Bistro on Main has been part of Kent for so long it’s hard to remember a time without it.
Since opening in 2003, the family-run restaurant has kept the town’s busy crowd well fed. Family touches every part of the operation. Brothers Mark and Joe Wise work the line under owner and head chef Aaron Ruggles, with Ruggles’ son Aiden stepping in as a cook, as well. General Manager Christa Gleason has been with the team for more than 20 years. Independently owned restaurants that have been around a while develop a lived-in, welcome-home feel that just can’t be replicated in chains, and that is something the Bistro is very proud of.
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