Bob’s Restaurant is the first business the Woodburn Main Street Organization would like to put in the spotlight this year.
Bob’s Restaurant, located at 22031 Main Street, Woodburn, first opened in June 1975 by Bob and Leah Sproul as a sandwich and pie restaurant. It has had 5 different owners since it opened. Tiara and Steve Bremer are the current owners. They bought the restaurant in September 2005. Shortly after the Bremers bought the restaurant they had an open house and birthday party for Bob Sproul’s 90th birthday.
Tiara’s family moved to Woodburn when she was in 6th grade. Steve Bremer grew up in Woodburn. Steve is the man behind the scenes most of the time, taking care of the paperwork but he does do deliveries when needed. Tiara and her husband have raised their family in Woodburn. They have 3 sons and 2 grandchildren. Their sons have all worked at the restaurant at one time or another.
Tiara Bremer worked as a server at Bob’s Restaurant for 4 years before she and her husband bought the restaurant. She started working at the restaurant while her niece was working as a server there. Whenever they were short on help at the restaurant Tiara would come in and help out. Eventually Tiara became a full time server.
Bob’s Restaurant offers delivery service within 10-15 miles of the restaurant when a delivery driver is available. They also offer their complete menu for carry out (260-632-5233). Since Fridays are all you can eat fish, a carry out fish dinner comes with 6 pieces of fish. Sometimes on a Friday night the restaurant can go through 70 to 80 pounds of fish.
Bob’s has 12 to 14 different pies available every day. The pies are made from scratch and whole pies are available. It is best to call a day ahead to order a whole pie. The most popular pie is the Peanut Butter pie.
Bob’s Pizza Shop (260-632-4444) opened 6 years ago. The pizza dough is homemade and made fresh every day. The most popular pizzas are the Supreme pizza and the Taco pizza. The Pizza Shop is not open on Mondays right now.
Mention you read this article the next time you visit Bob’s Restaurant and you can have a free drink with your meal.
