Scott Heiner
Moose Buns
Moose Buns opened last May next to the go cart rink on Logan
Road. It is a quick service drive-thru
and walk-up restaurant that serves breakfast burritos, crazy-big cinnamon buns,
and hot/cold beverages, all served fast and at reasonable prices.
Bob and Audell Bates from Denver were looking for some lakes
to use their 18-foot boat in and decided to try Bear Lake where Bob had visited
as a kid. Audell had never been to Bear
Lake and had never seen a moose before, but on the first day she saw three of
them! She was enthralled and they immediately
fell in love with the beauty of the area as well as the friendly folks. In 2016, they bought a vacation home in Fish
Haven, but soon realized they wanted to be permanently in Bear Lake and call it
home, so in 2019 they quit their jobs and made the move.
They also wanted to contribute to the community and decided
to open a food establishment. In brainstorming
ideas, Audell kept talking about the excitement of seeing her first moose and
one of her favorite foods—cinnamon rolls (who doesn’t love them?). They realized there wasn’t any place around
that served them, so Bob combined the two concepts and came up with “Moose Buns.” Their website tells the origin of the name as
follows: “…and what goes with Moose? Why
cinnamon rolls of course! (I knew that was your first thought too 😊). Hence the name Moose
Buns.” The name and their logo are a
reflection of the Bates’ fun side.
Bob and Audell went all out in building their place. Along
with the building itself, they paved a new driveway and parking lot complete
with drive-through window and parking stalls.
Audell explains that they’re here for the locals, as well as the tourists
so they built for keeps and plan to be open all year.
Moose Buns’ giant cinnamon rolls feature frostings in
flavors like cream cheese, raspberry cream cheese, and whipped caramel
marshmallow, and they are developing additional flavors.
The specialty at Moose Buns may be cinnamon rolls, but their
breakfast burritos are just as popular. The
two varieties are called “Bear-rito” and “Cub-rito.” Depending on the day, the Bear-rito comes
with shredded beef, chicken tinga or turkey sausage, while the Cub-rito has no
meat. Their builder suggested they add
breakfast burritos to their menu thinking they would be in demand from the
workforce. He was right; they rival the
cinnamon buns in sales. A fairly unique
item in the area, chicken tinga consists of shredded chicken in an adobo sauce made
from tomatoes, chipotle and onions.
Their drink menu features a wide selection of coffees,
mochas, lattes, espressos, fruit smoothies, frappes and sodas, and they are
continually adding new flavors combinations. Their Raspberry Mohito is popular
and they have a “Blue Monster” lemonade made with Blue Curacao syrup that exactly
matches the color of Bear Lake.
Moose Buns recently added creative patio chairs, umbrellas
and a table printed with a large checkerboard to encourage folks to hang out. On the other hand, they focus on fast service
which is important for working people on short breaks. Their website,
www.MooseBuns.com is updated often, so make sure to visit it for the latest
information. Stop by Moose Buns; you’re
sure to leave with a moose-size smile on your face!
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