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Kirby's Pig Stand

1921 establishments in TexasDrive-in restaurantsRestaurants established in 1921Restaurants in Dallas

Kirby's Pig Stand was the first drive-in restaurant to open in the United States. It was opened by Jessie G. Kirby and Reuben Jackson in 1921, in Dallas, Texas. In the 1980s, it changed ownership to Jim Ingram and Monte Hough, and in 2009, its name was changed to Woodfire Kirby's.

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Kirby's Pig Stand
Greenville Avenue, Dallas

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Greenville Avenue 3501
75206 Dallas
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