Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn

Specialties

A Kentucky Tradition since 1963, The Bosley Family has cooked the old fashioned Kentucky tradition way. We place meats personally selected for quality in our custom built hickory fired pits and cook them slow and long, giving them that distinctive hickory flavor. When you visit Moonlite, you can smell the difference even before you taste the southern style food that has made us legendary: From Barbecue, Home-​style Vegetables, and Golden cornbread, to delicious desserts you can taste the family owned difference.

History

Established in 1963.

(February, 1963) Catherine and Pappy Bosley bought the Moonlite for $ 50,000 from Sonnie and Sadie Bertram and J.C. & Betty Stinson. The Bosley’s used the 5,000 dollar profit from selling their house to make the down payment, moved in with Catherine’s mother and entered the restaurant business with no experience, and little formal education. Then, the Moonlite was a fourteen year old barbecue joint with 30 seats including stools at the counter. He was 48 and she 42, they had five children.

Moonlite Bar-​B-​Q has grown into a very special business. In this time of large chains and merged companies Moonlite has grown as a family business; now includes a 350 seat restaurant, a U.S.D.A. inspected processing plant, an extensive catering department (capable of serving 15 to 15,000 with unparalleled quality and professionalism), a wholesale division serving the region with Barbecue and related products. All this from a thirty seat, roadside restaurant in 1963.

Meet the Business Owner

The Bosley’ S.

Business Owner

There is a joke we share that Moonlite doesn’t have a chef or a manager… We are family owned and operated. There is always a Bosley at the Moonlite… In fact there are often several…

The Family:

Janet Howard — co — Owner

Ken Bosley — co — Owner

Fred Bosley co — Owner

Hugh Bsley Jr — co –Owner

Jeanie (Bosley) Heath — Catering Manager

Patrick Bosley — Marketing Director

Chris Bosley — Daily Operations

Management Staff — They are just like family:

Tracy Philips — Purchasing Agent

Jim Strobel — Wholesale Foods