Dick’s Drive-In to open new location in Bellevue

Dick’s Drive-Ins is opening a new location on the Eastside.

The local burger joint announced Thursday that its location is in Bellevue’s Crossroads Shopping Center.

“We are so thrilled to announce our next location,” said Jasmine Donovan, president of Dick’s Drive-Ins and granddaughter of the namesake, Dick Spady. “It will be wonderful to be back in Bellevue again after almost 50 years. We can’t wait to build new delicious memories with our customers, employees and the Eastside community.”

In September, Dick’s announced it was looking for a new location on the Eastside.

The restaurant asked fans to suggest and vote for potential sites.

“Since we started growing again with our Edmonds location opening in 2011, we’ve really relied on our customers to tell us where our next location should be built,” Donovan said. “First our customers chose north, then they voted south and we promised we would build on the Eastside next.”

Donovan said they hope to be open by the end of 2021 but it depends on the permitting process and construction.

The restaurant will look almost identical to existing locations, with customers walking up to service windows on the exterior of the building.