Dick's Drive-In
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Dick's Drive-In is a Seattle fast-food restaurant chain. Typically referred to by its customers simply as Dick's, it has earned an iconic status among Seattle residents. Founders Dick Spady, H. Warren Ghormley, and Dr. B. O. A. Thomas opened the first Dick's in 1954 in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. 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.
The simple menu has changed little over time, including fast-food staples such as hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes. Dick's is particularly well known for the "Dick's Special," with lettuce, mayonnaise, and chopped pickles, and the "Dick's Deluxe," a quarter-pound version of the Special, with cheese. These were added in 1971.
Dick's is involved with Seattle-area homeless charities, and maintains a scholarship program for student employees.
There is also a Dick's Drive-In located in Spokane, WA. And although it has the same look and similar menu, it is under local ownership. Like the famous Dick's Drive In in Seattle, the Spokane Dick's Drive-In is a cherished local icon.
The Dick's on Broadway is the center of the action as "the place where the cool hang out/the swass like to play and the rich flaunt clout" in local MC and producer Sir Mix-a-Lot's song "Posse On Broadway."
