The soda fountain had deep roots in Irving.
The pandemic presented too many challenges for Big State Fountain Grill to survive, says current managing operator David Cole. It opened in the late 1940s and was one of Irving's oldest businesses.Historic Irving restaurant Big State Fountain Grill served its last milkshakes and cheeseburgers on Nov. 26, 2022.
In this 2014 file photo, Brian Armes, 5, gets ready to eat a big stack of pancakes at Big State in Irving. The restaurant closed the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2022 after nearly 75 years in business. “He wanted to trust it to an Irving person who cared about it and had experience,” Cole says. “And I guess that was me.”
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