Jim's Restaurants is a chain of restaurants owned by Frontier Enterprises. Jim's, best known for its breakfast and charbroiled Frontier Burgers, was started in 1947 when founder G. Jim Hasslocher built his first burger stand. The burger stand grew and became a drive-in burger concept with carhops, which eventually led to full-service restaurants in several locations. As of April 2010, Frontier operates 16 locations in the San Antonio area and 3 in Austin

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

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Frontier Enterprises also opened the Magic Time Machine themed restaurants in 1973, with one each in San Antonio and Dallas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

. The Magic Time Machine ambiance is "Funky Nostalgia" and each table has its own motif. Their cast of zany characters dress up as popular pop culture figures and entertain throughout the meal. Batman, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Snow White are just a few of the icons who might serve you. The menu offers Handcut Steaks, Prime Rib, Fresh Seafood, and numerous Chicken, Pork and Pasta dishes.

In San Antonio, Frontier Enterprises took over eight Shoney's

Shoney's

Shoney’s is a privately held restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It is named after Alex Schoenbaum, who was the owner of the original chain of Big Boy restaurants in the southeastern United States...

 diners in 1998 and later converted them to Jim's restaurants. Frontier also operated the Tower of the Americas

Tower of the Americas

Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68....

' restaurant at HemisFair Park in San Antonio for more than three decades. In 2005 the City of San Antonio closed the Tower facility for remodeling and awarded the operating contract to another vendor.

External links

• Frontier Enterprises Corporate website
  • Jim's Restaurants
  • Magic Time Machine