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The 1984 location which sat just 40 guests.
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The Canadian
Honker Restaurant & Catering was established in 1984. It was a
difficult task considering the owner, Joe Powers, was only 21 years
old, the location he had his heart set on had 8 restaurants fail in a
10-year period and he needed a loan from the bank to get started.
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The 1987 location, seating 85.
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His background and
past working experience helped him convince the bank in helping him get
started. Joe opened the Canadian Honker Restaurant in the front of a
house that sat 40 people, in 1987 he built a new restaurant on the main
floor of the Bell Tower Motel, located across the street from St.
Mary's Hospital, (which is a Mayo Clinic Hospital and the largest
private hospital in the world, it is truly an international location)
this facility had a capacity of 85 seats.
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The 1998 (and current) location, seating 165
guests.
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In 1998 the Canadian
Honker bought land, destructed houses and built a beautiful facility
just up the street from the old one, it is state of the art from the
front door to the back door. This new facility is 8,000 square feet,
(compared to the 3,600 in the prior restaurant) can seat 165 guests,
added outdoor seating, a full service bar, live entertainment, new line of clothing and a
parking lot with 80 stalls.
The name Canadian
Honker came from the Canadian Geese, which Rochester attracts about
30,000 geese a winter and many sightseers.
We are conveniently
open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Fridays
& Saturdays till 12:00 a.m.
We offer many extras
at the Honker. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Senior Citizens
Menu, Children's coloring menu, Healthy menu,
daily lunch and dinner specials, our food is homemade and always fresh,
no frozen or fake food here. And don't forget about our fresh fish
weekends on Friday and Saturday! You won't find this anywhere else!
Friday & Saturday evenings we have our live
entertainment; Blues, Jazz and Soft Rock just to name a few.
We would also like
to CATER to your every need. Our Catering business expands every year, with the
new facility we are able to endure anything, size of groups is not a
question anymore, we can definitely handle it. We have a beautiful
brochure with many menu options and price variations to fit your needs.
I think you will find
our Restaurant unique from any other, I suggest you try the World
Famous Canadian Honker.
Thank you,
Joe and Cris Powers
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