The Dick's Drive-In Steer
If you have been to one of our 9 locations around the greater Seattle area, you may have noticed a certain bovine keeping an eye on all of our restaurants. If you haven't, I'm betting you will now! That adorable-looking cow is actually the infamous Dick's Drive-In steer. Yep, steer, not cow, careful who you say cow around, them's fightin' words 😁 Ok, they aren't, but the steer really is a point of pride around here. Before we get to the real story of how he came to be in every store here are a few stories used on crew newbies:
- One of our high-up OPs team members' dad painted it for us.
- It's the first cow made into Dick's Drive-In burgers.
Here's the real story: The “Steer” painting was originally given to Dick Spady by a local area meat distributor back in the early 1960s. As the company began to grow, this painting would go on to grace all of the newly built Dick’s Drive-In locations and most recently, the Dick’s Drive-In food trucks and a jigsaw puzzle. The Dick’s Drive-In “Steer” is not just a painting; it is a company icon representing the tireless efforts Dick’s and its faithful crew have for keeping “quality first.”
Was the guy that gave the painting to Dick Spady by any chance Bill Eaton of Bill Eatons Meat Market that used to be on Latona and 45th ?
I wish you would open a store in Silverdale, WA I got Olympic College and I have to do a report on companies values, I chose your company because I miss going there. Have fun always and thank you.