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| founders = [[Dick Spady]]<br>H. Warren Ghormley<br>B. O. A. Thomas
| founders = [[Dick Spady]]<br>H. Warren Ghormley<br>B. O. A. Thomas
| location = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S.
| location = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S.
| locations = 9
| locations = 10
| key_people = Jasmine Donovan (President, CFO)<ref name=Briscoe>{{Cite journal | last = Briscoe| first = Kienan | title=Dick's Drive-In takes innovation from kitchen to community |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/03/14/dick-s-drive-in-receives-family-business-honor.html| website = bizjournals.com |publisher=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] | issue=2022–03–14 }}</ref>
| key_people = Jasmine Donovan (President, CFO)<ref name=Briscoe>{{Cite journal | last = Briscoe| first = Kienan | title=Dick's Drive-In takes innovation from kitchen to community |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/03/14/dick-s-drive-in-receives-family-business-honor.html| website = bizjournals.com |publisher=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] | issue=2022–03–14 }}</ref>
| products = Hamburgers, fries, shakes, sodas, and ice cream.
| products = Hamburgers, fries, shakes, sodas, and ice cream.
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'''Dick's Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.''',  or simply '''Dick's''', is an American regional [[Chain store#Restaurant chains|chain]] of [[fast-food restaurant]]s located in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]. It was founded in [[Seattle]]'s [[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] neighborhood in 1954 by [[Dick Spady]], H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B.O.A. Thomas. Dick's currently operates nine locations, of which all but one are [[drive-in]]s.
'''Dick's Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.''',  or simply '''Dick's''', is an American regional [[Chain store#Restaurant chains|chain]] of [[fast-food restaurant]]s located in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]]. It was founded in [[Seattle]]'s [[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] neighborhood in 1954 by [[Dick Spady]], H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B.O.A. Thomas. {{as of|2025}}, Dick's has ten locations, of which all but one are [[drive-in]]s.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Dick's Drive-In Wallingford at night 03 - colormapped.jpg|thumb|Dick's original location in Wallingford on a summer night]]
[[File:Dick's Drive-In Wallingford at night 03 - colormapped.jpg|thumb|Dick's original location in Wallingford on a summer night]]


Founders [[Dick Spady]], H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B. O. A. Thomas opened the first Dick's on January 28, 1954, in Seattle's [[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] neighborhood. Located on N.E. 45th Street, the restaurant was designed by noted Seattle architect Raymond Peck, whose iconic design for the original location has been replicated at all future locations except Queen Anne. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Blethen |first=Cal |date=July 23, 2003 |title=H. Warren Ghormley, 84, co-founder of Dick's |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030723&slug=dicks23m |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Ray Peck">{{cite web |last1=Houser |first1=Michael C. |title=Raymond H. Peck |url=https://www.docomomo-wewa.org/architect/peck-raymond-h/ |website=Docomomo US/WEWA |access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> A grand opening was held on February 20, 1954.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Gina |last2=Clarridge |first2=Christine |date=February 20, 2019 |title=Dick's Drive-In opened 65 years ago, back when a hamburger, fries and a shake cost 51 cents |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/today-is-the-anniversary-of-the-first-dicks-drive-in/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> In 1955, a second Dick's was opened in Seattle's [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] district.<ref name="HIP">{{cite book|last=Key|first=Rachel|title=Hip Hop America: A Regional Guide|chapter=From the SEA to the PDX: Northwest Hip Hop in the I-5 Corridor|publisher=ABC Clio|page=292|date=2010}}</ref>  This was followed by a third in 1960 in the [[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]] neighborhood, a 4th in 1963 in [[Lake City, Seattle|Lake City]], and ventured outside of Seattle's city limits for the first time to [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] in 1965. The Bellevue location is the only location to have closed, shuttering its doors in 1974 as a Herfy's opened across the street with indoor seating. Shortly after the closure of the Bellevue location, the [[Queen Anne, Seattle|Queen Anne]] location opened in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kugiya |first1=Hugo |title=Dick's: Timelessness is the magic |url=https://crosscut.com/2010/12/dicks-timelessness-is-magic |website=Crosscut. |date=December 9, 2010}}</ref><ref name="HIP"/> All but the Queen Anne location are without customer seating. The Queen Anne location has indoor tables and no drive-in.
Founders [[Dick Spady]], H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B. O. A. Thomas opened the first Dick's on January 28, 1954, in Seattle's [[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] neighborhood. Located on N.E. 45th Street, the restaurant was designed by noted Seattle architect Raymond Peck, whose iconic design for the original location has been replicated at all future locations except Queen Anne.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blethen |first=Cal |date=July 23, 2003 |title=H. Warren Ghormley, 84, co-founder of Dick's |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030723&slug=dicks23m |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Ray Peck">{{cite web |last1=Houser |first1=Michael C. |title=Raymond H. Peck |url=https://www.docomomo-wewa.org/architect/peck-raymond-h/ |website=Docomomo US/WEWA |access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> A grand opening was held on February 20, 1954.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Gina |last2=Clarridge |first2=Christine |date=February 20, 2019 |title=Dick's Drive-In opened 65 years ago, back when a hamburger, fries and a shake cost 51 cents |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/today-is-the-anniversary-of-the-first-dicks-drive-in/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> In 1955, a second Dick's was opened in Seattle's [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] district.<ref name="HIP">{{cite book|last=Key|first=Rachel|title=Hip Hop America: A Regional Guide|chapter=From the SEA to the PDX: Northwest Hip Hop in the I-5 Corridor|publisher=ABC Clio|page=292|date=2010}}</ref>  This was followed by a third in 1960 in the [[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]] neighborhood, a 4th in 1963 in [[Lake City, Seattle|Lake City]], and ventured outside of Seattle's city limits for the first time to [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] in 1965. The Bellevue location is the only location to have closed, shuttering its doors in 1974 as a Herfy's opened across the street with indoor seating. Shortly after the closure of the Bellevue location, the [[Queen Anne, Seattle|Queen Anne]] location opened in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kugiya |first1=Hugo |title=Dick's: Timelessness is the magic |url=https://crosscut.com/2010/12/dicks-timelessness-is-magic |website=Crosscut. |date=December 9, 2010}}</ref><ref name="HIP"/> All but the Queen Anne location are without customer seating. The Queen Anne location has indoor tables and no drive-in.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Beck |first=Katherine |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Dick's Drive-In |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/22803 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=June 12, 2025}}</ref>


The simple menu has changed little over time. It features fast-food staples such as [[hamburger]]s, hand-cut [[french fries]], and individually made [[milkshake]]s. Dick's is particularly well known for the "Dick's Deluxe," which includes [[lettuce]], [[mayonnaise]], and chopped [[Pickled cucumber|pickle]]s.  No substitutions are allowed and all burgers are cooked to [[Doneness|well done]]. For most of Dick's history, the only available omissions were the Deluxe without cheese or fries without salt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/364158_eat23.html |title=The trick at Dick's? Hold the cheese on a deluxe burger |first=Leslie |last=Kelly |newspaper=[[Seattle PI]]|date=May 23, 2008 |access-date=November 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Spady|first=Richard|author2=O'Connor, Kathleen L.|title=Dick Spady: A Life of Visions and Values|editor=Spady, John|date=2012|pages=39–42|isbn=978-0615496405}}</ref> More recent menu changes, however, allow ordering plain versions of the hamburger and cheeseburger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ddir.com/menu/|publisher=Dick's|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>
The simple menu has changed little over time. It features fast-food staples such as [[hamburger]]s, hand-cut [[french fries]], and individually made [[milkshake]]s. Dick's is particularly well known for the "Dick's Deluxe," which includes [[lettuce]], [[mayonnaise]], and chopped [[Pickled cucumber|pickle]]s.  No substitutions are allowed and all burgers are cooked to [[Doneness|well done]]. For most of Dick's history, the only available omissions were the Deluxe without cheese or fries without salt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/364158_eat23.html |title=The trick at Dick's? Hold the cheese on a deluxe burger |first=Leslie |last=Kelly |newspaper=[[Seattle PI]]|date=May 23, 2008 |access-date=November 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Spady|first=Richard|author2=O'Connor, Kathleen L.|title=Dick Spady: A Life of Visions and Values|editor=Spady, John|date=2012|pages=39–42|isbn=978-0615496405}}</ref> More recent menu changes, however, allow ordering plain versions of the hamburger and cheeseburger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Menu|url=https://www.ddir.com/menu/|publisher=Dick's|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Dick's Drive-In on Broadway, Seattle, 1955.jpg|alt=A black-and-white photograph of the Capitol Hill location of Dick's Drive-In, circa 1955.|thumb|The [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] location in 1955]]
[[File:Dick's Drive-In on Broadway, Seattle, 1955.jpg|alt=A black-and-white photograph of the Capitol Hill location of Dick's Drive-In, circa 1955.|thumb|The [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] location in 1955]]
For several years Dick's has offered employee benefits such as a 50% matched [[401(k)]], 100% employer-paid medical insurance, and a college tuition scholarship (currently at $28,000) accessible after six months of employment.<ref>{{cite book|last=Spady|first=Richard|author2=O'Connor, Kathleen L.|title=Dick Spady: A Life of Visions and Values|editor=Spady, John|date=2012|pages=43–44|isbn=978-0615496405}}</ref> In 2013, Dick's Drive-In was voted "the most life-changing burger joint in America" in an [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire.com]] poll.<ref>{{cite web|title=Secrets of the Most Life Changing Burger Joint|date=March 9, 2012 |url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/dicks-drive-in-7210891|publisher=Esquire Magazine|access-date=April 14, 2013}}</ref>
For several years Dick's has offered employee benefits such as a 50% matched [[401(k)]], 100% employer-paid medical insurance, and a college tuition scholarship (currently at $28,000) accessible after six months of employment.<ref>{{cite book|last=Spady|first=Richard|author2=O'Connor, Kathleen L.|title=Dick Spady: A Life of Visions and Values|editor=Spady, John|date=2012|pages=43–44|isbn=978-0615496405}}</ref> In 2013, Dick's Drive-In was voted "the most life-changing burger joint in America" in an [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire.com]] poll.<ref>{{cite web|title=Secrets of the Most Life Changing Burger Joint|date=March 9, 2012 |url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/dicks-drive-in-7210891|publisher=Esquire Magazine|access-date=April 14, 2013}}</ref>


In September 2010, it was announced that Dick's was planning on opening its first new location in over 30 years, and an online poll on their website would determine the new location.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/425916_dicks31.html |title=Dick's Drive-In to open new location |last=McNerthey |first=Casey|date=August 31, 2010 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] Business Journal|access-date=August 31, 2010 |location=Seattle}}</ref>  After a few weeks of polling, the area north of Seattle won the right for a new Dick's Drive-In.  On October 15, 2010, Dick's officials announced the new location to be in Edmonds on the corner of Hwy 99 and 220th St.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.ddir.com/pressrelease|title=A new Dick's Drive-In is coming to Edmonds!
The Spady family acquired the remaining stakes owned by the other two partners and began to plan for expansion.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> In September 2010, it was announced that Dick's was planning on opening its first new location in over 30 years, and an online poll on their website would determine the new location.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/425916_dicks31.html |title=Dick's Drive-In to open new location |last=McNerthey |first=Casey|date=August 31, 2010 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] Business Journal|access-date=August 31, 2010 |location=Seattle}}</ref>  After a few weeks of polling, the area north of Seattle won the right for a new Dick's Drive-In.  On October 15, 2010, Dick's officials announced the new location to be in Edmonds on the corner of Hwy 99 and 220th St.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.ddir.com/pressrelease|title=A new Dick's Drive-In is coming to Edmonds!
|date=October 15, 2010 |publisher=Dick's Drive In |access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> On October 20, 2011, the 6th location in Edmonds opened to the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ddir.com/fire-grills-time-open-dicks-drive-ins-announces-grand-opening-new-edmonds-location/|title=Fire up those grills! It's time to OPEN! Dick's Drive-Ins announces Grand Opening for new Edmonds location - Dick's Drive In|date=October 18, 2011|work=Dick's Drive In|access-date=September 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The opening occurred multiple weeks ahead of schedule.
|date=October 15, 2010 |publisher=Dick's Drive In |access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> On October 20, 2011, the 6th location in Edmonds opened to the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ddir.com/fire-grills-time-open-dicks-drive-ins-announces-grand-opening-new-edmonds-location/|title=Fire up those grills! It's time to OPEN! Dick's Drive-Ins announces Grand Opening for new Edmonds location - Dick's Drive In|date=October 18, 2011|work=Dick's Drive In|access-date=September 8, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The opening occurred multiple weeks ahead of schedule.


In 2017, Dick's launched another poll to determine its seventh location, which would be located either on the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]] or in South King County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gutman |first=David |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Dick's Drive-In to open new location — and you can vote on where |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-to-open-new-location-and-you-can-vote-on-where/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Over 177,000 participants cast their votes, with the majority favoring the South region.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 27, 2017 |title=Dick's Drive-In to build new location south of Seattle | url=http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/dicks-drive-in-to-open-new-location-after-online-voting_/506402516 |work=KIRO 7 News |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> Locations being considered included [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], [[West Seattle, Seattle|West Seattle]], South Seattle, [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], [[Burien, Washington|Burien]], [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]], [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]], [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]], [[Normandy Park, Washington|Normandy Park]], [[Des Moines, Washington|Des Moines]] and [[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kentreporter.com/business/kent-promotes-west-hill-site-for-new-dicks-drive-in/|title=Kent promotes West Hill site for new Dick's Drive-In|work=Kent Reporter|date=April 12, 2017|first=Steve|last=Hunter|access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> After an extensive amount of time, it was announced on September 7, 2017, that the 7th location to the chain would be located in [[Kent, Washington|Kent]] on Highway 99,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ddir.com/new-dicks-drive-coming-kent-company-announces-agreement-purchase-property-midway-shopping-center-just-south-kent-des-moines-hwy-highline-college/|title=A new Dick's Drive-In is coming to Kent! Company announces agreement to purchase property in the Midway Shopping Center, just south of the Kent-Des Moines Hwy and Highline College|date=September 7, 2017|publisher=Dick's Drive In|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of [[Seattle Tacoma International Airport|Sea-Tac Airport]]. The location opened on December 12, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Steve |date=December 12, 2018 |title=Dick's Drive-In celebrates grand opening in Kent |url=https://www.kentreporter.com/business/dicks-drive-in-celebrates-grand-opening-in-kent/ |work=Kent Reporter |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>
In 2017, Dick's launched another poll to determine its seventh location, which would be located either on the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]] or in South King County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gutman |first=David |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Dick's Drive-In to open new location — and you can vote on where |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-to-open-new-location-and-you-can-vote-on-where/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Over 177,000 participants cast their votes, with the majority favoring the South region.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 27, 2017 |title=Dick's Drive-In to build new location south of Seattle | url=http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/dicks-drive-in-to-open-new-location-after-online-voting_/506402516 |work=KIRO 7 News |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> Locations being considered included [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], [[West Seattle, Seattle|West Seattle]], South Seattle, [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], [[Burien, Washington|Burien]], [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]], [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]], [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]], [[Normandy Park, Washington|Normandy Park]], [[Des Moines, Washington|Des Moines]] and [[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kentreporter.com/business/kent-promotes-west-hill-site-for-new-dicks-drive-in/|title=Kent promotes West Hill site for new Dick's Drive-In|work=Kent Reporter|date=April 12, 2017|first=Steve|last=Hunter|access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> After an extensive amount of time, it was announced on September 7, 2017, that the 7th location to the chain would be located in [[Kent, Washington|Kent]] on Highway 99,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ddir.com/new-dicks-drive-coming-kent-company-announces-agreement-purchase-property-midway-shopping-center-just-south-kent-des-moines-hwy-highline-college/|title=A new Dick's Drive-In is coming to Kent! Company announces agreement to purchase property in the Midway Shopping Center, just south of the Kent-Des Moines Hwy and Highline College|date=September 7, 2017|publisher=Dick's Drive In|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of [[Seattle Tacoma International Airport|Sea-Tac Airport]]. The location opened on December 12, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Steve |date=December 12, 2018 |title=Dick's Drive-In celebrates grand opening in Kent |url=https://www.kentreporter.com/business/dicks-drive-in-celebrates-grand-opening-in-kent/ |work=Kent Reporter |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>


In September 2020, Dick's announced that it would launch a [[food truck]] to serve five locations in Western Washington that were chosen through a public poll: [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]], [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], and [[West Seattle]]. The restaurant also announced that it would be expanding to the Eastside once a suitable location is found.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ausley |first=Christina |date=September 30, 2020 |title=Seattle's Dick's Drive-In food truck announces surprising first stops; new restaurant location |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/dicks-drive-in-food-truck-announces-first-stops-210047.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>[[File:DicksQueenAnne.jpg|thumb|Dick's Drive-in in Queen Anne]] A collaboration with local chef [[Edouardo Jordan]] of Salare and JuneBaby was also announced with a three-day popup event at the Queen Anne location.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ausley |first=Christina |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Famed Seattle chef to join Dick's Drive-In for October pop-up |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/Famed-Seattle-chef-to-join-Dick-s-Drive-In-for-209325.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> In December 2021, Dick's opened an Eastside location at the [[Crossroads, Bellevue|Crossroads Shopping Center]] in Bellevue.<ref name=vinh>{{citation |last=Vinh |first=Tan |title=Dick's Drive-In opens in Bellevue | newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=December 16, 2021 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-opens-in-bellevue/}}</ref> Dick's then announced on April 28, 2022, that it would open a ninth location at [[The Commons at Federal Way|The Commons]] shopping center in [[Federal Way]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clement |first1=Bethany Jean |title=Dick's Drive-in expands again — here's where the 9th location will be |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-expands-again-heres-where-the-9th-location-will-be/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=The Seattle Times |date=April 28, 2022}}</ref>
In September 2020, Dick's announced that it would launch a [[food truck]] to serve five locations in Western Washington that were chosen through a public poll: [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]], [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Renton, Washington|Renton]], and [[West Seattle]]. The restaurant also announced that it would be expanding to the Eastside once a suitable location is found.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ausley |first=Christina |date=September 30, 2020 |title=Seattle's Dick's Drive-In food truck announces surprising first stops; new restaurant location |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/dicks-drive-in-food-truck-announces-first-stops-210047.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>[[File:DicksQueenAnne.jpg|thumb|Dick's Drive-in in Queen Anne]] A collaboration with local chef [[Edouardo Jordan]] of Salare and JuneBaby was also announced with a three-day popup event at the Queen Anne location.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ausley |first=Christina |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Famed Seattle chef to join Dick's Drive-In for October pop-up |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/Famed-Seattle-chef-to-join-Dick-s-Drive-In-for-209325.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> In December 2021, Dick's opened an Eastside location at the [[Crossroads, Bellevue|Crossroads Shopping Center]] in Bellevue.<ref name=vinh>{{citation |last=Vinh |first=Tan |title=Dick's Drive-In opens in Bellevue | newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=December 16, 2021 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-opens-in-bellevue/}}</ref> Dick's then announced on April 28, 2022, that it would open a ninth location at [[The Commons at Federal Way|The Commons]] shopping center in [[Federal Way]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clement |first1=Bethany Jean |title=Dick's Drive-in expands again — here's where the 9th location will be |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-expands-again-heres-where-the-9th-location-will-be/ |access-date=April 29, 2022 |work=The Seattle Times |date=April 28, 2022}}</ref> A tenth location, in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], opened on June 12, 2025, and is the chain's northernmost restaurant.<ref name="Times-Everett">{{cite news |last=Vinh |first=Tan |date=May 20, 2025 |title=Dick's Drive-In announces opening date for Everett location, its 10th |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dicks-drive-in-announces-opening-date-for-everett-location-its-10th/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 12, 2025}}</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==
*[[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] (opened on January 28, 1954)
*[[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] (opened on January 28, 1954)
*[[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] (opened in 1955)
*[[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] (opened on January 29, 1955)
*[[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]] (opened in 1957)
*[[Crown Hill, Seattle|Crown Hill]] (opened in 1957)
*[[Lake City, Seattle|Lake City]] (opened in 1963)
*[[Lake City, Seattle|Lake City]] (opened in 1963)<ref>{{cite news |date=April 14, 1963 |title=New Drive-In Restaurant For Lake City |page=26 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
*[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] (opened in 1965; *closed in 1974)<ref>{{cite news |last=Gering |first=David |date=April 24, 1988 |title=Nostalgia to go: Dick's has been Seattle's taste in burgers for nearly 35 years |page=K1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
*[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] (opened in 1965; *closed in 1974)<ref>{{cite news |last=Gering |first=David |date=April 24, 1988 |title=Nostalgia to go: Dick's has been Seattle's taste in burgers for nearly 35 years |page=K1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
*[[Lower Queen Anne, Seattle|Lower Queen Anne]] (opened in 1974)
*[[Lower Queen Anne, Seattle|Lower Queen Anne]] (opened in 1974)<ref name="HistoryLink"/>
*[[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] (opened on October 20, 2011)
*[[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] (opened on October 20, 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last=Batdorf |first=Kurt |date=October 20, 2011 |title=Dick's fans rejoice |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/dicks-fans-rejoice/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 12, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Kent, Washington|Kent]] (opened on December 12, 2018)
*[[Kent, Washington|Kent]] (opened on December 12, 2018)<ref>{{cite news |last=Kidd |first=Sue |date=December 11, 2018 |title=A Dick's Drive-In will be closer to Tacoma than ever before. It opens this week. |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/restaurants/tnt-diner/article222955385.html |work=[[The News Tribune]] |accessdate=June 12, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Crossroads, Bellevue|Bellevue Crossroads]] (opened December 16, 2021)<ref name=vinh/>
*[[Crossroads, Bellevue|Bellevue Crossroads]] (opened on December 16, 2021)<ref name=vinh/>
*[[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]] at [[The Commons at Federal Way]] (opened July 27, 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Dick's Drive-In announces opening day for new Federal Way location |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/dicks-drive-in-announces-opening-day-new-federal-way-location/TDLLB2AECFDSBJUHSPRPIDSC6Y/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=KIRO 7 News Seattle |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]] at [[The Commons at Federal Way]] (opened July 27, 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-23 |title=Dick's Drive-In announces opening day for new Federal Way location |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/dicks-drive-in-announces-opening-day-new-federal-way-location/TDLLB2AECFDSBJUHSPRPIDSC6Y/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |publisher=KIRO 7 News |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Everett, Washington|Everett]] (opening in 2025)<ref>{{cite news |last=Haun |first=Riley |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Dick's Drive-In announces new south Everett location |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/dicks-drive-in-announces-new-south-everett-location/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Everett, Washington|Everett]] (opened on June 12, 2025)<ref name="Times-Everett"/>


There is also an unrelated Dick's Hamburgers restaurant in [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/722|title=Dick's Hambugers|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Spokane Historical|last=Fricks|first=Alexandria}}</ref> Although this is a drive-in, operated in much the same manner as the Seattle chain (and with a larger menu), it is not affiliated with Dick's Drive-In.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clement |first=Bethany Jean |date=January 13, 2016 |title=Co-founder of Dick's Drive-In gave us famed burgers — and so much more |page=A1 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/dick-spady-co-founder-and-namesake-of-dicks-drive-in-dies-at-91/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref>
There is also an unrelated Dick's Hamburgers restaurant in [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/722|title=Dick's Hambugers|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Spokane Historical|last=Fricks|first=Alexandria}}</ref> Although this is a drive-in, operated in much the same manner as the Seattle chain (and with a larger menu), it is not affiliated with Dick's Drive-In.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clement |first=Bethany Jean |date=January 13, 2016 |title=Co-founder of Dick's Drive-In gave us famed burgers — and so much more |page=A1 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/dick-spady-co-founder-and-namesake-of-dicks-drive-in-dies-at-91/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> It was founded in 1954 and renamed to Dick's in 1967.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==

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Dick's Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., or simply Dick's, is an American regional chain of fast-food restaurants located in the Seattle metropolitan area. It was founded in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood in 1954 by Dick Spady, H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B.O.A. Thomas. Template:As of, Dick's has ten locations, of which all but one are drive-ins.

History

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Dick's original location in Wallingford on a summer night

Founders Dick Spady, H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B. O. A. Thomas opened the first Dick's on January 28, 1954, in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. Located on N.E. 45th Street, the restaurant was designed by noted Seattle architect Raymond Peck, whose iconic design for the original location has been replicated at all future locations except Queen Anne.[1][2] A grand opening was held on February 20, 1954.[3] In 1955, a second Dick's was opened in Seattle's Capitol Hill district.[4] This was followed by a third in 1960 in the Crown Hill neighborhood, a 4th in 1963 in Lake City, and ventured outside of Seattle's city limits for the first time to Bellevue in 1965. The Bellevue location is the only location to have closed, shuttering its doors in 1974 as a Herfy's opened across the street with indoor seating. Shortly after the closure of the Bellevue location, the Queen Anne location opened in 1974.[5][4] All but the Queen Anne location are without customer seating. The Queen Anne location has indoor tables and no drive-in.[6]

The simple menu has changed little over time. It features fast-food staples such as hamburgers, hand-cut french fries, and individually made milkshakes. Dick's is particularly well known for the "Dick's Deluxe," which includes lettuce, mayonnaise, and chopped pickles. No substitutions are allowed and all burgers are cooked to well done. For most of Dick's history, the only available omissions were the Deluxe without cheese or fries without salt.[7][8] More recent menu changes, however, allow ordering plain versions of the hamburger and cheeseburger.[9]

A black-and-white photograph of the Capitol Hill location of Dick's Drive-In, circa 1955.
The Capitol Hill location in 1955

For several years Dick's has offered employee benefits such as a 50% matched 401(k), 100% employer-paid medical insurance, and a college tuition scholarship (currently at $28,000) accessible after six months of employment.[10] In 2013, Dick's Drive-In was voted "the most life-changing burger joint in America" in an Esquire.com poll.[11]

The Spady family acquired the remaining stakes owned by the other two partners and began to plan for expansion.[6] In September 2010, it was announced that Dick's was planning on opening its first new location in over 30 years, and an online poll on their website would determine the new location.[12] After a few weeks of polling, the area north of Seattle won the right for a new Dick's Drive-In. On October 15, 2010, Dick's officials announced the new location to be in Edmonds on the corner of Hwy 99 and 220th St.[13] On October 20, 2011, the 6th location in Edmonds opened to the public.[14] The opening occurred multiple weeks ahead of schedule.

In 2017, Dick's launched another poll to determine its seventh location, which would be located either on the Eastside or in South King County.[15] Over 177,000 participants cast their votes, with the majority favoring the South region.[16] Locations being considered included Kent, West Seattle, South Seattle, Renton, Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, Auburn, Normandy Park, Des Moines and Federal Way.[17] After an extensive amount of time, it was announced on September 7, 2017, that the 7th location to the chain would be located in Kent on Highway 99,[18] Template:Convert south of Sea-Tac Airport. The location opened on December 12, 2018.[19]

In September 2020, Dick's announced that it would launch a food truck to serve five locations in Western Washington that were chosen through a public poll: Bellevue, Bellingham, Everett, Renton, and West Seattle. The restaurant also announced that it would be expanding to the Eastside once a suitable location is found.[20]

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Dick's Drive-in in Queen Anne

A collaboration with local chef Edouardo Jordan of Salare and JuneBaby was also announced with a three-day popup event at the Queen Anne location.[21] In December 2021, Dick's opened an Eastside location at the Crossroads Shopping Center in Bellevue.[22] Dick's then announced on April 28, 2022, that it would open a ninth location at The Commons shopping center in Federal Way in 2023.[23] A tenth location, in Everett, opened on June 12, 2025, and is the chain's northernmost restaurant.[24]

Locations

There is also an unrelated Dick's Hamburgers restaurant in Spokane.[30] Although this is a drive-in, operated in much the same manner as the Seattle chain (and with a larger menu), it is not affiliated with Dick's Drive-In.[31] It was founded in 1954 and renamed to Dick's in 1967.[6]

In popular culture

  • Seattle hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis shot a scene for the music video for their 2012 song White Walls at the Dick's on Capitol Hill. Thousands of fans showed up at the location for an opportunity to catch the stars as the duo performed the song on the roof of the store.[33][34]
  • Since 2017, Dick's has sponsored a "Seattle House" at the annual South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, providing a venue for PNW musicians, artists, and creators to meet, perform, grab at bite to eat, and feel at home in their journey halfway across the country.[35][36]

See also

References

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External links

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