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:''This article is about the former hot dog stand downtown, for the current restaurant, see [[Jimmy's Hot Dogs and Burgers]].''
:''This article is about the former hot dog stand downtown, for the current restaurant, see [[Jimmy's Hot Dogs and Burgers]].''
'''Jimmy's Hot Dogs''' was a [[List of hot dog stands|hot dog stand]] owned by [[Jimmy Sarris|Jimmy]] and [[Panagiota Sarris]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It opened in the early 1970s, and from the mid-1990s until it closed in August [[2004]] it was located at the corner of [[4th Avenue North]] and [[21st Street North|21st Street]].
'''Jimmy's Hot Dogs''' was a [[List of hot dog stands|hot dog stand]] owned by [[Jimmy Sarris|Jimmy]] and [[Panagiota Sarris]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It opened in the early 1970s, and from the mid-1990s until it closed in August [[2004]] it was located at the corner of [[4th Avenue North]] and [[21st Street North|21st Street]].
The Sarrises were immigrants from Greece, as were a large number of Birmingham restauranteurs during much of the 20th century. The restaurant provided on its basic hot dogs the special ketchup-based, spiced sauce found at all the hot dog stands in the Birmingham area established by people from Greek backgrounds.


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[[Category:Former hot dog stands]]
[[Category:Former hot dog stands]]
[[Category:Greek-owned restaurants]]
[[Category:4th Avenue North]]
[[Category:4th Avenue North]]
[[Category:21st Street North]]
[[Category:21st Street North]]
[[Category:1970s establishments]]
[[Category:1970s establishments]]
[[Category:2004 disestablishments]]
[[Category:2004 disestablishments]]

Revision as of 23:29, 19 August 2014

This article is about the former hot dog stand downtown, for the current restaurant, see Jimmy's Hot Dogs and Burgers.

Jimmy's Hot Dogs was a hot dog stand owned by Jimmy and Panagiota Sarris in downtown Birmingham. It opened in the early 1970s, and from the mid-1990s until it closed in August 2004 it was located at the corner of 4th Avenue North and 21st Street.

The Sarrises were immigrants from Greece, as were a large number of Birmingham restauranteurs during much of the 20th century. The restaurant provided on its basic hot dogs the special ketchup-based, spiced sauce found at all the hot dog stands in the Birmingham area established by people from Greek backgrounds.

References

  • Archibald, John (November 25, 2007) "One wonders if city's playing with a full deck." The Birmingham News