Franchising

Dickey's opens 2nd Tokyo location

The second grand opening celebration in Tokyo was earlier this week. Provided

September 27, 2021

A few months after Dickey's Barbecue Pit made its Tokyo debut, the chain has a second location there thanks to its partner, Sunsheng (Jason) Lin, owner of Japan Barbecue Franchise Company. He opened the first Japan-based Dickey's in May in the Kamiosaki District in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. HIs latest store opened this week in Yoyoji, a neighborhood in the northern part of Shibuya, Tokyo.

"We are thrilled for the second Dickey's Japan restaurant to open," Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey's Capital Group, said in company press release. "Working with Jason enables us to continue driving our international expansion efforts and rapidly grow as the world's largest barbecue concept."

The 602-sqaure-foot store has limited seating and offers carry out and delivery.

The Dallas-based chain will soon open a third location in Japan and hopes to is eventually be present in every city.

In addition to the two locations in Tokyo, Dickey's has international locations in UAE, Brazil, Pakistan and Singapore.