Dick's Drive-In Restaurant
Seattle, WA 98125-5405
Phone: (206) 363-7777
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Daily 10:30am-2am
Editorial Review for Dick's Drive-In Restaurant – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
Dick Spady's orange-hued drive-in is Seattle's answer to the Golden Arches. The later it gets, the younger the crowd as teenagers and college partiers stop in for late-night fuel. The Dick's Deluxe comes topped with American cheese and a squirt of pickle-specked mayo. Hand-cut fries (pay a few cents extra for ketchup or tartar sauce) and Vitarich milkshakes are meant to be eaten in the front seat of the car, radio blaring.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You Go:Picky eaters or "condiment-phobes" should go elsewhere--no special orders here.
User Reviews for Dick's Drive-In Restaurant
12/06/2007 Posted by want_fries_with_that
This place (the site finds the name "inappropriate"!) is simple and reliable. The menu has evolved only slightly since I began eating cheeseburgers and fries at the 45th St location in 1965. My last few visits (I live in Yakima now) have been at the 30th Ave site. It's quick, and cheap. The crewmembers still take orders without writing them down. My son and I enjoy their fresh-cut fries, but my wife finds them soggy and greasy. In the dark ages we had to order and pay for the fries at a seperate window--something about dedicating one specific employee to take charge and protect the integrity of the fries. Thankfully, they stopped that practice a long time ago. Another reviewer mentioned the nostalgia of the place. That still draws me in. Would I say the food is great? No, not really, but I like it. I never cared much for their Deluxe burger, but I still buy a couple of cheeseburgers and maybe two orders of fries on those rare times I visit. I could probably list myriad places that serve a fancier burger, or maybe just a better burger, but I've never been disappointed at any of this small chain's outlets. I can't say that for many other places I've visited. I still enjoy going there, even if my wife complains.
Pros: Inexpensive, quick, reliable, somewhat nostalgic, locally owned,
Cons: Not all places have seating, limited menu
06/06/2007 Posted by jake5
best spot to stop and eat after a sonic, baseball, football games. Great tasty burger, fries and shakes and cheap
Pros: all around yummy
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