Issu 1, 2020 - GRAND Lifestyle magazine

Bonzer’s is about knowing who you are, what you are going to get and partaking in the comfort and atmosphere of the moment. ers on the booths are well used and worn. Both the front and back doors could be replaced after so much use.

“People always recognize our last name,” Melissa says.

“It has always been that way and I’m proud of that now.”

Matt remembers college professors using Bonzer’s as a hypothetical backdrop for course work discussions.

After talking about the art of making the perfect sandwich, how to pour a drink and the ϐine art of turning a sandwhich pub into a community staple, the conversation turns and creates a different vibe. Outside the room, the clock is nearing happy hour. Laughter, music and commotion is picking up. Just another Thursday at Bonzer’s. Inside the room, the four have gotten quiet, as if things need to be said or spoken about and none of them want to say a word. We are talking about the future.

Bonzer’s, Matt says, is an experience in and of itself. He knows that now. After earning an undergrad and law degree from UND, Matt traveled the world and practiced law in Lima, Peru, and could have been a big-time lawyer in L.A. But he, like his sister (also a world traveler), couldn’t shed the experience and pull that Jon and Cindy created with their family-owned pub. Recently, Matt and Melissa have both decided to take on the family business and continue on with the vision and work of their parents. It’s at that point, when the future of Bonzer’s is revealed to be linked to Matt and Melissa and not some outside investor or new owner, that the room goes quiet. Cindy looks at the ceiling and repositions the neck line of her shirt. Melissa is eyeing 30 GRAND LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE // ISSUE 1 2020