For Those of You Craving State Club Tenders...

UNTLifer · May 7

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/coppell-valley-ranch-las-colinas/dining/2019/12/17/j-macklins-grill-celebrates-10-years-in-coppell/

“When I was at North Texas, I opened my first grill and bar my third year in college,” he said. “Then we opened a nightclub, and we ended up getting a contract for the University of North Texas for football games. We opened another grill and bar. So ... I dabbled on that.”

https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/j-macklins-grill-is-a-community-gathering-spot-for-coppell-11984885

Now in its 12th year, J. Macklin’s Grill and Bar is still thriving in its strip center spot where that Chili’s Too used to be. In 2020, the restaurant was named best small business by the Coppell Chamber of Commerce Member's Choice Awards.

Todd wasn’t new to the restaurant industry when the couple opened their grill. His family in California had been in the business for 80 years, and he opened his first restaurant, The State Club Grill and Bar, on Fry Street in Denton while attending the University of North Texas.

https://www.jmacklinsgrill.com/Menu

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Mean Green 93-98 · May 7

Interesting...of course, they were called the "Iowa State Chicken Tenders" at State Club. And other than the chicken tenders, the menu looks very, very different. Of course, I imagine they're catering to a very different crowd. Or, rather, the exact same crowd 30-40 years later with a whole lot more disposable income than they had in college.