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| Industry | Restaurant |
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| Area served | Sandy, Utah |
Hires Big H is a restaurant chain headquartered in Sandy, Utah.
Hires Drive-In was founded in 1959 by Don Hale, a former grocer, with the assistance of his wife Shirley Hickman. In addition to the flagship branch located near the center of Salt Lake City, there are additional locations in Midvale and West Valley City.
Noted for honoring the tradition of the drive-in restaurants of the 1950s—both in its menu and interior decoration—the restaurants have achieved national recognition in publications like the American Automobile Association's Via magazine. Like many other Utah restaurants, it offers the regional condiment called fry sauce. Hires fry sauce can be found in grocery stores around the state.
Don Hale died of natural causes at the age of 93 on Saturday, January 29, 2011, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
References
- biographical article on Don Hale, Salt Lake Magazine
- "Big 'H' still hot", Deseret News
- Hires Story
- ^ House, Dawn (2011-01-31). "Hires Big H founder known for work ethic". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archive.sltrib.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- Utah Road Food
- "Fry sauce is Utah’s food gift to the country"
- House, Dawn (January 31, 2011). "Hires Big H founder known for work ethic". The Salt Lake Tribune.
External links
Categories:- Restaurants in Utah
- Fast-food chains of the United States
- Regional restaurant chains in the United States
- Root beer stands
- Buildings and structures in Salt Lake City
- Buildings and structures in Salt Lake County, Utah
- Midvale, Utah
- Utah culture
- Restaurants established in 1959
- 1959 establishments in Utah
- Buildings and structures in Sandy, Utah