New owner takes over Dickey’s
Dayton resident Ronnie Jones, along with his wife, Amanda, took over those two locations — 11483 Parkside Drive and 10853 Hardin Valley Road — as owners Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Jones has been an entrepreneur most of his life, along with serving in the Navy, where he developed a background in focusing on precision, punctuality and attention to detail.
“My wife and I have two physical therapy clinics — we own one in Dayton and another in Spring City,” he said. “I’ve owned a Farmer’s Insurance Agency. I have a hauling business, where we transport cars for dealerships and other parties.”
After recently selling the insurance agency, “I was looking for another business to go into, and this opportunity presented itself,” Jones said about purchasing Dickey’s.
After seeing the business listed on a “business for sale” website, “We prayed about it, thought about it, looked into it and decided to move forward,” he added. “The food is amazing.
“We get the meat raw, untouched. We take the meat, cut the fats off of it. We season it with our proprietary blends and we smoke it.”
After trying the food and talking with the (previous) owner, he said, “This is a decision that had to be made.
“I’m happy making my trip here (from Dayton),” Jones added. “You can typically catch me spending most days in one of the two stores.”
Dickey’s serves barbecued beef brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken, wings and sausage, such as jalapeño cheddar sausage. The business also sells whole smoked turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners.
To go with the entree, customers can choose from mac and cheese, coleslaw, loaded baked potato topped with barbecue, Caesar salad, barbecued beans, potato salad, fries, okra, creamed spinach, Jalapeno beans, green beans or chips.
“Dickey’s advertises legit Texas barbecue,” he said.
“That what we try to stick to. Every piece of meat we put on somebody’s plate, we try to make it the best we’re capable of doing,” Jones added.
“We’ve got everything you can think of.”
Regarding Dickey’s and the change in ownership, “The only thing changing is a smile that will be behind the counter,” Jones said.
“The previous owner was more of an absentee owner,” he added. “You’re getting a guy whose … working alongside his workers, trying to make every guest happy.
“Sunday, after church, kids under 12 can eat free. We give free soft-serve ice cream away for every meal (all day, every day).”
With the quality food, Jones said customers can expect friendly service and “the atmosphere of feeling at home when you walk in the door.”
Dickey’s is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days per week.
To order ahead or for more information, call 866-BARBECUE or visit dickeys.com
