Bilbos
Address:
6202 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002
Phone:
(269) 323-8855
Cuisine:
Pizza
Other Details:
Started in 1976 by John Hindman and Charlie Konett. We had been friends in college and often discussed going into some kind of business together. Bilbo's grew out of our interest in and love for the famous Tolkien trilogy chronicalling the adventures of Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Wizards, and all manner of interesting characters. We chose the name Bilbo's because of the enduring nature of the character by that name and the tree logo because of the singular and unusual ( to Hobbits) existence of the Mallorn tree in Hobbiton that became the centerpiece for the grand birthday party that Bilbo threw for himself that signalled the beginning of the adventure of the War of the RIng. The generosity of diversity in Tolkien's character development allowed us to have a lot of fun with this world. The richness endemic to fantasy characters presented as they were as part of a history gives rise to to fleeting notions that such beings might well have preceded us here and that flight is buttressed from time to time by references in the work.
Pizza,
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