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    Dickey's Barbecue Pit

    2.7 (33 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque, American

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    Happy hour specials

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    David C.

    Note: written from the perspective of a takeout order, but not first time customer. While I would like to offer a better review for this restaurant, I cannot do so in good conscience. On the contrary I consider it generous to even offer two out of five stars. To begin, the food, when executed correctly, would be within the margins of above average to upper good (C+ to B; rarely B+). However, getting things not only correctly done but even the way you ordered it seems to be an increasing rarity. Even more seldom is getting your food in a timely manner, let alone within a reasonable timeframe; and much less with some level of clarity. Cue my last visit the other day: I spent an hour waiting for an online order I had placed in advance, only to be advised a max estimated time for completed preparation that was exceeded by 40 minutes. Having left in a hurry, I noticed upon arriving home that my medium spicy hot chicken sandwiches had no cheese; no seasoning; no sauce. Likewise, I was missing two sides of hot tater tots entirely. Further, my fried hot chicken tenders also suffered from a lack of seasoning and sauce. I waited for a little over an hour in total (as I got there early to coincide with the minimum estimated wait time) only to receive dry, slightly overcooked chicken that lacked any flavor; all while having been missing many components. What a lovely way to spend the day, you say? Well, it gets better. I call into express my dissatisfaction and I am told that my order was notated so that I could receive a redo whenever I come back. I proceeded to go back and not only was I not notated nor prepared for (I gave a time of arrival over the phone), but I had to wait another hour for my second order. While I do appreciate that the staff redid my entire order, there was initial awkwardness when I was asked if I just wanted certain items or everything redone. I am glad I asked for everything to be redone as even though I had indeed received chicken prior, you can see from the pictures themselves the difference between the seasoned and sauced versus untouched chicken. Likewise the execution on frying was vastly superior the second time around. I did not wish to seem like a freeloader but at the same time I had not only lost an hour prior but I had lost a little over an hour again. Likewise my sandwich, even though it had cheese and seasoning & sauce this time around, had another issue: no coleslaw. Accordingly, even though the food the second time around was 3.25 to 3.5 stars' tasty, I don't even know how to grade it or the restaurant in light of the totality of the circumstances. Portions are okay I suppose. The prices can switch between okay and outrageous, depending on what you order. In terms of the restaurant itself, there is a horrible but almost hilarious lack of proper management when it comes to operational strategy. There are usually only two workers on staff, with one tending the cooking area which only permits for one person and a very limited amount of meats to be prepared. Mind you this is a barbecue and fried chicken establishment. And then about 1/3 of the restaurant is prepared to be a bar at night time. This is a keen example of trying to do too much with way way too little. It is better to excel at one or two things and the streamline those processes then to try and do many things and fail at some things, and barely pass at others. Additionally this is not the first time I have had issues with delivery / pickup orders. There have been more than a few times that I was told they were entirely out of a kind of meat I had sought to order. I have to think hard if I will return; and if I do, I will be second-guessing myself the entire time. I hope for improvement in the management and operations of this establishment. I am confident quality & consistency would improve if the processes I mentioned above were streamlined; thanks to better management.

    This is there idea of 1/2 pound of brisket- BE BERY CAREFUL GOING HERE!!!  These 3 little pieces cost $15!!! Total Ripoff!!!!
    Mario G.

    Just came from Dickey's in Herndon VA. Ordered 1/2 pound of brisket to go and only got 3 little pieces costing $15! We weighed it and it was only 6oz including the packaging instead of 8oz of meat. They include the packaging when they weigh the food. Total rip off!!! See pic

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    Nathan N.

    More a 3.5 star review but meh. Very small portion size, more of a snack then dinner. The pulled pork was most and flavorful, only want some sauce which I didn't discover until later. The fries would be phenomenal warmed up'd, pretty salty if that's your preference. Not a bad meal by any means, but I'll be getting the BOGO next time.

    MOSMI S.

    Great Drinks and family oriented place! Went in for a quick mid-week dinner. The owner was great host and were really sweet to my family. My kids approved the food as well. We will be back.

    The hard, cluster of old casserole beside the bowl.

    I will start by saying Jackson was super helpful and very friendly. However, the food wasn't such a positive memory. My boyfriend ordered a brisket plate with fries and baked beans and I ordered a pulled pork plate with potato casserole and Mac and cheese. The restaurant closes at 9, however all tables had their chairs upside down on them, so we sat at the bar, since it was the only option. However, we had to get wet wipes to wipe it down because it was so sticky. We got our food fairly quickly but just by looking at my plate, I knew it wasn't going to be good. The pork smelled and looked old, my baked potato casserole was clumpy and I pulled a huge cluster of OLD casserole out of the middle of the bowl. My boyfriend's brisket was good, however the fries were hard. They were WAY undercooked, so we asked for another side of fries. We got them, but they were harder than the first batch. At that point, we gave up. It's sad that the best part of a $45 meal was the "Texas toast" that was just a thin piece of toast.

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    Good bbq. I don't know what they put on their fried okra, but I could eat them all just driving home from pickup.

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    Kelvin was fantastic! Food was hot and delicious, fast service, restaurant was neat and clean.

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    Great place! Food was amazing! They've got 2 tvs and a bar. Only 4 tables but there's seating at the bar. Ambiance is relaxed and quiet.

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    the worst wings I have ever had, small. dry ones and it looks like they were cooked a while ago

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    Food was pretty darn good hoping they get to expand to a bigger spot, I'd love to stick around a while longer

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