Mockingbird Diner Is Opening Up Just to Give Away Free Food on Thanksgiving

It’s getting closer to opening day for Mockingbird Diner, the new restaurant across from Love Field that is bringing together two Dallas culinary stalwarts: Maple & Motor’s Jack Perkins and Good 2 Go Taco’s Jeana Johnson.

Mockingbird Diner is currently hiring for all positions, with job fairs Thursday, Friday, and Monday (see the Facebook post for more info). But D magazine reports that Mockingbird Diner will open on Thanksgiving day for a little Friendsgiving of sorts. Perkins will serve free food on 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on November 23 at 3130 W. Mockingbird Lane.

“I started doing this four years ago because I knew enough orphans who needed a place to be,” Perkins told D, and he’s re-starting the tradition even though Mockingbird Diner isn’t even open yet.

• The Mockingbird Diner to Offer Freebird Thanksgiving Dinner [D]
• Mockingbird Diner Will Bring Together Two Of Dallas’ Most Popular Restaurateurs [EDFW]