If you're visiting Joshua Tree on an empty stomach, make a pitstop to Dickey's BBQ. Found this place on Yelp after hiking at Joshua Tree, and it was a great spot for lunch. The restaurant has plenty of parking and seats and the employees here are very friendly and gave us some suggestions on what to order. I got the two meat plate with brisket and marinated chicken breast as my protein and a side of mac & cheese and coleslaw. Make sure to ask for some pickles and onions, as it helps with the greasiness. I personally wouldn't get the chicken again since it was very dry, but the brisket was very delicious. The mac & cheese was soft and gooey and the coleslaw was one of the best ones I've had. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - 2 Meat Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

The food was great! Perfect dinner for us on our weekend getaway. The pecan pie was insanely bomb!

Decent BBQ stop. I had the 2 meat plate (brisket & pulled pork). Both were delicious. The coleslaw was tasty but the green beans were too soggy for me. Nice atmosphere and great music to dine with. Bathrooms available. Friendly service. read more

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So good! The Dickey's barbecue sauce definitely gave it a great flavor. Not as expensive since i got about half a pound of pulled pork, selections are large. Staff made it easy to order since it was our first time there. If you get the yellow cup you can take it home! read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Pulled pork, baked beans and mac n cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

Extremely disappointed. Told the cashier I had a n allergy to pork and to completely separate from the brisket. He separated with a piece of texas toast. Didn't complain. Just took benadryl. But then my son in law took a bite of his brisket bowl thing. Pulled out a piece of plastic. Took it up to the cashier. He didn't offer to remake. Gave him "extra" brisket. Only reason for two stars instead of 1. Place was very clean and they were nice. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - The picture of extra. Plastic was like 3 inches long. - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

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I had the 1/2 rack of ribs plate with the baked potato casserole, chili, and cornbread. The best ribs this side of Phil's in San Diego until you reach Texas! The potato casserole was just as impressive, as was the chili. Huge portions too! Service was as friendly as you could get. And the place was very congenial. Fine country music played and we enjoyed our conversation over a belly-filling feast. Only complaint was the tissue sized napkins. That's okay, we used many--they kept a commin'. read more

Meat was dry and they didn't put any BBQ sauce in with the order, we placed an order for 4 adults and two kids and we were disappointed and will not be back... read more

Waffles served up a delicious meal. She's amazing and helpful. The food here is delicious and well priced. The Brisket is cooked perfectly and pairs nicely with the barbecue beans and coleslaw. I love t he atmosphere here too. read more

The food is very good but the portion for the price is not good. The service is great the people are very nice. The ambiance is perfect for a place like that. read more

We went to dinner last evening. It was an interesting experience, not necessarily one we will go back for, particularly because of the money and quality of food. We both ordered the two-meat dinners. We had friendly service. $60.00 for these two meals was too high. The portions of brisket and pulled pork were small. The most difficult challenge...ALL OF THE FOOD WAS COLD. The sweet sauce, although tasty, was colder. The barbecue beans had absolutely no bbq flavor. They tasted like a plain can of baked beans. The biscuits were tough and very flat. They had no rise or flavor to them. The baked potato casserole did not taste like a casserole. There seemed to be nothing mixed in with the potatoes for flavor to define as a casserole. The restaurant was not too busy, with just a small family and one other diner at the height of dinner time. A few walk-ins. Plenty of parking available. It would be interesting to rearrange the tables so patrons face the walls rather than the door or the counter. Also, Dickies sells bottled sauces. Those were way over on a side wall, completely out of range. Maybe consider moving those up to the counter. read more

Surprisingly good ribs from a chain restaurant! Will definitely come back. We visited between lunch and dinner hours and thought service was excellent. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Rib plate - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

After waiting 1.5 hrs to never get our food at Kitchen in the Desert, my friend & I hit the road to eat literally anywhere that would feed us quickly. We put an online order in at Dickey's and got there early to pick it up. Our order was being made fresh for us when we got there early for our pickup because the people here actually care about service Ray and Anna were the employees who helped us and they were so kind and so efficient with their jobs. We appreciate them so much & the food was great! We loved the Mac & cheese, fresh fries & brisket!! Thank you!! read more

*staff is awesome, friendly an helpful *portions huge, fresh. Perfect *selection is large On ambiance.....family, friends or solo it's clean an large enough. If it's good enough for law enforcement-its good enough for us. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Daily special - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

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Really liked this place. The owners really take pride in their service and the quality of their food. I highly recommend this place if you like Bar B Que. read more

I'm the most conflicted about this restaurant, but seeing how engaged the owner is about replying to feedbacks, I felt compelled to leave a review in the middle of eating.. First thing first, service was great, the cashier was friendly, helpful and it seemed he worked really hard despite having one arm in a cast. (Give that man a raise!) The ambience was nice, everything looked clean, more than one could expect from a chain restaurant. Now onto the food... Had I come here to get the brisket to go, the review would have been a 1-star. The brisket was very dry and lean; there was no fat or juice coming out of it. I ate a couple pieces and just couldn't because of how rough it was to chew it.... I just couldn't justify the cost of it. I hope some changes can be made either to the price or the quality. The saving grace, however, was the ribs. It was every thing I want in my ribs and more, the seasoning was on point, the BBQ sauce was better than most restaurants I've been to. The meat fell off the bones, it was the perfect combination of juicy-ness and tenderness. I definitely would come here all the time just for the ribs. The sides that I got complimented the meal as well (Mac & cheese and coleslaw). I'm not too big of a brisket person so it doesn't affect the way I view the restaurant in general. The 5-star is for the ribs and the service (and that nice young man in the cast!) Don't let the other bad reviews (mostly for the brisket) discourage you from trying the ribs! read more

Food was good and hot. Portions were large. Prices were higher than anticipated. Service was not great.

Dry brisket, the mashed potato and bbq sauce tasted expire, the meats were semi cold, only thing that was good was the Texas toast and drinks. They chopped my brisket and I asked for it sliced. Got pulled pork sandwiches and they were plain, just meat and bread. Spent $90 for food that did not satisfy my hunger. read more

There were two super hard working, friendly people behind the counter. The mac and cheese side along with the coleslaw were delicious. Unfortunately after that, the food wasn't very good. The meats were all dried out/ overcooked. My family had the brisket, chicken, kielbasa and pulled pork. Only the pulled pork wasn't dried out. The beans tasted like baby food mush. If I'm in the area, I'm going to opt for the steak 'n shake next door instead. read more

I placed an order and there was a problem with it. I called and spoke with the manager. She was absolutely fabulous! She more than made up for the issue. It's nice when a business values their customers! read more

Ordered BBQ chicken plate. Chicken was so dry and overcooked, it was inedible. Tried to call, several times,even left a message. So disappointed. The sides were good and so was the sweet tea. Definitely won't be ordering from here again. ,$37 bucks for Mac n ch and beans (small sides) and a sweet tea. The pecan pie wasn't bad. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

Ribs are so tender and fall-off-the-bone good! Fried okra was delicious with delicate taste. The Chef shows great restraint with salt in foods. Clean ambiance with great, relaxing music. Very friendly staff and excellent service!! read more

Orders the family pack and happy with amount of food-got brisket- but so unhappy with the unseasoned food. Potato salad was good. Need to add the spicy bbq sauce to those plain canned pork &beans. For the price, I would NOT recommend. Cheaper to make your own. read more

Food was good as always , but the man who was at the cashier was extremely rude and literally got upset at my fiancé not being able to find the sausage options on the menu (it was his first time) he screamed at us twice about not being able to find it. (I almost reacted but he was so aggressive and rude I knew it would end badly) Anyway my experience was terrible & it was just a really aggressive older man working the cashier .. overall I love Dickey's food !! read more

Ordered delivery on the website. Received someone else's order. When I called to tell them, they had no solution. I ended up sending my husband to pick up the food. I asked if it was old or cold, they said it has just been made and it was hot and fresh. When he brought the food home finally, an hour after it was supposed to arrive, it was cold and old, and missing my drink. All the packaging was covered in bbq sauce and disgusting lookin. This is the third time I've received the wrong order from Dickeys, and they never offer any solution. No discount, refund, nothing. If I hadn't sent my husband, we wouldn't have received our order. I will never eat here again. read more

It was alright, got the Texas brisket and it was dry but the okra is good and crispy. Didn't want to long for the food which was nice and it was hot and fresh read more

The food was fresh and super good! But what's even better is the customer service. Tim went above and beyond. It's hard to find friendly customer service nowadays. Great experience and we will definitely come back every time we drive through town. read more

Customer service sucks never going back. Screwed up our order and blamed it on us. Spoke to the manager. Rude rude rude. I'm fine with this place. read more

Absolutely horrendous "dining" experience. First of all, the staff was less than friendly. Then the pricing. Outrageous. $19 for a tiny meal. For that I got a small portion of of mediocre beans, mac & cheese, and some of the worst chicken I've ever attempted to eat. It tasted like it was cooked a couple weeks ago, then left out in the desert sun to dry out. And it was virtually flavorless. It all added up to one of the worst meals ever. It begs the question: How do places like this stay in business? read more

I'm used to doing to Dickey's in Texas. This was my first time going to one in California. It's a little different setup & has a slightly different menu but the food here was amazing. Also the cashier was extremely nice & brought us our food quickly. I would definitely recommend the brisket sandwich. The only thing I would say would be good is if they added on French Fries to the menu. read more

SO amazing and accommodating! I'm super picky and don't like fatty meat. I know brisket isn't a lean cut, but i did want to try the brisket, so the lovely gentlemen offered to give me the most lean part of the brisket and they beyond exceeded my expectations! There was no fat, just yummy shredded brisket! Thank you for accommodating my picky palate and with a smile! The ambiance was also so cute. I haven't been to a Dickey's in years and this location is awesome! read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - Brisket, corn bread, green beans, and Mac n cheese! - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

Amazing customer service, fresh inside and they even smoke their meats on site!!!!!!!!!!

We stopped in for a quick small bit and ended up with a pound of brisket and great service. They were closing up soon and still served us with a smile. Will be back for the family picnic pack! read more

At this location they do not have ice cream which we miss very much especially because it got our kids to eat all their food ! other than that the food is the best you get a big bang for the buck. Food is always fresh and perfect if you're doing keto as well. read more

Dickey's Barbecue Pit - My son sad there's no ice cream - Barbeque Near Me - Yucca Valley, California

Manger Timothy at Dickey's very rude and nasty to customers and gives smalls portions to customers...

I highly recommend Dickeys BBQ. They have excellent service and the employees are some of the nicest people I've ever met. If I could rate it ten stars I would. read more

There was a young woman that was so rude I didn't even trust her to serve my food. Why management would allow this is baffling. My girlfriend gave her the benefit of the doubt as she is a big Dickies fan from Virginia but she ended up throwing out the food as the meat was dry and awful. Mind boggling decision making from the management. read more

Overpriced and terrible tasting. Horrific bland nonsense. Fatty. Frozen. Bad all around. No redeeming qualities. Please don't give them your business. read more

Ordered a meal online for my husband for his birthday. He went to pick it up and asked if he could get some extra sauce. Employee (manager) replied very rudely "I gave you 4 sauces, if you want more it'll be extra!". Gee, opened bag and there is one small sauce. Skimpy portions, love the false bottom on the sides. Disappointed all around. Will not be going back. read more

Heading through the valley and stopped here to eat. It was very good! Great brisket....and everything was hot. Will try a loaded baked potato next time . A wrestling bus had just arrived behind us and the two guys were working soo hard and getting everything out fast. Great job, guys! read more

Food was average nothing to rave about 80 bucks for a pull pork sandwich and rib plate with 2 sides the pull pork was dry never again next time I'll just bbq myself. read more