My thoughts: This is a restaurant that is been around the Dallas TX through out the up and down of the economy. And any restaurant can survive the harsh business world is A OK in my book. Plus they do serve good food and maintain a reasonable price. Here is my scoring card for this restaurant: 1) Location: ( 5 Point ) - Great location for customer to see and find. Great parking for street parking and back side with parking lot parking. 2) Decoration : (2 Point) - They still have the original decoration. Clean but not up to date. 3) Price: ( 4 point)- The price is competitive but still a little bit pricey compare to other same stars and type food they serve 4) Quality and Taste : ( 3 point)- The quality is ok, food taste is good and portions are below average . 5) Type of cuisine standard : ( 4 point) - The style of Tx BBQ food they serve is pretty close to the way it was prepare in Tx. Not bad! But some dishes did have slightly modify to cater the customer's need Overall it's not bad and I thinks it's great to give it a try and let me know what you think. Go foodies Total max is 25 Score 18 Stars = 72% round up to 3 stars read more

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I've wanted to go here for a while after seeing it so many times. Called my order in. Customer service was great and friendly. The burger was ready when I arrived. The portions are HUGE. The place has a classic no frills vibe that has HISTORY. I will definitely be back soon. read more

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If you're looking for a fabulous meal, meaning plate lunch, burger/fries, or BBQ, and you find yourself in the Trinity River bottoms near the Dallas County Jail and Crowley courthouse; here's your place. Been around since 2 days after forever. Killer burgers. Great BBQ. Hamburger steak plate like every TX roadside cafe used to have. Crinkle cut fries~!!! One word of warning...soft drinks are in cans...no fountain, so no free refills. Just a small pothole on a highway of goodness. read more

Hello my name is Pamela! And I just wanted to say a few things about The Hickory House and the Amazing waitress and staff we have here. Also once you come you're considered Family! Don't forget that! We have a live band on Friday around 5 to close! we're open until nine on Friday. Sometimes later! we have an awesome staff all females each female has their own individual Ora about them. My gal Kathleen totally rocks! Some are very outgoing and funny and some are funny yet a little shy! we have a waitress her name is sunshine. That should tell you that she's always smiling and she's just a wonderful beautiful young lady! We have my cousin Christy she is the sweet and funny and the one that will make you laugh all the time! She is not shy. I wish I was like that. But I'm very shy! Oh also We have a new addition, Miss Rosie she's an awesome waitress. She takes care of business and always has a smile on her pretty face! The food is downright delicious and the prices you can't beat them anywhere else so come on down and see us at the Hickory House . My name is Pam. We have Christy, Brandi, Kathleen, Rosie, and Tonya but Tonya, She had an emergency come up so she won' be doing her original schedule. If you don't mind please say a prayer for her along with all of our other waitresses and me if you don't mind, my husband was killed December 2 in a car crash! and we would love to see y'all down there, it would put a smile on my face along with all of my sisters face down at the Hickory House! Once you come your family, so we would love to have more family members down at the Hickory House! I hope and pray everyone has a wonderful day. Please stay safe out there and come on out and see us and enjoy your food, laughs and drama! Lol. We all gotta have a little laughs in here to make our day go by a little better, stronger and looking forward to the next visit!!!! Live, laugh, and enjoy every moment! I love all my coworkers they are really! my family through paper or through our Father in Heaven! They all are amazing! read more

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Great place to venture to for delicious food. Customer service was even better. Great place to bring people from out of town. Definitely a hole in the wall. read more

Hickory House Barbecue - Chicken fried steak was delicious. - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Great homemade style burger!!! Messy at the end as it should be, just got the cheeseburger and fries. Love crinkle fries, cooked to perfection. Staff very friendly. Quite not loud inside like other restaurants. read more

Hickory House Barbecue - Cheeseburger w/fries. - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Hickory House is down by the river and under a bridge. It has the well trodden vibe you expect from an old bbq restaurant. Wait staff was friendly and the food was adequate. HH isn't going to win any Michelin awards but if you want a burger or some simple BBQ give them a try. read more

This place does not look like it will catch your eye when you past by it. But let me tell you they have some of the best juicy burgers. I went ahead and ordered myself a Double Cheese Burger with Tots and a Sweet Tea. Wow! The patty's are done right and are so juicy. The bun is nice and warm and tots were nice and crispy. It was my first time here so really did not take a good look at the menu but it seems like they have great specials daily. They also sell brisket and ribs as well as breakfast. I might just have to come back and try something else. For the fist time here they sure got the best of me and made a great tasty burger. I will def come back. I couldn't elige they been open for over 60yrs. read more

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We don't believe the pulled pork and grilled chicken was fully cooked. See image for your own judgement. Restaurant claimed that it was smoked for 12 hours and red was smoke marks. We regularly eat BBQ and have never had problems at other restaurants. Also everything was doused in sauce which is not uncommon but makes it difficult to consider quality of meats. read more

Hickory House Barbecue - For your review. - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Nestled away under a bridge on Riverfront Service : Excellent Server and Cook great answered all my Wierd questions Atmosphere: TV had Me Tv on classic westerns and sports All the posters and extras make this place great Food : Burger and Tots were Amazing unfortunately the brisket wasn't ready when I came I miss the rush.. This place is a must try area is kinda wild but you only live once .. read more

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the food and the service were great. My boy liked it so much, we went back 3 days in a row. The environment seems like it came out of a movie -- old, established, with a lot of character. read more

Very delicious food! Great Service. Super nice. Will go again just for this even though we live 1 hr away.

Food is great, I was very satisfied with my service as well. The cooks a little off, but he cooks good food, can't complain. read more

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Nice place and it has sports decor. The staff super friendly. We ordered ribs hot links and pulled pork. Everything was perfectly cooked. Oh and BBQ sauce not spicy or strong but just right.. we definitely will come back eith friends yum yum read more

Hickory House Barbecue - the best burger sign on the side of the building - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Everytime I come here I get exactly what I want. The best tasting burgers in a simple way, just made simple. I don't venture too much off the main things here from the menu. I stuck with the cheeseburger with fries and sometimes the hilly cheesesteak sandwich. I've heard the country fried steak is good here but just never had a chance to eating it. Coming here you're not getting all the commercial stuff and menu items either. Simple kitchen for a simple tasting. read more

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I wanted some bbq with a traditional breakfast and this place very much delivered. Friendly service and good food.

My husband and I got lucky and found this place. Food and service was so great. Loved it and highly recommend. read more

Hickory House Barbecue - Brisket was fantastic. Cooked to perfection. - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

19 minutes agoNEW After the zoo, my zoo critters were hungry and needed to be fed. Looking for a BBQ place so we landed at this place. As you arrive, you can see its a throw back to the old drive in burger joints from the 60's. Parking is located under a bridge and rocky pavement. You could smell the cooking and hear the band setting up for their upcoming set. We decided to sit inside and get out of the sun. Our server was very polite and showed us to our booth. The seating was a bit challenging for this family of five due to the old furniture. We ordered burgers for the kids, the little cashew ate chicken strips and parent shared brisket with BBQ ribs. The bathrooms are located behind the kitchen and it's really an Old School set up. Our server continued to be there for us as the food arrived. This place is know for the burgers yet the boys thought they were just burgers. The brisket was dry and a bit missing in flavor. The ribs were dry but the rub flavor stood out. We finished dinner with home made peach cobbler and chocolate cake. I would return but not as a top three choices. read more

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Everything is fresh & tasty breakfast lunch & dinner. Worth the trip. Best bbq in Dallas. read more

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BBQ Plate fantastic taste... You have to visit this place, atmosphere charged with a very cordial atmosphere... read more

Very nice little "hole in the wall." Like others have said, the inside is clean and comfortable. Great food and great service!!

This is the best breakfast spot in dallas. This place has been here for as long as I can remember

Really nice people and it looks kind of shady from outside but the meat is super good

This place is a hidden gem. By far the best breakfast in south Dallas. Everything is homemade & fresh. And not expensive at all..Waitress Janie is awesome! read more

Hickory House Barbecue - Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash brown, toast, biscuits & gravy - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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I have been going here for years and can never get enough of them! The food has never let me down I don't know what they do to the bacon, but I love it. They make some of the best breakfast potatoes and don't get me started on the sweet tea. You will not be disappointed going here. read more

Great food. Greater service. Chill environment and cooler people. I really appreciate Tonya/Tanya (sorry couldn't remember) she has remarkable people skills. The brisket was tender and awesome. Potato salad was great as well. read more

I saw this place while waiting for a daiquiri across the street. All I saw was the RIBS sign posted. Bingo. I drove up and waked inside. The place is spacious. The waitress greeted me and took my order. A rib basket with fries. I waited about 10 minutes for my to go order. The ribs are freaking amazing!! Kudos to the chef. They were cooked perfectly and the sauce is amazing. I asked for the sauce on the side and they wrapped it in Saran Wrap so it wouldn't spill. Extra 5 stars for that!! The fries have a nice crisp taste. I will definitely be back when I return to Dallas!! read more

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Great place again some of these places have been there since opening. So the food is on point. Now forward I know where to get bbq...

Great Fun! Great Service! Really GOOD FOOD! Continuing to search all of Dallas for those "One of a Kind" Burger Joints that would allow me and my lunch companion to BYOD, we found another hidden gem. Hickory House Barbecue has been around since the Stone Age and has indeed earned its accolades in Dallas Restaurant History. Locate at 600 S. Riverfront Blvd, right down the street from Fuel City and in between Bail Bond Row, this icon of Dallas deserves applause from all aspects of praise. First, I called to make sure that since we are in The Bible Belt, that the owners would not mind us bringing in our own bottle of wine. It's a thing we do, find $5-15 hamburgers and bring in $20-80 bottles of wine to be both Texan and decadent at the same time. Yes, I know. Born in Dallas, we Texans call all be decadent when ever we choose. This place just reeks of flavor, historically AND to all epicureans. Two dining rooms to choose from, the main indoors and al fresco. At this time, there was major road construction going on by the front door, so I chose to park under the shade of the covered parking area to the West side of the building, which makes me believe that some time LOOOONG ago, they may have had service to cars. I must inquire on another visit. But, from the West entrance one walks through many ancient picnic tables and a server station of days dating back before WWll, a time warp indeed. (Let me know if I use the "indeed" too much.) Once entering the main air conditioned dining room, one immediately smells the barbecue. Viewing a spot to watch all the other diners, I picked a booth in the front window. I was greeted by Amy, a server who has such a smile on her face and is not shy at placing her hand on customers shoulders and giving a warm Texas greeting. With gifted hands as only well seasoned servers can do, this woman even can give a 2-4 second back scratch which can make your left foot go up and down. But seriously, this staff is filled with smiles and hospitality that is genuine and invites you back many times over even before you have had you first meal there. When my lunch companion arrived, we opened the bottle of wine, brought our own glasses and proceeded to as Amy for an appetizer plate of one smoked sausage, sliced, with a little dipping sauce on the side. The appetizer plate was there in a matter of 2-3 minutes. Amy kept full attention on our needs while she worked a new party of 8 men, who were there for the quick service, food, check efficiency, while we were the to discuss saving the world. This place reminded me of Mia's on Lemmon Avenue, in that it was a local sleeping Tex Mex restaurant until Jimmy and Jerry met there to discuss Jerry buying the Cowboys and Jimmy taking control. Right after that meeting Mia's novelty became a GO TO place. Let me tell you, that if you want to do business and make a multi- million dollar deal, you will NOT be seen by reporters or any other people from the VC world, which is what makes this place ideal to conduct private conversations. The menu is shocking, I mean by the prices. So low that we both laughed when we saw that for breakfast you can get French Toast for $7.00. The menu includes a daily special, ranging from Monday's meatloaf WITH THREE SIDES!, to Friday's fried fish, to Wednesday's hamburger steak for only $7.99. But staying true to our quest for BYOB burger joints, we ordered burgers. My guest had the #11, an avocado, bacon cheese burger and I just ordered the bacon cheese burger. He ordered onion rings as his side and I had the fried okra. They grind their own beef. They are very attentive to however you would like your order prepare any way you would like to have it. I can't understand why this place doesn't have the parking lot filled with Uber/Lyft drivers dropping off the people from Thanksgiving Tower, Trammel Crow Center and WeWorks on McKinney. The burgers were a taste of Texas tradition and cooked perfectly. THEN, came the topper, hot, home made peach cobbler ala mode. It was so good that I had to push mine away before I decide to eat the bowl it came in. We left our wine glasses there, knowing that we will be back again soon to see Amy's (or other of the seasoned and spicy wait staff) smiling face. My lunch companion already told me that he will be able to bring clients there for breakfast to disarm them from pretentious white linen breakfast places like the Petroleum Club of Ellen's. All in all, a great day for Texas Americana. If you choose to bring in your own wine, ask Amy for glasses with a smile and she may just bring some out to you. One further note, the TABC allows for them to have a beer licence and still allow for BYOB. It is only when a Texas restaurant has a Class A mixed beverage license, that BYOB is not permitted. Yes, you could bring in your own beer to this place too, but please, respect the owners and for what they paid to get their beer license and buy their beer there. I bet that it is ice cold. read more

Really nice people but the food is seriously not good, if you are looking for real texas barbecue do not come here, more of a burger joint from the looks of it. read more

Great food and pricing, I'm in Law Enforcement and we frequent this place on a regular.

RIBTACULAR LUNCH SPECIAL ALERT! $5.41 Wednesday = RIBS, mashed potatoes, vegetable, salad or slaw, rolls and tea. It's a huge amount of food. You can add a dollar and upgrade those mashed taters for a baked potato with sour cream, cheese and butter. It was GREAT! The ribs are--in fact--ribtacular. There was a huge amount of meat and I pulled the bone right out of it. Outside was crispy and smokey. Inside was tender and juicy. There were three of them and yes I'm so full I may actually explode. We are all waiting for that moment, aren't we? It is inevitable. I also picked up some sandwiches last night to take to my step-dad in the hospital (knee replacement that went very well). Chopped beef and chopped beef with sausage, baked potato and potato salad. He pronounced it yummy...yummy enough that I did not get any. It looked really good. I did sneak a taste of the potato salad, creamy with lots of flecks of pepper and pickle, mustard style. It was some of the best I've had. While I was waiting for my sandwiches last night I got to meet some of the folks who work at and or own Hickory House. This place has been in business since the 50's. WOW! That's some history for you. I'd love to sit down and go, "so on the day Kennedy was assasinated what was the mood in here? What were people saying? So, when we landed on the moon...." You get the idea. There's a place for car hops to deliver food to the car. There's a dining room for sit down dinner. And they are open until 9 p.m. It's almost right across the street from Fuel City. This place is a keeper. And I hear rumors of excellent enchilada platter and chicken fried steak. I will keep you abreast of the situation as it unfolds. read more

Hickory House Barbecue - Rib Special - Barbeque Near Me - Dallas, Texas

It's my last day in Dallas; I realized I had not tried any BBQ. I had tried I Tex-Mex twice and Southern food twice it was definitely time to try some Texas BBQ. We ask a local and he suggests the Hickory House, but adds he hasn't been in years; we were looking for something pretty close to her place and this foot the bill. You walk in and feel like you walked back in time. The place has great character. The tables are wobbly and the booths are a little torn up from years of use, there is wood paneling on the wall and the kitchen is open so you can see what's going on back there. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/vAKM_J04a3W2H9xiaUHgOA?select=PPkVx5X49Ez_dRm9zvgExA But what ever you do please do not look up the ceiling is scary, and needs to be replaced ASAP. I would say its grim goes with its charm but the ceiling grim does not go with anything. Debby was or server and she was friendly and helpful in answering this non-BBQ eating out of state-ers dumb questions. I decided on the lunch special which was BBQ pork ribs, corn, French fries and cole slaw. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/vAKM_J04a3W2H9xiaUHgOA?select=srH5rdd5ohVyDraG1HypDA The pork ribs were wonderful, the cole slaw was a little too sweet for me but the fries were fine as was the corn. In my non-BBQ eating out of state'ers opinion it was some tasty BBQ. My side kick went with the beef plate with coleslaw and potato salad. She felt the same about the cole slaw but liked the potato salad. She said the beef was good though it did not look very appealing when it was first sat down in front of her. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/vAKM_J04a3W2H9xiaUHgOA?select=Qtb-xM8H--6ydRrm-1edmw For those looking to enjoy some BBQ and happy hour at the same time a sign on the wall stated they had happy hour Monday to Saturday with $1.75 long necks 4:00 pm to close. I will add that there were some scary people there outside we ran into a lady with wet pants asking to use a phone because she just got out of jail! Not a place to go alone, probably better to get your order to go because everyone around the joint looked a little road hard and put away wet but the food was good the service was friendly. The one big downfall of this place is an hour later I still smelled the hickory smoke I felt sorry for the person sitting next to me on the plane to San Diego. read more

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We stopped by Hickory House for breakfast after hearing about there great biscuits and gravy and it did not disappoint. We were greated upon arrival and by our server Christy, she was very nice and gave us top notch service despite the fact she was busy with other tables. The food, service and all around experience was worth it! read more

Best food ever, if you were on death row, this would be your last meal request. Ronna, is the best person ever. the place looks amazing all the way around this is a real Texas barbecue place. Great place to try when you're hungry. read more

I asked my cousin to take me out for some authentic Texas BBQ so he took me here. The ambiance is what I would have expected it to look like. A real authentic roadhouse serving great BBQ. We were greeted promptly by our waiter who gave us great and prompt service. We ended up ordering our food from the menu. It didn't take too long to get the food. I ordered the rib platter that came with two sides. I ended up ordering the french fries and baked beans. The ribs were pretty cool. I was hoping for more of a smoked flavor but they were good. The fries were ok but the beans. Ugh. SO BLAND. I don't think I've ever tasted worst beans. All in all this place is pretty good. I'd like to give it another try when back in town. read more

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I have been coming to Hickory House for many years. I can tell you one thing that the hamburgers are always consistent and taste great every time I come for lunch or dinner. I also like to order their rib Baskets, delicious as well. I don't come for the look of the building I come for the food. You should come in and try the burgers. read more

Checked out this spot while in town for a trade show. I was a bit skeptical at first, as it was a bit more of a hole in the wall than I expected. There were a couple of good ol' boys sitting in front when I arrived. I greeted them and they were friendlier than expected. Inside, the place was empty but smelled like smoked bbq. Server was friendly and super attentive. Checked in with me several times and brought extra gravy without me having to ask. Ordered a combo that included ribs, briskette, sausage, and ham. Sides were mashed potatoes, baked beans, and Texas toast. Pretty tasty. Huge serving sizes. Couldn't finish it. Bill for the combo and 2 dometic beers was 18 bucks. If you're looking for a low key spot with affordable eats, check them out. read more

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Hooked hooked hooked! Lik a fish on a rod they food is so good and so cheap i go there at least twice a week for the beef bake potatoes add grilled onions. The beef is prepared so well it's makes my mouth water just to type this! Real nice ppl always in good spirits. read more

Hello everybody!! After working a 14hour day I stopped in to check this place out. A lot of my friends have raved about the food and service there so I finally wanted to c for myself. Ordered the chicken fried steak plate and rib basket, food was amazing and very reasonably priced. Meat literally fell of the rib bones, chicken fried steak was to die for. The waitress definitely the bomb, name is Brandy. Very attentive, constantly checked in on me to see if I was okay or needed something. Please do yourself a favor and stop in sometime, you will not be disappointed. read more