Bonge's

This past Friday Kate and I joined her parents, her parent's neighbors, and her parent's neighbor's friends from the Miata club at a hole in the wall restaurant in Perkinsville Indiana called Bonge's (pronounced bong geeees) Tavern. Perkinsville is a half stop light town North East of us right on the White River. According to the mural out front the place has been open since 1934 and it has a really limited menu.

In the dining room of Bonge's there are about 12 tables and they are completely full from about 5:30 until 11:00 so people waiting for tables tail gate in the parking lot. Tom brought his RV and we setup a couple card tables, one for snacks, one for gambling, mixed up some tasty adult beverages and sat down to wait for our tables to be ready. We played some high stakes 31, a quarter a hand for the loser, and decided on who would sit with whom once we got in. It was decided that the guys and girls would sit at separate tables.

The guys got in first and we snuggled into our booth. I was worried about the conversation since we were all tenuously linked and we had such a wide age range but those worries were quickly alleviated. We talked Business, Golf, Home Ownership, Women, and a host of other topics as we enjoyed our sautayed Mushroom appetizer. I got the ribs, Tom got the Perkinsville Pork and both were excellent. This was an odd place for sure but it was just crazy enough to be a lot of fun.

So to recap: Middle of no-where restaurant + people I have never met + tailgating + gambling + great food = one of the best nights I have had in a long time. If your ever find your self in Perkinsville you simply must try Bonge's.