Largest Barbecue Chain in the Nation Comes to Rancho San Diego this Weekend

Three-Day Grand Opening Includes $2 Sandwiches & Free Barbecue for a Year Giveaway

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Sep 09, 2015, 01:33 ET

RANCHO SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the nation's largest barbecue chain, is opening its newest store in Rancho San Diego this weekend. The celebration begins Thursday with $50 gift card giveaways and goes throughout the weekend with $2 pulled pork specials. One guest will receive free barbecue for a year. To find the Dickey's Barbecue Pit nearest you, click here.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit arrives in Rancho San Diego on Thursday with a three-day grand opening. The Texas barbecue favorite offers fall-off-the-bone ribs and home-style sides.

"Dickey's is growing rapidly in the state of California," says Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. "Following Texas, California has the most Dickey's Barbecue Pit locations. We congratulate Assim on opening his third store."

The three-day grand opening includes:

Thursday, September 10 kicks off with the first 50 guests receiving gift cards worth up to $50.
Friday, September 11 radio station KSON FM 97.3 will be on-site from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and the new store will serve guests a barbecue bargain with $2 pulled pork barbecue sandwiches. One lucky winner will be chosen for a $500 gift card and three winners will receive free barbecue for an entire year.
Saturday, September 12 guests can grab Dickey's Barbecue goodies with all day merchandise giveaways.

"I am happy to be a part of the Dickey's Barbecue Pit family and look forward to opening more locations in the future," said local owner, Assim Shammami. "My other locations in the San Diego area have taken off, and I love spreading Texas-style barbecue throughout the area."

The new Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Rancho San Diego is located at 2959 Jamacha Road, Suite 2959-C, El Cajon, California 92019. The phone number is 619-303-9618. Find Dickey's on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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, all meats are still slow smoked on-site 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. The fast-casual concept has expanded to over 500 locations in 43 states. This year 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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