Dee Jay's BBQ Ribs & Grille - Collier — Restaurant in Collier Township

My fiancé and I were willing to give this place another shot after a terrible first experience with their first week being open. We had higher hopes thinking the kinks of the opening week would be worked out. We both have worked in the service industry for 9+ years. The staff was clearly overwhelmed and it could show. The manager brought a cheesecake after sitting down to us and 2 other tables who said they didn’t order. Shouldn’t a manager be more aware than that? She was very rude. We put in drinks and the shrimp app. App came out 10 min later but still no drinks. One of the bartenders looked so stoned and could barely function. Our friendly server Jeff was the only saving grace. The drinks finally came another 10 min later. The espresso martini was the worst I’ve ever had. Basically syrup and water, VERY sweet and the color didn’t look right. The shrimp was cold and still had not received silverware after 10 min of having the app. I told our server the martini was terrible and if I could just have a glass of wine. The manager proceeded to come over and asked 2 more times why I didn’t like my drink. Not in a friendly manner. Shouldn’t a manager just apologize that happened and try to make it right!? Our food came out and the ribs were the only good thing. My fiancés rice was so undercooked it was hard and crunchy. There was also pasta noodles in the rice? It looked like it had been sitting under a warming lamp for hours. My chicken was rubbery and cold. We both ordered green beans as our side which we were told they were out of so they brought us baked beans without asking. Jeff, our server, apologized for the several mistakes and said he was going to ask the manager for a discount. He came back and told us the manager said “50% off the martini was the best she could do” are you kidding me??? I’m not asking for a free meal but one thing out of our $94.00 bill was eatable?! We would’ve been happy with a simple apology from her! She looked like she could care less about the issues/restaurant and staff. It all starts at the top and she’s a clear indication of that. I would be shocked if this place was open this time next...

Server Jeff was so awesome!! I really enjoyed the last time we were there. Still have excellent food and atmosphere! Give it a try there's so many nice selections to choose from! now open for lunch. And they also supply a bottle of sauce for those who are complaining they don't get enough barbecue sauce. 10 stars if I could! 4th time to return!. I compared the chicken salad today with the chicken salad at Weirton yesterday. They have a slight variation of ingredients. The one in Bridgeville was huge and did cost a few dollars more than the one in Weirton. The photo of the chicken salad with a little ranch dressing bowl is the one from Bridgeville. The other picture of the chicken salad is the one from Weirton. I brought my own French dressing to both locations. I am thoroughly hooked on the baked beans!!! They're working out any problems I'm sure they could not anticipate how busy they were going to be when they opened. Give them time if you've had issues. Great food great and staff!! And remember that Weirton has been serving for 40 years and approximately 20 years in the current location. You can't expect a brand new restaurant to have everything go smoothly from day one. Weirton location has had the same up charge for bacon and cheese on the potato skins. And prices have gone up for all of their items in the last couple years. Bridgeville is slightly pricier for some items but not by a lot.. I recommend calling ahead to make sure you don't need reservations as they are very busy right now. Some menu items have changed in Weirton and here. I still go to Weirton since I live halfway to both locations, but this is really a nice treat to have in...

Came out with a group on a weekday evening and we were seated in their enclosed patio in the back. The good news was that it had the feel of a private party - the bad news is that it was February, and it was cold!

Our waitress was fabulous. She was on the ball and very attentive. A couple of problems surfaced and she noticed them because we were discussing them - actually, we were trying to decide whether to even mention them to her, but she overheard us and jumped in to fix them. Kudos to her!!!

The food itself was a bit of a letdown. One of us had the rack of ribs and really liked it. The shrimp salad had only Romaine lettuce in it and a few shrimp on top. The chicken sandwich was nicely done but overly sweet. The house fries were really neat with their little twist. The BBQ salmon we ended up getting two ways: One of our party got it the way it's described on the menu and really did not like the BB sauce as it was too sweet and smoky. The other asked for the sauce on the side and was glad it was done that way as the fish was cooked perfectly, and by avoiding the BBQ sauce, the blackening spices made it taste very good.

Prices are on the high side. The salad and the sandwich come in at the same $20 price point as the full meals, which makes one wonder why? Another thing that was puzzling to us was why a BBQ joint was so limited in their offerings. Why no brisket, for instance?

Being on a weekday evening, the place was pretty empty, yet it seemed to take the kitchen a long time to prepare our meals as we were there for almost two hours and most of that time was waiting for our orders to arrive. Luckily our group likes each other and we had fun...