The Spudder was opened by the original owners, John Phillips (son of famous oilman Frank Phillips) and John Brennemen, in 1976, and has been in continuous operation since. The restaurant’s namesake, “The Spudder,” sits outside. Our Spudder was made in Wichita Falls, Texas in the late 1920s. Steve and Kim Jeffery took over ownership of The Spudder in 2011.