One business booming in bad economy

From KXAN, April 29, 2009...

The Blue Bonnet Cafe, even during a recession, is doing quite well. Some attribute it to serving great food since the Depression, but it is really their pies with four- to six-inch meringue on top.

Some shops just don't survive. You find plenty of "For Sale" signs in downtown Marble Falls . But just a block away from Main Street, customers can't get enough. John Kemper is one who asked for a full helping.

"Well, I grew up here, and the gentleman, Don Bridges, who owned the Blue Bonnet, was wanting to retire," said Kemper. "And every time I'd come in here, he'd just beg me to buy it, and I finally agreed."

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Bluebonnet Cafe serves up slice of home in Marble Falls

From KEYE, December 18, 2008...

It's hard to drive through Marble Falls without stopping at the Bluebonnet Cafe. For almost 80 years the cafe has been the go-to spot for people craving coconut meringue pie, tamale soup or chicken fried steak.

Allene Hobbs and James Burwick have been eating at the Bluebonnet Cafe on Highway 281 for longer than they might care to tell you.

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