Our Delectable Menu Items

Just a few of our signature Made in Michigan beers!

Grand Valley Pie: Large sliced pepperoni, chopped bacon, sliced mushrooms & spicy peppers

Flash Fried Pretzels served with Mrs. Dog's Mustard Sauce & Maple-Mustard Sauce.

The East Side Pie: Slow simmered Vodoo spiced chili, sliced farmland hot dogs, cheddar cheese, jalapeno peppers, sour cream, Mrs. Dog's mustard & cornbread croutons.

The Wilson Street Pie: Piri Piri Sauce, Sliced Andouille Sausage, Oven Roasted Red & Yellow Tomatoes, Parrano Cheese & Crumbled Chevre Cheese with Chives.

Deep Fried Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with powdered sugar & topped with Saunders Hot Fudge.

The Woodward Avenue Maurice: Crooked Classic.. Chopped Roasted Turkey, Honey Ham , Swiss Cheese, Sweet Gherkin, Stuffed Olives, Hard Boiled Egg, Cucumber, Fresh Tarragon & Iceberg Lettuce Tossed with Homemade Maurice Dressing,

Sneak Peek of our Menu

The Crooked Cheeseburger: USDA Ground Chuck with melted America Cheese, Boom Boom Sauce, Crisp Pickle Slice, Iceberg Lettuce & Tomato on a Sesame Seed Bun

Michigan Fried Bologna Sandwich: Ebels Bologna (Falmouth, MI), Pan Fried with Melted Swiss Cheese, Maple Mustard Slaw, Crisp Fried Onions & Mrs. Dogs Mustard on a Sesame Seed Bun with Sweet Pickle Potato Salad.

And the Sign is Up!

It's all about the Plaid

Just laying down the first plaid stripes on the Crooked Goose!

Crooked Goose is Now Hiring

Crooked Goose is a new full service restaurant locally owned and operated by Meritage Hospitality Group. We believe in using locally sourced foods & brews in our progressive and evolving menu. 

We are looking to hire servers, bartenders, cooks & dishwashers to join our motivated & energetic team!

This edgy, high energy environment will demand the most from motivated & enthusiastic team members. If you have experience with full service dining, a made-from-scratch menu, craft beer and Michigan wines, we want to talk to you! Please inquire at the "Now Hiring" trailer and complete an application packet. Crooked Goose is located at the corner of Lake Michigan Drive and Wilson in Standale. 

Our hiring trailer hours are Monday through Saturday from 8:00am-6:00pm, so come on by to fill out an application & learn more about Crooked Goose.Meritage Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer.

Crooked Goose Partners with Feeding America: West Michigan

The Crooked Goose is proud to sponsor & partner with Feeding America West Michigan at our VIP event on June 7th. Crooked Goose will donate a portion of all beverage sales at the event & donate the proceeds to the local Grand Rapids food bank. Attendees are also encouraged to donate spare change to help the cause.

Feeding America West Michigan supplies 100,000 families with emergency food. In 2010, with the help of donors and community members, Feeding America West Michigan provided Michigan families with 24.7 million pounds of food at the food bank. When donating, a little bit of help will go a long way to help Michigan children, the elderly and their families get back on their feet.

Below are just a few of the ways you can help out Feeding America West Michigan, to help end hunger in your community: 

• Give Money. Every dollar you can spare for the Food Bank lets us reclaim and distribute enough food for three meals. Just $26 will feed a family of four for a week.
  
• Give Time. The Food Bank welcomes—and relies on—volunteers 13 and older (or younger when accompanied by parents or guardians). Volunteers work in our warehouses, at our mobile pantry distributions and even on farms picking produce. They save us tons of money, which goes directly into obtaining more food. And they have tons of fun!
• Give Food. Join the more than 100 farmers, manufacturers, distributors, grocers and restaurateurswho fight waste and hunger by giving us their edible surplus food. Significant tax deductions and liability coverage apply.
• Spread the Word. In these tough times, the need for food is growing fast throughout West Michigan, even among hard-working families. Help us keep up by talking up how the Food Bank feeds families by starving landfills

To find out more about Feeding America and their initiatives to end hunger in West Michigan, visit their website or "Like" their facebook page for more information. 

  

Draw Something Winners

Only t-minus  28 days until our big opening & a few of our Crooked fans are getting in on all the excitement. Congrats to our Draw Something Contest winners-- Amy Charles & Amber Leugs.

First Place: Amy Charles, $30 in Crooked Bucks

Second Place: Amber Leugs, $10 in Crooked Bucks

Win a Crooked Goose Running or Biking Shirt

Win your choice of custom designed running or biking shirts at the Grand Rapids Fifth Third River Bank Run

To enter to win, just submit your times for the 10K in the comment box below. The best female & male times will get their choice of a customized shirt.

For more information on the Grand Rapids River Run, please visit:
Grand Rapids Fifth Third Bank River Run or Like them on Facebook

 

 

Crooked Goose Commits to the Mitt

New restaurant in Walker holds strong to local rootsby supporting local vendors & suppliers

Meritage Hospitality Group, the locally owned and operated restaurateur who brought you Twisted Rooster, will spread its local roots at the opening of the Crooked Goose on June 11. Like its affiliate eatery, Crooked Goose is an advocate for the buy-local revolution in Michigan.

Both Meritage restaurants support local vendors and suppliers, which cultivates the economy in western Michigan, provides jobs and stimulates economic growth. “All of our locations get their goods from companies within 20 miles of the restaurant, which keeps the money we spend on food very local,” says Mark Noseda II, Executive Chef at the Crooked Goose and Twisted Rooster.

Not only will Meritage’s support of the buy-local revolution stimulate the economy, it will also encourage the community to consume farm-fresh foods on a daily basis. “When I moved to West Michigan I had no idea of the amazing produce that this side of the state offers.  It reminded me of my time in California,” says Noseda. “It is incredible the freshness of the products we receive in Grand Rapids.  When I cut into a tomato picked the day before we serve it, it is just incredible.”

The Commit to the Mitt campaign was conceptualized around a table of Meritage executives who were concerned about the crumbling economy throughout the U.S., specifically in Michigan. “We knew we had to do something,” says Gary Rose, Vice President of Meritage Hospitality Group. “Then and there we were committed to local products:  local beers, local contractors, local art, local everything.”

Commit to the Mitt is an opportunity to create growth and spur communal unity throughout greater Grand Rapids. “Twisted Rooster & Crooked Goose use local products as much as possible, and always will,” says Noseda.

A New Bird is in Town-- The Crooked Goose

Due to Open in Walker, MI on June 11

Meritage Hospitality Group, the locally owned restaurateur who brought Grand Rapids Twisted Rooster pioneered a new dining concept, Crooked Goose, due to open June 11. Its plaid exterior, hand-crafted fare and modern atmosphere make it a must-see in Walker, MI.

Like its affiliate eatery, Twisted Rooster, Crooked Goose holds strong to local values, through the support of resident vendors & suppliers through their "Commit to the Mitt" campaign. “We are a company based in Michigan, who looks to lead the charge in building a culture in our great state that focuses solely on locally made products,” says Tom Brady, Director of Operations for Crooked Goose and Twisted Rooster. “Keep it in the family!”

Not only is the food local, it is original. Executive Chef Mark Noseda II, who has a long list of culinary credentials from across the United States, designed nearly 50 options for the exclusive menu. “We really don’t do traditional, we take traditional and Twist it or make it Crooked,” says Noseda. “Anyone can make a traditional dish but making it your own is what being a Chef is all about.”

The food is inventive and so is the atmosphere. The plaid exterior, modern décor, 15 seat bar and 16 51-inch flat-screen TVs are sure to gain local attention. Meritage Hospitality Group’s architect, Mark McDowell, came up with the eccentric exterior. “We are really excited,” says Lindsay Stone, Marketing Specialist for Meritage Hospitality Group. “Nothing draws the public in better than painting plaid on the side of our building; it’s going to look really great.”

Although Crooked Goose is not open to the public until mid-June, there will be a pre-opening, VIP party and private taste-testing to get Noseda and the staff warmed up before the big opening. “As we build relationships with our schools, churches and other businesses, the Crooked Goose will be there to support and help achieve community goals,” says Brady. “We are very excited to become a valued member of the community.”