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With the World Cup coming to an end this weekend, we thought we would share some of the most memorable moments from this year’s games. At Dickey’s Barbecue, we take all sports pretty seriously and we know you guys do too. Even though America is out, you can still score big by bringing a little bit of America to your World Cup viewing party with a Dickey’s Barbecue <a href="https://www.dickeys.com/menu">family pack</a> or <a href="https://www.dickeys.com/catering">catering.</a>We’re pretty sure everyone is impressed by Tim Howard’s saves. Just like Dickey’s Barbecue, Howard set a record with the most saves ever in a World Cup game. We may not have that, but we do have titles like the World’s Largest Barbecue Chain.&nbsp; And we have our own version of the hat trick.Probably the most memorable moment was when Luis Suarez confused Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder for a Pork Shoulder. I’m sure that’s why he looks so disappointed, it couldn’t have tasted the same.&nbsp;Mexico’s Coach Miguel Herrera’s constant enthusiasm is similar to what we experience each day around lunch time at one of our over 400 locations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Another memorable moment was the loss of host country, Brazil. The sadness and frustration of Brazilians was hard to shake. We imagine this is what it’s like when your office gets catering from the café across the street…..again. All you wanted was Dickey’s and we get that -- don’t cry.&nbsp;It was a little rough when we saw Brazilian kids crying during the game, but we bet this is what it looks like when kids get taken to restaurants that don’t offer free ice cream. Very very sad.I’m sure we’ll get to catch a few more memorable moments during the last games this weekend. Remember, America may not have made it to the finals, but we sure did set a record! Cheers!

Unforgettable Moments from the 2014 World Cup

Pulled Pork – You’re always on the go and need something to keep you energized. You swing by your local Dickey’s Barbecue on the way to your next meeting and eat your pulled pork sandwich in the car. You’ve perfected this maneuver and don’t even get it on your white dress shirt…anymore.Beef Brisket – A classic no fuss type and you know a good thing when you taste it. You’re like a classic John Wayne movie – traditional but with a swagger.Barbecue Honey Ham – Family comes first in your life. You’re pretty serious about parenting and most likely drive a minivan with three plus kids singing in the back. Your car sports a stick figure family all with Big Yellow Cups.Spicy Cheddar Sausage – You’re a wild one. You like to take risks and they usually turn out to be better than you ever expected. The last time you went to Choctaw Casino, you made it rain.Polish Sausage – Follow the crowd? We don’t think so. When you think barbecue, you think authentic handcrafted sausage. You most likely pair your polish sausage with craft beer and have remnants left in your handle bar mustache.Pork Ribs – Messy? That’s an understatement. You don’t have time for a dinner you can’t eat with your hands. You know barbecue is about the ribs and lots of sauce.Turkey Breast - Once a year just isn’t enough for you. You need turkey all year long. You consider smoked turkey a luxury you just can’t pass up.Chicken – Health conscious, sure but you’re not willing to give up taste. You want good barbecue while also watching that trim figure. Dickey’s Barbecue after Cross Fit is always a good idea. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Your Barbecue Personality

&nbsp;Weddings! Because summer is wedding season which means Dang Classy Catering!Barbecues! Enjoying the sun on our faces, laughs with friends and stuffing our faces with pit smoked &nbsp;meats – Summer trifecta.Barbecue eating competitions! Because barbecue is better when it’s competitive!&nbsp;Soaking up the sun, laying by the pool with 32oz Big Yellow Cup of the beverage of your choice!Now it’s hot and you need to get in that water!Playing with your cute dog outside!And, finally eating ice cream and lots of it!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Why We Love Summer at Dickey’s Barbecue:

Father’s day is right around the corner and at Dickey’s we know a thing or two about fathers.&nbsp; Dickey’s Barbecue is a third generation family-run restaurant. In 1941, Travis Dickey opened the first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. &nbsp;His sons, Roland and T.D. Dickey, Jr. would roll tamales for a quarter an hour at the original store on Henderson, which is still there today. In 1967, the brothers took over the family business when their father unexpectedly passed away. Continuing their father's legacy of quality, hickory-smoked signature meats, Roland and T.D., Jr. expanded the business opening a second location and then a third.Following tradition, Roland Dickey instilled the love of food in to his own sons. &nbsp;He put Cullen and Roland Jr. to work on the weekends peeling potatoes and working the cash register. Today, Roland Jr. serves as the president and CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. He shares the same passion for slow smoke barbecue that his father and grandfather did before him.Come celebrate your dad with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit this father’s day. Share the best barbecue advice you’ve gotten from your dad on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152486879114106&amp;set=a.227785679105.134546.14408104105&amp;type=1&amp;theater">Facebook</a> page and you could win a $50 gift card, a signed Mr. Dickey's Barbecue Cookbook, and a Rock the Block barbecue apron for Father's Day!<img class="image_resized" style="width:360px;" src="https://rrbi-dbri-dotcom.s3.amazonaws.com/data/301/content_dickeys_2-5951.jpg" alt="">

Barbecue in their Blood: Three Generations of Fathers and Sons

At Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, we see National Iced Tea Day as just another reason to celebrate the perfect drink for slow smoked Texas barbecue. Miss Ollie Dickey, mother of Roland and Travis Dickey, was known for her sweet southern charm and delicious sun tea made right on her front porch. Nothing tasted better on those hot southern days than Miss Ollie’s Tea and it became a Dickey family favorite.Now, everyone can enjoy Miss Ollie's famous tea at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. Miss Ollie’s Tea is full of flavor, with a crisp and captivating taste that keeps you coming back for more.&nbsp; In honor of National Iced Tea Day, here are some fun facts you can use to impress your friends and coworkers:<ul><li>Tea is nearly 5,000 years old! Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung discovered tea in 2737 BC, when according to legend some tea leaves accidentally blew into the Emperor’s pot of boiling water.</li><li>Tea is the most widely consumed drink following water</li><li>United States cookbooks dating back as early as 1839 have recipes for iced tea with the earliest being The Kentucky Housewife&nbsp;</li><li>According to the Tea Association of the United States, approximately 85% of tea consumed in America is iced! On any given day, over 158 million Americans are drinking tea.</li><li>The United States is responsible for the tea bag! In 1904 tea importer, Thomas Sullivan became annoyed at the high cost of the tin boxes he used to send tea samples to customers and switched to small cloth bags. One of the recipients brewed a pot of tea by simply pouring hot water over the bag — and the rest is history!</li><li>In 2003, Georgia state representative John Noel tried to pass a house bill making it mandatory for all restaurants to serve sweet tea.</li></ul>We think Representative Noel had a great idea!&nbsp; Fill your Big Yellow Cup to the brim with Miss Ollie’s Famous Iced Tea and celebrate a sweet National Iced Tea Day!<img class="image_resized" style="width:400px;" src="https://rrbi-dbri-dotcom.s3.amazonaws.com/data/291/content_socialmedia_8104_nationalicedteaday-facebook-post.jpg" alt="">

Celebrate National Iced Tea Day At Dickey's!

In the summer of 2004 the folks from “Live with Regis &amp; Kelly” invited Mr. Dickey to cook for their All American Grill Friday segment.&nbsp; The crew set-up a grill outside, which was interesting with all the busy happenings in the Big Apple.&nbsp; Mr. Dickey brought mouthwaterin’, good ol’ fashion Texas steaks to streets of New York. At the time, Dickey’s Barbecue was only in six states with 52 locations. Thirteen years later we are in 43 states with 416 locations! Here are some Mr. Dickey highlights from the clip:
“In Texas we’re just dumb guys making barbecue, that’s what we do for a living”
“Everything moves so fast in New York and in Texas we still don’t even have computers and I’m still waiting for one of those F-A-X, we don’t have those in Texas”
Now go back in time with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and watch the clip!&nbsp;
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Dickey’s Throwback Thursday: Live with Regis and Kelly

Trying to squeeze a full week in to four days can be a challenge. Have no fear Dickey’s Barbecue &nbsp;is here! We know you’re still craving barbecue. Don’t worry about waiting in line for lunch, we now offer online ordering with three easy steps:<ol><li>Find a Dickey’s</li><li>Build your order</li><li>Skip the line</li></ol>All you have to do is go to <a href="https://order.dickeys.com/">order.dickeys.com</a> and enter your zip code to find the closest location. You’ll then be taken to our menu of barbecued to perfection lunch items which include slow smoked beef brisket, pulled&nbsp; pork, smoked turkey, spicy cheddar sausage, Polish sausage, chicken, and ribs. Add a few home style sides like fried okra, macaroni and cheese, or cream coleslaw. &nbsp;By now, your mouth may be watering…totally normal.&nbsp; Now, you’re ready to checkout where you can register or checkout as a guest. We know this is going to be a regular thing – so you should probably go ahead and register. Choose your pick-up time and carry on with your day…it’s that easy!Now Stop. Order. Eat Dickey’s.&nbsp;&nbsp;

No Time for Lunch?  Skip the Line, Order Online

&nbsp;Congratulations on hitting a milestone! Don’t you deserve a party? Well, the party starts when we arrive because at Dickey’s Barbecue, catering is our specialty. We have over 73 years of experience serving quality, handcrafted meats and home style sides to grads and their families and with over 400 locations nationwide, there’s sure to be a Dickey’s Barbecue near you! &nbsp;We even offer free delivery up to 10 miles.How will you mark this monumental occasion?Graduation Party Blow-Out (100+ people) Full Service - We include friendly on-site staff to serve your choice of 2 meats, 3 sides, buttery rolls, barbecue sauce, relish tray and paper ware.Graduation Gathering (10+ people) Delivery Buffet – Includes complimentary set-up and delivery for your choice of 2 meats, 3 sides, 3 home style sides, rolls, relish tray, barbecue sauce and paper ware.Super Casual Graduation Get-Together (10+ people) Deluxe Box – Includes sandwich, chips, side and a cookie. Standard Box – Includes sandwich, chips and a cookie.Want something extra, like dessert or a drink? Extras are always available for a minimal per person cost.Visit our website at <a href="https://www.dickeys.com/catering">www.dickeys.com/catering</a> to get a free quote or give our Dickey's Catering Experts a call at 866.227.2328 Monday - Sunday 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM/CST. If your event date is within the next 72 hours or you need immediate assistance, contact your local Dickey's Barbecue Pit. &nbsp;

Make the Tassel Worth the Hassle with a Graduation Barbecue

In honor of Throwback Thursday, we asked the Dickey family to tell us the story of how Dickey's Barbecue Pit got started slow smokin' Texas barbecue.  Today, the company announced the opening
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400 Locations Slow Smokin' Across the Country

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 It’s National Barbecue Month and at Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants we’re celebrating.  We have almost 400 locations and counting.  That’s kind of mind blowing, right?  Every
 restaurant has a smoke pit on-site and serves the same quality recipes that Travis Dickey developed in 1941.


 The Dickey family takes pride in providing an exciting franchise opportunity for our owners who are just as passionate about the art of great barbecue. 


 So, who makes a great owner of a Dickey’s Barbecue Pit?  The answer is anyone who loves serving quality, handcrafted meats and homestyle sides while meeting the greatest, most loyal barbecue
 guests you’ll ever meet. If you picture yourself as the ultimate Barbecue Pitmaster, think about giving us a call <a href="http://www.dickeysfranchising.com/">HERE</a> and open the doors to a
 smokin’ franchise opportunity.

A Smokin' Franchise Opportunity

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 Did you know the Big Yellow Cup is the perfect Earth Day companion?  It’s the perfect dog food scooper, gardening tool, paint cup, and I’ve even heard it makes a pretty cool sandcastle.


 The signature cup can also be recycled into signal lights, brooms, brushes, ice scrapers, landscape borders, and bicycle racks. It’s recyclable, reusable and of course, signals you know great
 barbecue.  Take it home with you and find out just how earth friendly it can be.


 Happy Earth Day from the Big Yellow Cup!

The Big Yellow Cup Goes Green

If you look forward to Easter every year but dread spending hours in the kitchen, then I’ve got a secret to share.  The object to any holiday is to spend quality time with family and
 EAT.  But, for the designated family chef, this can also involve hours in the kitchen and not much time hanging with your peeps.


 Why not hop on down the bunny trail to your local Dickey’s Barbecue Pit?  Grab a Barbecue Honey Ham or Complete <a href="http://order.dickeys.com/">Easter Meal</a> that will fill up the group
 and leave plenty of time for egg hunts and candy overload. 


 You can even hide the bags – we won’t tell!


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Let Dickey’s Barbecue be the Secret to Your Easter Success

Planning a wedding is exciting….and stressful.&nbsp; Putting together an event for the most important day of your life with Pinterest-worthy details can be overwhelming.&nbsp; Relax!&nbsp; We’ve got you covered. Just in time for wedding season, Dickey’s Barbecue is introducing big day catering packages geared towards wedding rehearsals and receptions that make tying the knot unforgettable.<img src="https://rrbi-dbri-dotcom.s3.amazonaws.com/data/211/content_wedding.jpg" alt="">&nbsp;Along with vintage decor, burlap details and touches of rusty charm, nothing goes better with weddings than barbecue. Thanks to celebrity buzz, low-key rustic weddings have gained popularity.&nbsp; Not only are they are a cost-effective option, but guests get to enjoy the sweet Southern hospitality that comes along with it.&nbsp;“With the popularity of rustic wedding events, we’ve seen an increase in brides and grooms booking our full-service catering options,” said Michelle Sarlls, Director of Catering Sales for Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “Dickey’s provides an affordable solution for both rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions. We can even start with a full menu tasting to make sure we customize the menu to fit their specific budgets and tastes – our service makes event planning easy and seamless.”You can get Dickey’s full service catering options, includes which includes two slow smoked meats served at a carving station, three home style sides served in chafing dishes, along with buttery rolls, Dickey’s signature barbecue sauce and a relish tray.&nbsp; Dickey’s will deliver to wedding reception locations and provide all catering set up and clean up along with serving staff&nbsp; to carve meats on site.Guests will be wowed by your wedding and your country charm!

Saying I Do Never Tasted So Good!

Easter is right around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about what’s on the menu. Why not put down the recipe book and let Dickey’s do all the work—while you
 take all the credit?


 At Dickey’s Barbecue, we understand that you would rather spend your Easter traditions coloring eggs and baking bunny-shaped
 sugar cookies then stress over what you’re going to make for Easter Sunday. 
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 Dickey’s Barbecue Honey Ham is glazed to perfection with a combination of sweet golden honey and signature hickory smoke. The Barbecue Honey Ham is available for individual order for $59.95.
 Dickey’s Complete Easter Meal includes the Barbecue Honey Ham along with baked potato casserole, green beans with bacon, Caesar salad and a dozen buttery rolls for only $99.95.


 Dickey’s Barbecue is proud to be part of your Easter family tradition. Contact your local Dickey’s Barbecue and place your Easter order today.

Make Dickey’s Barbecue Your New Family Tradition

Fat Tuesday usually brings to mind images of masks, costumes, dancing and parades.  We’ve got you covered!  At Dickey’s Barbecue, we’re offering guests a Big Fat Deal with our double
 sides with an XL family pack. Family pack includes 3 pounds of meat, 6 home-style sides, and 12 buttery rolls.


 This great deal will make you want to dance in the streets!


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