HEMET, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Halloween, at 11 a.m. the new Dickey’s in Hemet will open its doors for business. The first 50 dine-in customers who purchase an item on that day will receive a Dickey’s gift card loaded with up to $50.

Radio station 95.1 FM will join the party Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and this location will be serving $2 Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwiches. One lucky winner will win a $500 gift card good at any Dickey’s Barbecue Pit location. On Saturday, customers will enjoy a day of merchandise giveaways including t-shirts, sunglasses and koozies.

“I’m looking forward to sharing the barbecue I’ve enjoyed for years with the Hemet community,” said local owner Diana Haddock. “I know customers are going to love Dickey’s Barbecue because we are family owned and serve the best barbecue.”

Don and Diana Haddock were introduced to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit while visiting family in Fort Worth, TX. They are both originally from Hemet. Diana most recently worked as a District Manager for Little Debbie’s Snack Cakes. The couple along with their two teenagers will be working at the new location.

“Our whole family will be serving great tasting barbecue at our new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit,” said Haddock. “And, at some point we plan to open another location in the area.”

This new restaurant is located at 1127 S. Sanderson in Page Plaza Shopping Center near Wal-Mart and the phone number is 951-652-7427. For all the latest news on this local Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, check out their Facebook page. Click to tweet.

About Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants

Dickey’s Barbecue was founded by Travis Dickey with the goal of authentic slow smoked barbecue. More than 72 years later, the Dallas-based family run barbecue franchise still offers a quality selection of signature meats, home style sides, tangy barbecue sauce and free kids meals every Sunday. All meats are slow smoked on site in each restaurant. The fast-casual family-friendly concept has expanded to over 300 locations in 40 states and holds the title of the world’s largest barbecue franchise. This year Technomic named Dickey’s “Fastest-growing restaurant in the country” and they were also named “Best Franchise Deal” by QSR Magazine. For more information, visit Dickey’s or for barbecue franchise opportunities call (866) 340-6188.