eegee's is a chain of fast food restaurants in Tucson, Arizona. It specializes in submarine sandwiches known as grinders, but it is most famous for its frozen slush drinks, officially called "eegee's drinks" but colloquially known simply as "eegees." It was founded in 1971 by Edmund Irving and Robert Greenberg, who combined their initials ("E" from Edmund and "G" from Greenberg) to create the name "eegee's." It has been noted for community activism, from its recycling practices to its program for training and employing the mentally disabled to its tradition of collecting donations for charitable organizations.

eegee's was sold to CEO Foods on September 18, 2006.

Flavor of the Month

In addition to its three regular drink flavors - lemon, strawberry, and piña colada - eegee's also offers a different fourth flavor every month. Some of these include:

• January - Blueberry Blast
• February - Paradise Punch and Rootin' Tootin' Root Beer
• March - Lucky Lime
• April - Peach 'n' Berry
• May - Cherry Cider
• June - Orange Dream
• July - Watermelon
• August - Tangerine Breeze
• September - Wildberry
• October - Black Raspberry
• November - Kiwi Strawberry
• December - Banana Blush

External links

• Official Website
• "Evolution of eegee's" from Tucson Weekly
• Article on eegee's recycling practices

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