Texas BBQ franchise opens in Bridgeport via ctpost.com
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The biggest barbecue fast food chain in the country is coming to Connecticut in the North End of Bridgeport. Dickey's Barbecue Pit will have its soft opening Sunday and its grand opening Dec. 8.
Cohen is a Dallas native, and often ate at Dickey's growing up. The first Dickey's Barbecue opened in Texas in 1941. The original location is still open for business, and Dickey's Barbecue is still owned and operated by the Dickey Family, according to the company website. The company began franchising in 1994.
Customers can expect to get their food in three minutes or less, Cohen said, but the meat is smoked for hours. The brisket, for example, is smoked for 14 hours before it hits a plate. "We have fall-off-the-bone ribs," Cohen said. "Most restaurants use a thermometer to test if the ribs are done. We test our ribs by picking them up and if they don't break in the middle, we know they're not ready to serve."
The meats include beef brisket, Virginia-style ham, turkey and chicken breasts, polish sausage and spicy cheddar sausage. Sides include coleslaw, green beans with bacon, barbeque beans, macaroni and cheese and fried okra. A meat plate, in which you get one type of meat, a homestyle side, pickles, onions, a roll and barbecue sauce, costs $9. A big barbecue sandwich costs $5. A kid's plate costs $4. The franchise is known for its large yellow cups, giving out free ice cream and letting kids eat for free on Sundays. --Vinti Singh
BBQ, Bridgeport, Lunch, comfort food, kid friendly
Reader Comments (3)
The Mr. and I will definitely make a trip to B-port for sure! Born and raised just north of Dallas and Dickies is very reasonably priced and dependably delicious BBQ! Christmas has come early for me!
I had a craving yesterday for BBQ yesterday so I went here... and overall I was not that impressed. However, I only tried the marinated chicken and a few sides so I guess I didnt really give it a fair shot. Chicken was pretty good, but off the bone and sliced up in chunks. I personally prefer my chicken bbq in whole pieces and crispy. The baked beans were bland and the baked potato casserole was inedible. The cole slaw was perfect, light on the mayo and crisp. On the plus side, you can get a 2 meat plate, 2 sides and a roll for just $10. Cheap eats, quick take out style. Not even close to Bobby Q's though.
My name is Boots. My family has been in Texas for 176 years, since before the Revolution (Texas, not US). I cook barbecue competitively, it is a passion. Barbecue is considered not just a pasttime in Texas; it is essentially a religion. It is as much a part of any Texan's identity as the Alamo.
Upon this basis, let me state the following unequivocally:
Dickie's is CRAP. To Texans it is a blemish. Only the tourists eat this sewage. To better understand and evaluate for yourself, objectively what real barbecue is, use your search engine and search Texas Barbecue, and study the true classics and the towns where they reside....Lockhart...Taylor...Elgin...East Texas. Black's, Louie Mueller's, City Market, Franklin's, Stubb's, Kruez's, and others.
Put it this way: To a New Englander, Dickies would be the equivalent of clam chowder in a can imported from Thailand. To those in Miami, it would be Joe's Crab done by Disney; to those in Atlanta, it would be freeze dried grits from a pouch; and to someone from Philly, it would be cheesesteak made from SPAM.