| The Pilot Butte Drive-In was established by
Jack and Dee Mangin in October of 1983. Their experience dates back to 1962, when
they purchased their first restaurant in the California Bay Area. They have remained
in the business throughout the years and owned and operated eight restaurants, including
the Drive-In. Not all of them have been as successful as the Drive-In, but every one
has had an impact on it! In March of 1987 Steve Mangin and his wife Melanie and their daughter Melissa moved to Bend from the Bay Area and bought fifty percent of the Drive-In. This proved to be an outstanding partnership and greatly impacted the business, as well as profoundly strengthing the family. Michael Mangin was born in 1989 and both children helped out as needed. Since that time the business has continued to grow and prosper. The Pilot Butte Drive-In now employs twenty people and is open for breakfast and lunch seven days a week. In April of 2007 the Drive-In was sold to Bill and Tammy Falconer, a local Bend couple. Future plans do no include any major changes to this popular business. The Falconers look forward to continued growth and plan to remain in Bend for many years to come. |
Pilot Butte Drive-In Restaurant | Phone: 541-382-2972
917 N.E. Greenwood Ave. | Bend,
Oregon 97701
