Little Hipps closed 21 years ago this week:
San Antonio's Little Hipps served some of the biggest and juiciest hamburgers for decades.
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Little Hipps closed in 2002 after 42 yearsThe McCullough Avenue restaurant shut in 2002; owner Layne Dixon Hipp died one month later.
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- Opened in 1960, the restaurant operated for 42 years from a converted gas station at 1423 McCullough Ave.
- The Jumbo Bacon Cheese contained a pound of beef, 10 slices of bacon and eight slices of cheese, while side dishes included Hippuppies and Shypoke Eggs.
- Hipp closed the restaurant after learning he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, and he died one month later.
- Longtime employee Tim Lang continued serving some signature dishes at Timbo's on Broadway until it closed in 2017, while Armadillos took over the former site.
He wants to go out on top.— Tim Lang, Little Hipps' manager, told the Express-News on Nov. 20, several days before the restaurant closed.
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