Welcome to Bubba’s Cooks Country. Most southern families have a “Bubba” and most love fried chicken. You’ll find both at Bubba’s Cooks Country. At Bubba’s, they only serve food the family loves and, luckily, they love mashed potatoes, green beans, yeast rolls, black-eyed peas and fried chicken – lots of fried chicken. Hope you’ll love it, too.
BUBBA’S FOOD
We start with the freshest chicken – never frozen – and add simple seasonings to enhance the natural flavors. Traditional, “southern comfort” sides include many favorites like mashed potatoes with cream gravy, black-eyed peas, baked beans, green beans, yeast rolls and many more.
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DRIVE-THRU
Drive-thru windows are a rarity in the Park Cities area of Dallas, and we’re certainly proud of ours. Swing on through and enjoy the great flavors of Bubba’s fried chicken in your own home. Whether you’re entertaining guests or feeding the family, we’ll do the cooking for you. With a full array of main dishes and sides, everyone will find something they love.
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FIND US
Nowhere else in this area of Dallas will you find a good ol’ country dinner like this. Dine in or pick it up via the drive-thru.
Bubba’s Story
In her home kitchen, with her husband and children serving as taste-testers, Mary Beth Vinyard developed and perfected the beloved recipes still served at Bubba’s Cooks Country restaurant today.
Mary Beth and Paul (you may know him as “Bubba”) opened Bubba’s in 1981, bringing traditional, southern comfort food to the Park Cities area of Dallas.
Their mission was simple: share the old family recipes they grew up on in West Texas with as many people as possible. Paul converted a 1929 Texaco Service Station into an Art Deco-style diner, and Bubba’s was born.
Bubba’s only serves food the family loves and, luckily, the family loves mashed potatoes, chicken-fried steak, green beans, yeast rolls, black-eyed peas and fried chicken – lots of fried chicken. The highest quality ingredients, which are prepared to let their natural flavors shine through, and Mary Beth’s time-honored recipes ensure that the customers love the food as much as the family does.
The Vinyard family opened Babe’s Chicken Dinner House in 1993 and there are now nine locations across the DFW Metroplex, including Roanoke, Garland, Sanger, Carrollton, Burleson, Granbury, Frisco, Cedar Hill and Arlington. The family’s steak house, Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes, opened in Decatur in 2006.
Sadly, Mary Beth passed away in 2008, but her family and friends are reminded of her legacy each time they taste her recipes for peach cobbler or those homemade yeast rolls. In fact, the best compliments they receive are from customers who tell them that the food served at Bubba’s reminds them of their own mother or grandmother.
The Vinyards are deeply passionate about the foods they serve and providing a casual and comfortable dining experience for their customers.
DID YOU KNOW?
Bubba’s Cooks Country is housed in a 1929 Texaco Service Station converted into an Art Deco-style diner.
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1980
Paul (Bubba) and Mary Beth (Babe) Vinyard get a craving for the fried chicken and fixin’s they remember from their childhood, but there is none to be found near their home in Dallas.
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1981
The Vinyard’s bring their personal taste of traditional, southern comfort food to the area with the creation of Bubba’s Cooks Country Restaurant.
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1993
The family opens Babe’s Chicken Dinner House in Roanoke. There are now nine locations around the DFW Metroplex.
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2006
The family loves a good steak, too! Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes opens in Decatur.
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2014
Bubba’s continues to serve the SMU and Dallas area with great food in a happy environment.