A Northern California fast-casual restaurant chain isn’t just opening a location in Texas, it’s also moving there. Nations, a diner-style restaurant serving hot dogs, giant burgers and pies, has opened a location at his 3311 location in Frisco.preston road
Nation’s is a family-owned restaurant chain that started as a hot dog stand in 1952, but became famous for its giant burgers. Owner and Chairman Grant Power said the company moved its headquarters from California to Garland.
“Everyone knows the Dallas/Fort Worth area is the hottest metropolitan area for growth, but we have found a home here and our leadership team has moved here with their families. , we are committed to this community and the exciting growth of our company.”
This Frisco debut brings many firsts.
- This will be our first location outside of California.
- This is our first location in Texas.
- This is my first franchise store.
The original classics, hot dogs and chili dogs, are still on the menu, but the chain has diversified with dishes like giant, made-to-order burgers so big you’ll need three hands to eat them, sandwiches and all-day breakfast.
This all sounds perfect, but there’s more:
We offer over 20 types of pies made from fresh dough daily. This pie is extremely popular and accounts for 25 percent of the company’s sales.
The menu doesn’t have to be that complicated. Hamburgers include cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, and chili burgers. Sandwiches include BLTs, grilled cheese, chili hot dogs, and salmon sandwiches on wheat bread. Sides include fries, chili fries, and onion rings.
Prices range from $7.45 for a regular hamburger to $12 for a bacon cheeseburger. The most expensive sandwich is salmon at $10.25. An 8-ounce hot dog is $5.65. Bacon, eggs and home fries are $11.95, omelets range from $7 to $15 and breakfast burritos range from $8 to $12.
Back to the pie, it looks really delicious. The pies here have real crusts, not the shoddy dough used by Dallas-area bakeries. In addition to fruit pies (boysenberry, cherry, peach, and apple), there are also cream pies (banana cream, coconut cream, chocolate cream, and lemon cream). There’s also lemon meringue pie. There are also custard pies, but they are less common. The pies here are a bargain, including pumpkin cheesecake, strawberry-topped cheesecake, and pumpkin cream pie.
The company plans to open its second store at 4180 S Cooper St. in Arlington at the end of May, according to the announcement. This store will be the first in the company to offer drive-through online ordering as part of its operations.
The company plans to open 30 franchise locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the next five years. His next three stores will be in Saxe, Denton and Mesquite.
Nation’s Giant Hamburgers was founded by Russ Harvey in San Pablo, California as a hot dog stand and six stools. Dale Power joined the company in 1961, starting as a custodian, working his way up to manager, and eventually becoming partner. Today, Dale’s son, Grant Power, is the owner and continues to fulfill our mission of serving the best burgers and handmade pies in the country.
The company has owned all 29 stores in its 72-year history, but recently turned to franchising. The first franchisee was Tommy Coker, whose family moved to Texas to open a Frisco store.
“Nations was where we grew up and where our family hung out together,” Coker said. “When this opportunity arose, we decided to invest here because of our passion for this brand.”
Power said Nations is a “destination” restaurant that takes advantage of its role as a family social gathering place.
“We’re not ‘fast food.’ We offer a different type of dining experience with a very diverse menu,” he says.
