One of the joys of traveling around Texas is finding places like this. We'd spent the previous…read morenight in Lubbock and our bartender at the restaurant told us about TC's Ponderosa. He'd grown up in the Dickens area so it was a local favorite of his. We veered a little out of our way to stop here for lunch and were so happy we did. As others have mentioned--you'd drive right past it if you didn't look closely. Looks like an almost-abandoned gas station. Inside, it was packed with people, including a local rancher buying lunch for the cowhands working her ranch. That's a big endorsement in my book. As mentioned in a couple of reviews, this isn't the place to be in a hurry. Orders were written down by hand and the money was collected by a sweet, friendly woman who grew up when the world wasn't so uptight and fast. Bless her heart for sticking to her pace. You can get stressed out it or you can settle in and enjoy the moment. We enjoyed every bit of it. The food was the final payoff. Damn good BBQ. Everything we had was good. Pretty good chance I'll be on the motorcycle again in west Texas and an even better chance the day will be planned to be in Dickens when I'm hungry!

If you like super saucy, sweet BBQ this place is for you. Even w onions, pickles & jalapeños- it…read morewas too sweet for me (chopped beef sandwich). The good part is they have a regular and large sandwich- the regular was more than I could eat. Might try again w sliced brisket.

Quick service, great hospitality, and such good food…read more Ashley's Turnaround is wonderful!

Was in town to visit our Granddaughter so sought out a place to sit, eat and visit. After being…read moretotally ignored to start we felt good about the rest of our adventure. Well, 50 minutes later our food arrive and looked wonderful. French fries were ice cold so asked for more which were blanched and brought to us. Great, now raw French fries. I guess when this is all that is available then poor service and low quality food must be ok. Not for us....

Fantastic service, cold beer, great burger! Waited on immediately, very clean and friendly.read more

One of the best burgers we've ever had! Took a different route on our trip just to be able to go…read morethrough Post to get to eat there again!

We had the Dick-A-Roni with brisket and the Dick-tater with pulled pork. I make some damn good…read moretwice baked potatoes but I've never had anything this good!! The owner and employees, especially Bailey, are AMAZING!!! I recommend this place highly! You know how most BBQ places, when you get the baked potato you have to mix everything up and it's kind of annoying? Not here. Everything was mixed and the pulled pork was put on top. It was fantastic!! All I can say is WOW! The decor was adorable with the little sign pictured. There was a sign in the bathroom that said wash your hands - don't be gross. there was also an awe's

The food, the service and the atmosphere was 5 stars. We are heading to Abilene from Amarillo and…read morefound it on Yelp. I absolutely recommend stopping by whenever you are passing through. The food was phenomenal as was the service. I'm so glad we stopped

My favorite place to eat on Planet Earth. The dixie dogs and hot dogs are terrific, but the best…read moreare the steak fingers with cream gravy. No steak fingers like them anywhere else. It's also nice that you can get drinks with cherry, vanilla, etc. added (e.g. cherry vanilla Dr Pepper). See Cameron's review for "Dixie Maid Ordering for Newbies 101".

This is another classic American diner in Texas that is worth seeing! With a rich history dating…read moreback to 1950, it's the oldest continuously operating restaurant on Highway 70 west of the Mississippi River, and the second oldest to a 1947 Highway 70 restaurant in North Carolina! Serving classic American food and Tex-Mex dishes as well, everything is made fresh and it really shows! You can eat inside or order outside at the window. The chicken sandwich is a classic old-school version, super crispy and served piping hot. The curly fries are also very good. This place should be on every road tripper's bucket list! But keep in mind, they only take cash!