The 110-year-old building that houses Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails has a long history as a hangout: It first opened in 1934 as John's Bar & Grill, and received one of the first liquor licenses issued in Suffolk County; later, it was known as KB's Burger Shack. The newest incarnation keeps the tavern-food focus, but adds fussier dishes such as deviled duck eggs, lettuce wraps and a hickory-smoked pork chop.

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The Goose signature burger topped with stilton cheese, sweet onion jam, crisp foie gras on a toasted brioche bun and served with fries and a pickle at Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue.

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Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue.

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Customers dine at Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue.

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Oysters Rockefeller served at Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue.

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Monkfish over Israeli cous cous with broccoli, yellow squash and peppers in a saffron sauce at Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue

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A hickory smoked pork chop dressed with a bourbon-infused cherry glaze over butternut squash, apple mash and crispy fried Brussels sprouts at Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue.

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Owner Brian Kearns and his wife Brenda Kim in the dining room of Blue Goose Craft Kitchen and Cocktails in Patchogue.

 
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