Bongi’s Turkey Roost Duxbury MA – Family Farm Raised for Over 60 Years

Bongiorno! That's the last name of the family who started Bongi's Turkey Roost in Duxbury MA and has been selling fresh local farm raised turkeys for over 60 years. I wanted to get this post out before Thanksgiving so you folks on the South Shore (and beyond) could benefit from their dedication to tasty turkeys and sides, and maybe take some stress off of your own holiday preparation.

I remember taking a photo of their great vintage neon sign years ago, but could not remember where the place was, but through the power of the internet was able to find out where they were located AND ask RetroRoadsis to drive us down there to buy some turkey for dinner on one of my last visits home. Bongi's is located on Route 53 which was once known as Turkey Row.

If the RetroRoadkids were acting better we might have made the detour to Tinkertown, but alas they were both being little terrors that day! I spent most of our visits wrangling them while Roadsis spoke with the friendly folks at the counter and ordered our food. I was able to snap a few photos between wrangles and loved seeing the old photos and ads framed around the clean and busy shop.

I was also able to pick up a to-go menu that lists all of the food items they have for sale there, either prepared for immediate eating or to be cooked later. Looking at that menu I am reminded of that character Bubba in Forrest Gump, who was all about the shrimp prepared every which way. Except here at Bongi's they're all about the turkey prepared every which way!

They've got:

Hot Roast Turkey, Fresh Frozen Turkey, Stuffed Turkey Thigh, Turkey Breast, Turkey Gravy, Sliced Turkey Breast, Turkey Pot Pie, Frozen Turkey Dinner, Turkey Soup, Turkey Broth, Turkey Chili, Turkey Sandwiches, Turkey Salad and Spaghetti Sauce with ground turkey in it!

Along with the above noted turkey hearts, turkey livers and turkey gizzards (eyyywww!) they also sell tasty mashed potatoes, squash, stuffing, cole slaw, fried chicken and fruit pies too!

We got a little bit of everything for a family feast, including turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, squash and a turkey pie. Everything was very tasty, but I was most fond of the turkey pie, because I just love pie, savory or sweet. You have your choice of sizes, and if you want all white meat, mixed, all dark, veggies or not. What a country!
One of the things that I think is so cool about Bongi's is that you are dealing directly with the folks who raise the turkeys, not some faceless farming corporation. The turkeys are raised and processed right there, without hormones, antibiotics or pre-basting, and go right from the farm to your table. As their advertisements declare," for over 60 years, all Bongi’s turkeys are raised for quality and sold on merit”.

And if you don't get a turkey from them now for Thankgiving, remember they're open year round for whenever you get a hankerin!