THE BANK - PENDLETON, IN

YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK
                   -or-
       DON'T BANK ON IT

The origin of the initial phrase probably came about when banks were strong, making them a place where people felt secure in keeping their money.  Regulations were put in place to protect the funds that were deposited.  The meaning could expand to mean trustworthy, strong and true.  A place that you would rely on, and feel confident.  Then, of course, there were derivatives like the second phrase.

The sign with"Wait" turned out

to be the theme on this visit

I had a day off, so my husband and I were out on an exploring expedition to visit some new places. We ended up in the Pendleton, Indiana area, and after reading a few reviews, we decided to have lunch at The Bank.



I truly enjoy restaurants in historic locations and the building obviously met this criteria. As you walk in, the hostess station was the façade of a teller's cage, but there was no teller or hostess to greet us for several minutes.

A lady came over and said "just a minute" and proceeded to wipe a off a nearby table by depositing the contents onto the wood floor.  We were then told we could take a seat. After we were seated, the young lady left menus on the table for us to look over.  After waiting too long, the server finally came to take our order. Since I had read so much about the tenderloin, I knew what I was going to order before I sat down. I also probably had the subliminal message from Gary having a tenderloin the week before when I had my coney dog.  Disappointingly, I was told they were out of tenderloins. We were there after the lunch hour, about 1:00, so maybe they had a rush; but you would think if they're known for something, they would make sure they would have enough on hand.



I ended up getting the BBQ Burger, which was fine. It came with a side and I chose coleslaw.  A few more minutes passes and I didn't say anything, but my husband spoke up saying ... "well, I guess the coleslaw comes with the meal.  Within a couple minutes, it was delivered on its own.  I thought it was exceptionally good and now was looking forward to my sandwich.  When the plate finally was sat in front of me, I noticed the serving size was more than an ample and you could tell it was a hand shaped burger, not something pre-made and frozen.



My husband had a club sandwich, of which the appearance was a little different than the typical triangular shape a club usually comes in but he said it was good. I had to flag down another waitress to get a refill on my drink which in my opinion should never happen. The food was enjoyed enough for a repeat visit but the personnel may cloud my decision



So in conclusion, we found a restaurant  with good food and lots of history "you can take to the bank".  But, our opinion of getting good service --- "don't bank it"!










THE BANK RESTAURANT
110 W State Street
Pendleton, Indiana

Visited on Friday 10/25/13