Three Generations Come Together to Bring Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to Placerville

Three Generations Come Together to Bring Dickey's Barbecue Pit to Placerville

The new location will open their doors with four weeks of specials and giveaways

Three Generations Come Together to Bring Dickey's Barbecue Pit to PlacervilleDickey’s Barbecue Pit opens their newest location Thursday with four weeks of specials and giveaways including free barbecue for a year for three lucky guests. The new location will be owned and operated by new franchisees David and Valmarie Duncan and their family.

“To our core Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is truly a family owned business and has been since we first opened our doors in 1941,” says Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “We are proud to have new franchisees such as the Duncans join our Dickey’s family.”

Dickey’s will offer the following specials and giveaways for the next four weeks:

Thirsty Thursdays: Guests will receive a free Big Yellow Cup with free refills all day.

Philanthropy Fridays: “You Give, We Give” – Guests who donate to Dickey’s charitable foundation, Barbecue, Boots & Badges, will receive a gift card as a thank you for their donation. All uniformed first responders also receive 50 percent off their meal.

Giveaway Saturday: Guests can register for a chance to win free barbecue for a year.

Kids Eat Free Sundays: Kids eat free with an adult purchase of $10 or more.

To join Dickey’s Big Yellow Cup Club and receive members-only specials and discounts, click here.

Three Generations Come Together to Bring Dickey's Barbecue Pit to Placerville

As California natives, the Duncan’s are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring their community slow-smoked, Texas-style barbecue. David and Valmarie Duncan will open the store with the help of their son and daughter-in-law as well as their two grandchildren. “We are excited to open this location to serve our community food that we love and more importantly, leave a legacy for our family,” says Valmarie Duncan.

The new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Placerville is located at 21 Fair Lane Placerville, CA 95667. The phone number is 530-748-3445.

To find the location nearest you, click here.

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To learn more about franchising with Dickeys, visit www.dickeys.com/franchise or call 866-340-6188.


Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest barbecue chain was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey. Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each restaurant. The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers several slow-smoked meats and home style sides with ‘No B.S. (Bad Stuff)‘ included. The fast-casual concept has expanded to nearly 600 locations in 44 states. In 2016, Dickey’s won first place on Fast Casual’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” list and in 2017 again won a top 10 on the list. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has also been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Times, and Nation’s Restaurant News. For more information, visit www.dickeys.com.