Jim's Restaurants
| Type | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Industry | casual dining restaurant |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas |
| Key people | G. Jim Hasslocher, Chairman Jimmy Hasslocher, president & COO |
| Website | www.jimsrestaurants.com |
Jim's Restaurants is a chain of restaurants owned by Frontier Enterprises. Jim's, best known for its breakfast and charbroiled Frontier Burgers, was started in 1947 when founder G. Jim Hasslocher built his first burger stand. The burger stand grew and became a drive-in burger concept with carhops, which eventually led to full-service restaurants in several locations. As of April 2010, Frontier operates 16 locations in the San Antonio area and 3 in Austin.
In San Antonio, Frontier Enterprises took over eight Shoney's diners in 1998 and later converted them to Jim's restaurants.[1] Frontier also operated the Tower of the Americas' restaurant at HemisFair Park in San Antonio for more than three decades. In 2005 the City of San Antonio closed the Tower facility for remodeling and awarded the operating contract to another vendor.
[edit] References
- ^ Wake up and smell Jim's Café and Coffee Bar, San Antonio Express-News, April 30, 2006.
