Chili Dog Stand

This San Marcos institution has been operated the same way since 1952.

In the summer of 1952 Dawson Wilson Tabor and his wife Mabel Juanita Taber began the Chili Dog Stand. Mr. Tabor launched the business with a bank loan of $100 in a partially constructed building located at the corner of South LBJ and East San Antonio St. Mr. Tabor had been a cook in the military during WWI and used what he had learned to create the signature chili recipe. He then moved the Chili Dog Stand to its next location on the east side of Guadalupe Street, about midway between East San Antonio and East Martin Luther King drive.

Tony Garza, a San Marcos native, acquired the business in the 1970’s and took pride in continuing the San Marcos tradition. In 1984 he opened another location on the corner of Invasion St. and Patton St. He and his wife Idalia worked together to cultivate the growth of the Chili Dog Stand. When Tony retired in 2003, Idalia Garza took over as director of operations. In 2012, Gabriel Garza, son of Tony and Idalia, assumed claim of the Chili Dog Stand. Presently, the Chili Dog Stand still thrives under the principles of its early beginnings; frugality and a great homemade product.

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Chili Dog Stand

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