Mug N Bun

www.mug-n-bun.com

5211 W. 10th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46224

There use to be one in every town, a drive-in restaurant. Heck, even McDonald's started out as a drive-in. While Sonic does a rather good job of keeping this idea around, it's the small places that are the real treasure.

Like a lot of the places that I've had the pleasure to go, this was recommended by a co-worker. However, just mentioning on Facebook that I was looking to go there brought some people out of the wood work. Even including a video from The Indy Channel showcasing this treasure on the West side.

While Mug N Bun started as a true drive-in, they have continued to grow much like their patronage. You can still drive-in, they have picnic tables as well as indoor seating (rather new I'm told) to aid in keeping the place open year round. While the address says Indianapolis, I don't know how much closer one could be to Speedway. We ate outside and could tell there were cars on the track. Gotta love Indy in May!

Mug N Bun's extensive menu is loaded with the typical drive-in fare. Burgers, coney dogs, corn dogs, handmade root beer, ice cream, and plenty of fried foods. However, what Mug N Bun is known for is it's breaded tenderloin, along with it's aforementioned root beer. My group decided that we would all get something different and share, so we could get the full experience.

Since we sampled a lot of different things, I'm going with a different format today and describe what I consumed.

Bread Tenderloin: Good size and flavor was what you expect. I was not let down. I got mine today with only onions. Looking back, I wish I would have gone with some lettuce, mayo and ketchup to add to the flavor.

Onion Rings: I do not know if I have EVER had onion rings this good. One thing of note. Usually when one gets onion rings, you bite down and pull away and the rest of the onion comes out. Not here. Two of my friends were going to split the last one, and it was an easy split. DELICIOUS.

Breaded Mushrooms: Good. Nothing out of the ordinary. I'm not sure if they are just pre made out of bag or fresh, but I would get them again.

Hot Pepper Cheese Balls: These were great as well. It's a spicier cheese, but not too spicy, breaded, and deep fried. Very good and I might go this route next time.

Handmade Root Beer: Wonderful. Root beer that you get in a can, has a completely different flavor and texture than handmade root beer. Not a lot of bite, very low carbonation, and not too sweet. How can you go to a Drive-in and not get root beer or a root beer float.

A few notes.

Do you have a hankering for a milkshake? What about a 32 oz. milkshake? Go to Mug N Bun.

Do not go here and plan to eat light or plan to work in the afternoon as a nap is almost mandatory. If you have a tendency to eat lean(er), be cautious of the amount of grease you will consume and how it may affect you body.

This place is another one I am looking forward for a repeat visit. The menu is so large and everything sounds so good! At lunch it was decided that we will make an evening of it. We'll get a group to go to dinner at Mug N Bun, then hit up the drive-in (movie theater) on Tibbs.

Yet another local place with good food.

***HELP***
If anyone knows of how to submit challenges to Man Vs. Food let me know. I love the show and would love to have Adam come and try the challenge at Mug N Bun.