Dick’s Drive-In has expanded well outside its original domain of Seattle—a new location in Federal Way opened in July 2023 and an upcoming restaurant is planned for Everett. But Spokane? Not so much. Then how do you explain the uncanny similarities between Seattle’s favorite burger chain and a restaurant with the same name all the way across the state, in the shadow of Interstate 90?
Spokane’s own Dick’s Hamburgers has an open-air layout, much like the Dick’s locations that pepper the Seattle area. Other common traits: midcentury architecture with ample drive-up parking and banks of glass windows so customers can see the staff hard at
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