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Young Man With Down's Syndrome Who Owns/runs A Thriving Restaurant In The USA by 9jaflave: 11:08pm On Jul 24, 2014
Tim Harris is a 27-year-old man born with Down's Syndrome. He is the owner of Tim’s Place, a thriving and popular restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tim started dreaming of opening up his own restaurant ever when he was 14. Tim may also be the first and only person with Down syndrome in the United States to run a restaurant. His restaurant serves ‘breakfast, lunch and hugs’ and calls itself the friendliest restaurant in the world.

Tim attended Eastern New Mexico University in Roswell, New Mexico, were he earned certificates in Food Service and Office Skills. While attending college, he worked at various local restaurants. He graduated from university in 2008 and returned to Albuquerque, where he worked as a host at Applebee. He nevertheless continued to dream of having his own restaurant. Seeing his determination and wanting Tim to succeed, Tim’s parents decided in May 2010 to sign a lease for a facility in Albuquerque, which would become his restaurant.

Apart from serving food, Tim also likes to serve hugs to his customers, which he considers to be the best part of his job. Tim truly cares about his clients and wants to see them enjoy their time at Tim’s Place and return time and time again. For Tim, the number of hugs he has given are the measure of his success. He has a special hug counter, which keeps track of them. So far, he has served over 42,000 hugs. In the future, he hopes to expand his business, but is determined to maintain its homey feel, which many of his customers are drawn to in the first place.


Apart from running a successful restaurant, Tim has also excelled at sports. He has participated in many Special Olympics competitions throughout New Mexico, winning dozens of gold medals. Tim is also a public speaker, ready to talk about his experience as a small business owner to anyone willing to listen. Tim declares: “I do not let my disability crush my dreams. People with disabilities, they can get anything they set their minds to. They’re special. We are a gift to the world.”

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Re: Young Man With Down's Syndrome Who Owns/runs A Thriving Restaurant In The USA by Lobolintin(m): 12:01am On Jul 25, 2014
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