LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Texas Inn, one of Virginia’s oldest continually operating restaurants, is celebrating its 91st birthday on Tuesday by selling 91-cent hot dogs.
The Texas Inn, known as The T Room, opened in Lynchburg in 1935 and now has four locations in Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Richmond.
The Texas Inn was selling 91-cent hot dogs to celebrate its 91st birthday on Oct. 13. (Dan Palm/WSET)
There is a limit of 6 hot dogs per customer to ensure that everyone gets a chance to buy hot dogs at 1980s prices.
“For one day a year, we like to sell a whole lot of hot dogs for next to nothing,” owner Dave Saunders said in a media release. “It’s our way of saying thank you to the friends and customers who have kept us going for 91 years. We’ve been doing this for a long time, and it’s become one of our favorite traditions.”
The Texas Inn was selling 91-cent hot dogs to celebrate its 91st birthday on Oct. 13. (Dan Palm/WSET)
Sanders said the annual birthday tradition is all about giving back to the customers who have supported the restaurant for generations.