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Pizza Inn was founded in Dallas in 1958 by brothers Joe and R.L. Spillman. At the time, they were SMU students and quickly made the chain their life’s work. Over the next 60 years, the brand expanded to have hundreds of locations across the Southeast. An offshoot called Pie Five launched in Fort Worth in 2011. As of June 2020, the Dallas-based chain had 151 locations nationwide.
Last Friday, January 10, the only remaining location in Dallas proper on Live Oak Steet announced it would be closing its doors after 25 years in the location. This franchise location is owned by the Hussain family, who made themselves well-acquainted with customers over the years in the location…