General Info

ABOUT PIG STAND & STAFF The first Pig Stand restaurant opened in 1921 on the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas Turnpike. There was no dining room. Instead, the world's first curb service began. Folks drove up and were greeted by waiters who took their orders, brought them their food, and enabled them to eat in their vehicles. Shortly thereafter, the Pig Stand introduced the drive-through window allowing customers to drive up, purchase food from the convenience of their cars, and to go about their business. During the 1920s Pig Stands opened in San Antonio, Houston, Beaumont, and other locations coast to coast. Specializing in good food with fast service in an "oldies" atmosphere, the Pig Stand became popular with the young and the old for many years to come. The chain reached its peak in the 1930s with about 130 Pig Stands mostly in Texas and Californiaincluding Hollywood In the initial years the Pig Stand pioneered several food items: Texas toast, deep-fried onion rings, and the country-fried steak sandwich. Not only was the Pig Stand the first restaurant to offer curb and drive-through service, it also was among the first to use fluorescent lighting, neon signs, and air conditioning. The Pig Sandwich has been an item on the Pig Stand menu since 1921 when the first one opened in Dallas. The Broadway Pig Stand dining room sports this huge neon sign immortalizing the Pig Sandwich.