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| - K & I were looking for a place to have lunch while Grandma C was having a procedure done at the heart hospital a few miles north. Driving down Power Rd. and I see the sign for Rubio's Fish Taco's. We agree that sounds good but immediately notice Dickey's and change our minds. BBQ it is.
1 pm on a Wednesday and this place is dead. Ok, sure, there aren't a ton of business parks around but geeez, if this place gets a lunch crowd, where do they come from. So now, sitting in our car deciding if maybe Rubio's would be the better choice K gets a call from a relative checking up on Grandma C. I use the time to Yelp Dickey's. Hmm. Not that great. I notice that a lot of the reviews mention good food but lousy service. Well, we're not here to eat the service so, as soon as K wrapped up the call we headed in.
As soon as we walked in we were greeted by a young lady behind the counter, Taylor. We checked out the menu as well as the "Deal of the day" board. I had a question about the DOTD which Taylor answered politely.
K & I ordered the Wednesday DOTD. A pulled pork & Polish sausage sandwich, 2 sides which I chose Cole Slaw & BBQ Beans & a drink ($8.99). K also added a side of Green Beans ($2.25), a side of Potato Salad ($2.25) and a drink ($2.25).
The sandwich was really very good. It is served open faced. On the bottom half was a nice pile of Pulled pork with a Polish Sausage sliced on the diagonal sitting on top drizzled with their regular BBQ sauce. On the top half were pickles, onion slices & a half slice of mild cheddar cheese. Plenty of sandwich for us to split. The pork was tender & properly seasoned. The sausage had a nice kick to it and was very tasty. Winner winner pulled pork & sausage dinner.
The Cole Slaw was good. Crispy, not watery, seasoned properly but could have used a tad more vinegar. Excellent effort.
The BBQ Beans were ok. I stress O K. Nothing at all to set them apart from a good quality canned BBQ beans. Bummer.
The Green Beans were a grade above ok. The breans were cooked properly & seasoned well. The bacon was actually chopped pork & the diced onion imparted a good flavor.
The Potato Salad. YUK! There is mustard (I love) in Dickey's potato salad. But I don't know how they get the potato salad to turn the color yellow it was and still not have an overwhelming taste of Mustard. Plus, it is more like Mashed Potato salad. There were very few discernible pieces of potato in this side. The flavor is NO different from the tubbed potato salads at the grocery store. Major disappointment.
Portion size was fine for what you pay. Each side was $2.25 which is entirely fair. Our sides were all filled to the appropriate levels. The DOTD we got was great for us to split for lunch & would easily make a nice dinner for 1.
I thought it was interesting that I didn't read any reviews that mentioned the drink cups. They are the same 32oz plastic cups you get through the local theater chains loyalty programs. For $2.25. Awesome. This alone is almost worth a half star. In addition to the cool cups, there is the free ice cream with cones or cups available by the drink station. And kids eat free on Sunday.
Now here's the cool thing if you like Root beer floats. When you're done eating & going for dessert, empty your cup & fill it with root beer & the soft serve. Booyaa!
The dining room was clean & while we ate an employee was going through the room cleaning the tables & straightening up the tables that needed attention.
The pulled pork polish sausage was a great sandwich, the cole slaw was good, green beans & BBQ beans were ok, potato salad was crap. Fair prices, portions appropriate, clean dining room, friendly staff, great drink cup, free ice cream. 4 Stars.
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