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* 744 [[29th Street South]], [[Lakeview]] [[Birmingham]] (closed November 2010) | * 744 [[29th Street South]], [[Lakeview]] [[Birmingham]] (closed November 2010) | ||
* 5060 [[Academy Drive]], [[Bessemer]] (opened 2006 - closed 2009) | * 5060 [[Academy Drive]], [[Bessemer]] (opened 2006 - closed 2009) | ||
* 4979 [[U.S. Highway 31]], [[Calera]] | * 4979 [[U.S. Highway 31]], [[Calera]] (closed [[December 14]], [[2012]]) | ||
* 4473 [[Pinson Valley Parkway]], [[Center Point]] (closed 2012) | * 4473 [[Pinson Valley Parkway]], [[Center Point]] (closed 2012) | ||
* 4290 [[Highway 52]], [[Helena]] | * 4290 [[Highway 52]], [[Helena]] | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 30 December 2012
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.
History
Golden Rule began in 1891 as a travelers' stop for persons in route to Atlanta from Birmingham. Serving travelers and local residents, the restaurant 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 Manikides, who would become the first Golden Rule franchisee. Today, the restaurant is rapidly expanding throughout the Birmingham region and into other Southeastern states.
Birmingham locations
- 5600 Messer Airport Highway, Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
- 1901 6th Avenue North, Birmingham (Regions Plaza)
- 744 29th Street South, Lakeview Birmingham (closed November 2010)
- 5060 Academy Drive, Bessemer (opened 2006 - closed 2009)
- 4979 U.S. Highway 31, Calera (closed December 14, 2012)
- 4473 Pinson Valley Parkway, Center Point (closed 2012)
- 4290 Highway 52, Helena
- 740 Brookwood Village, suite 238, Homewood
- 1571 Montgomery Highway, Hoover (closed 2009)
- 3340 Galleria Circle, Hoover
- 210 Doug Baker Boulevard, Hoover
- 2506 Crestwood Boulevard, Irondale
- 3100 Pelham Parkway, Pelham
- 1700 Martin Street North, Pell City
- 120 South Chalkville Road, Trussville
References
- [1]. Golden Rule Bar-B-Q History. Accessed 06 September 2006.
- Diel, Stan (March 10, 2011) "Baha Burger may come to Lakeview." Birmingham News
External links
Golden Rule Bar-B-Q official website