Ask what the specials are at Dickey's Barbecue Pit and you will get a different answer in Dallas than in Denver. With roughly 380 franchised locations, daily and weekly deals are set at store level, and the ones you read about online are frequently one franchisee's promotion rather than a chain program. So this page does something more useful: it identifies the value that is built into the menu itself and holds everywhere.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit prices at a glance
The prices referenced on this page, collected up front. They vary by location and change without notice.
| Order | Price | Why it beats a coupon |
|---|---|---|
| Brisket Mac Stack | $11.00 | Brisket plus mac in one bowl, no side needed |
| Slider Sandwich | $5.00 | Cheapest item on the menu |
| Ribs, 12 pieces | $30.00 | $2.50 a bone, the cheapest of any major chain |
| Burnt Ends Sandwich Plate | $15.75 | Burnt ends at pulled pork plate pricing |
| 3 Meat Plate | $20.50 | Third meat costs $2.00 |
| Whole Large Smoked Brisket | $169.00 | Cheapest brisket per pound anywhere |
| Count | Ribs | Per bone | Wings | Per wing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | $17.00 | $2.83 | $10.00 | $1.67 |
| 9 | $24.00 | $2.67 | $13.75 | $1.53 |
| 12 | $30.00 | $2.50 | $18.75 | $1.56 |
| 18 | $45.00 | $2.50 | $26.25 | $1.46 |
| 24 | $60.00 | $2.50 | $35.00 | $1.46 |
The standing value, ranked
The Brisket Mac Stack at $11.00 is the most underpriced item on the menu and needs no promotion attached to it. Two of them feed two people for $22.00, against $31.50 for two Pulled Pork Sandwich Plates and $33.00 for two Pulled Pork Plates. No franchise coupon closes that gap.
The one item actually called a special
The Classic Family Pack Special at $51.00 is a permanent menu item rather than a limited-time offer, and it sits between the Picnic Pack at $45.00 and the Family Pack at $53.00. For four or five people it is the sensible middle. Above it the ladder runs to the XL Pack at $73.00 and the Wing Family Pack at $75.00, and then jumps to the BYB party packs at $155.00 to $170.00.
The honest caveat on the party packs: once you are over roughly twenty people, a whole brisket at $169.00 yields more usable meat than the $170.00 BYB Texas Brisket Party Pack. That is covered properly on the Dickey's catering page.
Where the per-unit price actually drops
Ribs and wings are sold by the piece, and both have a point where the price stops falling.
Ribs bottom out at $2.50 a bone from 12 pieces upward, so buying 18 or 24 gains you nothing per bone. Wings bottom out at $1.46 from 18 upward, and the 12-piece at $1.56 is a small step backward from the 9-piece — a genuine quirk in the pricing worth knowing.
The permanent free thing
The best standing offer at Dickey's is not on any promotional calendar: the soft-serve ice cream is free with any order, at every location. It is not advertised heavily and a lot of first-time customers walk past the machine. Take a cone. It is roughly 200 calories, which the Dickey's nutrition breakdown factors in.
What varies, and how to check
Be skeptical of any specific claim about a Dickey's weekday deal, because the franchise structure means these appear and disappear locally. What does vary by location:
- Daily and weekday specials — set by the franchisee, if they run any
- Limited-time items and seasonal promotions — participation is not universal
- Coupons and app offers — check dickeys.com for what is live in your area
- Holiday hours — standard hours are 11:00 to 21:00 daily, but holidays are decided locally
One more piece of timing that behaves like a special without being one: burnt ends hold better than anything else on the menu because they are twice-cooked and carry more rendered fat. Mid-afternoon, when the sliced brisket has been sitting, burnt ends at $28.00 a pound — the same price as regular brisket — are the smart order at any Dickey's.