PDQ (restaurant)
Industry | Fast casual restaurant chain |
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Founded | Oakland Park, Florida in 2013 |
Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Number of locations | 49 |
Area served | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Nevada[1] |
Products | Chicken tenders, chicken and turkey sandwiches, salads, home fries, shakes and cookies |
Services | Eat-in and take-out |
Website |
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PDQ is a fast casual chain of chicken restaurants based in Tampa, Florida.[2] During the time of its conception, its initials initially stood for "pretty darn quick", but this was later changed to "people dedicated to quality".[2][3] Its first store opened in Oakland Park, Florida in 2013.[4] It was founded by Bob Basham, a former Outback Steakhouse founder, and Nick Reader, CEO of MVP Holdings.[3][5] As of March 2015, PDQ has 49 locations in six U.S. states.[1] 30 of the stores are owned by the company, and 8 are operated and owned as franchises.[1] According to Basham, each store "averages about $3 million in annual sales".[6]
Fare and operations
PDQ has a simple menu that consists of chicken tenders, chicken and turkey sandwiches, salads, home fries, shakes and cookies.[1][2] Its operations have been compared and stated as similar to how In-N-Out Burger restaurants operate.[2][4] PDQ foods are prepared fresh, on site and when ordered,[2] as opposed to being prepared in advance. Per everything being prepared fresh, PDQ restaurants do not have freezers.[7] PDQ restaurants with drive-through windows do not have intercoms.[8] Rather, an employee is present in the drive-through area to take customer orders.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Snel, Alan (March 12, 2015). "PDQ is opening a restaurant in North Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mills, Gary (November 5, 2013). "PDQ co-founder on restaurant's concept, new Jacksonville location". jacksonville.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- 1 2 Snel, Alan (Sep 23, 2011). "Outback co-founder launches quick-service chicken concept". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- 1 2 Reiser, Emon (November 7, 2014). "PDQ to open first Miami restaurant". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Osborne, John (January 29, 2015). "Tampa-based PDQ restaurant chain begins Southwest Florida expansion". Naples Daily News. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Valverde, Miriam (October 8, 2013). "PDQ restaurant chain pushes S. Florida expansion". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Murphy, Marlee (April 7, 2014). "PDQ: Not Your Typical Chicken Concept". QSR magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- 1 2 Janjigian, Robert (April 7, 2013). "New restaurant puts Outback co-founder back in the culinary spotlight". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
Further reading
- Thurston, Susan (June 4, 2014). "PDQ owners to start new restaurant concept: WTF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.