Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

I’m usually pretty wary about chain barbecue places. I had a few people give Dickey’s the vague «not too bad» report so my wife & I decided to give them a try.
I ordered a full rack of ribs & an order of barbecue beans. My wife ordered the 2 meat plate with turkey & ham with slaw & mac-​n-​cheese.
My ribs were very tender and the seasoning was just OK. Unfortunately, there was almost no smoke flavoring. I tried all three sauces. The regular was a tangy, vinegar/​tomato sauce. The spicy was one dimensional, spicy but not much else. The sweet was very sweet. Molasses, honey & liquid smoke with just enough tomato paste to color it.
The beans were «barbecue» in name only. I found no hint of smoke but the flavor was still good.
My wife’s meal was not up to par either. The ham was dry, the turkey was moist & tender but still no hint of smoke flavoring.
If you like KFC’s slaw, you’ll like this. If you liked your high school cafeteria mac-​n-​cheese, you’ll like this.
$ 45.00 later we found Dickey’s to be smokeless, fairly well prepared «barbecue». I don’t anticipate a return visit.

I’m not saying it’s the best barbecue, but it is the best chain restaurant barbecue. If you like barbecue that you have to get all the flavor out of the house sauce, go somewhere else. The meat is still moist with an awesome flavor. The sauce is good too but it is not needed.

An absolute waste of money
I went about a month or so after they opened here in Liberty. Was very excited about getting to try out a new BBQ place, since Kansas City is the BBQ capital of the world, you would expect a BBQ joint to be on its game. Terrible idea
The ribs were dry and bland. The «honey ham» tasted like it was rolled in splenda. The sweet tea was the color of brown cool-​aid. I could have used the burnt ends as reloads for my rifle rounds, and the brisket as a sanding block for drywall. Seriously, they need to step their game up or they’ll be going under.
I’ve had better BBQ when I was stationed in Korea, than what I had at this establishment.

Meh… ok! Saturday’s special is a brisket sandwich (brisket was tender/​tasty) on a bun with onion (1 slice — come on now) with no BBQ. The BBQ sauce is in the dining area choices are saucy, mild & sweet. Sweet was good but SUPER watery… so watery it lacked tremendous flavor. Sandwich came with two sides & they have a variety to choose from. Onion straws & baked potato casserole were my choices. which I regretted whole heartedly. The baked potato casserole was mashed potatoes with a little shredded cheddar cheese & green onion atop=disappointment! Onion straws were OK but mainly batter an no onion. would be nice if they offered a sauce to go with them since the BBQ sauce lacked any kind of enthusiasum. Weak weak BBQ place compared to all the many wonderful places KC has to offer. Yes, this was in Liberty but should of went somewhere I knew the food was good & worth the price.

Great food! Huge baked potatoes! I just love this place! I especially love that I can pick up their great food through their drive-​thru! How many barbeque places have a drive-​thru? They even sell drinks by the gallon so you can take home an easy to carry container instead of having to buy individual drinks for everybody. This place is great. I highly recommend!!! And, I have to say, I think their onion rings are the best I have ever had in my entire life! And that’s saying something!