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195 North Van Buren Street
Shipshewana, IN 46565
Restaurant Hours
- Monday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Tuesday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Wednesday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Thursday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Friday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Saturday: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Sunday: Closed
Questions? 260.768.4725
Blue Gate Lunch & Dinner Menu
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Homemade Loaded Potato Chips
A platter of thinly sliced potato chips, deep fried to a golden brown and lightly salted, loaded with cheese, bacon, scallions and sour cream.
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Loaded Broasted Potatoes
Broasted and seasoned potatoes, loaded with cheese, bacon, scallions and sour cream.
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Breaded Pickle Spears
Crisp Dill pickle spears, coated in a well-seasoned breadcrumb coating and deep-fried to a golden brown.
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Grilled Chicken Salad
A charbroiled chicken breast, sliced and served atop a bed of mixed greens, diced tomatoes, eggs, fresh mushrooms and toasted almonds. Served with honey mustard dressing.
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Popcorn Chicken Salad
Bite sized, lightly breaded Buffalo chicken pieces tossed with crisp greens, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese and crisp bacon. Served with butter milk ranch dressing.
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Country Cobb Salad
Diced grilled chicken breast, bacon, cheddar and monterey jack cheeses, sliced egg, diced tomatoes, black olives, mushrooms, blue cheese crumbles, peas and corn on mixed greens. Served with our famous French dressing.
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Blue Gate House Salad
Bed of mixed greens, topped with corn, peas, bacon bits, monterey cheese, eggs, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes and croutons.
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Fruit Salad
Fresh fruit, delicious chicken salad, cottage cheese, sliced tomatoes and a boiled egg.
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Light & Healthy Plate
A generous helping of cottage cheese, peaches and a fresh muffin from our bakery.
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The Blue Gate Sizzler
Fresh half-pound burger grilled and served on a toasted homemade bun with Swiss cheese, crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, pickle, onion, relish, and your choice of french fries or onion rings.
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Grilled Meatloaf Sandwich
Our famous meatloaf served on grilled sourdough bread from the Blue Gate Bakery. Served with one side.
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Reuben Sandwich
A favorite comes to the Blue Gate. Hot sandwich with corned beef, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing, and sauerkraut. Grilled between Blue Gate Rye Bread. Served with one side.
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French Dip Sandwich
Savory thinly-sliced prime rib smothered in Swiss cheese and grilled onions. Served on a hoagie roll with au jus and onion rings.
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Chicken Grill
Charbroiled boneless chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise, on a toasted homemade bun. Served with fries.
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Chicken Salad Sandwich
Thick slices of homemade bread piled high with chicken salad, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and crisp bacon. Served with fresh fruit.
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Blue Gate Gobbler
1/3 Pound Turkey Burger with lettuce, tomato and onion. Served with honey mustard or horseradish sauce and a cup of fruit.
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Vegetarian Burger
Black Bean Chipolte burger served with horseradish sauce and served with a cup of fruit.
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Roast Smoked Ham
Delicious, locally smoked and salt cured ham is slow roasted for extra tenderness and then pulled from the bone.
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Country Roast Beef
We prepare this using an old-fashioned Amish recipe. Baked in its natural juices, the result is tender, melt-in-your-mouth goodness.
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Pork Chops
Two fresh, center-cut chops pressure-fried to perfection. Served with your choice of two sides.
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Homestyle Meatloaf
A hearty portion of freshly-baked meatloaf topped with a sweet and savory glaze. Served with your choice of two sides.
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Breaded Cod
Premium Cod filets hand-breaded and delicately seasoned to perfection, then cooked in pure canola oil, tender and flakey. Served with your choice of two sides.
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Chopped Steak
Fresh ground beefsteak, grilled to perfection, topped with your choice of grilled onions or beef gravy.
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Breaded Chicken Tenders
Tender all-white meat (gluten free) covered in a crispy breading and served with your choice of any two sides.
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Fried Chicken
Fresh chicken cooked under pressure, comes up tender and juicy. Served with your choice of two sides.
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Amish Country Sampler
A sampling of our most popular items. Features chicken, ham, roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing and a choice of corn, carrots or green beans. Also includes homemade bread and a garden salad.
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Charbroiled Chicken Breast
Marinated skinless & boneless chicken breast basted with our own sauce & broiled.
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Liver & Onions
Tender beef liver rolled in flour and seasonings. Grilled and smothered with sauteed onions.
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Monterey Chicken
A skinless & boneless chicken breast charbroiled and topped with shredded Cheddar & Monterey Jack cheeses, chopped tomatoes & scallions. Served with a smoked hickory sauce.
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Blue Gate B.L.T.
A generous helping of tasty bacon, crisp lettuce and fresh tomatoes on fresh toasted bread. Served with onion rings.
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Patty Melt on Rye
Fresh quarter-pound burger grilled and served on rye bread from the bakery with Swiss cheese and sauteed onions. Served with french fries.
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Grilled Chicken Wrap
Tender grilled chicken wrapped in a flour tortilla with sauteed peppers and onions and covered in cheese. Served with sour cream, salsa and choice of one side.
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Chicken Ranch Wrap
Tender chicken in a crispy breading wrapped in a flour tortilla with lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing. Or choose popcorn chicken for extra spice. Choice of one side.
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Deli Wrap
A flour tortilla with crisp lettuce, tomato, ham, turkey, swiss cheese and onion. Served with ranch dressing and a cup of fruit.
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Cheeseburger
Fresh quarter-pound burger grilled and served on a toasted bun with American or Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and french fries.
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Country Grilled Ham & Cheese
Thin sliced ham and American Cheese on our homemade bread, grilled to golden perfection. Served with french fries.
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Chicken & Noodle | Creamy Potato | Soup of the Day
For many years you've loved our home-style recipe soups... each one made from the freshest ingredients with just the right spices for your enjoyment. Available in a cup or a bowl.
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Soup & Sandwich
Half a sandwich with a cup of soup. Pick any soup and your choice of grilled cheese, grilled ham & cheese, B.L.T., deli or chicken salad.
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Amish Chicken or Beef & Noodles
Homemade noodles and chunks of chicken or beef generously ladled over creamy real mashed potatoes.
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Manhattans
Tender roast beef, or turkey on homemade bread. Served with mashed potatoes and smothered with gravy.
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Meatloaf Shepherds Pie
Our famous Blue Gate Meatloaf served with a generous helping of real mashed potatoes and smotherd in a delicious blend of cheeses. Served with a side of corn.
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Stuffed Potato
Baked potato filled with veggies and topped with Cheddar cheese sauce, served with a dinner roll.
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Vegetarian Plate
Pick any four fresh country vegetable sides.
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Monday - Chicken & Biscuits
Large butter flavor biscuit served with homemade mashed potatoes, smothered in chicken gravy and flavored with hearty vegetables.
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Tuesday - Homestyle Meatloaf
A hearty portion of freshly baked country meatloaf served with real mashed potatoes and green beans.
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Wednesday - Scalloped Ham and Potatoes
Sliced potatoes smothered in a creamy sauce with tender chunks of ham served with green beans and applesauce.
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Thursday - Beef or Chicken Pot Pie (Before 4:00 PM)
Homemade deep dish pot pie chock-full of beef or chicken, peas, carrots and potatoes. Hot gravy is ladled over all and served with applesauce.
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Thursday - BBQ Pork Sandwich (After 4:00 PM)
Slow roasted pork prepared with our own special BBQ sauce and served on a homemade bun with Amish chips and coleslaw.
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Friday - Fish Fry (Before 4:00 PM)
Premium Cod filets hand-breaded and delicately seasoned, then cooked in pure canola oil, tender and flakey. Served with fries, hush puppies and fresh coleslaw.
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Friday - All You Can Eat Fish Fry (After 4:00 PM)
Premium Cod filets hand-breaded and delicately seasoned, then cooked in pure canola oil, tender and flakey. Served with fries, hush puppies and fresh coleslaw.
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Saturday - Roasted Turkey Dinner
Tender roasted turkey served with real mashed potatoes and dressing.
Price Range: $5.00 - $16.00
Blue Gate Breakfast Menu
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Amish Breakfast
Three eggs cooked to your liking, served with smoked country ham, homefries and homemade toast.
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The Haystack
Unusual but delicious! We start with a fresh biscuit and build with homefries, sausage gravy, a scrambled egg, diced onions, sliced tomatoes and cheddar cheese.
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Blue Gate Scramble
Three eggs mixed with homefries, Colby cheese and your choice of ham, bacon or sausage. Served with homemade toast.
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Amish Frying Pan
Homefries, onions, peppers, sausage and bacon all scrambled and fried together. Then smothered with cheese add two eggs of your choice and topped with sausage gravy.
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Farmer's Breakfast
Two eggs cooked any style and served with bacon, two pieces of mush and homemade toast.
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Horse & Buggy Breakfast
Two eggs cooked to your liking, a buttermilk hotcake, homefries and homemade toast.
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Country Breakfast
Thick, hearty sausage gravy spiced just right. Served with buttermilk biscuits.
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Amish Breakfast Wrap
A flour tortilla with egg, sausage, ham, bacon, peppers, onions, mushrooms and cheese. Served with salsa.
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Haus Breakfast Sandwich
Toasted english muffin bread with an egg, ham or bacon, and American or Swiss cheese.
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Made-to-Order Omelettes
We start with 3 farm fresh eggs whipped with just a splash of milk. Then we fill it up with your choice of bacon, ham or sausage and top it with Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with homemade toast. Also available, Cheese omelets with mushrooms and or diced onions.
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Western Omelette
Three egg omelette with cheese, red and green peppers, mushrooms, onions, and ham.
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Fresh Vegetable Omelette
Three egg omelet with all our freshest vegetables.
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Homemade Toast
Thick slices of our delicious whole wheat or white bread. Available sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.
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Toasted Apple Bread
Wonderful, homemade sweet apple bread, toasted and served with cream cheese.
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Mom's Cinnamon Rolls
Fresh from the oven and hand-rolled by "Mom" herself. Served smothered with caramel icing.
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Gourmet Muffins
Ask your server about this morning’s selection of all natural muffins. Donuts, Long Johns, Bismarks, Apple Fritters, Assorted Danishes... The baker’s whim and your alarm clock decide the selection.
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Toppings and Sides
(Add to any Country Griddle entree): Apple, Mixed Berry or Blueberry Topping, Pecans, Two eggs, Bacon, Ham or Sausage.
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Specialty Pancakes
Our famous buttermilk pancakes cooked with your favorite ingredients: Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Pecan, Chocolate Chip Banana Pecan, Banana, Banana Pecan and Banana Chocolate Chip
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Buttermilk Pancakes
Stack of melt-in-your-mouth buttermilk hotcakes, butter grilled and served with syrup. Available with pecans.
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Malted Waffles
Thick and delicious, made from the finest malted flour. Served with syrup and pecans.
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French Toast
Thickly sliced homemade bread dipped in batter, butter grilled and sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
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Apple Bread French Toast
Thickly sliced homemade apple bread dipped in batter, butter grilled and sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
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Stuffed French Toast
Two thick batter-dipped slices of our homemade bread with a layer of savory cream cheese and sweet blueberry or raspberry filling.
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Cornmeal Mush
Three pieces of our homemade mush, deep fried to a crispy, golden perfection. Served with syrup or sausage gravy.
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Oatmeal or Granola
Freshly cooked oatmeal or homemade granola, take your pick and enjoy a wholesome, delicious wholegrain breakfast. Served with whole wheat toast and raisins.
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Healthy Gourmet Sundae
A sundae layered with fresh, non-fat yogurt, whole grain cereal and either cherries, apples or peaches in a rich sauce. High in fiber and low in fat.
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Fruit Bowl
An abundant assortment of seasonal and tropical fruits served with a side of fat-free yogurt and a homemade muffin.
Price Range: $3.00 - $8.00
Blue Gate Desserts & Pie Menu
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Apple Pie*
Sliced apples cooked in their own juices, spiced with cinnamon and baked to a bubbly perfection.
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Dutch Apple Pie
Fresh shredded apples covered in a glaze and topped with a cinnamon and sugar crumb topping.
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Banana Cream Pie
Thin slices of ripe bananas and creamy vanilla custard pudding are topped with whipped cream.
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Blackberry Pie
Plump homemade blackberries in a glaze fill this double-crusted pie.
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Blueberry Pie*
Luscious ripe berries, cooked in our homemade filling overflow this lattice-crusted pie.
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Fresh Blueberry Pie (Seasonal)
Juicy freshly picked berries crowd this flavorful pie topped with whipped cream.
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Butterscotch Pie
An all time favorite... the custard is made with caramelized sugar for that extra rich taste, like Grandma used to make.
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Cherry Pie*
Delicious red, tart cherries, juicy with that old-fashioned flavor.
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Chocolate Pie
Every fork-full of this pie says chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.
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Chocolate Crunch Pie
Our Chocolate pie with chunks of Heath® Bar for a great toffee crunch.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Peanut butter crumbs layered with chocolate and vanilla custard pudding and topped with whipped cream, more peanut butter crumbs and chocolate sprinkles.
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Coconut Cream Pie
The finest coconut adds a flair to this creamy vanilla custard pudding pie.
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German Chocolate Pie (Specialty)
Baked chocolate pie with a touch of coconut and pecans.
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Slightly tart, slightly sweet, this pie is topped with a light and airy meringue.
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Custard Pie
Real vanilla and nutmeg flavor... our classic custard!
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Mincemeat Pie (Seasonal)
Fresh fruit and authentic ingredients just like Grandma's holiday pie steeped in tradition.
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Old-Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie
Old fashioned Amish favorite, made from scratch with butter, brown sugar and cream and baked to a golden perfection. This pie will melt in your mouth.
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Peach Pie*
Lots of tender juicy peaches piled in a flaky crust.
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Fresh Peach Pie (Seasonal)
Summer's sweetest peaches with a light glaze and mounded on a freshly baked crust.
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Peanut Butter Pie
Peanut butter blended with confectioners sugar and layered with vanilla custard pudding topped with whipped cream and peanut butter crumbs.
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Pecan Pie (Specialty)
Plenty of buttery, caramelized pecan pieces go into the luscious filling.
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Pecan Crunch Cream Pie (Specialty)
Light and creamy butterscotch filling over candied pecans and whipped cream topping.
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Keylime (Seasonal)
Homemade, flavorful and refreshing American favorite.
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Pumpkin Pie (Seasonal)
Pumpkin spice and everything nice have made this pie an American tradition.
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Srawberry Rhubarb Pie (Seasonal)
Classic and delicious strawberry rhubarb pie recipe. Sweet fresh strawberries paired with tart rhubarb.
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Raisin Cream Pie (Seasonal)
Plump raisins and a perfectly spiced glaze are covered in custard and fresh whipped cream.
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Rhubarb Pie (Seasonal)
The taste of tart, refreshing rhubarb with a custard base.
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Red Raspberry Cream Pie
Cream cheese and sour cream folded together and layered with vanilla custard pudding and red raspberries in a light glaze, with a whipped cream topping.
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Fresh Strawberry Pie (Seasonal)
Sweet ripe strawberries glisten under a light, flavorful glaze.
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Cherry Crumb Pie
Our old fashioned cherry pie filling baked in the shell. Topped with a brown sugar, butter and oatmeal crumb topping. You'll think you're eating cobbler.
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Choco-Nana-Nutter Pie
Thick layer of redi-ripened bananas in vanilla filling followed by a hefty layer of chocolate filling. Topped off with whipped cream and drizzled with our famous Peanut Butter Spread.
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Homemade Fudge Brownie Mudslide
Delectable fudge brownie warmed and then smothered in a warm velvety chocolate sauce and a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Apple Dumpling A la Mode
Warm, freshly baked apple dumpling served with a scoop of cinnamon ice cream and caramel sauce.
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Mel's Classic Choice
A slice of old-fashioned sugar cream pie warmed & served with cinnamon ice cream.
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Old-Fashioned Favorite
Old-Fashioned bread pudding warmed and served with ice cream.
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Dark Chocolate Cake
Very moist and rich chocolate cake, a chocolate lover's dream.
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Carrot Cake
Made from scratch and topped with cream cheese icing.
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Blue Gate Cheesecake
Made from scratch and with a hint of lemon zest.
Try the pies that make us famous! They’re freshly made and baked to perfection. Choose a slice or take home a whole one. Baked daily, sometimes we sell out, so order ahead for any special occasion: 888.447.4725
= Blue Gate Favorite * = Available Sugar-Free