Mr. Jim's Pizza is a U.S.

United States

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 chain of pizza

Pizza

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 restaurants based in Farmers Branch, Texas

Farmers Branch, Texas

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. Jim Johnson opened the first restaurant in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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 in 1975.http://www.mrjimspizza.net/history.cfm There are currently over 70 locations in Louisiana

Louisiana

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, Texas

Texas

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, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, and Wyoming

Wyoming

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, with the majority located in northern Texas. Mr. Jim’s Pizza is widely known for their crust

Crust

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. Their hand stretched pizza dough is made fresh in the store daily from flour containing 100% spring wheat.http://www.mrjimspizza.net/pizzas.cfm Every single Mr. Jim's franchise has online ordering capabilities.http://buildingbetterrestaurants.com/2006/11/15/pizzerias-making-dough-on-web/ In 2006, Mr. Jim's introduced a unique new item, Nacho Stix, to their menu. It quickly became one of their bestsellers, and lead to a resurgence in the popularity of Mr. Jim's.http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/07/31/smallb1.html

The founder of Mr. Jim's Pizza advocates Scientology

Scientology

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.http://www.mrjimspizza.net/about_sci.cfm

It is one of three major pizza chains headquartered in suburbs of Dallas, TX. Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....

 and Pizza Inn

Pizza Inn

Pizza Inn is a restaurant chain and international food franchise, specializing in American-style pizza. The company is based in the Dallas suburb of The Colony, Texas....

are the others.

External links

• Mr. Jim's Pizza