somewhere in Canada on a family vacation in mid-August (more often than not my parents would wind up eating at McDonald's on their anniversary), so I guess they felt that going to a Canadian-themed restaurant was symbolically appropriate for the occasion since by the 1990s we were no longer taking family vacations.

Finally, now people will stop thinking I'm crazy. Thanks!

I think there is still one in Rockville.

Moose Juice (pineapple soaked Vodka) on the bar and the animated stupid moose.

i think you're talking about Starvin Marvins

Bugaboo Wrote:
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> I think there is still one in Rockville.

Close. A Google search shows one on Shady Grove Road in Gaithersburg. For the average resident of Northern Virginia, all those places up I-270 might as well just be "Rockville"!

They also had a talking pine tree.

Is that the place that was once owned by two Redskins players? Seems the name Jordan comes to mind, maybe a kicker.

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> Is that the place that was once owned by two
> Redskins players? Seems the name Jordan comes to
> mind, maybe a kicker.

The place you are referring to was next door to Bugaboo Creek in the A-Frame building which is now I believe a brown savage mud people joint. When Mike Nelms and I owned it, it was a pizzeria.

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> Is that the place that was once owned by two
> Redskins players? Seems the name Jordan comes to
> mind, maybe a kicker.


I believe you're referring to Rocco's.

"which is now I believe a brown savage mud people joint"

best laugh I had all day

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> "which is now I believe a brown savage mud people
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That brown savage mexican place is actually pretty good, as those places go.

There is a serious shortage of real restaurants in Springfield and thereabouts. Mike's is about it, and is always crowded.

Generous George's ???? It's now Katies, I think....