last resort type privately held 1 industry restaurants website dickslastresort.com dick s last resort is a small bar and restaurant chain in the united states known for its intentional employment of an obnoxious staff . 2 the chain consists of seventeen restaurants . the restaurant has its origins in the owners original opening of a fine dining establishment . the establishment was a failure which resulted in bankruptcy . rather than continue with the upscale restaurant motif the owners retooled their efforts and decided to go sloppy . 3 the end result was a success leading to the creation of six additional locations . in 1995 the company attempted to expand to europe and opened a restaurant in london 4 but the effort was abandoned and the restaurant was sold in early 1996 . 5 contents 1 atmosphere 2 menu 3 philanthropy 4 see also 5 references 6 external links atmosphere edit dick s last resort teaches its servers to be obnoxious . 2 in addition to the staff the decor is considered to be wacky . 6 the restaurant uses picnic style tables and no tablecloths . patrons of dick s are expected to be insulted or placed in uncomfortable situations . adult bibs and large hand made paper hats are given to diners to wear during their stay . 7 there are no napkins on the tables they are generally thrown at the customers by the serving staff . 8 menu edit dick s menu is influenced by southern cuisine 9 consisting of hamburgers barbecue and seafood items . the menu follows the vulgar thematic with items such as dolly parton a voluptuously grilled chicky breast 10 in addition to food and drink dick s offers souvenirs such as real women love dick s t shirts and i love dick s bumper stickers . 6 philanthropy edit dick s last resort hosts mardi gras madness an annual mardi gras festival in which donations are collected and given to charities . 11 in 2007 the chain lobbied to make mardi gras an official holiday in an effort to support the city of new orleans . the donations for that year went to the new orleans recreation department to replace sports equipment which was wiped out by hurricane katrina . 12 in the boston location an annual boston salutes event is held in honor of the marine corps law enforcement foundation . the donations benefit families of local military and law enforcement . 13 see also edit 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 workers references edit key statistics about dick s last resort . linkedin . retrieved 2009 01 05 . a b dick s last resort . yahoo travel . retrieved 2009 01 05 . dick s last resort . the new york times company . retrieved 2009 01 05 . break for the border reins in wayward restaurant . in brief dublin deal . a b dick s last resort . citysearch.com . retrieved 2009 01 05 . helmick jamie . dick s last resort review . vegas.com . retrieved 2009 01 05 . conn kristal . dick s last resort . the daily aztec . retrieved 2009 01 05 . editorial review for dick s last resort by citysearch editors . citysearch.com . retrieved 2009 01 05 . bucket s o grub . dickslastresort.com . retrieved 2009 01 05 . mardi gras madness at dick s last resort boston . harpoon brewery . retrieved 2009 01 05 . mardi gras madness at dick s last resort . eworldwire . retrieved 2009 01 05 . morrill hilda m. the scene in and around boston ... . prnewswire . retrieved 2009 01 05 . external links edit dick s last resort official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dick % 27s last resort & oldid 721853975 categories restaurant chains in the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 24 may 2016 at 13 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view