Dutch Bros Coffee opened its first Columbus-area location Nov. 2 and has its sights set on Sawmill Road near Dublin as part of a broader Central Ohio expansion.
The Oregon-founded drive-thru chain launched at 5344 W. Broad St. in Prairie Township, 614now reported. The shop features a drive-thru and walk-up pickup window with no indoor seating.
For Dublin-area residents, the bigger news is what comes next. Permit filings show Dutch Bros is pursuing a location at 6175 Sawmill Rd. near Dublin, according to Columbus Navigator. No opening timeline was provided in the reports reviewed.
The Sawmill Road location would not be alone. Columbus Business First reported in December 2025 that Dutch Bros and rival chain 7 Brew are planning drive-thrus across the street from each other on Sawmill Road.
The opening is part of a four-site Central Ohio expansion, with three additional locations proposed, according to a September 2026 update from Columbus Navigator: the now-open West Broad Street shop, the Sawmill Road location near Dublin, a site at 5470 N. Hamilton Rd. near New Albany and a fourth at 3260 E. Broad St. on Columbus' East Side. Only the West Broad Street shop had an announced opening window.
Brothers Dane and Travis Boersma founded Dutch Bros in 1992, starting with a pushcart in Grants Pass, Oregon. The company reported 1,136 shops across 25 states as of Dec. 31, 2025, according to its annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its menu includes coffees, cold brews, teas, smoothies, lemonades and its Rebel energy drinks.
The chain operates on a drive-thru-focused model. About 85% of its business runs through the drive-thru, with the remaining 15% at walk-up windows, according to the SEC filing. Most shops do not have lobbies with customer seating.
The Prairie Township location is open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
