The first pizza place
in McKinney, Texas
When Jim's opened in 1969, McKinney had about 15,000 people in it and nowhere to get a pizza. Fifty-seven years later the town has grown past 220,000 and we're still here, still family owned, still making the dough by hand every morning from the recipe we started with.
How we got here
Jim opens the doors
A small storefront, four booths, and a single deck oven. Pizza was still a novelty in this part of Texas. Half the town came in that first month just to see what it was.
The after-game spot
McKinney High football let out and the place filled up. Coaches ran tabs. A few of those kids bring their own grandkids in now and still order the same thing.
The buffet starts
Lunch was slow, so we put the pizzas on a warmer and charged one price. It's run six days a week ever since and it's still how most people meet us.
The chains arrive
Four national pizza chains opened in McKinney within about five years. We didn't change the recipe, skimp on the cheese, or start taping coupons to the door. People kept coming.
Eldorado Parkway
We moved into the current space on West Eldorado. Bigger dining room, same ovens, same booths pulled out of the old place because people asked us to.
Feeding the whole league
Catering grew into its own thing. Youth sports, church groups, teacher appreciation weeks, office lunches. Some Saturdays we send out more pizza than we serve in the dining room.
Same dough, same family
Third generation behind the counter. One location, no franchise plans, no investors. The dough still gets made by hand before the sun is all the way up.
The facts, plainly
Questions about our history
What is the oldest pizza restaurant in McKinney, Texas?
Jim's Pizza. We opened in 1969 and have operated continuously since, which makes us the oldest pizzeria in McKinney and one of the oldest restaurants of any kind still running in Collin County.
Is Jim's Pizza a chain?
No. One location, family owned, no franchises and no plans for any.
Has the recipe changed?
The dough hasn't. Same flour, same process, made by hand every morning. We've added menu items over the years, but the crust that opened the place is the crust you get today.
Who runs Jim's Pizza now?
The same family, third generation. Somebody with the last name is in the building most days you walk in.
Fifty-seven years of the same pizza
Best way to understand it is to eat one. Buffet is on Monday through Saturday from eleven.
The first pizza place in McKinney. Still family run, still the same 1969 crust.
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2107 W Eldorado Pkwy
Suite #110
McKinney, TX 75070