Dick's Last Resort

Dick's Last Resort

Company type	Privately owned
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	1985
Headquarters	Las Vegas, NV
Number of locations	12[1]
Areas served	Southeastern and Southwestern United States.
Website	dickslastresort.com

Dick's Last Resort is a bar and restaurant chain in the United States known for its intentional employment of an obnoxious staff who "purposely provide bad service".[2] The chain was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1985 by Richard "Dick" Chase and currently operates thirteen locations across the United States.[3][4]

In 1995, the company attempted to expand to Europe and opened a restaurant in London,[5] but the effort was abandoned and the restaurant was sold in early 1996.[6]

Atmosphere

Dick's Last Resort teaches its servers to be obnoxious. In addition to the staff, the decor is considered to be "wacky."[7] The restaurants can have mismatched furniture and paper tablecloths. Patrons of Dick's are expected to be insulted, or placed in uncomfortable situations. A staple of Dick's is their hand-made, paper hats with insults written on them given to diners to wear during their stay.[8] Guests could have napkins and straws thrown at them by the serving staff.[9]

Menu

Dick's menu is influenced by Southern cuisine,[10] consisting of wings, burgers, ribs, chicken, and select seafood items.

In addition to food and drink, Dick's offers souvenirs such as "Putting the F.U. in Fun" T-shirts and "I Love Dick's" bumper stickers.[7]

See also

• Edsel Ford Fong, known as the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiter"
• The Wieners Circle, a Chicago-based hot dog joint staffed with profanity-spewing staff
• Karen's Diner, a retro-and pink-themed diner with intentionally rude staff
• Durgin-Park, a defunct Boston restaurant that encouraged staff to be surly
• Cencio la Parolaccia in Rome, Italy

References

1. Locations
2. Green, Randiah Camille (August 4, 2022). "Michigan's first Dick's Last Resort restaurant is coming to Saginaw". Metro Times. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
3. Tucker, Chris (January 1986). "PROFILE WEST END REBEL". D Magazine. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
4. Romero, Kat (March 24, 2023). "What It's Really Like To Work At Dick's Last Resort". Mashed.com. Static Media. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
5. "Break for the border reins in wayward restaurant". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.
6. "In Brief: Dublin deal". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
7. "Dick's Last Resort". Citysearch.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
8. Helmick, Jamie. "Dick's Last Resort Review". VEGAS.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
9. Venne, Kayleigh (October 21, 2014). "Tasty Tuesday: Dick's Last Resort serves sarcasm with meals". The Daily Aztec. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
10. "Editorial Review for Dick's Last Resort – by Citysearch Editors". Citysearch.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

External links

• Dick's Last Resort official website