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Posted on 7/30/17 at 9:52 am
Posted on 7/30/17 at 9:52 am
Pal's Sudden Service, normally called Pal's for short, is a regional fast food restaurant chain located in northeast Tennessee and southwestern Virginia, with stores concentrated in the Tri-Cities, Tennessee metro region. The first Pal's opened in 1956 in Kingsport, Tennessee a year after the founder of Pal's, Fred "Pal" Barger, attended a National Restaurant Convention in Chicago and met Ray Kroc and Fred Turner, observing the construction and equipment they used for the first McDonald's restaurant.
I've been gone from NE Tenn for 4 years now. I miss Pal's.
Anybody here know wtf I'm talking about?
I've been gone from NE Tenn for 4 years now. I miss Pal's.
Anybody here know wtf I'm talking about?
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Posted on 7/30/17 at 11:41 am to teamjackson
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Anybody here know wtf I'm talking about?
No.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 1:20 pm to DownSouthJukin
Figured so.
Not sure why I make these threads.
I'm a failure.
Kill me... gently.
Not sure why I make these threads.
I'm a failure.
Kill me... gently.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 1:23 pm to teamjackson
Yep.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:51 pm to teamjackson
Yes, those are familiar sites.
And the chain continues to grow, slowly and now is as far to the southwest as Morristown.
Remember Chili Buns? And peach tea?
And the chain continues to grow, slowly and now is as far to the southwest as Morristown.
Remember Chili Buns? And peach tea?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 6:30 am to teamjackson
I've encountered Pal's locations as I travel through JC & Kingsport quite a lot. Have never been in. But I know what you're talking about.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:26 am to teamjackson
Two links that tell a lot:
https://burgerbusiness.com/pal%E2%80%99s-america%E2%80%99s-least-known-well-run-burger-chain/
and this could also tell you why it's a success locally
This line from (ahem, you're supposed to be impressed by) THE Harvard Business Journal
https://burgerbusiness.com/pal%E2%80%99s-america%E2%80%99s-least-known-well-run-burger-chain/
and this could also tell you why it's a success locally
This line from (ahem, you're supposed to be impressed by) THE Harvard Business Journal
quote:turnover rates extremely low
But Pal’s is not just absurdly fast. It is also staggeringly accurate.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:30 am to teamjackson
My only experience with Pal's was it giving me diarrhea prior to a soccer game in a tournament I played in in Kingsport many years ago. I had to go into the woods to piss it out my butt.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:56 pm to real turf fan
I love you.
Spleen, you musta had the Sauceburger lol, Pal's has never given me an upset stomach.
Maybe you drank some water that came from the stream next to Eastman when you were in Kingsport lol
Spleen, you musta had the Sauceburger lol, Pal's has never given me an upset stomach.
Maybe you drank some water that came from the stream next to Eastman when you were in Kingsport lol
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:25 am to teamjackson
Love me some Pal's...anyone who did undergrad at ETSU lived off of Pal's
Posted on 8/2/17 at 3:54 pm to teamjackson
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Anybody here know wtf I'm talking about?
Hell yes. My parents were born and raised in Kingsport, TN. Spent many a Thanksgiving up there and we would always make a trip to Pal's for a milky-shake.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:19 pm to teamjackson
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I've been gone from NE Tenn for 4 years now. I miss Pal's.
It has been nearly 25 years since I got my undergrad from ETSU...Still have the occasional Pal's craving. Best freakin tea in the world.
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