Dickey's Barbecue Pit Arrives to Maumelle/North Little Rock in Time for Summer

Three Day Grand Opening Includes Three Chances to Win Free Barbecue for a Year

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Apr 27, 2015, 05:00 ET

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Slow smokin' Texas barbecue arrives to Maumelle/North Little Rock on Thursday, April 30 at 11 a.m. To celebrate, the nation's largest barbecue chain is hosting a three day grand opening party. The grand opening includes big barbecue giveaways like a $500 gift card and three free barbecue for a year prizes.

"Little Rock is a great market for barbecue and southern style sides," said Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. "It's exciting to hear about our owners who want to make a positive impact on their community."

Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens Thursday with both buffet style and full-service catering options available.

Three-day grand opening party includes:

Thursday, the fast casual barbecue joint offers the first 50 guests gift cards worth up to $50.
Friday, guests can grab t-shirts, sunglasses, koozies and more.
Saturday, guests can feed their cravings with $2 pulled pork sandwiches and radio station KSSN 96FM will be on-site from noon to 2 p.m. One lucky winner will receive a $500 gift card and three winners will win free barbecue for an entire year.

"I can't wait to serve some Dickey's Barbecue and give back to the Maumelle/North Little Rock community," said first time franchise owner, Michael Anderson. "We are catering experts and look forward to providing some fantastic barbecue for local events!"

Where's the party? The new Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Maumelle/North Little Rock is located at 13501 Crystal Hill Road and the number is 501.851.8000. Follow along on Facebook.

About Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest barbecue chain, was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey with the goal of authentic slow smoked barbecue. Today, the fast-casual concept has over 500 locations in 43 states and still slow-smokes all meats onsite in each restaurant living up to the company tagline, "We Speak Barbecue." The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers a quality selection of signature meats, home style sides, tangy barbecue sauce and free kids' meals every Sunday. Dickey's Barbecue was recognized for the third year by Nation's Restaurant News as a "Top 10 Growth Chain" and by Technomic as the "Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country." For more information, visit www.dickeys.com or for barbecue franchise opportunities call 866.340.6188.

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