Evergreen Clam Bar & JJ Goodwins on Rt. 28

[Rattlesnake Gal]

We drive by Evergreen Clam Bar in Barnstead just about every time we head to the lake. Has anyone here been and if so, how was it?
Have you been to Pops Clam Shell? How does it compare? (Prices seem better at Evergreen.)

Has anyone ever eaten at J. J. Goodwins and if so, how was it??

Thanks for posting your menus McDude!
(I could have sworn you had a menu posted for Pops. )

[pmj]

Hi there,
I have never eaten at Evergreen Clam bar, except for ice cream,which is just mediocre with Hersey brand ice cream, but I am a self admitted ice cream snob .

I do know that there was a for sale sign up for quite a while, but it is gone now. The Evergreen has been owned by the same people who own the Circle Restaurant at Epsom Traffic Circle and the Egg Shell in Loudon on 106. I understand they may have one or 2 others..seems to me there might be one in Laconia under a different name.

pmj

[Aquadeziac]

The one in Laconia is in the Gilford Place Plaza beside the Chinese Restaurant across from the Margate, I believe its called Lakeside or some such thing. Been there in the past and liked it but the last two times it had gone downhill. Slow service, bland, flavorless meals, barely warm, inattentive waitstaff, could be cleaner.

[Waterbaby]

Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

The one in Laconia is in the Gilford Place Plaza beside the Chinese Restaurant across from the Margate, I believe its called Lakeside or some such thing. Been there in the past and liked it but the last two times it had gone downhill. Slow service, bland, flavorless meals, barely warm, inattentive waitstaff, could be cleaner.

Here's the link for the thread on Lakeside: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3901

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Has anyone ever eaten at J. J. Goodwins and if so, how was it??

We wondered about JJ Goodwins as well. My mother just mentioned on our trip last week that in all the years it's been there we've never heard of anyone commenting on this place. She asked if anyone had commented on the forum and I said "Never". Now RG and I both are posing the question.

[aslipp]

We have been to Evergreen Clam Bar and the food was good; the prices were really good (I'm actually surprised that more people are not there when we go...and also that they stay in business with the prices).

We also have picked up pizza at JJ Goodwin's (only once). It's been a while (a year and a half?), but if I remember correctly, it was pretty good....not really any place I would want to dine at with my family, but great for picking up a pizza on a drive-by.

I think both places are worth a try....

[mcdude]

J. J. Goodwin's is currently FOR SALE

See REAL ESTATE AD

[mcdude]

.....and the Evergreen Clam Bar has changed hands. The lease now belongs to David Preston, owner of OSG Paintball. A Memorial Day opening is planned after extensive renovations.


From the Baysider article:

Preston plans to change the restaurant's signature pine green color, and repaint it to suit its new name, once the right one has been found.

For the first few years, Preston said his main focus will be the restaurant itself, but he is already looking toward the future with plans to re-open the long-dormant family ski hill attached to the property.

"There's not a lot to do around here for youth in the wintertime," he said, explaining that residents will be able to choose between skiing and snow tubing.

Preston also hopes to open a drive-through gourmet coffee stand on the property, but said that those plans won't become a reality until next fall, at the earliest.

"It's nice to be able to get a really good cup of coffee," he said, adding that there are not a lot of coffee shops in the area to choose from.

For right now, though, Preston's focus is on the first step, finding a name.

From the NELSAP (New England Lost Ski Area Project) Website

This area was located on Route 28 in Barnstead.. I believe it was part of a private development called Locke Lake colony. It had a rope tow with 3 or 4 trails. The base lodge is still there and is operating as a Clam Bar/Ice cream restaurant. The area was operating in the late 60's into the early 70's. Some of the old lift can still be seen at the bottom with trees and brush all around."