Some of the best barbeque I've ever had. The barbeque sauce was even good. I have always loved small places like this and this one is definitely worth the $6 and stop. read more

Tc's Ponderosa - Chopped brisket sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Dickens, Texas

Absolutely phenomenal Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage and Moist sliced brisket with red beans and baked potato casserole. New stopping place for BBQ on my way to Dallas from Lubbock. read more

Bar-b-que! Oh wow! They smoke their brisket like they love their life! This place has the best bbq i have had in a while. Wow! If you dine in, drinks are unlimited refillls read more

Every time I drive out to Lubbock this place is a must stop. Don't let the gas station/general store look fool you... Some of the best brisket in the state. The sauce is a traditional Texas style and is excellent! read more

Holy cow. Just, wow. This was a real shocker. The bbq isn't just good for someplace in the middle of nowhere, the bbq is GOOD, period. I had The Boat, which is a meat of your choice (brisket for me) slathered in their beans, onions and hot sauce. It was incredible. I ate entirely too much and enjoyed every bite. I also sampled some of the chicken, turkey and sausage that my compadres had. The sausage was good, but the turkey and chicken were a shocker. Moist, flavorful, smokey but not artificially so. I'll actually order them next time I'm here, because there will definitely be a next time. read more

I had the jalapeño cheese sausage. Wish I would've taken a pic but I ate it up! If you're ever going through this small town and craving bar-b-cue...this is the place ! Very clean restaurant and friendly staff !! read more

Stopped in to grab a BBQ sandwich. Sliced brisket. It was great. Friday special was ribs. They looked good. Line was to the door @ 1:30. But in just a few short minutes our order was taken and served just as quickly. It was a Dickens of a deal. read more

YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM. Okay that is enough YUMS I suppose. This place though. WOW. Great friendly small town service. The building is basically a really large aluminum shed. They have a few picnic tables inside to sit at and a little bit of convenience store item for sale as well. Let's talk about the important stuff. THE BBQ. The first time I went it was recommended by a friend who lives in Wichita Falls and frequently goes home from Lubbock and passes this place. My car full of friends took up Jacob Fisher's advice and made a stop here. HOLY MOLY were we surprised. The smell alone makes you want to jump up and down like a four year old that has had too much sugar and needs a nap. The jalepeno sausage was the best I have had in my 25 years of life. It had the perfect kick to it. Their sauce is perfect and I am super picky. Not too vinegary or too ketchupy, it was the perfect runny, but not watery consistency. It paired especially well with the chopped brisket. I am positive we didn't talk one word until all the food was gone, it was that good. Some of my guy friends couldn't control themselves and went up for seconds. All that being said on our way back to lubbock we stopped again and not only got lunch, but got pounds of leftovers for our freezer :) It almost seems worth the 1 hour drive from Lubbock to visit Dickens just for this BBQ. How could you not trust Texas BBQ in a town named Dickens???!? read more

I was so excited to eat lunch here! We were driving thru on our way to east Texas - I chose the Frito Pie and while good was not great! Trust me stick with the sandwich! I definitely had buyers remorse! Worth the stop! read more

Tc's Ponderosa - This is one of our favorite pit stops when we road travel on 114. This trip I tried the Frito Pie! The brisket is so yummy! - Barbeque Near Me - Dickens, Texas

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Get the pineapple pudding, you will not regret it! The potato casserole also left my taste buds tingling. I was so surprised at how much meat they were out of, and I think it's simply because it's so delicious. My husband got the brisket and I got the ham. Both were tender and juicy. The cowboy Cole slaw was different from what I'm used to, but had a great flavor to it. My only sadness came from the iced tea- there was only unsweetened and no sweetened, but I like how you can buy your beer and wine from there when you're finished eating some excellent bbq! read more

Stop here, even if you don't like BBQ. Actually stopped in trying to find gas, and the town doesn't have a station, but the awesome folks here keep gas cans for people who get stranded, no charge. They gave us enough gas to get to the closest town with a gas station, and the owner's daughter and husband even drove behind us the whole way to make sure we made it alright. Amazing people, the kind world needs more of, and the kind you want to keep in business. Incidentally, I also picked up a pound of the moist sliced brisket, and it was wonderful. Highly recommend. read more

If you like delicious homemade Texas cuisine, then this is shockingly very much worth the stop. My family had driven for hours without barely seeing a house and suddenly came upon this town. (Several of the first businesses we saw were vacant/dilapidated and we thought at first that the town was mostly a ghost town.) Despite objections from my family, we stopped and we were all glad we did. The potato salad is homemade, the beans were spectacularly tasty with just the right hint of spice and the beef was incredibly scrumptious. We had the sliced beef plate. Basically this is brisket (A really tender and tasty cut of beef that makes great sandwiches.) The workers make their own barbeque sauce, which we bought a bottle of before we left. It's not fancy. (You'll be served on Styrofoam plates and plastic silverware.) BUT the owner is a cute 73-year-old Texan lady who worked the cash register and had deep southern charm that only added to our experience. (She also cans beef boloney that she sells in the store.) And we watched as one of the workers sliced the beef. The plate specials were around $10. This is real Texas. read more

Absolutely wonderful, great service, friendly people. Oh wait this is about food The brisket sandwich was Yummy and the small one was as big as Texas. Clean and tasty great place to stop. read more

Outstanding place, hidden gem you would pass by if you dont know of. Looks a bit shabby inside, but very friendly people amd great food read more

We had the rib plate with beans and cole slaw it was so delicious! Friendly folks running it and eating there! Bought their German sausage to take home! The portions are really nice too! read more

This was great BBQ. Had chopped beef sandwich which was liked with meat. Really good flavor. Good sauce. Beans were good too. They had hatch green chili sausage and that was great. read more

Food was great. Help was mediocre. Teenagers needed some supervision.Tables needed to be cleaned. They should supply fly swatters at the tables or hang fly strips. My complaints set aside. The food was quite good. read more

Great BBQ. Clean, friendly and, great food. Stopped in whilst visiting spur, recommended from people who lived there. read more

This was some of the best barbecue I've ever had in my life. The brisket was so tender and juicy. Small frito pie was more than enough, but because my boyfriend had enticing sides I ate way more than I should have. Customer service was excellent as everyone was super sweet. read more

Go with the fatty brisket sandwich and the pineapple pudding! Cool place, clean bathrooms too!

Back during the summer, I decided I would make it my goal to visit all Texas Monthly 2008 Top 50 BBQ places in one years time. I am now over half way done, and figure it is only fair to write reviews for them. I'm not sure if this review needs to be written. Few of you most likely know where Highway 82 is, much less ever find the need to take it to get somewhere. Also, I doubt the citizens of Dickens, TX and surrounding areas find this useful. I can just imagine them finishing up their days farming or leaving church and thinking, "Hey, where should we go to lunch?," and another answering, "I will yelp it on my iphone." It just isn't likely. Not that it matters, the citizens of Dickens and the surrounding areas in Dickens County already know what a gem them have. So do the hunters that stop by here hoping to buy a few convenience items, and stumbling to the back of the store. You see it is all the way in the back of this run down little convenience store that the real magic happens. I'm talking about the greatest BBQ sandwich you will ever have, and I don't use those words lightly. Before I dig into the mighty big words I just spit out, let me tell you how this Austinite who grew up in Dallas feel into this gem in 2002. I was part of a fraternity at Texas Tech, and every semester we would go out to a large farm and hunting grounds an alumni of ours owns to camp out and have fun. To get there you had to take highway 82 out of Lubbock, turn at Dickens, and than proceed into the backwaters of West Texas. As Dickens was the last city available, over the years everyone learned to eat dinner there. To the untrained eye you had two options, steak restaurant or family restaurant. Well we were cheap college kids, so we did the family joint, which happened to have all you can eat catfish. well when we showed up with 60 guys, they flatly told us they could not feed that many (small town after all). So about 35 of us ate there, and some went to the steak place. Yet not everyone did, 3 guys decided they would just eat junk food and headed over to TC's Ponderosa. what they discovered could only be described as magical. It wasn't until 6 months later when I tried it. I rode with one of the guys that went last time and right before we pulled into the family restaurant he said, "wait, just drop me off at that convenience store and I will meet you guys later." I asked him why and he admitted, "that place has amazing BBQ sandwiches, but don't tell everyone because I don't want them to buy it all and I get none." I of course called shenanigans, and accompanied him to try for myself. I ordered the sliced brisket large with little sauce. What I got was half a pound of thick cut dark crusted brisket on a hamburger roll. this for about $5. I asked them if they smoke these themselves outside. She said yes, they do it for 18 hours..... with propane! Now I love King of the Hill as much as the next guy, but PROPANE, seriously? Propane is for lazy people and yankees. She mentioned they also use their own spice rub and that their grill is used so much it gets a good smoke going and the propane helps keep it consistent from brisket to brisket. So I sat down to eat.... It was amazing. The smokey taste too it was beyond perfect. The whole thing was moist and the crust had a nice bark to it, but it was not hard or dried out at all (one of the benefits of propane I'm told). It was also clear this was a top portion of brisket, not of that lean stuff. Strangely enough however the fat rendered well, making it moist yet still pulled apart easily. For the next 6 years of my undergrad and grad school degree, I made every excuse to go by here. I started taking this way home back to Dallas, and would stop every time visiting the ranch. I tried every meat they have, and the reason this places gets 5 stars is that they are all great. They have 2 types of sausage, and they are densely packed and spicy, hand made in town. The texture to them are fantastic, soft but still alot of character, perfect with their vinegar based sauce. Speaking of the sauce, normally I only use it sparingly, and never with brisket or pork. Here however I always ask for just alittle on the sandwich, and melds the bread and meat together nicely. The turkey is also good, better than what I have gotten at most BBQ places where the turkey is always dried out and tough. The surprise for me however was the ham. thick cut and juicy, with a delicious smoked flavor that brings out the sweetness of the meat. Others are good, but stick with brisket, sausage, and ham. There is no excuse for anyone going through this town not to stop. I think you should make a special trip for it. Strangely enough the time I ordered straight brisket it was not as good as the sandwich. The magic is something with the sandwich. They are huge, well priced, and packed in that little wax paper. It truly is a hidden gem of Texas. read more

On a whim, I stopped here on my drive from Clovis, NM to Dallas. I've had a lot of BBQ all over the country, and I will say that what I had here ranks among the finest. The place isn't formal, but the staff are friendly and take great pride in their food. I would stop here again in a heartbeat if I'm back in the area! This is a true gem, far too easily overlooked. Take some time to stop the next time you're driving through! read more

The Best BBQ that I've ever eaten!!!! I never liked BBQ until I bit into the best brisket and sauce here. Make sure you get the BBQ Sandwich, Smoked Turkey or Sauage. Everything is good, but these are my favorites. Everytime I drive through Dickens, Texas or know I'm anywhere close by, I have to stop. My mouth started watering before I left home. Tell the owners, I sent ya!!!! read more

Found this unassuming place on a friends recommendation. She said it was great and she was sooooo right! Had the yummy chopped beef sandwich. I sampled the jalepeno sausage which was the perfect balance of not too spicy and meat taste. Ladies were friendly. Cheers to the English lady! Make the drive, stop and enjoy!! read more

This place is an oasis in the middle of the desert. The chopped bbq beef sandwich was awesome. Very fresh and tasty. The ham was so tender! It melted on the mouth! Great bread too. You have a variety of sides. I recommend you the potato salad. The coleslaw was good but nothing special. Give it a shot. It totally worth it! read more

Great ribs, sausage and brisket. They have a really good flavor to their rub and they smoke with mesquite, which gives the Smokey flavor a nice subtle bite. He told me that have been voted one of the top 25 BBQ in Texas and I can see why. Will be making this a regular stop anytime I'm up this way. read more

Looks can be deceiving. Give this little whole in the wall, local business a try. We had the sliced brisket, German sausage, beans & potato salad. All were very good and homemade. read more

Excellent!!! Chipped beef and sliced brisket was delicious! So moist and tender! Potato salad and beans, Pineapple pudding is very different and delicious, not too sweet! read more

An oasis in the North Texas monotony! I'd skip the beans but the brisket and the macaroni salad were great.

Great brisket. Great sauce. The beans and potato salad were very good. The pineapple pudding is worth a try. You won't be disappointed by a stop here. read more

Driving through town yesterday evening and ran into this Gem in Dickens TX. The food was AWSOME and the service was the best. Thank you, and GOD Bless... read more

I'm not sure what the hype is all about. It's average BBQ and that's why I'm giving 3 stars. Their service is definitely friendly but the food is so-so. I ordered chopped beef sandwiches and jalapeño cheese sausage. I'm comparing this place against Killen's BBQ in Pearland (Houston area), La Barbeque (Austin) and Salt Lick (Austin). I'm skeptical why people would say this is the best BBQ ever. Maybe their ribs are really good? I can't comment on that since I didn't try it. So... It's a decent place to stop by for a meal. Didn't get me disappointed. Didn't get me excited either. read more

This is a great place to stop on a road trip. The bbq sandwich was delicious. I had never had cowboy coleslaw before, but it was really tasty and seemed to be the healthiest thing in the menu. read more

Good brisket. Hot links are not wimpy. Pineapple pudding was out when we arrived (sob!), but the wife and I lingered long enough over our plate lunches, so that another batch came out of the kitchen in time for us to grab two to go. Made it as far as Benjamin (check your maps) before we HAD TO snack on the pudding. Yummy! Beans quite good as well. Ladies who work the counter are a riot. read more

we stopped in on Sunday 8/13/17 the sliced beef was tough, the peppered turkey was good, a bit dry though, the beans could use some help...maybe toss a ham bone in the pot while cooking for some flavor, and a bit of salt. The ham was moist and very good, sausage was good also, now the potato salad was amazing. I would not go out of my way to eat there again. read more

Friday is rib special day and my oh my are they SPECIAL! YUMMO. DELISH. AWESOME. MEATY. SMOKE RING GALORE AND TENDER. sides are really good too. Highly recommend a drive out here to junction Hwy 82/70 at Dickens. I'd give it 10 stars if I could!!! read more

WOW! If you want honest to goodness mesquite smoked west Texas BBQ, this is the place. Better get there early on Fridays if you want ribs though. They only have them on Fridays, and they go quick. Their gone way before noon for sure. However, if you miss out on the ribs, the turkey, sausage, and brisket are top notch as well. Do yourself a favor and make a trip to this place, for some of the best BBQ you'll ever put in your mouth. read more

Had excellent pulled pork sandwiches (the small was more than big enough... the large would have been overkill). Would go out of our way to eat here again (and would have to since we're from Wisconsin). Great! read more

I loved this place! I used to stop all the time when I was a student at Tech and I miss being able to drive by and stop here since I've graduated. Really really good chopped BBQ sandwiches! I'm not even that big of a BBQ fan but this place is an exception. Sausage is also delicious! Highly recommend read more

U expect to smell the BBQ smoker when parking and the place to have pulled pork. Did not encounter either scenario and what I did get was not warm. Poor performance. read more