EVERETT, WA – Dick’s Drive-In, the iconic burger restaurant, beloved by generations of Washingtonians, is opening its newest location at 10:30AM on June 12, 2025. The restaurant is located at 1629 Center Road at the corner of Center Road and Hwy 99. Special events are planned for four days in celebration of the opening of Dick’s 10th location. Go to www.ddir.com, Instagram, or Facebook for the most current information.
Snohomish County Councilmember Megan Dunn, Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, Everett City Councilmember Paula Rhyne, Members of the Snohomish County Sheriff Department, Everett Police Department and Snohomish County Fire Dept, Executive Director Ken Klein, Cocoon House CEO, Joe Alonzo, Dick’s Drive-In President Jasmine Donovan, and of course the 12 winners of Dick’s Drive-In Orange Ticket Contest will be present to help us cut the ribbon to open the new restaurant!
“We’re delighted to be serving delicious burgers, fries, shakes and memories in Everett,” says Jasmine Donovan, CEO of Dick’s Drive-In and granddaughter of its co-founder and namesake, Dick Spady. “Since we opened our location in Edmonds in 2011, we have been looking for the next right location further north; we found it and I couldn’t be more excited to open to the public on June 12th. I’m very grateful to our Snohomish County, the City of Everett, and the teams at Schuchart Construction, Bayshore Construction Company, Metal Masters NW, and many others for making this restaurant possible.”
Opening Weekend Special Events
Dick’s Drive-In is open 10:30 AM to 2 AM, Everyday
Thursday – June 12, 2025
9:30AM-10:30AM: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
9AM-8PM: Other Activities
• NW Junior Pipe Band
• Mariner HS Marching Band
• Kamiak HS Jazz Band
• Jackson HS Drum Line
• Local Artist creating live commemorative mural
• Merch Booth with Dick’s swag
• DJ
• Activities tent with fun and games
• Photo Op location
• Face Painting
• Classic Cars
Friday – June 13, 2025
5PM – 5:45PM: Robbie Dee’s Tribute to Elvis
3PM-8PM: Other Activities
• Merch Booth with Dick’s swag
• DJ
• Activities tent with fun and games
• Photo Op location
• Classic Cars
Saturday – June 14, 2025
11AM-7:30PM: Grand Opening Music Festival with 6 local bands including Quarter Past 8, Mike Wayock, Groove Kitchen, Tropics Duo, Goldy and Foss, and Dry Goods
11AM-8PM: Other Activities
• Merch Booth with Dick’s swag
• DJ
• Activities tent with fun and games
• Photo Op location
• Face Painting
• Classic Cars
Sunday – June 15, 2025
11AM-4PM: Free Father’s Day Frisbee to the first 500 dads
11AM-4PM: Other Activities
• Merch Booth with Dick’s swag
• Activities tent with fun and games
• Photo Op location
• Face Painting
The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Starts at 9:30 AM with entertainment from Around the Sound Events, the NW Junior Pipe Band, Mariner High School Marching Band, Everett area mascots including Webbly from the Aquasox, Lincoln the Bear from the Silvertips,and Apollo from the Washington Wolfpack, local dignitaries, and the 12 Orange Ticket Winners. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and start ordering their favorite Dick’s Drive-In meal right after the ribbon is cut. There will also be activities and events occurring throughout the weekend in the parking lot.
All Dick’s Drive-In locations are open from 10:30 AM to 2 AM every day, except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The crew of the new Dick’s Drive-In in Everett have been training at all our other restaurant locations since January. A handful of veteran employees will lend a hand during the opening weeks.
Dick’s Drive-In is known for paying the best wages and benefits in the industry, starting all employees at $22, with 100% employer paid platinum health insurance plan for all employees and a $28,000 scholarship and childcare program for all employees working over 20 hours a week. Dick’s Drive-In employs over 400 people in the region and each new location adds about 50 jobs.
The original Dick’s Drive-In location opened in January 1954 on NE 45th street in Wallingford. The founders Dick Spady, Warren Ghormley and Dr “Tom” Thomas opened this and four additional locations in Seattle. The Spady family bought out the other two partners in 1991. The first new Dick’s location in 37 years opened in Edmonds in 2011 after a customer vote on the location. The Kent location opened in 2018, the Crossroads location in Bellevue opened in 2021, and the Federal Way location opened in 2023.
To ensure that everyone gets the chance to enjoy a burger, fry and shake during the opening days, order quantities will be limited per customer. Please check information at the restaurant daily.