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Eegee's

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American restaurant chain

Eegee's (stylized eegee's) is a chain of 28 restaurants in the Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona metro areas, as well as Casa Grande. Specializing in submarine sandwiches and its frozen fruit drink called the "eegee", the restaurant chain is also known for its signature ranch dressing, which comes in several flavor variations.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1971Founded1
  • Industryrestaurant1
  • HeadquartersTucson1
  • Founded inTucson1
  • Websiteeegees.com

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Eegee's Tucson
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_regan/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Eegee's (stylized eegee's) is a chain of 282

The story

In 1971, Edmund Irving and Robert Greenberg pooled their resources and bought a used vending truck. In the beginning, Ed or Bob served their lemon eegee's frozen drink in front of high schools, at sporting events, and at concerts. Over the years, the vending trucks were retired as they turned their business into a growing restaurant chain in Southern Arizona. Currently, there are 21 locations in Tucson, four in Phoenix, as well as one location in Green Valley and Casa Grande, respectively.

On December 6, 2024, Eegee's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eegee's, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • slushy
  • submarine sandwich

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1971Founded Founded in Tucson1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$2.7M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $2.7M in all. PPP loans $2.7M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $2.7M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$2.7M$2.7M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA6. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$2.7M PPP loan (first draw) from BOKF, National Association6To EEGEE'S LLC, Tucson AZ; $2.7M forgiven Jun 11, 2021

Sources

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