Love this place. Just feed a family of 5 on sunday and the total was under 50. We keep coming back, about once every couple months. Great food. Great staff. I love the jalapeno cheddar sausage, Turkey, mash potatoes, and jalapeno baked beans. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Jalapeno kabasa and juicy turkey...yum - Barbeque Near Me - El Cajon, California

Don't order out with them at all! I placed my order for 7:45 showed up at 7:50. There was one person being serviced and two people waiting for their orders when I walked in. The girl behind the counter saw me walk in and did not greet me after one minute the phone rang and she answered it and went in the back. When she came back up to the register she just started folding papers I finally had to tell her I had an order for pick up. She didn't say anything to me she just went to the back and came back out front and finish folding. Another person came in behind me and he too was not greeted and eventually had to say he had an order. The GrubHub driver got his food before me! 5minutes later finally got my food. I check to make sure everything was there and turned around and left irritated. Only to come home and find out instead of sweet barbecue sauce I had spicy burning my tongue on the first bite. Close to my last bite stumbling on plastic in my food! Food was good (until the plastic) and service was horrible ! read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Plastic wrap from meat ! Don't pay attention disgusting ! Beef Brisket Classic Sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - El Cajon, California

I got take out. First time eating their food. I got the bbq sandwich. I asked for pickles and onions, but got neither. Sandwich was really good though, but its on the small side. 6 pieces off buffalo wings. No buffalo sauce and they were over cooked and dry. Thus is why I rarely try new things :/ read more

Do not order delivery from here using their website or app, they keep the food and lied to me that it was picked up, I contacted DoorDash and food was never picked up and when DoorDash tried to contact them multiple times they kept hanging up on purpose. Now DoorDash won't refund me but the store and the store won't refund me. Thief's!! read more

Went there today for something different. Don't have barbecue often. I received a warm greeting as soon as I opened the door. I was in between the polish and jalapeño sausage, and the nice gentleman offered me a slice to try. What a gesture. I had the ribs, brisket, and jalapeño sausage. All were very good on their own but their spicy bbq sauce really wrapped it all together. read more

Jumped off interstate to hit Dickies. Pit stopped was a rael hassle due to construction on off ramp. Get to restaurant. Guess what? No ribs..WTH how does a rib joint run out of ribs????? We ordered other food..it sucked. No more Dickies for me. read more

This place is great. Lots of good food and sides and great amount of food for the money. Recommend all meat and the Mac and cheese

The food is great. I like their barbecue more than Phil's. But it's the first restaurant I've been to in over a year where the owner - who was preparing the food - did not wear a mask. The other workers wore them, but not him. BBQ SandwichChopped Beef BrisketFried Onion Tangles read more

5 times we have ordered thru grubhub, and food has been consistently good. This time the buns on the pulled pork sandwiches were old, stale and tough. So sad. Hopefully not a sign of things to come? read more

Ok, so I like this place. I came here and ordered the meat plate. I was unsure of the food but since it's a new place I gave it try. Much to my surprise I was extremely satisfied with the great taste of the food and the portion. The meat was tender and not dried out. The BBQ sauce was great and they had three different flavors to choose from, spicy, sweet, and original. Being a huge fan of BBQ I am happy this is restaurant opened up in Rancho. One point I think is worth making is the price. I visited the restaurant with a coupon and it was was a great deal but without a coupon expect to pay about 13 bucks for a two meat plate with sides. Plenty of food and I am stuffed. I will return and I would recommend people give it a try. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Meat plate with lots of BBQ sauce. - Barbeque Near Me - El Cajon, California

My pulled pork is better, but this place is good. I am from the south and I miss good bbq places. Can't seem to find one out here on the west coast. Dickies pulled pork and brisket are good. My kids liked the mac and cheese, it was ok to me. The beans were good, not great, and too spicy. The potato casserole was really good as were the rolls. My really picky son loved the green beans. Who knew? Since this is a relatively new restaurant in the east county, it's pretty popular. If you've got a smaller party you probably won't have a problem with seating. If you have six or more people you might have to split up or wait for all of the onesies twosies that are in the bigger tables to leave. Seriously, get a table suitable to your parties size. Pay attention. It matters. read more

Dickey's food tastes good. That said, it cools down super fast by my standards (you can't take it home or it will be cold even if you live nearby) which i don't like in a "fast casual" type restaurant. The real issue is that it's expensive. They charge restaurant prices for just pretty good bbq. I come back because it tastes good and is nearby but then I avoid it for a month because I get mad that I payed so much for food that was cold by the time I get home. Happens at every Dickey's I go to, which means it's their policies for how to handle the food that I have a problem with; not anything this location or employees are doing read more

10/10 !!! everything was delicious. we got the three meat meal. Sides were filled with flavor and their yellow cups are made of hard plastic. SOLD. read more

This place rarely has any customers at one time and they take FOREVER! I called ahead of time while on the way to let them know I'm on the way to pick up an order, they tell me the order is ready to go then I get there and they tell me an item in the order is not available. read more

Found foil in my pulled pork tonight. Ordered a pit master special around 7:00-7:30pm on 4/21/18. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Barbeque Near Me - El Cajon, California

The employees here are so friendly. Everytime. I've gone at night. And first time today for lunch time. Still friendly. Keep up the friendly atmosphere and professionalism. Food is bomb as always that's what keeps coming back. read more

I picked up some quarantine barbecue. I personally really really like this place. My wife prefers Barbecue Pit in National City but the meat here at Dickey's has a nice char to it. It was moist, tasted incredible. The fries were fries, not bad, nothing exceptional, really enjoyed the beans. The one gripe, the pecan pie. It tasted good, but for $3 I expected an actual slice of pie instead of the sampler they gave me. read more

Meats are good but can be a little dry. Sides are pretty good. Bread roll is terrible, kind of chemically tasting. Like the Big Yellow Cup for a good serving of soda. Sad they don't have beef ribs. read more

I ordered family packs yesterday at this location everything was perfect and delicious.The staff were really friendly .This was my first time and I am sure not my last time. read more

Decided to try this place out cause i live nearby, but i will NEVER go back to this place again!EVER!!! So frustrated and so pissed i wasted my money there. Ordered two chicken breast tacos for my kid, he tried it and refused to eat it, he said they dont have any taste. Also, they turned out to be so SMALL, no toppings, just a teeny bit of melted COLD cheese. He also got mac and cheese, they tasted nothing like authentic mac n cheese. For myself i got the "fancy pulled pork sandwich" it was again, too small and not worth almost 7$. No toppings except pickles, she asked me if i wanted onions i said no. The BBQ sauce was so gross and nasty, so watery.. And all the food was COLD. I'm so disappointed and will never ever go back again, such a waste of money. If u want a good BBQ place just go to Phil's, it's the BEST read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - "Fancy pulled pork sandwich"!!!! Seriously?! Does this look fancy?Pork has absolutely NO flavor. A very small sandwich NOT worth 6.49$ - Barbeque Near Me - El Cajon, California

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Was in for the first time to a Dickey's for a after movie snack. This place was closing but we were not rushed none of the we re closing verbiage that you normally hear. The young man was polite as was the older man who may have been the manager. The pulled pork was pure perfection and you can put on your own sauce. I'm sorry for the brief review, but we will be back. Great prices great food and most of all friendly staff. read more

The employees here are always friendly. The atmosphere is clean and they give ice cream with the orders in the restaurant. However I do feel as if their meat is over priced and therefore I can't eat as often as I would prefer. But for those special occasions we enjoy taking the family and ordering the chicken and brisket. read more

Might fine service!! Might fine good tasting good quality BBQ! Was greeted with a ginuwine greeting as we were entering the establishment. Was given samples of the items we were unsure of getting...including a meat sample.... and without an attitude. They were so confident in their product. And it showed in our meal why the should. Absolutely an awesome place to eat BBQ! YuM!!! YuM!!! The only improvement needed is in the BBQ Sauce.. it ain't the business! So glad you help yourself to the sauce. The Que is amazing... IT DON'T NEED SAUCE! Tender and more tender meats! Oh and the Mac and cheese needs to be revised as well. After your meal... Enjoy free soft serve on the house, you help yourself to that as well. read more

This place is crap. Food is not done well enough, long wait time through Uber, I ordered twice through Uber, long wait time, they make the drivers wait to long, never going to this place again read more

Man - ordered this thru Door dash. What a joke. I ordered BBQ chicken breast & was expecting a BBQ chicken breast - not strips of chicken that were cold. Ridiculous. Do they not know what a chicken breast is? The baked beans were ok, & the potato salad - but it's definitely not worth the price. Never ordering from here again. read more

I had the beef brisket sandwich and onion rings they were excellent they both got a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 and they were original sauce was very good also read more

First time trying; Dinner was so good. Sliced beef brisket, Polish Kielbasa Sausage, Baked Potato Casserole, Cut green beans bacon and onion and a dinner roll. I was given the Jalapeno Cheddar Kielbasa Sausage and did not realize until I started eating..geezzz it was so spicy. Also the green beens had so much liquid in them, and they were so spicy. I could not eat either one of these. I will defiantly have to try it again, because the sliced brisket is the best I have every day. Surely a favorite!! read more

Always good food, always friendly. Before covid always went in person to order,never an issue. Tried the online order, check your 'extras' before driving away--they forgot to include the extra ribs we ordered /paid for. read more

100 times better than overrated Phils. And much better prices than any BBQ inThe County Had the 3 meat platter 2 Briskit, 1 Chicken mac and cheese and potato salad ALL great, love the choice of three sauces Sweet for the weird Memphis/Kansas City BBQ style loved., Original more vinegar Texas style and My favorite Texas style with spice Really loved the potato salad hard to find pimento's in it and down home Texas Style hate to read comments someone is from Texas and complain I am also from Texas and this BBQ is awesome Sure I can find 10-20 places better back home have a nice drive folks but for San Diego Only Abbeys Real Texas BBQ tops Dickeys and is is a 4 mile round trip over there Iced Tea was great tasting perfect brewed Wish I could have the free ice cream read more

I like Dickeys. My work gets a large order for xmas and it is well received. My wife says everyone there is very nice.

Great Southern BBQ. Dickey's is a chain, also found in the South, which is pretty consistent across all of the restaurants. So, if you have been to one before you'll know what to expect. I ordered some ribs, baked beans, green beans and sweet tea. All were good. I also sample my wife's brisket which was a little dry, but still tasty. Service was friendly and speedy. Prices were very reasonable for barbecue. read more

Costumer service was good, we were welcomed in. The lady who took our order memorized five different orders, we thought that was so impressive . The fries and the green beans are my favorite side they are so delicious. I really enjoyed the spicy barbecue sauce with my 1/2 rack of ribs. Unfortunately the ribs were dry , all though tasting good. We went at night, so I'm sure when they are fresh they are better. Overall I really enjoyed my experience here . read more

My husband and I frequent Dickey's. I'm a native Texan and though it isn't the same as Dickey's back home, it's generally alright. I thought this location would improve as time went on but unfortunately I was wrong. My husband and I usually dine in but this evening we decided to avoid the new years eve drunks and simply order in via GrubHub. After about 10 minutes past the expected delivery time, I checked the status of the order online. To my surprise, the status was delivered. I called GrubHub to see what was up. After about 10 minutes on hold the customer service agent stated that Dickey's claimed to have knocked on the door (I was on the couch right by the front door...this never happened), called and texted (phone in hand without a single notification, and emailed (the email was received as I was on the phone with GrubHub). Okay, now worries. We'll get with Dickey's and sort out the misunderstanding. 20 minutes later of GrubHub attempting to contact Dickey's (several unanswered phone calls), they refuse to deliver the food. I suppose making the 1.7 mile drive (over what I assume was a miscommunication) wasn't worth retaining customers. Thanks Dickey's. Signed, Hangry read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Looks like we won't be adding anymore Big Yellow Cups to our collection. :( - Barbeque Near Me - El Cajon, California

I finally decided to stop in to try their pork ribs. The counter help was very nice. However, I am sorry to say that the ribs were the worst I have tried. Perhaps other things on the menu are better. I will not be back. The ribs tasted like fake smoke and a little like bacon jerky. I threw half away. What waste of 16.00 There is one place I would recommend and that is grand ole BBQ in North Park read more

Stopped in to this location. I was really disappointed with the quality of the food. The meat and the corn bread was dry the and none of the food was hot. Slightly warm if that. As I was eating, it seemed I was eating leftovers from 2 days ago. For the quality of the food it is not worth the price at all Dickey's please do something about this... sad! read more

Went last night. Long drive from imperial beach Worth the trip. The Turkey was fantastic. Had the brisket and ribs also. Brisket dryed out quickly but ribs were great. Very tender. But Turkey is memorable. Beans were ok, slaw was good. Get the cornbread and skip the dinner roll. Lemonade is wonderful. Free soft serve. Not ice cream but....free. we'll be back read more

Actually this is one of the most overpriced and lousy restaurant that I ever visited. Certainly I wouldn't recommend anyone to go here. Their food portions is very small and definitely you are not entitled to 2nd. Including on the sodas or the drinks. read more

This BBQ is awesome. I don't get the low reviews. What I ordered was fresh and tasty. I'll be back to this gem.

The catering was super easy and it was delicious. We had the full service catering. It was delivered to us on time and everybody loved it. Definitely would recommend five stars. read more

We normally go after the movies. I have been here 3x now. Every time they leave something out. That is how they save on meat. You pay for 2 meats and they give you 1 meat. The girls behind the tall counter they can't see over have no clue what they are doing. CHECK YOUR FOOD BEFORE YOU LEAVE. The food is good but really. read more