“This concept has been brewing for 17 years, but it took a 12-year hiatus while I was with Shake Shack,” says Dustin Dykstra.
And now that Dykstra has a space to go with the concept, he is “hitting the ground running.” The longtime hospitality pro has signed a lease for one of the most prominent commercial properties in Willoughby, formerly home to Hola Tacos and Brim Kitchen (3941 Erie St.). Sometime this spring, he will open Double D’s Honky Tonk and Smokehouse.
Dykstra is a Northeast Ohio native, but he left home to pursue a career in hospitality. For more than a decade he has worked for the Shake Shack restaurant chain. As area director, he oversaw operations at a dozen different locations in multiple states. More importantly, he worked for Danny Meyer, one of the most respected names in hospitality…