Dallas' favorite Italian sausage-slinger turns 50

Mar 01, 2016 970

Jimmy's Food Store, Dallas' beloved ma and pa grocer turned Italian specialty shop, is now 50 years old. Their sausage and meatballs are the best in town — having them on the menu is a good get for virtually any restaurant. These folks have a complicated understanding of what Italians want. They have deep roots in Dallas, and they have been working at Jimmy's most of their lives.

Brothers Paul and Mike DiCarlo have been working at Jimmy's since their early teens. Mike seems sure he started at 12, right after the store opened. The two guess that Paul, who is five years younger, started at 11. It was a business their grandfather and father — both named James — started in 1966. Prior to Jimmy's, another independent grocery store ran in the family in South Dallas for more than 20 years.

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Source: http://www.dallasobserver.com/

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