eegee's ( How we got started) ?
Things can get pretty hot in the desert. And, we’re not exaggerating. It’s barren AF. But I guess we have a love-hate thing going on with summer because when the thermometer pushes into the triple digits, it’s eegee weather! Sitting inside with a cranked AC doesn’t have the same effect as a large frozen strawberry eegee and a side bucket of ranch. Oh, you haven’t heard about our ranch? Get in here already!
Back in the summer of 1971, a couple of high school buddies were looking for a way to beat the heat and make a buck. Together they ended up purchasing a vending truck and started selling a frozen lemon drink around town. They sound like a fun couple of dudes, right?!
They started selling their frozen drink near schools, in front of sporting events and, of course, on campus at the University of Arizona. When it came to naming their frozen lemon drink they combined the “E” and “G” from their names and came up with “eegee” (E-G). To go along with the frozen beverage, the two sold subs as well. In a sense, eegee’s became one of the very first “food trucks” in the city of Tucson, if not the entire state of Arizona. The rest is history!
