Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

We have become regular customers here service and quality always top notch. Bonus for extra friendly staff and excellent prices, particularly the daily specials (double Monday through Saturday) and FREE ICREAM!!!

Here first time and really impressed, I would rather eat here then Famous Dave’s. The beef brisket was very good and tender & my husband had pulled pork, said it was very good!

It all started with a poorly engineered entrance where enter is on the left and exit only door is on the right. Then I approached the counter and was ignored by the employees standing in front of me until I inquired if I was in the right place to order. Turns out I was, so I ordered a picnic pack which was adequate to feed three of us. The beef brisket was served lukewarm because it was sitting on the counter being massaged by some dude prior to being served. The food was served quickly and was decently tasty, especially the waffle fries. Mac and cheese was mediocre — I wouldn’t try it again. The free ‘ice cream’ was awful and went uneaten as a disappointment. All the ketchup bottles within a 10 foot radius of my table were 10% full and I had to gather several just to fill a portion cup. The most impressive part of my visit was discovering the coke fountain dispensed pellet ice, which is my favorite form of frozen water. Finally, after my meal was finished, I discovered I needed to shove the 10″ plates through a 6″ hole above the garbage — I thought maybe I was on Candid Camera.
Would I come here again? Probably, but I’d get just meat by the pound to go, skip the frills, and reheat it on my own.

Had the two meat lunch plate today and it was really pretty good! The meat was very tender and the sauces were full of flavor. This place is new so their employees were learning the ropes still, but were friendly and patient with us. I’m not a BBQ fanatic, so I’d go here now and then. It was worth the try!

Meh.
I had the ribs with Mac and cheese and fried okra, the wife had a brisket sandwich with fried onions and «baked potato casserole» (aka mashed potatoes). Both our meats were cold, but tender at least; seasoning was lacking as well. My mac and cheese was also pretty cold, the sides tasted like they were obviously sent to the restaurant frozen in bags, then thawed and either boiled or microwaved. But it is a chain, so what can you really expect.
If you’re looking for good BBQ, go to Porter’s in the parkade in Richland. But get there early, they sell out quick (which is the mark of good BBQ)!
So yea, overall, meh. Not horrible, but not great. Meh.