B&B

The B&B opened on April 12, 1926. The original building was moved to Nappanee from Locke. Bernard “Bunk” Widmoyer and Russell “Buss” Hostetter started the business. B&B stood for Bunk and Buss. Their partnership only lasted one year because the restaurant could not support both their families. They flipped a coin to see who would retain the business and Bunk won.

In 1963, the original building was razed and a new building was built. They never lost a day of business during the renovation. In 1972, two more dining rooms were added.

During the depression, the B&B offered 1-cent egg sandwiches. A bowl of soup or a piece of pie for a nickel each. It was a family-type restaurant with home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They had fifteen varieties of pie that were baked daily. In the restaurant’s history, they only had three pie bakers.

The B&B restaurant closed in 1993.