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Fire at Bob's Chicken Coop



Published on April 26th, 2010
Published on June 28th, 2010
Staff ~ The The Gulf News RSS Feed

A fire broke out at Bob's Chicken Coop in Port aux Basques on Tuesday morning.

The local volunteer fire department responded to the scene at roughly 10:15 a.m. Smoke was billowing from the building but no flames were visible from the outside.

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A fire broke out at Bob's Chicken Coop in Port aux Basques on Tuesday morning.

The local volunteer fire department responded to the scene at roughly 10:15 a.m. Smoke was billowing from the building but no flames were visible from the outside.

Firefighters directed water in through the kitchen exhaust vents and were able to enter the building through the front and side doors. No injuries were reported.

The structure is still standing but much of the vinyl siding melted off the rear of the building.

The tiny take-out restaurant has been in operation for over 30 years.

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    Jay
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:50

    i would have been working at bobs for 5 years in June of this year it hit me and the rest of my co workers really hard as we watch the fire department putting out the fire it would have been 40 years this year in oct that bobs was in busniess i guess it is just a wanitng game on now if they will rebulid or not

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    Claudine
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:50

    OMG!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe that this catastrophy has happened, Bobs' was our final stop every time we went to NL. We would always take Bobs' Chicken and fries, soaked in their signature Gravy, on the boat trip back to the mainland...PLEASE , PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO REBUILD...

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    Russ
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:50

    Unfortunate. The place is (was) an accepted landmark for the lifetimes of most people in town. My Dad used to bring home the half chicken as an occasional treat on his way home from work -- in the 1960s! Hope they build bigger and better. :-(

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    Reed
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:50

    I am saddened to hear about the fire that has destroyed the most popular chicken with fries and gravy establishment that has ever existed. There are no other places to get the best snack pack on the planet, hopefully the owners will rebuild/repair and get this momumentual business back into the fine food establishment it has been for decades.
    Reed Bennett Mackenzie BC.

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    alma
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:50

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I love Bobs, what will I eat, this summer while I am in NL? Hope they rebuild before I get home.

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    TerryLynn
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:49

    NOOOO not Bob's..... well I hope it gets rebuilt..... well us who cant have it when we want.... people back home will know how we feel when we can't have Bobs..

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    Michelle
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:49

    Hope Bob's chicken Coop is up and running before December. We have been away for 8 yrs. The first place my Husband Regal, and our son James wants to go is Bob's Chicken Coop...

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    Margo
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:49

    Soooo sad, best chicken in the world, they have to rebuild for sure.

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    Wilf
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:48

    Trying to remember when it opened..I do know that it was open in March 1968 but not sure how long it had been open then...Not much left to go home to now LOL

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    W
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:48

    Ohh, man.
    Come Home Year is ruined.

    RIP, Bob's.

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    thomas
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:48

    Sure hope they rebuild before we get home, my whole family are looking forward to taking all the grandchildren out for a nite of fun. nothing better on the island then bob's chicken. please rebuild before july 27th, pleaseeeee

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    kevin
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:48

    This place was a monument in P.A.B. Itwas a place that many have frequented, and many will miss. Hopefully they will rebuild.

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    John
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:48

    That SUCKS!!!!; Bob's chicken is the best i've had ever.

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    Robert
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47

    What, no Bob's Chicken for come home year????

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    Byron
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47

    When comming home on holidays Bob's was the first stop lets hope they rebuild Nobody had better fries and gravy then Bob's

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    Paulette
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47

    The first time I had Bob,s chicken was in 1968,they made the BEST chicken ever. A very sad day !

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    Laura
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47

    So many people are going to be disappointed when they get off the ferry and can't go to Bob's for their chicken..hope they build it back before the Come Home Year celebrations this year..

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    S&A
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47

    We both went there back in march it was our first time there not only was the food fantastic but the people were amazing they made us feel like part of the family hope they rebuild soon (pleaseeee)

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    Mark
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:47

    PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ REBUIL.D BOBS......... =(

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    Marina
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:46

    you have to replace it,no chicken like Bob's,so sad.............

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    Rob
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:46

    Hope they can rebuild... Whenever I go home Its my first stop when I get off the boat, and last stop before I get on...

    In the meantime, theres a Chicken Coop in Eastern Passage that seems to have the same formula... ok... now Im hungry... wheres my keys???

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    Tracey
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:46

    It's hard to imagine a Port Aux Basques without Bob's Chicken Coop.
    On our travels back home we all can't wait to get our first meal of Bobs Fries & gravy and a cheeseburger or 2.

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    stan
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:45

    i been away since 1976 it was there then so it more than 30 years

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    Cheryl
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:45

    Awww... I am coming home for my first visit in 10 years and Bob's was gonna be one of my first stops.

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    dorcas
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:45

    I think its more like 40 years in business..

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    Helen
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:45

    It is over 40 years because .Chester's father help build the first bob's coop

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    Nancy
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:45

    OMG! NOOOOOOO!!!! I have been looking soooo foward to having Bob's when I get home in July. PLEASE rebuild soon!

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    Kimberly
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:44

    This is so sad!! Bob's was THE place to go in PAB! I can't count how many times I've been there while growing up for the awesome chicken with fries and gravy! And it was always our first and last stop when visiting home. They HAVE to rebuild!! PAB just won't be the same without Bob's Chicken Coop.

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    Callia
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:43

    NOOOOOOOO!! Not Bob's, that makes me sad. I had Bob's every time I visited my nana and poppy.

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    jason
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:43

    Bob,s was a place everyone would go for supper when you came home just to find out who else was home for a visit,everyone! myself included, as well my children now. can`t wait to get their fries and gravy .i hope they rebuild for the up coming come home year

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    Elaine
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:43

    Bob's has been around for over 40 years it was in another building next door to where it's at now before they built a new building. Hopefully the owner will be able to rebuild before Come Home Year

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    Darlene
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:43

    Can't believe I won't have Bob's when I get home.....there is NO chicken in Ontario like it!!!

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    Jo
    - June 28th, 2010 at 14:29:42

    NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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