Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Good bbq brisket I also had three sides potato salad my favorite and coleslaw and mac and cheese were good!! Spicy bbq sauce was delicious !! Will come back !!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I stopped by the Dickey’s BBQ Pit in Alpharetta recently, and while the restaurant itself felt a bit quiet and dim when I walked in, the service was excellent. The person at the counter was friendly, attentive, and genuinely cared about the customer experience.

I ordered the brisket, smoked chicken, and ribs — and honestly, the food was much better than I anticipated. The brisket was standout good — tender, flavorful, and comparable to what you’d find at more high-end barbecue spots. The smoked chicken was a little dry, but that’s fairly common for smoked poultry, and the flavor was still solid. The ribs had a strong smoke profile — maybe a bit more than I prefer — but they were meaty, came clean off the bone, and tasted great overall.

I didn’t try any sides this time, just the meats, and for what I paid, it was a very fair deal. Despite the sleepy atmosphere, the food quality was genuinely impressive. This location may not look like much, but it’s quietly been serving good barbecue for years — and I’m glad it’s still around as an affordable local option.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 5

Alpharetta location. DO NOT GO HERE! I should have listened to the reviews! I had never been here but it was close by so I'm always one to give a place a chance. Bad call, everything these reviews say is true. Dark, unclean, no one in the place. The meat itself was ok but everything else was awful, no taste. The toast was a piece of cold, white bread. Baked potato casserole was dark mashed potatoes with no flavor. Vinegar tasting beans, sour coleslaw. The prices are ridiculous for the size even if the food was actually good. The fact that this cold, tasteless food was $47 for 2 meals is the most ridiculous part of this. They need to close this place down. I will be sticking to Sonny's and Jim n' Nicks for sure. This was so disappointin!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Restaurant was very warm. Didn't feel like the air was on. Did not have any baked potatoes, texas toast, sweet tea or turkey. Food was okay, nothing to brag about.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Thanks too the reviews I will not eat here

I ordered 3 items. I was given the wrong thing for 2 of the 3 things…how does that happen. I ordered a bowl of chili which is supposed to come with brisket, pork, cheese, and chives…the bowl I was given had ZERO brisket, pork, cheese, or chives. I also ordered (1) slice of Texas toast, and was given a “breadstick,” 1/2 the size of an Olive Garden breadstick. Mind you, there were no other customers in the restaurant…so it’s not like they were swamped, busy, etc., to excuse the poor accuracy of my order. Poor service

4/23/25 Update: You can see managements reply, and their decision to not replace/provide the original items that were ordered, and not provided at pickup. IE., because they’re not serious about fixing the issues…as demonstrated by the multitude of bad reviews left by customers. BEWARE

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Awesome spot! I usually go in for the grilled chicken and jalapenos cheddar sausage, but today I got the Ranch Boss: chicken and brisket sandwich... I did it naked (no sauce), so good. Great owners. Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is a joke. We had a gift card to use, and they told us that they can't accept our gift card and that we could place an online order with the gift card instead. However, when we did that, the total was over $10 more for the same order. Staff didn't want to help resolve the issue. They were also out of half their menu. Don't waste your time here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

After going to Dickeys for over 35 years this location does not represent well.

Some are closing and this one should.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Food served cold, bread was not toasted and soggy, seats and tables in disrepair, coke machine watered down drinks, men’s bathroom out of service, women’s bath in disrepair missing toilet tank cover and safety rail falling off wall beside toilet. No need to message me back as it appears it has been this way for a good while with previous reviews and no change. Just avoid this location.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Got 1 lb of brisket. Can't say much about this location as i've only been this 1 time.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Brisket

Avoid.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

I ordered the chicken at the Windward location. I normally like dark meat, but I have had white meat at other places that was not so dry. The chicken was very dry here plus the attendant said that you don’t get a full breast because every meat serving is 6 ounces so he cut my chicken and left part of it off without weighing it at all. Highly disappointed I will not be coming here ever again. Sonny‘s barbecue is 100 times better.

This place has the tell-tale signs of going out of business. The tables were empty at lunchtime. No napkin holders or sauces were out. Several bench seats were ripped and stacked with boxes. The tea containers were completely empty and not brewing; the manager poured tea from a gallon jug from behind the counter.

And the food was sub-par. The pork BBQ was dry, and the rolls were NOT the hot, fresh yeast rolls that Dickey's is known for. They were room temperature, day-old (or x-frozen) grocery store dinner rolls. Yuk!

I usually love Dickeys BBQ, but this place was a big disappointment. It's clear this location is suffering from lack of business, and they are cheaping out to try and hang on. I feel for them, but don't plan on returning.

Dickey's Corp really should look into this location to see if they are violating franchise standards.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork, Potato Salad

How is this place not permanently closed yet?