Vilgot "Jigger" Lindberg began his diner business as "Lindy's" in the building next door and became successful selling hotdogs and hamburgers. At that time, where the present diner sits, the Borden brothers, Alan, Leo and Ralph, were running a lunch cart. In July 1928 Jigger moved the lunch cart to Wickford and put a diner in its place.  Men in dress shirts and bow ties served full dinners. It is said that customers stood three deep behind the stools waiting their turn. Meals were actually passed through a window between the diner and "Lindy's" next door.  

 In 1941 Jigger Lindberg left the restaurant business and went into hardware. Leonard "Lenny" Boren was the next owner. In June 1950 Boren and his partner John Avery replace the old diner with a newer, larger one. Main street was closed off and a band was playing on the day the new diner was rolled off a flatbed truck and into the place where it stands today. The Worcester Dining Car Company built this diner in 1950.

  From the 1950's to the 1980's, Jigger's was owned or rented by several different people, including Fred Freedlund, Bob "Frenchy" Filteau, Bert Johnson, Ernie Catalino, Norman Harris, and Clarence "Ike" Huling. The diner was closed in 1983.

 After being closed for close to a decade the diner was bought by Carol Shriner, who began restoration in January of 1992.  All that remained of the original diner were the clock, the green stools, and the woodwork and tiles on the walls and floors. The red stools came from Iowa, And the booths and pastry case from the Colonial Diner in Brockton, MA. Parts of the decorative stainless steel hood were fabricated to match old photographs of the original interior and Jigger's Diner was re-opened in the summer of 1992.

 In 2000 Iva Reynhout, who is an East Greenwich native and chef, became the new owner. Her energy, enthusiasm, and culinary skills have continued and expanded Jigger's tradition of great food at affordable prices.