Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

So after writing my review about Dickeys in Mentor Ohio, I get an answer and request for a phone number and email so they can contact me.
They left the below message on my Unilocal account…
VERY INTERESTING… didn’t seem to care one bit!!!
Hi Laura,
Sorry to here that our ribs aren’t any better than Giant Eagles. Well, since this is a free country, at least you have the option to get your barbecue there when you have a hankering. So enjoy your Giant Eagle ribs and have a great day.
Ron Barnhart
Owner

Solid bbq with delicious sides. I’m always a little wary of a chain BUT this is different — mostly because as you open the door to walk in the lovely smell of meat smoked perfectly in some wood chips de heaven hit your nostrils.
I didn’t want to take up limited room in the tummy with a bun so I opted for the meat plate — pulled pork and brisket — both tasty, not fatty and falling apart tender. I got the jalapeño beans (could be hotter) so toss some hot n spicy sauce in them & the loaded potato casserole (de-​Lish!) they asked if I wanted to up charge for cornbread — who would ever say no to that! — and don’t because it’s good!
Now get your big yellow cup — fill it with some tiny ice and sweet tea and make your way to the hot (you read that right — hot/​warmed) sauce choices — I like the hot n spicy — but the weak heaters will love the sweet bbq as well. Now when you walk to your table know a few things — there are napkins on the table as well as ketchup, yes that ice cream is free and you are gonna need a wet nap — now DIG in!

Tried for the first time today. got full rack and we got 2 plate meal with pulled pork and ribs… really super good and the ribs are really meaty! Mac and Cheese was good too. I will definitely start coming here more because it’s pretty awesome!

This place has really dry ribs. I would never go back. I’m sure this location will be gone soon. It is supposed to be fall off the bone, these are hard to get off the bone

Great food. First time was very pleased. Will definitely be going back. Get the ribs. The service was friendly and attentive. If they run out o food its because its fresh. Not frozen.

I tried it the other day and was very good and very nice. I had ordered my phone ahead of time and at closing time but they waited for me and made my fries fresh. Tonight I return with my husband and we ate there and had a very good experience. Very nice workers there. Will be back. Glad I open the valu coupons that comes in the mail.

What a great find! I was headed to a family event and it was my night to bring the food. I didn’t want to bring the «usual» and I remembered trying the food from here at the mentor chamber tasting event. I sure scored major points from the family for bringing this food!
From the outside, I did not expect to see the ample seating. You go up to the counter and order what you want either for dining in or takeout. I opted on the 2 meat plates for each of my family members. I got to choose 2 sides for each meal and choice of bread. We sampled brisket, ribs, pulled pork, cole slaw, green beans, baked beans, and loaded potato salad. Everything was so good! My father kept going on and on about how good the green beans were. I personally was very pleased with all of the sides. Definitely the best from any of the other area rib joints. The meats were very tender and flavorful. My favorite was the chopped brisket.
Price wise, this place can’t be beat. We got a TON of food for around 13 bucks per person. They also have different specials each day.
Oh wait, I almost forgot! You get to serve yourself to a FREE ice cream cone! How cool is that!

Super friendly staff and fantastic bbq. You will fall in love with the dill potato salad. 3 sauce options and many meat options it was hard to choose, so we tried them all. YUM!

My first visit to Dickey’s. I really enjoyed it! My only complaint… TOO MUCH food! Seriously the 2 meats was enough for two people. I had the brisket and pulled pork which were delish. I’m sure my dog will very much enjoy the leftovers.

Do not waste your money or evening out at dickeys.
Poor service and average food.
Go to Applebee’s at least there you know what you’re going to get.
That’s all I have to say about that.

Good BBQ. Try the sauces!

Good prices and great food. Brisket is super moist and flavor full. Fried okra is a must try.

As far as barbecue in Mentor goes, this place is your best bet. Service is better when the manager is there, but overall not too shabby. They have the types of meats you expect to get when craving barbecue and their sides are alright. I’m a fan of a fresh baker (baked potato with your choice of meat and fried onions) and their salad is a good choice too. Hubby usually goes for a meat plate and the baked potato casserole. Pretty sure this is the only place around with fried okra. The best part, however, is the fact that you can leave with a souvenir cup filled with root beer and ice cream!

Best BBQ place in Mentor. We ordered the XL Family pack with brisket, pork, and chicken breast. Sides were onion straws, fried okra, masked potatoes and Mac and cheese.
Every piece of this was top quality BBQ. The meat was tender, the sides were fresh, and the bread was warm and soft.
In my opinion the price was reasonable for the portions and their was enough food to go around.
I’ve been to many places around Mentor and this is my new favorite.

I got the special, which was a smoked brisket sandwich. I thought it was very flavorful, and I enjoyed it. The sides I chose were the fries, and caesar salad. Both of them were satisfying. My favorite thing is the southern style sweet tea they have, and I recommend the sweet barbecue sauce, it’s one of the best I’ve tasted in quite some time. The ambiance could be a little better, but it’s not bad. Enjoy!

I did not like the ordering process I felt like I had to yell my order over the counter.
I ordered the brisket and it was great!
Food was Great!

I stop in and tell the meat cutter to tell me about the brisket. Do you separate it? Moist/​fat and lean? Um… Do you smoke whole briskets? Yes indeed. Do you separate the top/​fat/​moist from the bottom/​lean? No, we just cut it… reaches into a stainless steel bin to show me thick fatty slices. Ordered two meat plate — pulled pork, brisket, mac-​n-​cheese, potato salad. Pulled pork is dry and stringy. Brisket is tough, fatty and not very flavorful. Mac-​n-​cheese is cold. Potato salad is — meh, so-​so. Sweet tea is good. Sauce is good. Free ice cream but didn’t try it. Was with my son so 2 2-​meat plates and drinks were $ 28+. Very disappointed. Old Carolina down the street is much, much better but once you’ve been to the real TX BBQ heartland (Lockhart) nothing really compares. Regardless, Dickey’s will need a miracle to stay in business for more than a year. Sorry, you stink.

Was intrigued to see a new BBQ place in Mentor especially considering I drive all the way to the west side to eat at Famous Dave’s when I’m craving bbq and all the fixins. The dining room seemed super bright with the fluorescent lights overhead (maybe its weird I notice such things) and it didn’t really have a great ambiance. It’s setup a la chipotle where you make your way through the line ordering your items as you go. My two complaints were 1) the line was soooo slow, as in I waited nearly 20 minutes just to make it to the meat order window and I was only behind about ⁵⁄₆ people and 2) I am befuddled as to why they wouldn’t make the sides visible to the customer. Imagine going through the chipotle line and not being able to see any of the toppings that’s how the Dickey’s line is setup.
I finally made it to the meat ordering window and choose the meal with 1 meat and 2 sides. Another side note, they smoke their meats which give them a very distinct taste and smell. I ordered the chicken with Mac and cheese and coleslaw and could have cried when I got to the register and asked for cornbread and womp, womp, they only have rolls. How can you serve BBQ and not serve come bread?!
The chicken was alright, a little to dry and smokey tasting for my taste and the Mac and cheese was good. I didn’t finish everything so I stuck it in my fridge and my entire kitchen and fridge smelled like fake smoke smell for the next 2 days, so strange.
All in all. I probably wouldn’t return as I didn’t care for the smokey flavor on the chicken and the sides were underwhelming and I didn’t get any beloved corn bread.

I was excited to try out a new BBQ place in Mentor. I go there on a Saturday night and they have no chicken! How does a BBQ place run out of chicken? Very disappointed. Won’t be going back.