Dick's Drive-In
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Dick's Drive-In is a fast-food restaurant chain in Seattle, Washington, USA. Most Seattleites refer to the restaurants, singularly and collectively, as "Dick's". Many young people affectionately and facetiously refer to the restaurant as "dicksburger". Dick's has attained status as a Seattle icon.[1]
Founders Dick Spady, H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B. O. A. Thomas opened the first Dick's in 1954 in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, on N.E. 45th Street. It has since expanded to a total of five locations throughout Seattle. Four of them are drive-in restaurants without customer seating, while the Lower Queen Anne location has indoor tables and no drive-in. The restaurants only accept cash; there are no ways to use electronic forms of payment.
The simple menu has changed little over time. It features fast-food staples such as hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes. Dick's is particularly well known for the "Dick's Special," which includes lettuce, mayonnaise, and chopped pickles; and the "Dick's Deluxe," a quarter-pound version of the Special, with cheese. These burgers were added in 1971. Cashiers generally do not accept variations on the burger's preparation, or omissions such as asking for the burger without lettuce, but will serve the Deluxe without cheese.[2]
Seattle rapper, Sir Mix-a-Lot, identifies the Capitol Hill location of Dick's in his song, Posse on Broadway. Gianna Michaels, a pornographic actress, was once an employee.[3]
[edit] Locations
- Wallingford
- Capitol Hill
- Crown Hill
- Lake City
- Lower Queen Anne
[edit] References
- ^ Payne, Patti (2009-01-16). "Behind the Scenes with Patti Payne - Coffee talk". Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle). http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/19/tidbits3.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Kelly, Leslie (2008-05-23). "The trick at Dick's? Hold the cheese on a deluxe burger". Seattle PI. http://www.seattlepi.com/food/364158_eat23.html. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ Inside The Porn Star Studio (2007-1-10). "Inside Gianna". http://www.xrentdvd.com/Porn_Star_Interviews/Gianna.html. Retrieved 2009-12-9.
