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Big State Fountain and Grill

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Rescued from the brink of closure by Rick and Susan Fairless, owners of Strokers, this former pharmacy has been refashioned into a '50s-style soda fountain and grill. The menu is a classic: biscuits and gravy for breakfast, burgers and bologna sandwiches for lunch, chicken fried steak for dinner, and malts and milkshakes all day long.

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Big State Fountain and Grill
100 E. Irving Blvd.
Irving, TX 75060
214-307-5000

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