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title: "Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Opens Six New Locations in March"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6c786a0d-0452-41d0-8c81-be727fefa126
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220414_dickeys_barbecue_pit_opens_six_new_locations_in_march.html
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:06.365Z
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# Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Opens Six New Locations in March

**TL;DR:** Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened six new locations in March across the US. The new locations are in Arizona, Arkansas, California, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Texas.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-04-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220414_dickeys_barbecue_pit_opens_six_new_locations_in_march.html).*

## Story

DALLAS - It has been over eight decades since Dickey’s Barbecue Pit grand opening in its first location in Dallas, Texas. The authentic brand continues to share its Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ across the country at a fast pace. Our smokin’ flavor is the secret sauce for all your hunger needs. Enjoy that same great BBQ menu from our family to yours!

The barbecue concept opened six new locations in March. The franchise locations ran coast to coast, with openings in Arizona, Arkansas, California, New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas in these cities:

- **Little Rock, Arkansas**: Opened March 5, operated by franchisees Warren and Jewel McClendon.

- **Scottsdale, Arizona**: Opened March 11, operated by franchisee Troy Little.

- **Long Beach, California**: Opened March 11, operated by franchisee Lonnie Fryar.

- **Albuquerque, New Mexico**: Opened March 17, operated by franchisee Amit Patel.

- **Willingboro, New Jersey**: Opened March 30, operated by franchisee Jay Patel.

- **La Porte, Texas**: Opened March 30, operated by franchisee Brian Hubbard.

“We’re very excited about such a successful month of bringing our brand to barbecue lovers across the nation,” said Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. CEO Laura Rea Dickey. “The Dickey’s fan base only continues to grow, and we are lucky to be able to partner with amazing Owner Operators to ensure each new location is as prosperous as it can be.”

SOURCE Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- texas (location)
- California (location)
- new jersey (location)
- Arizona (location)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- new locations (topic)
- Arkansas (location)
- Laura Rea Dickey (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220414_dickeys_barbecue_pit_opens_six_new_locations_in_march.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6c786a0d-0452-41d0-8c81-be727fefa126).