The Last Pig Standing (Texas Country Reporter)

Eat your heart out at the very last Pig Stand in Texas.
Mary Ann Hill
1508 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78215
Phone: [phone]
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2-20-2020

[@p52893]

This woman is what makes America so great.

[@damienwilloughby]

USA USA USA USA

[@collinreesejones5525]

ABSOLUTELY GOD BLESS HER AMERICAN SPIRIT! 😍

[@dean828]

God bless this Woman... and God bless Texas.

[@JustOneBitePlease]

What a wonderful story. I'm looking forward to my next visit to San Antonio and stopping by at the Pig Stand for a meal. 😍

[@Robert8455]

Makes me tear up hearing this story. Places come and go but its people like her that makes it memorable. I hope it lives on for many more years.

[@lazarustenebrae]

My father grew up frequenting his local Pig Stand in the '50s and I did so in Beaumont, Texas until it closed in the '00s. I really miss it and feel sad that this is the only one left. Fantastic food, service, and atmosphere. If I'm ever in San Antonio I'll definitely make it a point to stop at the last one. Thank you for so many great memories!

[@VictorMartinez-mp2ml]

Mary hits my heart with wonderful emotional love. God bless Mary.

[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

1921? My mother was born in Elmendorf in 1921, I was born in San Antonio in 1942. I see now that I must hurry back to San Antonio to revisit an icon of my youthful environment.

[@radioman5688]

A big hearty thank you TCR for reporting such a great news story. And a God bless this lady for saving this business may the Lord be with her forevermore

[@collinreesejones5525]

GOD BLESS HER!!! SPENT MANY NIGHTS THERE AS A LIMO DRIVER FOR TLJ...FOR YEARS!!!! AN ANGEL WALKING AMONG US! 😍

[@joememphis1571]

I went there about two years ago and the food was super duper delicious, scrumptious and very down to earth. Great ambiance, character and superb service.

[@spankynater4242]

I was there about two years ago, maybe we sat next to each other.

[@joememphis1571]

@@spankynater4242 I had the chicken fried steak and double mashed potatoes with cream gravy.

[@spankynater4242]

@@joememphis1571 sounds good, also.

[@HangryPandaMike]

I always see that place and been wanting to go. will definitely go soon

[@iandemontfort4276]

What a special and wonderfully humble woman. She is a queen in the truest sense. She is the essence of Americana

[@angieemm]

If y'all want to make sure this one stays around, go out of your way to give them your business. All the others are gone for a reason.

[@shanecreager433]

We live 250 miles South of San Antonio and on our last visit to the area we ate here before coming home

[@jdcarroll1226]

Awesome!!! Great Report!!! I’ve lived in Texas all my life of 62 years. I remember the Pig Stand in Fort Worth, my Hometown, on 7th St., Downtown.

[@charlescahoon3557]

Stopped by a couple of weeks ago. Doing a good business and breakfast was good. Hope people support this business. Next time I drive thru San Antonio I will try to get by there to try something else.

[@trailerparkcryptoking5213]

At the Pig Stand in San Antonio in 1983 my cousin and I were 19 years old and heading from Ft Stockton to Indianola. We had stopped to eat and were leaving. When we opened the door to my truck to get back in, my female pitbull jumped out and started running around and wouldn’t come to me. There was a lowrider parked right next to us with the drivers window rolled down and she jumped right in that car. My cousin started calling her but she wouldn’t come to him, so he opened the door to the lowrider and crawled inside it to grab the dog. He got her and put her in the truck and yelled at me to take off before the lowriders came outside wanting trouble. I was laughing so hard I couldn’t breath and got dizzy, then he got tickled and started laughing! It was hilarious and is one of the hardest laughs I ever had. I finally pulled it together and we backed out and left! Good Times!!!

[@hippydippy]

What an amazing woman & story. That place should NEVER be torn down. It should be protected under a Historical Registry!

[@jimmyholmes2149]

Thank you so much Mary Ann. Pig Stand was one the first cafe I visited when I moved to SA from TN in 2001. I worked at Cardell Cabinetry just down the road and enjoyed lunch there countless times until I moved in 2012. Thanks for the good times and great food and wonderful staff. Miss Ya!

[@JB-xu1pm]

Going to make a date with my Granddaughter for lunch. She needs to experience what the past was like, the simplicity, the wholesomeness.

[@claystunna5030]

This weekend will be it's last..March 12th will be it's last day open..had Soo many great memories here at this place..thank you for keeping this establishment open for us to enjoy all these years

[@michaelmullin3585]

Way back in the day, there was a Pig Stand in Oak Cliff where we kids hung out.

[@muffa9125]

exactly the type of place I believe we are all seeking , to visit good food , good people , and a step back in time . I traveled to San Antonio every other week for over 20 years , never knew of the place , talk about the disappointment I feel now , thanks Bob , for showing me , and others another jem in the great state of TEXAS !

[@zaigar111]

I love the Pig Stands!! We had one here at Rigsby and WW White road. My parents and I used to go there when we were out late at night, and LOVED the breakfast!!! I miss that place dearly! I want to go down off of Broadway and take my Mom for breakfast one day soon. Re-live some old memories!!

[@richardhernandez5235]

GOOD MEMORIES, I'M 56 YR. OLD. I REMEMBER WHEN MY DAD TOOK ME AND MY SIBLINGS TO EAT BREAKFAST, BEST MEMORY FOOD IN SAN ANTONIO TX👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@hugeblue]

Just loved this one! I live in Charleston ,SC & we had The Pig In & The Piggy Park Drive-IN back in the 50's & 60's. Started by the Bessinger family who are still here today!! Come down & give them a look?

[@johnwood551]

When I lived in the Big Bend area and then later the Hill Country ,whenever I went to San Antonio I hit the Pig Stand. THE ORIGINAL and the greatest. Just think of ALL the drive through today around the world and where it all started. Stop in and Keep them OPEN !!

[@the_fixer_guy]

I used to go to a Pig Stand in Houston with my grandmother when I was a boy. There was still a Pig Stand in Houston when I left in '03, but I guess it must be closed now if this is the last one. I miss my grandmother, what I would give to visit this Pig Stand with her one more time.

[@angieemm]

Yes, they closed several years back. It made me incredibly sad because I used to live a little bit east on Washington and would eat there all the time.

[@the_fixer_guy]

@@angieemm We were close, I lived on Decatur, just a block or two south of Washington iirc.

[@angieemm]

@@the_fixer_guy Yes! I lived in the warehouse condos on Dewey between Washington and Center!

[@vlcobb1]

I went there a few times myself, meeting up with friends, who unfortunately have all passed away.

[@claystunna5030]

I love this place.i remember going as a kid with my dad.as I got older I went there in my high school years on Fridays.im glad this place is still around still making memories.please give your support and stop in if in the area.

[@jessegonzales7953]

I love pig stand I miss the one on saint Mary’s street that’s when the drive inn was still up and running I miss old San Antonio

[@shawnmeyer2788]

That sappy little 🎶 at the end of all your videos gets me every time!!! 😭😊😂

[@kevinashby3784]

When we lived in Beaumont, we loved eating at the one Calder Ave.

[@jerryvilla3531]

A King Burger could hit the spot always

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Unfortunately, the owner tried to pocket the sales taxes......I miss the pig sandwich combo.

[@rafaucett]

@@jollyjohnthepirate3168 : Yeah, the last one in Houston closed for the same reason. Maybe the same owner but I don't know that for a fact. www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Bankruptcy-closes-doors-of-historic-Pig-Stands-1865101.php

[@gypsy6576]

I've seen this place go up and way down and I have witnessed a miracle when a worker took the bull by the horns and turn it around thanks Mary Ann

[@ralo4265]

Good stuff Bob! 🐖 🐷 🍽 👊🏼💯🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing my friend!

[@larryvaughn2567]

May you and Pig Stand live long and prosper.

[@pglasc]

This is called WINNING!!! SO AWESOME!!!

[@ubaldoestradaable]

Just beautiful

[@BlackCat_2]

Places like this need to be preserved and protected. When I go to a big city I don't leave remembering the highways or high rises... it is places like this that I never forget. Places like this that make my trip great. - Heidi

[@rudyluna6245]

This restaurant has truly stood the test of time - it has been several years since I ate there but I plan to do so very soon as i remember the food being very good !!!!!!!!!!

[@rubencruz7907]

Doesn't get better than that...continue the journey and many Blessings 🙏🙏

[@chrisbarr1359]

Great video! I love this channel.

[@Bendejo-lm8wo]

I’m here from a shout out from Michael Barry. Love it Me and my wife are headed there this weekend from Houston.

[@rickeeeddleman5614]

Third or fourth time to watch this....OH!!!!! TCR ! You'all are a treasure!!!

[@cliffwerth5919]

Thanks Bob! Keep your show going as well! Stop making me hungry tho 😄

[@bosse641]

Wonderful place. Wish I could go there as a regular customer.

[@phillipchetta8120]

I use to eat at the pig stand on Washington ave in Houston Tx. Great memories!!

[@waltoneames7948]

Bob you had your first date at pig stand by white rick on garland road, just knew cause we are long time viewer and you were in our home room class at bryanadams high school, i rememer when you stated out on channel 4 dallas in that beater chevy van . They probably didnt trustee a teenager with a NEW van .

[@InFlamedParlysis88]

The Pig Stand #41 in Beaumont Tx, is said to be the birthplace of "Texas Toast" in 1941 ....

[@isaacschannel]

Best biscuits & gravy mmm

[@janyceparks8326]

What a wonderful place, and lady.

[@sisleymichael]

Diners are fading fast. I love agood diner. Now everything is a chain. Not good. I love the Pig Stand. I went there with my family as a kid.

[@Gbienek1]

I remember going there as a kiddo. Many years ago! Along with the Iron Skillett

[@kerryevans7413]

What a great story. I live up in northeast Texas and would love to go to the Pig stand an San Antonio on vacation. So much to see and do.

[@cameraman655]

Texas...nuff said...

[@polarbear353]

Amen to that!

[@debsguitar2]

Just wonderful !

[@ernestoherrera2755]

This story is so crazy, my girlfriend loves pigs I will have to take her to this restaurant, love country reporter remember as a kid waking up and hoping I did not miss the episode either Saturday or Sunday morningg want to

[@user-kr2ck9cs9x]

I cooked there late 90s & early 2000 as seasonal work. Good memories.😊 Mary's a Sweetheart!! ❤

[@rnvrnv354]

Yeah, Old School, Honest, Hard Working, Dedicated, Passionate, Loving and, Successful! That is the American Way!

[@homlehomer8205]

I loved the Pig Stand on Washington Ave in Houston and also the one on North Main St as well Many a good meal at both of them I think about the pig sandwich when ever I smoke a pork Butt in my smoker that sauce was great and the girls that worked there were great also.

[@jamesrudd8705]

I first ate there in the early '70s. Been in and out of San Antonio several times as a resident and would often meet friends there for lunch or dinner. I know where I'll go next time I'm in SA.

[@CowTaurog]

Oooooh, next time i’m in SA i gotta go get me some pig. Growth and density aren’t necessarily a bad thing (especially density, we need that now more than ever), but we need places like this too.

[@kmills62]

i believe her Grandmother lived right down the road from my family in Wilson County.

[@lobo241us]

I went to the one in Beaumont many times.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

Yes, my family did too back in the 60s, it was a rare treat for us when visiting my grand folks. Memories just come pouring.

[@johnwawrose878]

Did the one in Beaumont close?

[@orphnemusic6788]

Yep...😢

[@roberthunerberg1509]

My Grandma work for The Pig Stand in the 30's. A Texas Institution!

[@bigchief5023]

Thank you sir for some good news in these times.

[@samuelchatt9972]

Serving others is the best reward, even when it's hard. Screw ungrateful people, but serve them none the less with a smile.

[@LanceMcCormick]

Great Job!!

[@frankmarullo228]

This one was good I know cause it made me tear up. !! Do me a favor do a show on the underground cistern in Houston at least that would not make cry. ( I hate to see the last of anything ) Thank you Frank from montana...

[@brianmoody2549]

The best stay and keeps places like this open.

[@miarawks]

God bless Mary🥰

[@markwatters6875]

Great story. Good onya ma’am.

[@bcsbbq7829]

I'm definitely going to try this place out

[@deuteronimus750]

There was a Pig Stand Restaurant at S. Congress Ave. and Live Oak St. in the 1960's in Austin. It had a sign that read Eat A Pig Sandwich on it and was famous for a murder where an ex husband or boyfriend shot someone in a car in their drive in parking area parking lot with a high powered rifle.

[@lenisbennett3062]

There was a Pig Stand on 7th street in Ft Worth don't recall the number.

[@Coloradorivr]

Sad to know tomorrow will be its last day of operation. Godspeed, Pig Stand.

[@randystone6781]

I've got a good friend in SA, he takes his family here every Friday. 🐷

[@libertyfreeman8044]

Wish we had a Pig Stand in Ft. Worth again w Mary Ann running it...

[@workplacewarriordoctorpepp203]

2 22 23 GrayStreet Partners buys The Pig Stand property on Lower Broadway Corridor Longtime owner-operator hopes to keep the restaurant open

[@janvanrenselaar5998]

Wohoo that sandwich at 5.35 looks awefull good. A wet dream for a meatlover like me. And those cars outside are realy on his place in front of that pigstand

[@case139]

I won't get to eat there again, much as I would have loved to on my next SA visit. As of March 2023, Pig Stand has closed down. A local developer just purchased that piece of property not very long ago. It's now the end of a 102-year era, long bypassed by progress.

[@kennethmeyers5008]

There use to a pig stand in houston. It shut down.

[@mikevigil3677]

When you put your life into an Idea the Idea becomes your life...Well Done Little Pig Well Done...

[@floydcrawford5216]

I know there was one in Dallas and I know my day took me there many, many time but I can't remember where it was located?

[@DanielOrtega-1714]

I would Iove to hug her bless your heat mam

[@margiemasih1073]

Very good story

[@rodandjudibowen5665]

Mary Ann's version of Brave New World -- whatagal! 😊

[@cindyann9571]

I miss the Pig Stand in Houston on Washington Ave.😔

[@georgebriscoe4057]

Pig Stand: 1921 - March 12th, 2023. It was a good run.

[@gusgarza6529]

Is this Pig Stand still in business as of 12/31/21.

[@sheryljones856]

Do a pig stand there on Broadway is one of the best restaurants in San Antonio and in the country and Mary and has a great job so the rest of the crew miss living down there

[@pnelllott7300]

March 2023, the Pig Stand close there doors. Will be missed.😢

[@alanstrong3295]

Does it serve a breaded pork tenderloin deep fried to perfection?

[@abrahamkim1078]

Texas treasure.

[@jessewallacesr1722]

Go Mary ann

[@juanantoniojauregui5817]

Ok 👌👌

[@Dafoodmaster]

i think san antonio could use the last pig stand a whole lot more than some extra road widening

[@donniejamesrio7719]

true texas magic

[@marcdich9066]

oh yes dont ever take the stand away its the last of american past history ,what america use to be

[@rvrandy1710]

She has beautiful eyes

[@Surferjo]

yummy food nice people