Goldilocks Bakeshop leaves 30-year-old Broadway location for Burnaby

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      Just like the children's fairy tale it's named after, Goldilocks Bakeshop has decided to search for a fit that's just right.

      After 30 years, the Filipino bakery and café is relocating its manufacturing facility from its Broadway location, which also housed its head office, to Burnaby.

      With its window display of speciality cakes, the bakeshop's yellow building and blue awning, located at 1606 West Broadway at Fir Street, has been a longtime fixture in the South Granville area since it opened its doors in 1984.

      The Filipino bakery and eatery was one of the handful of Filipino businesses in the area. (Galing Galing restaurant at 1537 West Broadway closed several years ago.) It served both sweets, like polvoron (shortbread) and leche flan (Spanish-influenced crème caramel), and savory meals, such as chicken adobo and noodle dishes like pancit palabok, miki bihon, and mami.

      Goldilocks Bakeshop's Broadway location, which opened in 1984, housed its Canadian headquarters and manufacturing facility.

      Its last day on West Broadway was on August 28. Its new location is at 101– and 102–2728 North Fraser Way in Burnaby and will feature a small café.

      Goldilocks Canada has two other stores in Metro Vancouver, one at 2833 Main Street and another at Guilford Town Centre mall (10355 152 Street) in Surrey. It also supplies products to Asian food stores across Canada.

      The company originated in the Philippines and has numerous locations in the U.S.

      The Georgia Straight is awaiting a response to a request for an interview from the company.

      The move comes at a time when several other businesses in the South Granville neighbourhood have been closing or moving, often in what seems to be game of musical chairs.

      Furniture store EQ3 Vancouver (which was originally located in Yaletown) moved a few blocks from 2301 Granville Street to 2536 Granville (the former location of Bombay Company). Home Quarters Furnishings has moved into 2301 Granville.

      Fashion and décor boutique Moulé (formerly located on 4th Avenue) closed its location at 2321 Granville Street. It was replaced by the Ian Tan Gallery in June, which moved across the street from 2202 Granville.

      Teaz Tea Boutique closed at 2418 Granville, Tarts Bakery closed at 1509 Broadway (near Granville), and Oscar's Art Books closed in April at 1533 West Broadway after a 25-year run.

      Meanwhile, the Chapters store at Granville and Broadway was rebranded as Indigo in June.

      Comments

      6 Comments

      Tower site?

      Sep 1, 2015 at 11:51pm

      Rumour is this property is part of an assembly for a future tower location. Development might be contingent upon the approval of the Broadway subway. Was there any mention of this by the owners of the bakery?

      Xander Davis

      Sep 2, 2015 at 4:45pm

      "With its window display of speciality cakes, the bakeshop's yellow building and blue awning, located at 1606 West Broadway at Fir Street, has been a longtime fixture in the South Granville area since 1984."

      And very near the Georgia Straight offices, so they were popping in all the time for treats.

      I see that much of the corner of Broadway and Granville (northWEST) corner is going, closing and will likely be a new unneeded over-subway tower.

      Much of Broadway at Hemlock north side 1431. 1441 sold for $13 million, again for the over-subway towers.

      What is Vision doing with the destruction of small-retail businesses?

      Casualty of "sustainable" transit

      Sep 3, 2015 at 9:09am

      What do you expect with speculators driving up the cost of real estate for 40 story Robertson towers with the promise of the subway to UBC. Georgia Straight on Broadway, do you have you new location picked put in Surrey, yet?

      Xander Davis

      Sep 3, 2015 at 4:41pm

      "Please note our new Georgia Straight address (effective August 1)
      1635 West Broadway (at Fir Street)
      Vancouver B.C. V6J 1W9"

      VPA audit shows formerly at
      1701 West Broadway (at Pine Street)
      Vancouver, V6J 1Y3 , BC CAN

      Goldilocks at 1606 West Broadway

      Martin Dunphy

      Sep 3, 2015 at 4:53pm

      Xander:

      Yes, as you so astutely deduced, we have moved one block east.
      Your point being?

      James Blatchford

      Sep 3, 2015 at 10:21pm

      Okay, break it up..lets get back to talking pastries. Genuine leche flan, eh?