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* 5600 [[Messer Airport Highway]], [[Birmingham]] ([[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]]) | * 5600 [[Messer Airport Highway]], [[Birmingham]] ([[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]]) | ||
* 1901 [[6th Avenue North]], [[Birmingham]] ([[Regions Plaza]]) | * 1901 [[6th Avenue North]], [[Birmingham]] ([[Regions Plaza]]) | ||
* 740 [[Brookwood Village]], suite 238, [[Homewood]] | * 740 [[Brookwood Village]], suite 238, [[Homewood]] | ||
* 210 [[Doug Baker Boulevard]], [[Hoover]] | * 210 [[Doug Baker Boulevard]], [[Hoover]] | ||
* 2506 [[Crestwood Boulevard]], [[Irondale]] | * 2506 [[Crestwood Boulevard]], [[Irondale]] | ||
* 1700 [[Martin Street North]], [[Pell City]] | * 1700 [[Martin Street North]], [[Pell City]] | ||
* 120 [[South Chalkville Road]], [[Trussville]] | * 120 [[South Chalkville Road]], [[Trussville]] | ||
===Former locations=== | ===Former locations=== | ||
* 5060 [[Academy Lane]], [[Bessemer]] (2006–2009) | |||
* 3340 [[Galleria Circle]], [[Hoover]] (closed 2009) | |||
* 744 [[29th Street South]], [[Lakeview]] [[Birmingham]] (2006–November 2010) | * 744 [[29th Street South]], [[Lakeview]] [[Birmingham]] (2006–November 2010) | ||
* 4979 [[U.S. Highway 31]], [[Calera]] (closed [[December 14]], [[2012]]) | * 4979 [[U.S. Highway 31]], [[Calera]] (closed [[December 14]], [[2012]]) | ||
* 4437 [[Pinson Valley Parkway]], [[Center Point]] (closed 2012) | * 4437 [[Pinson Valley Parkway]], [[Center Point]] (closed 2012) | ||
* 1571 [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Montgomery Highway]], [[Hoover]] ([[Nick Manakides]] 1974–2020) | * 1571 [[Montgomery Highway (Hoover)|Montgomery Highway]], [[Hoover]] ([[Nick Manakides]] 1974–2020) | ||
* 151 [[Industrial Road]], [[Alabaster]] (2019–2020, owned by [[Paul Curcio]]) | * 151 [[Industrial Road]], [[Alabaster]] (2019–2020, owned by [[Paul Curcio]]) | ||
* 4290 [[Highway 52]], [[Helena]] (closed 2022; owned by [[Paul Curcio]]) | |||
* 3100 [[Pelham Parkway]], [[Pelham]] (closed 2022; owned by [[Paul Curcio]]) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 2 February 2022
Golden Rule Bar-B-Q is a Birmingham-based barbeque chain founded in 1891 in what is now Irondale. The chain is best known for its sauce and pulled pork sandwiches. Its corporate offices are located at 15 Office Park Circle in Mountain Brook's Office Park.
History
The Golden Rule began in 1891 as a stop for travelers headed toward Atlanta from Birmingham, but also appealed to local residents and became one of the area's well-known gathering places.
By the late 1930s, Jabo and Ellene Williams Stone took over the restaurant, which was still in her family. It was at this time a new building was constructed along the Atlanta Highway where the business would remain through the 1950s. Jabo would construct what would be the restaurant's third location just off U.S. Highway 78 in Irondale before selling the business to Michael Matsos in 1969 for a percentage of sales over 20 years. Matsos constructed a fourth location at the present site of the Irondale location off Interstate 20 in the early 1970s.
By 1973, as part of his agreement with Stone, Matsos opened a second Golden Rule location on what was originally called the "Florida Highway" in Hoover. In 1976 Matsos sold this location to Nick Manakides, who would become the first Golden Rule franchisee. Manakides continued as a franchisee until 2020 when he rebranded his restaurant as Archie's Bar-B-Q & Burgers.
Another franchisee, Rusty Creel, partnered with Sneaky Pete's Café operators Bob and Mark Lovell to open a Golden Rule on the prominent corner of 29th Street South and Clairmont Avenue in Lakeview in 2006. That location closed in 2010.
Birmingham locations
- 5600 Messer Airport Highway, Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
- 1901 6th Avenue North, Birmingham (Regions Plaza)
- 740 Brookwood Village, suite 238, Homewood
- 210 Doug Baker Boulevard, Hoover
- 2506 Crestwood Boulevard, Irondale
- 1700 Martin Street North, Pell City
- 120 South Chalkville Road, Trussville
Former locations
- 5060 Academy Lane, Bessemer (2006–2009)
- 3340 Galleria Circle, Hoover (closed 2009)
- 744 29th Street South, Lakeview Birmingham (2006–November 2010)
- 4979 U.S. Highway 31, Calera (closed December 14, 2012)
- 4437 Pinson Valley Parkway, Center Point (closed 2012)
- 1571 Montgomery Highway, Hoover (Nick Manakides 1974–2020)
- 151 Industrial Road, Alabaster (2019–2020, owned by Paul Curcio)
- 4290 Highway 52, Helena (closed 2022; owned by Paul Curcio)
- 3100 Pelham Parkway, Pelham (closed 2022; owned by Paul Curcio)
References
- Wilkinson, Kaija (February 5, 2006) "2 restaurants debuting in Lakeview." Birmingham Business Journal
- Golden Rule Bar-B-Q History at goldenrulebbq.com - accessed 06 September 2006
- Diel, Stan (March 10, 2011) "Baha Burger may come to Lakeview." The Birmingham News
- Taylor, Drew (November 19, 2020) "Golden Rule Bar-B-Q in Hoover changes name, leaves franchise for first time since 1974" CBS42.com
External links
Golden Rule Bar-B-Q official website