Mug-n-Bun is a drive-in restaurant in Speedway, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1960, Mug-n-Bun is the oldest operating drive-in restaurant in Marion County. The drive-in also operates an onsite pizzeria behind the main restaurant.
History
Mug-n-Bun opened in 1956 as Frostop drive-in. In 1960, it became Mug-n-Bun.
Mug-n-Bun is currently owned by Jay Watson, who bought it after he retired in 1998 from his career as an electrician. He bought the establishment for $1.2 million. The restaurant is generally profitable, averaging a five-digit profit annually. The majority of profits go back into property upkeep. In 2009, the restaurant generated $870,000 in income and $22,000 in profit.[1]
Customers can eat in their cars, on the restaurant patio, or in the dining room. Customers also order food to go directly from servers. To order food in their cars from a carhop, customers drive their cars into a parking spot, turn off their cars, and turn on their car lights. Servers do not respond to honking.[2] Customers that sit on the restaurant patio push a button at their table to place their order.