Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Over a 30 minute drive from where I live and I need to come back to this place! The manager/owner Steve was such a gentleman and went out of his way to make sure we were taken care of and felt at home in so many ways. He took pride in his work of both his culinary efforts and customer service. He expressed he will be changing the location to his own BBQ joint and I can't wait to see how quickly this place turns around under his efforts! All in all, food and service were amazing!

Under new management and this place is INCREDIBLE. The food is delicious, the manager is so friendly and welcoming (and is going a great job training new staff to be just as awesome). They are clearly very popular with take out and delivery orders, but the staff always prioritize in-person customers. The location is very tidy and well kept. The location doesn't offer ALL of the sides that some other locations offer, but they are very good and clear about communicating those differences. In addition to simply DELICIOUS food I'm a huge fan of all the gluten free options. The BBQ sauces are all gluten free, and they have plenty of sides that are also gluten free. They do a good job of keeping the work surfaces clean so the bread products don't accidentally spread crumbs on the meats. (I have Celiac disease so I need to be super careful about cross-contamination. Which is challenging for restaurants to be able to guarantee. So far so good!)

It was QUITE the exciting news that our only REAL smoked Texas BBQ restaurant in our city had some fresh, new leadership at the helm and smiling faces behind the counter!... Word travels FAST here in Foothill Ranch about a new spot that has GOT to be tried...or given a *second chance*! 👍... The "word on the street" from our regular Cashier at Ralphs was that he had met the new "Capt. of Dickey's BBQ Pit Ship" Steve, who had come into the grocery store and was excited, passionate, and proud to invite the Ralphs Team to swing by and see the, "New STANDARD that he has set for not only himself but his entire team and it's a HIGH bar but ALL hands are on board and on deck to give anyone who had been in previously a SECOND first impression of the quality of the food, cleanliness of the restaurant and friendliness that can TRULY be called... Southern Hospitality in our little Foothill Ranch City!" 👍👌🤙

We hadn't been to Dickies in quite awhile but decided to have dinner there a couple of days ago. First of all Xavier provide great customer service. He gave us a sample of their chili which was great so we added that to our order. We got the brisket plate with Mac & Cheese and the Loaded Baked Potato Casserole. We were pleasantly surprised that everything on the plate tasted very good. The brisket was very tasty. We had enough leftovers for the next day. By the way great 80's music. We will make it a point to come her more often.