- Hires Big H
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 [ [http://www.hiresbigh.com/history.html Hires Story] ] . In addition to the flagship branch located near the center of
Salt Lake City , there are additional locations in Midvale andWest Valley City .Many celebrities that attend the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of each year find their way to Hires Big H to consume a hearty robust Big H Burger. Stars such as Robert Redford, Ben Affleck, and Clint Eastwood are all fans of the Famous Burger Joints.
Noted for honoring the tradition of the drive-in restaurants of the '50s—both in its menu and interior decoration—the restaurants have achieved national recognition in publications like the
American Automobile Association 's "Via" magazine [ [http://www.viamagazine.com/weekenders/Utah_RoadFood04.asp Utah Road Food] ] . Like many other Utah restaurants, it offers the regionalcondiment calledfry sauce . Fry sauce can only be found in Utah restaurants or on their [http://www.hiresbigh.com/shop/html/Fry-Sauce.html fry sauce] web page.References
External links
* [http://www.hiresbigh.com/ Official Hires Big H website]
* [http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,590038470,00.html "Big 'H' still hot", "Deseret News"]
* [http://www.saltlakemagazine.com/index.php?src=news&prid=877&category=Legends%20&%20Lore&PHPSESSID=1f37c73763b574ef196645b828b985e5 biographical article on Don Hale, "Salt Lake Magazine"]
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