Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Swaggers in to Lancaster with First Location
(Lancaster, PA) On Thursday, July 10 at 11 a.m., Lancaster residents will have a new reason to eat out. The first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Lancaster will open and to a three-day grand opening celebration where the first 50 dine-in guests receive gift cards worth up to $50. Lancaster is the the seventh location to open in Pennsylvania with an eighth planned for Wilkes-Barre this year.
“My wife and I had eaten at three different Dickey’s Barbecue Pits around the country and were impressed with each one,” said first time owner, Scott Lefever. “I wanted to do something different than the typical food offered here in Lancaster and I knew people would love to have a barbecue option.”
Friday, the new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit will offer all day merchandise giveaways. On Saturday, radio station 92.7 WKZF is onsite from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This location will be serving $2 pulled pork barbecue sandwiches. Also, one lucky winner will be chosen for a $500 gift card and three winners will receive free barbecue for an entire year.
Lefever has owned two hobby shops for about fifteen years. He most recently worked for the Strasburg Railroad. The new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Lancaster is located at 2481 Lincoln Highway East and the phone number is 717.435.8444. Keep up with this newest location on Facebook.
About Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Founded in 1941 by the Dickey family, Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. is the world’s largest barbecue concept and continues as a third-generation family-run business. For more than 80 years, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has served millions with its signature Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ Slow-smoked over hickory wood-burning pits, Dickey’s barbecued meats are paired with a variety of Southern sides. Committed to authentic barbecue, Dickey’s never takes shortcuts — because real barbecue can’t be rushed.
With more than 866 restaurants across eight concepts in the U.S. and several countries, Dickey’s Barbecue Franchise and Dickey’s Restaurant Brands continue to grow under the leadership of Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey’s Capital Group, and Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey’s has been recognized on Newsweek’s 2022 “America’s Favorite Restaurant Chains” list, Nation’s Restaurant News 2024 top fast-casual brands for value, and USA Today’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards. The brand has also ranked in the Top 20 of Fast Casual’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” for four of the past five years. Additional accolades include Entrepreneur’s Top 500 Franchise and Hospitality Technology’s Industry Heroes list. The brand has been featured by Fox News, Forbes, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal, and People Magazine.
For more information, visit www.dickeys.com. For franchise opportunities, visit www.dickeysfranchise.com.