Old Hickory BBQ Caveat this is Old Hickory BBQ and not Hickory. We greatly enjoyed Hickory BBQ on Brown, and one week later it is to Old Hickory for a meal. Yelp reviews are important to us, and should be important to management. Reviews are all over the place: "They always mess up my order and are not friendly at all. Food is so - so tables are rarely cleaned off from previous customers" and "Best barbecue ribs in Dayton. Their sauce is amazing! Will definitely be back." We found very enthusiastic wait staff with counter service; no beer or wine sales. Seems to service local take-out area, and Old Hickory BBQ does a great Wednesday dinner with a $12.00 meal. Ambience is take-out counter service. Ribs have little meat in bone and little taste. Ribs are overpowered with sauce. The small dining area is that of a fast food restaurant. Old Hickory BBQ ribs were not the best in Dayton, and we recommend Hickory BBQ on Brown Street. Thus far, Zink's in Centerville, OH is the clear winner in BBQ. read more

Looking for a great BBQ dinner? Easy as calling ahead and placing your order and picking up at their pick up window. Yes, they do have a sit down area inside. The bbq chicken dinner is hard to beat! Such a good find in the Dayton area. Always ask what their daily "special" is for a great meal a discounted price! Good food for you and the family! Enjoy!! read more

Food is consistently delicious! Bbq sauce is amazing. It's quick and close to home. When I want a home cooked meal, but I'm too tired to make it, this is my go to place. My favorite is BBQ chicken. read more

Everything they are slow ordering something and they were out of it didn't call to inform us they waited until we drive down to tell us, they did ask us if we wanted something else but they should have informed us. Left very upset and disappointed will not go back there again. They really need to clean vents above tops area they are filthy. read more

This was my first time eating at this restaurant. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and steak fries for delivery. I got the BBQ sauce on the side, because I'm fairly picky with my BBQ sauce. I did end up liking the sauce, but I only used it on my sandwich because the chicken was so dry. I also got crinkle-cut fries and not steak fries. Definitely lacking some attention to detail here. read more

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Ordered the half slab of ribs and broasted chicken on door dash. Food was still warm and delicious! The order was made and delivered pretty quick. I absolutely loved it! read more

Had both the ribs and the chicken dinner. It was delicious. The place was clean. People were friendly. I don't know what Tony P from Riverside Ohio had against men who want to dress the way they choose, I bet Tony P from Riverside, Ohio takes little boys behind the shed and does what he wants with them. People who make complaints such as this are probably the ones who do what they themselves do in secret. TONY P from Riverside, Ohio Eat your ribs and go home and SHUT UP. The damn ribs were good. The people were nice and friendly and the place was clean. I felt safe and I'm a woman Tony P.‍‍‍ read more

Old school restaurant, basket of bread and butter on the table, waitresses are cool ladies. To me the chicken dinner is excellent, liked the ribs also. Try it out if this place is on your radar read more

We get takeout here a few times a year. Slab of ribs for husband and a half bbq chicken for me. Love the bbq sauce. And the house dressing is old school. Yum! Service is great, very nice people. read more

Food is always hot and good , fast service.the inside is a little dated and small but the food is why you are there! Love the food

Amazing flavor, great value. Only one complaint. I wish they'd pull the membrane off their ribs. They're too tough. Don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself. Great place, only ever done carryout. read more

Tried for the first time tonight, I used every muscle in my arms to pull apart my rib bones, house salad was just some Kroger salad mix in a cup. Green beans were straight from the can not a drop of seasoning on anything!! 0/10 recommend The younger girl that waited on us was so sweet and working her butt off, felt bad for her. read more

I had a very good chicken dinner. I had my bf call in an order for me, and I got a chicken breast, baked potato, and house salad. The chicken was moist and delicious, no complaints! I highly recommend stopping in and getting some good food. read more

Ok.. So we visited this place a couple years ago..we play Pokemon at the Air Force Base.. One day we were starving when we were done pokemoning and we saw Old hickory... Decided to give it a try... Hands down the best roasted chicken I have ever had... We were stopping there every Sunday after playing our game... Of course I gained 10 lb.. but it was amazing! It's a small place it doesn't have a whole lot of seating... But everyone is super friendly... The food is amazing.. you have absolutely nothing to lose by trying their broasted chicken! Yum! Clucking great food! read more

The food is usually okay just at the ribs need more meat on them and they need to use less sauce on their barbecue. Also the baked potatoes are not very done and they charge you for a cup of ice water and they charge you for sour cream without telling you. Bad way of doing business if you ask me read more

The ribs and chicken combination that's barbecued is top notch. Add some broasted wings to your order and you are in heaven I've never got a bad meal here and the service is always competent and helpful. Their barbecue sauce may be the best in the area ! read more

Got there an hour before close was told it's only take out no done in. Started to place out order every time we ordered a side we was told oh I'm sorry we are out of that. Okkk so what do you have that might be easier I said to the employee bc everything I say you rely your out! Place our order received food in a timely fashion. Food was hot. No meet on ribs sides was ok. Paid for a $12 special got a 1lb box of bones and two sides they was out of rolls which also came with. Owner is rude! Won't be back! read more

It has lost its touch in pulled pork barbecue. The pulled pork sandwich I had was drenched in a too sweet bbc sauce that was mediocre. The cole slaw was too runny for my taste. I hope old hickory was having a bad day. read more

First time, last time. Finally got my dementia-afflicted 88-year-old mother dressed and out of the house. We had AMAZING coffee next door at Pettibone, then saw this place next door, and decided to order dinner 'to go' to take home. I always try to support local/indie places, but this BBQ place was extremely disappointing. Their "lean" brisket that my father ordered was fully 50% fat, and the remainder was not enjoyed by my dog. My son taught me to check Yelp reviews before investigating new digs, and I should have; but even the 2.5 average is a bit generous. We should have gone to City BBQ in Centerville on the way home instead. This place was terrible. read more

I don't even know where to begin. Place closes at 9pm and we got there at 7pm and was told it's only takeout. So we ordered and it took 40 minutes for them to make the food. Green beans had absolute no flavor, tasted like they were cut from the garden and weren't even completely done. Still crunchy! My ribs I'm pretty sure they were cut up pork chops with bbq sauce on them, if I was blind with no taste buds I'd be able to make a better rib than that. Kfc has better chicken and to top it off I look over at my wife and she's fighting to get the meat off the bone. We just threw our food away and ordered a pizza. They're out their rabbit ass mind. DONT GO TO THIS PLACE. It's filthy and food is atrocious. read more

Best barbecue ribs in Dayton. Their sauce is amazing! Will definitely be back. We went with carry out so I don't know about the restaurant.

Old Hickory BBQ is hands down the best bbq place I have ever been to in all of Ohio! The taste of the sauce on their ribs is magnificent! Not to mention that its atmosphere is very soothing and relaxing, allowing me to slow down my movements and calm my nerves. It also doesn't skimp on giving me things that I really want, such as an extra cherry in a Shirley Temple drink. Please check it out!!!!!! read more

Stopped by Old Hickory on Woodman for only the 2nd Time, to Pick Up Lunch for a Friend and Myself and Mike (the Owner) was just as Rude on the Phone as He was in Person (even coming out to tell Me I was Blocking the Drive-Thur Lane while taking a Pic of there Sign (w/ No One in it at 2 o'clock in the afternoon) He has a Serious Problem 3 Strikes Mike...Your Out (of Control) as I Really Think He Suffers from Some Kinda Syndrome (which I had to Remove What Syndrome I Thought for Fear of Comment being Deleted Again) but I Definitely will Not Give Them 3rd Chance !! BTW Thx's Mike for Showing Your True Colors and I'll try to Get "Lucky" (as U Said) Elsewhere when Spending My Money read more

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My family went here for the first time today. I was craving some real bbq. It was an amazing meal. My four year old already asked if we can come back. I got the chicken rib combo with Mac and cheese. The chicken was so juicy. Thanks for a great meal! read more

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Just ate food from there and its been over 30 years since we have been there and it has not changed. Still would never recommend it to anyone. My wife and I got a gift card from someone and we tried it again. got a slab of ribs and a sandwich. Ribs had no meat on then and the bbq sauce was not good. First my wife opened the salad was old and was bad and had a smell to it. The roll was burnt and not good. It was not a clean experience at all. We go to the Hickory on Brown st. and it is great and our fav. place to go. Always great food and it is about the same price. Good luck read more

Tips... This is for the manager. I would like to know why when I went through the drive-through today I was asked if I wanted to leave a tip they didn't do anything for me but get my food ready that would be like McDonald's every time I go through the drive-through asking me''would you like to leave a tip'' that makes no sense. if I come in and sit down and eat I always leave tips at every restaurant but this is ridiculous tell them to stop asking there's a big sign and a jar at the drive through window if we wanted to leave a tip we would do it on our own free will without being put on the spot. read more

This is the best! I have been coming here since it opened and seriously it hasn't changed. The food is so delicious! I highly recommend the ribs and broasted chicken BBQ chicken are my favorites. The prices are great too. read more

Honestly it really goes to show you that Ohio is not a bbq state, I just paid $37 for two full slabs and two sides the baked beans right out of a can the entire slab the whole thing had less than a half a cup of meat on the entire slab, generic sauce nothing big but I told the girl who took my order that it was my first time there makes me see red that she could take $37 and then serve me that garbage to take home and what eat it lol we are both still hungry and we finished it very tiny no meat all bone bbq ribs I thought for sure they where gonna be big meaty ribs yeah right I don't believe the other reviews saying how there the best bbq ribs in Ohio such a let down more over I feel so taken advantage of it's pathetic. Never see my family there again tell you that. !!! read more

I'm only giving this one star because I can't go any lower. I hate having to give a review like this but this was the nastiest 'BBQ' I've ever eaten. After asking I found out there is NO smoking going on... They don't even use liquid smoke. It's baked... Then thrown on a grill.... When asked why they are called 'hickory' when there is no smoking they got upset... Meat was rubbery (no wonder considering the prep). The sauce was flat. They had no desserts available for purchase. Seriously, avoid. Avoid. Avoid avoid!!! If we didn't have a gift certificate we would have felt horrible for paying as much for this! We have been part of competition smoking teams for years... We know BBQ... We know meat... I've eaten better from the worst and newest teams... At least they smoked the meat. The only thing I was pleased with was they gave us a partial refund. read more

Old Hickory Bar B-Q - Ribs... Look good, but it's deceiving. This was the grossest BBQ I've ever had... - Barbeque Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

First of all, the customer service was atrocious ! I honestly felt like I was doing something wrong by ordering ! We ordered 4 wings with 2 sides and a 2 piece fried pollock fish dinner with 2 sides. I went it to pick the order up to again to encounter rude customer service. When I got home the wing dinner was fine but the fish dinner was 1 tiny piece of fish. The sides are very confusing. The premium size and the regular size are the same. When I called, they said we don't sell a 2 fish meal. I told them it was on their online menu ! No response .... the manager basically had the same spiel ! I tried so guess what ? Not going there again ! read more

The employees aren't wearing masks during the pandemic. Sorry a pulled pork sandwich isn't worth catching COVID-19. I asked the employee if she was supposed to be wearing a mask and she said they had a "justification letter". read more

Worst service at a restaurant. Waited 20 minutes to be seated. Once seated they didn't deliver bread or apps. Then had the audacity to tell us ribs would take another 20 minutes. Tremendous disappointment wouldn't recommend. read more

I was extremely disappointed with this restaurant. My wife and I spent $32.00 on ribs, fries, and green beans, all of which was the lowest quality. The ribs were tough and chewy, beef jerky comes to mind as a texture comparison. Ribs should be 'fall off the bone' tender, these were a bad joke! The fries were old, cold, and rubbery. The green beans tasted like they were straight from a can. All in all, I'd say you're wasting your time and throwing away hard earned money on over priced food that's not even mediocre at best. I don't know how they've even stayed in business as long as they have. read more

Sooo good. Our first time here and we were not disappointed. Hub got a huge porterhouse steak and I got fried shrimp. Both came with 2 sides. And he had a bourbon. Bill was $44. Busy place and alot of regulars. We sat at the bar because line was out the door. We attempted to come here several times but the line is always out the door. Now we know why. New favorite for hubby's steaks. He said it was delicious. read more

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Stopped by for one of the lunch specials. Pulled pork sandwich, steak fries (or any side) and a drink for $6. Excellent value and the food was fresh and tasty. Fountain pop is on point. read more

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Food is absolutely 5 stars. Excellent BBQ. Witnessed the owner berate the cashier for giving out a bottle of water in place of the soda (that comes with the meal) instead of charging my co-worker. "you just cost me $2!". Quite loud and very unprofessional. Despite the excellent food, not sure I'll return after this. read more

Some friends and I have been trying local food places the past two years. Sometimes you hit the jackpot and other times you don't. This one is a "don't"- the ribs were fatty and not tender, the sides were ok, the prices weren't great for what you received. I don't think I'll return. read more

Was in Dayton for work and read the reviews for this place which seemed promising. The place reminds me of an old bar that was probably kind of stylish in the 70s. Although the service was good the food was just awful. Ordered fried oysters and you can tell they were frozen and flash fried and we're still a little cool in the center. The ribs came slathered in sauce which is usually not a good sign but I gave it the benefit of the doubt......felt like chewing rubber and they had no flavor. My coworkers orders the bbq chicken and it looked like baked chicken slathered in sauce. They said it was also kind of dry. Had high hopes ........but this place became the butt our jokes for the time we had to spend in Dayton. Just plain bad..... read more

I stopped in for the first time with friends from out of town that wanted bbq, how embarrassing. It was full so it seemed like a good choice. Sides were brought out first and although they were not hood, they ended up being the best part of the meal. My kids are picky so they all got hamburgers (in a bbq place? Cmon kids!) And they were all 4 burned so bad they couldn't eat them. I got bbq chicken and it looked exactly like the chicken in a Hungry Man frozen TV Dinner, but didn't taste nearly as good. Almost $50 for lunch and none of it edible. I would not even think about coming back. read more

Blech. Worst bbq I can remember having - I ate maybe a fourth of my pork sandwich and then just ate all the steak fries (which were perfectly serviceable). I honestly couldn't stand it - not sure what they did to it, but it didn't taste like any barbeque I've ever eaten before. Husband agreed. Service was fine - just the food that was awful. read more