A Dallas BBQ gift card is one of the more sensible presents you can hand a New Yorker, for a specific reason: the food is cheap enough that a modest card buys a real meal rather than a down payment on one. Twenty-five dollars covers a 1/2 Chicken ($12.99), Yellow Rice ($4.99), Cornbread ($3.50) and change. Try that at almost any other Manhattan restaurant.
Dallas BBQ prices at a glance
The prices referenced on this page, collected up front. They vary by location and change without notice.
| Card value | What it covers |
|---|---|
| $25 | 1/2 Chicken ($12.99), Yellow Rice ($4.99), Cornbread ($3.50) — a full meal with change |
| $50 | Chicken & Baby Back Ribs Combo ($17.99), Sticky Wings (10) ($22.99), Onion Loaf - Small ($6.99) |
| $75 | The above plus a Super TX Moscato Mamacita ($19.99) to split |
| $100 | Dinner for four: two combos, a 50:50 Bucket ($22.99), sides and churros ($9.99) |
Where to buy one
The reliable route is in person, at the restaurant. Ask at the host stand or the bar at any of the roughly twelve locations — Chelsea, Times Square, Harlem on 125th Street, the Upper West Side, the East Village, Downtown Brooklyn, Fordham in the Bronx. Cards are loaded to whatever amount you name, and you walk out with a physical card the same visit.
Check dallasbbq.com for an online option rather than assuming one exists. As a twelve-restaurant New York chain, Dallas BBQ does not sit on supermarket gift card racks the way the big franchised chains do, and third-party marketplaces reselling its cards are not the chain. A discounted Dallas BBQ card is a resale, not a promotion.
Denominations and what each one actually orders
The honest guidance on sizing: $50 is the right default. It is dinner for two with a shared appetizer, which is what people actually do here, and it clears the whole check rather than leaving an awkward eight dollars for the recipient to cover. If the person you are buying for is going to order a Super Texas Hennessy Colada at $31.49, go to $75, because one drink can eat a third of a card on its own.
Checking a balance
- In person is the surest method — hand the card to the bartender or host and ask them to run it.
- By phone to the location where it was bought, if the card carries a number to read out.
- Online only if the card prints a balance-check URL on the back. Never enter a card number on a site not linked from the chain's own domain.
- Keep the receipt — on a restaurant-issued card it is often the only proof of value if the card is lost.
Expiry, fees and New York law
This part favors the recipient. New York State gift certificate rules are among the more protective in the country — cards sold here are generally required to stay valid for years rather than months, and dormancy fees cannot be deducted early in a card's life. A Dallas BBQ card left in a drawer for a year is very unlikely to have lost value.
Still, read the terms printed on the card, and confirm two things at purchase: whether it works at every location or only the one that sold it, and whether it covers the bar tab as well as the food check. Both matter at a chain where the drinks are half the reason people show up.
Bulk and corporate orders
There is no self-service corporate gift card portal to point you at. For volume — staff rewards, holiday gifting, a building-wide order — call the location you deal with and ask for the manager, in advance. The same conversation is worth having if you are feeding a group rather than gifting one, because the Dallas BBQ catering options price out differently from stacking gift cards, and large-format items like the 50:50 Bucket ($22.99) and Chili - Quart ($12.99) do more work per dollar than individual plates.
One last note for the recipient: cards do not stack with bundled promotions in any guaranteed way. A card pays the check; it does not unlock the Sticky Crush Special ($22.50) or Wings, Shrimp & Drinks for 1 ($25.00) at a better rate. What those bundles are worth is laid out in the Dallas BBQ specials guide, and every price on the card's target is on the Dallas BBQ menu.