PARMA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is throwing a Texas-sized celebration for their new Ohio location. On Thursday, October 31 at 11:00 a.m. the new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Parma will kick off a three-day party. The first 50 dine-in customers will receive a gift card loaded with up to $50 at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit.

“We are looking forward to bringing authentic Texas barbecue to the Parma community,” said local franchise owner Ron Barnhart. “Parma is starving for great barbecue and we intend to satisfy beyond expectation.”

On Friday, the celebration continues with Dickey’s Barbecue merchandise giveaways. Radio station 99.5 FM will be on site Saturday and this location will be serving $2 Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwiches from noon to 2:00 p.m. A lucky winner will be chosen for a $500 gift card to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit.

Ron and Deanna Barnhart and their son Zane have lived in the Ohio area for many years. Ron was a former Vice President of Marketing for a catalog company. The couple was introduced to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit as customers of the Medina location. The Barnharts plan to open up more locations in the Cleveland and Akron area.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Parma is located at 7769 Day Drive across the street from Byers Field and the store phone number is 440-882-3808. To learn more about this local Dickey’s, 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.