Mis­sion’s BBQ Now Open in Mishawaka

Layla Jojo, Guest Writer

MISHAWAKA- Mis­sion’s BBQ opened on Main St. on April 19 and is lo­cated be­tween Qdoba Mex­i­can Eats and Por­tillo’s. The restau­rant chain opened its first lo­ca­tion on Sept. 11, 2011, the tenth an­niver­sary of 9/​11, be­cause the own­ers wanted to make it their mis­sion to serve great BBQ to our coun­try’s brave sol­diers and vet­er­ans. Ac­cord­ing to a quote on their web­site, mis­sion-bbq.com/​our-story, the fran­chise strives to main­tain a pa­tri­otic theme.

“Every day we strive to serve you au­then­tic BBQ made from the fresh­est, most de­lec­table in­gre­di­ents, and serve it to you in a pa­tri­otic din­ing room filled with trib­utes to those who’ve made Our Coun­try great, given to us by the peo­ple who earned them. Stop by at lunchtime, and you might catch us dur­ing our daily salute to the Stars and Stripes.”

The own­ers of Mis­sion’s BBQ have found ways to give back to peo­ple who pro­tect our lives, lib­erty, homes and com­mu­nity. Mis­sion’s BBQ has do­nated over $10 mil­lion to na­tional and lo­cal char­i­ta­ble or­ga­ni­za­tions. 

The menu fea­tures a va­ri­ety of meat, sand­wiches and sal­ads. The restau­rant is open Mon­day through Sat­ur­day 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. and Sun­day 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. The restau­rant is closed for ma­jor hol­i­days and closes early on New Year’s Eve, Su­per Bowl Sun­day, Thanks­giv­ing Eve, the first Mon­day in De­cem­ber and Christ­mas Eve. The restau­rant cur­rently has lo­ca­tions in 17 of the United States.

Mis­sion’s BBQ is only seven min­utes from Bethel Uni­ver­sity and would be a great place to get a quick lunch be­tween classes. The restau­rant gives back to na­tional or­ga­ni­za­tions that sup­port our troops, so money spent at the restau­rant goes back to a good cause. The next time stu­dents are look­ing for some­where to eat, Mis­sion’s BBQ would be a great place to try.