About Bon

The owner is no stranger to the restaurant business or serving great food. It is a family trait that started with her grandfather, Bill Minor, who opened the first fast food type business in Chapel Hill called Bill’s BBQ. As a child, Bon folded chicken boxes and soaked everything her grandfather did in. Eventually, her mother, Mama Dip, continued the tradition and started her own restaurant. After 18 years as a housemother at the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill, Bon felt that she was ready to become a staple in her own right!

In October 1999 with her daughter by her side, she opened Bon’s BBQ in Carrboro Plaza. For six years, she ran a successful business, but felt that she could not grow in that location. Now several months after closing her original location, she has reopened in University Square on Franklin Street. She is a down home person that cooks great down home meals!

To find out more about our family and books that are available,
visit Bon's sister, Annette Council's website at;

www.AnnetteCouncil.com

Wondering why she is called Bon?

Bon’s birth name is Julia Yvonne Council. Her parents called her Von coming up, but her younger siblings called her Bon and it stuck!

And always remember:
No Bon’s About It, It’s In The Sauce!