People just aren't dining out. Tight budgets, layoffs and the cost of living have gotten many people to their limit. Unfortunately you will see more of this in the hospitality industry.
Gear includes: Char-Griller's Grand Champ off set stick burner/smoker, SnS Kamado Deluxe, Weber 22, PBC, Victory gasser, Victory 36 griddle, Smoke Hollow electric smoker. ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4, Smoke, Signals, and RFX4, Meater+, SNS-500, roti fits 22 n gasser, Emeril countertop TO, InkBird Sous Vide, Potane Vac/Sealer. Fire&Ice griddle/cooler ensemble.
Just got into charcoal Dec ‘21 (PBC)
fav is brisky. Love Turkey on PBC. also Turkey in the glass,(any nice bourbon)
Bud has always been my barley pop.
Been smoking a handful of years, just got serious in the last two or three years. Thanks to AR n @glemn picked up an SnS Kamado for appx 1/3 price of new. I dont think he used it twice. Love AR! keep calm n smoke on! Miss you Bonesy.
Hey our local fav Frisch's Big Boy has virtually shut its doors. The conglomerate that bought out the family did not pay any rents. Now the land owners are sayin' Gowan Git! Whitey Castell is experiencing same results, though I believe their issue is finding cheap labor. Soo sad!
I’ve only eaten in a Dickeys once. It was warmed over bbq, about the same as the Billy Simms BBQ I had once. I have no desire to return to either. Now when we go out to eat we generally try for something that is at least as good as we can make at home. Lately we’ve been going to places that serve dishes we don’t make at home. Great Italian comes to mind right off.
OKJ Bronco
Camp Chef Woodwind PRO 36
Santa Maria grill
Camp Chef Gridiron flattop griddle
14" Two burner camp stove
16" Three burner camp stove
Pizza oven accessory for camp stove
Gas grill (sitting idle)
Camp Chef 30" SG pellet grill (re-homed)
Camp Chef 24" DLX pellet grill (re-homed)
Bullet smoker (retired)
Masterbuilt Electric smoker (retired)
I tried Dickie's exactly twice. The first time was underwhelming but I gave them the benefit of the doubt that it was just an "off day". Tried it a second time which only confirmed that the first time was not an off day. It was not good at all. That location lasted about a year and a half before it shut down.
Never ate at one of these places. But then, we don't eat out a whole lot, and when we do, BBQ is seldom on the menu - there aren't a lot of spectacular choices around here, and when we travel, we often can't justify the cost. BBQ at good BBQ places is expensive!
Never have eaten here and never saw any cars at our local Dickeys which is closed now. I'm fortunate to live close by to a number of great BBQ places, several of which are in the Texas Monthly top 10.
Never have eaten here and never saw any cars at our local Dickeys which is closed now. I'm fortunate to live close by to a number of great BBQ places, several of which are in the Texas Monthly top 10.
If you're fortunate enough to be able to afford them, then I'm amazed. lol
Cheap CharGriller Offset
22" Coleman Kettle
Traeger Tailgater
Jackson Grills Luxe 580 Gas Grill
Weber Q2200 Portable Gas Grill
Some other no name portable gas grill.
Smoke X4 with Billows
Classic Thermapen
Thermopop
Dreams/Future Purchases:
The Good One Open Range (or build something similar)
Grilla Grills - Grilla
I didn’t know Dickies was a chain. I ate at one in downtown Calgary once, and was very disappointed. I don’t think they even have a smoker. Everything tasted like an oven roast….
Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Fireboard Drive, 3 DigiQs, lots of Thermapens, and too much other stuff to mention.
We had a Dickey’s, it closed about 10 years ago during the franchisee dispute. It was edible, better than the local Smokey Bones and Mission bbqs. The sides were decent.
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