Landed in Mobile and found BBQ. Vacation has begun. I'm glad I didn't use the other reviews to steer me away from anything. This is solid Southern barbecue, with authentic meats and their own special sauce. A little nick for only having one sauce, with bottles of sport peppers if you want to add your own heat? And ruin their flavor? But they brought more sauce when I asked so that I could drench ALL the meats. Brisket had a bit of a corned beef vibe to it. Ribs may not have fallen off the bone but they pulled off cleanly, and absolutely are not dry. The pulled pork was a little dry, perhaps. None of the meats were the best I've ever had, but all absolutely were good enough to recommend and have again. The sides: Generous fried okra. Beans have a nice meat base. They were nice to let me pick my sides even though the menu says beans and slaw. In general the service was nice and very accommodating, but a little Southern slow to stop by at times. Hey, I'm in the South. Verdict: Not convinced this is the best BBQ in Mobile, but for being all the way out west in range of the airport, probably the best food and dining experience for miles around. read more

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This place is solid for many foods but I always come for the cheeseburger. Honestly, their cheeseburger and steak fries are consistently excellent. Service is good and the place is fairly clean, though it can get a little loud inside (it gets crowded). The other food can be a little more hit and miss. I had a biscuit that was mostly really good but it was underdone in the middle. So if you want a good burger, it's gonna be great. read more

Stopped by on our way back to Texas since I was curious about AL bbq. Should have just kept driving! Ordered the beef plate and received small slices of what looked and tasted like pot roast, covered with a sickly sweet sauce. Meat was tough and chewy with no indication whatsoever that it even been near a smoker. People must like the sauce here (which real bbq does not need!), because they certainly aren't coming for the meat. Coleslaw was the only bright spot in the meal. Stay away from this place - there has to be better food elsewhere. read more

On a wednesday night we decided to try dinner here as breakfast was quite nice. Lets just say breakfast is better. The ribs were dry amd no amount of sauce helped, the fries were not fully cooked, the coleslaw was ok. The baked potato was huge and tasted ok. Our server worked with her feet many trips to the kitchen empty handed despite the need for dishes on tables to be cleared. Not a successful visit. The place was pretty quiet for dinnner and not at all what we experienced during a bustling breakfast time. Dissapointing ro say the least read more

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Menu just has to many great items to choose from. Went round and round before deciding on the smothered pork chopS over rice plus 2 sides. Yes pork chops as in more than one. Absolutely cooked great. Meat and 3 plus desserts for $12.95. Don't believe this lunch special can be beat. Bar B Q pork plate $9.95. Great staff. Highly recommended this spot. Been going 7 years now when I pass it. read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - Smothered Pork Chops - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

I work out in this part of town, so it was high time I tried this place. There are mixed reviews about Dick Russell's so I've been hesitant to try it. I hear their breakfast is out of this world, while their lunch and dinner is hit and miss. But I'm always one to make my own assessment based on my own observations and experiences, so I decided to give it a go for lunch. I arrived and took a moment for my eyes to adjust from the bright sunny day outside to the dark and rustic atmosphere of the establishment. It seemed clean enough and I was soon seated by a pleasant, albeit busy waitress, who gave me a menu to look over. My initial idea was to get a burger, but gave into the call of the brisket. I love a good brisket. I ordered it with a side of baked beans and mashed potatoes with gravy. They also brought some toasted bread with some butter. So I waited for what seemed like an eternity for my food, and I got up and looked around the place a bit, and kind of dug the decor in the place. I soon returned to my seat, and they finally brought my food after I had returned. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but what I got wasn't it. I got a plate of dry, overcooked meat that didn't resemble brisket in any way. It was slices of beef, with some sauce squirted all over it, it was definitely not good. The mashed potatoes were lukewarm at best. The baked beans were good, but not great. In fact, the toast might have actually been the best part of the meal. I definitely should have gone for the burger. I'm going to give this place another shot in the future, and hopefully try some of that amazing breakfast I've heard about. Maybe it will knock my socks off and balance things out, read more

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Your biscuits were GREAT! Service started out really good, Your peach preserves were very good, bought 2 jars. Ribeye I would not give it a 1 of 10. For $25 you should be able to chew it! Very pleasant atmosphere. We will be back, I want to try the ribs. read more

Food was meh. Bbq was not good. Ribs were dry and chewy. Sauce was meh. Cobbler just plain bad. Okra was ok and so was the onion rings. Server never brought us silverware until we asked. My husband says a 3, I'm a solid 2. But it's busy so there must be some people who likes it. Building was cute tho read more

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Had lunch there today. The place was BUSY but the service was great. Had the lunch special with 1/4 chicken. It turned out to be a separate leg and thigh that hadn't seen a grill in several days. The sides were delicious and the server couldn't have been nicer or more attentive. We had candied yams (10/10) baked beans (10/10) and potato salad (7/10). The only disappointment was the chicken. Some of the worst I've ever had. I'm sure they have something better because the place was packed. I MIGHT try another day but I doubt it. read more

Haven't been to this place in maybe 30+yrs. I couldn't remember how the food was. I heard there were new owners so I decided to try it out in hopes of finding a good restaurant in this part of town. I was surprised to find the restaurant still old, tired and dirty looking inside. Should have left then but you know sometimes you find a hidden gem in a little hole in the wall. I ordered the half chicken. (Mind you, good BBQ doesn't need any sauce. Sauce is just a condiment like ketchup or A-1 sauce. If the meat is no good there's no amount of sauce that will save it). The chicken was soooo dry it was obviously cooked that morning or even the day before. BBQ sauce couldn't revive it. The sides (potato salad & baked beans) were clearly not made in house but out of a bucket bought from some restaurant supply store. Absolutely zero flavor. My husband ordered the loaded baked potato. Although it was wrapped in aluminum foil it was clearly microwaved. Not fluffy but rubbery. Why? They have ovens! It was also not sliced open but had been totally flattened like road kill. We both just started at it when the waitress brought it to the table. Like "what is that?" Unfortunately, now I know why I stopped coming here years ago. If you think this is good food you really need to venture outside of your neighborhood more. There's good BBQ in Mobile but it's not here. read more

The food is always good and consistent but my to go order for breakfast was a little inconsistent this time. The patty size on my sausage biscuit is huge and over cooked a bit. The hash browns were overcooked and hard. I'm disappointed and won't be back. read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Great food with super friendly service. The servicers here are super friendly. I had the BBQ sausage. Thinnly sliced with a nice amount of spiceness. Turnips were full of flavor. Black eye peas were nice and tender. Plus. the biscuit was so amazing. I had the bread pudding, but the banana pudding that my brother got looked better. read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - BBQ sausgar - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

A good place for locals or tourist. BBQ hit or miss. Potato salad is good. Peach preserve is delicious. Breakfast 4 Service 4 Ambiance 4 read more

Great food but be careful someone working the window is over charging been there twice in 2 weeks and got us for $5 each time.

Wow. The biscuits are to kill for. Such if you try and take my biscuits I'll killed you. They are so good. Gravy, bit my lip trying to eat it was so good. Will eat here every time we are in the area read more

Let me start off by saying my server Mary was 10/10. She was very welcoming and friendly and was always right there to see how I was doing. With that kind of service, they were already winning. She is a gem and I hope the owners are taking good care of her because she was AMAZING. As for the food, today was my first time going to Dick Russell's and it was great. I had the pork chop plate with okra and potato salad ans it was perfect. I also ordered a BBQ sandwich. The pork was smoked great but the sauce was a little "ketchuppy" for my taste, but still not bad. Again,not to beat a dead horse, but service was Amazing and I will definitely be back. read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - Pork Chop dinner - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Never again will I order a pound of pulled pork from this place again!! They throw everything they don't want in the container. You'd be lucky if you end up with 1/4 pound of edible meat This is the 2nd time it's happened. If I lived nearby I would return it read more

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Last night I was thinking I haven't had a real good breakfast in a while. I have been meaning to check out Dick Russell's breakfast. It didn't disappoint. I knew Dick Russell's had a drive thru but I didn't know if they allowed breakfast orders. I made a call and found out it that it did. They also allowed me to make my order over the phone. I really appreciated that. I ordered the 2 egg plate with homemade sausage patty. It comes with a choice of 2 biscuits or toast and a choice of grits or hash browns. I chose biscuits and grits. When I went to pick up my food I was surprised at how heavy the plate was. When I got home to open my plate I figured out just why it was so heavy. The biscuits are huge. Also, the menu said homemade sausage patty. My plate had 2 huge sausage patties. I don't know if you're supposed to get 2 patties but I didn't complain. There were 2 portions of grits in the plate as well. Not sure who they expect to eat all this food! As if I needed to state this, the food excellent. I couldn't finish it all. I ate half the food on the plate. The biscuit was so good with the peach preserves that I didn't even half to ask for. You could tell the biscuits were freshly made. The sausage patty was tender and had so much flavor. I'm so glad I decided to get breakfast. I give the breakfast here 5 stars. So much food and it tasted like a real southern cooked breakfast. read more

I ordered the chicken plate with fries and baked beans. The chicken was completely dried out. Was my first time coming in and my last.

My favorite place. Best breakfast in town, great food and service. Great burger, great lunches, great steaks, barbecue, you can't go wrong. Love it read more

Dick Russell's barbecue is one of the extraordinary places to eat. The food is magnificent. The atmosphere is a little lagging. It's older, but it's quite and the service is above and beyond. You will totally enjoy this restaurant. I highly recommend it. read more

The food is good , the service is ok depends on who you get , Rhonda gets loud with the other servers, Victoria is loud also.....

I always get the pulled pork sandwich and it is excellent. The sides can be a little salty for me personally. The staff needs a little dose of joy. Very serious and like perhaps they would rather be somewhere else. read more

Great breakfast! But you might have to wait....good BBQ for lunch & Dinner! If you're in Mobile off I-10, you won't regret it! read more

DISAPPOINTED!! Dick Russell's use to be good but NO! Not anymore. Me and my cousin were having lunch when she ordered a sandwich with specifically no MAYO. they put mayo AND to top it all off THERE WAS A ROACH crawling on our table. 0/10. don't recommend read more

We always saw the big billboard off of Interstate 10 for Dick Russell's BBQ, so we finally decided to check it out. My husband & I both ordered the large BBQ Beef Sandwich from the dinner menu. My husband got the half order of fresh onion rings plus a large dipping bowl of ranch. I ordered a Baked Sweet Potato & Greens from the side menu. The Sweet Potato came with butter, cinnamon, & brown sugar. Everything was delicious. I had coffee & water, husband had Pepsi. Large portions, we both had to ask for a take home container. I really like the atmosphere, it has a down home feel. The parking lot was pretty full, so that was a good sign. We heard the breakfast is very good, so we will have to come back and try it. read more

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Incredible food (BBQ ribs and full meal), service and ambiance. Home style all the way. So glad we had lunch here today. Most highly recommended. read more

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Very solid country breakfast. Good biscuits and gravy, very good steak and eggs. Coffee was a bit weak and the hash browns were a bit more like chunk browns. Nice wait staff. I tried a smoked sausage link and it was good but I'd like to come back and try their famous bbq as it wasn't lunch time. Overall certainly worth stopping in for breakfast if you are within 20 minutes. read more

The ambiance is very cozy. I heard the burgers were good and decided to give it a try. Wasn't impressed at all. The patty was bland and there was no sear. Onion rings looked better than it tasted. The onion rings and the fries were not crisp and was room temp. The homemade biscuits and preserves were the only decent item. read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - Biscuits, butter, and peach preserve. - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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Great as ALWAYS Great service thanks again ladies Omelette was pretty good Oj was ice cold lol read more

Breakfast is great. We went there this time for dinner and it was not good at all. We will stick with breakfast.

Came here with the family for the first time. They had no crab claws or wine despite having it on the menu. They had a bunch of other sides and items 86'd that I didn't even know what to order. I originally went to see if they had fried chicken, oddly enough they only had chicken tenders. Ok, whatever I got the shrimp platter. It was okay. I only got like 7 shrimps and was overwhelmed with these huge fries. Hush puppies were good. The ranch is delicious. I would give this place 2 stars because of how outdated they are with their items. Just disappointed overall. read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - Star of the show & what saved everything: the ranch. Delicious. - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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We went to Dick Russell's yesterday in hopes for breakfast but unfortunately they stopped serving breakfast so we had to order lunch which was a big mistake. The pulled pork was dry. All of the other food was gross. The biscuits were old. I don't know what happened to this place but $75 later we won't be going back. ​ read more

Met my friends here for breakfast. Great breakfast restaurant! Lots of character My omelette was perfect and the biscuits and gravy were tasty too. Highly recommend! read more

I was staying at a motel just outside of Mobile after having been on the road for nearly eight hours and I was particularly hungry and wanted something besides fast food. Yelp showed me that Dick Russell's was nearby and so I stopped in. I decided to get the 10 oz. ribeye steak, and it was a good choice. I got the steak medium rare and you could taste the flavor of the beef itself, the sear from the grill, and the seasoning. Every piece of steak melted in my mouth. It came with a bread and two sides. For the bread I went with the biscuits, which were delicious and moist. The salad could honestly have been better, since it was literally some iceberg lettuce and pieces of tomato. The other side that I got was turnip greens, and they were amazing. They were incredibly mild and just slightly this side of sweet, which made a really nice complement to the steak. I got a local pilsner (Serda) which was also quite good. To sum up, the steak and biscuits were transcendent, the turnip greens were quite good, and the salad was... less impressive. Service was super-friendly as well, and that's always impressive in the last hour before closing. The meal was also really affordable, coming to $26.07 before tip for both the steak (with bread and two sides) and the beer. All told, this is an excellent place for a steak and I'll be coming here again for a meal next time I'm in the area. read more

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Wow! The biscuits with peach preserves is a winner! The service was outstanding and the food even better. The homemade sausage patties a definite hit. Premier breakfast spot! read more

Dick Russell's Bar-B-Q - Bacon and cheese omelet - Barbeque Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Was headed home from the beach and decided to stop here for lunch. The Sunday church crowd had the place packed, so we figured it must be good. We were wrong. We split the barbecue platter so that we could try variety of things. Not much food even for one person. Everything was covered in their barbecue sauce, so not sure what the meat tasted like without it. The sauce didn't provide any real flavor. Not sure I would call it barbecue sauce either. I guess we kept eating hoping one of the other options on the platter would be good. It didn't happen. Maybe we should've gotten the breakfast instead. read more

My only bad review is the "Menu" you printed! It listed only a few items from their actual menu. Shame on whomever allowed this! The actual menu is loaded with items, one of which is their yummy steaks! The service is impeccable, with the waitstaff usually there before you have to summon someone... I highly recommend trying it! read more

The omelets and breakfast served here were absolutely delicious and the service was quick and very friendly. Would eat here again. The environment was cozy and clean. read more

My go to in the mobile area. Worth taking the exit and trying out this classic spot. Lunch specials are tremendous value.