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| - You would THINK that waiting 2 hours in line would make a customer disgruntled. I am pleasantly surprised that was not the case.
The Experience: Little miss is a cafeteria-style BBQ eatery with a strong following. I showed up only 30 minutes after opening on a weekday and was getting nervous that there would be food available to eat, considering how long the line was! Fortunately there were several water stations throughout the line and some shaded areas during the wait. Very kind of the establishment, a Little Miss BBQ worker would come out periodically and update us on the wait and the available food. This is kind of their shtick. Once they run out of a certain kind of food, that's it for the day! I heard a worker say that "if you aren't in line by 10, [an hour before they open], then you're taking a gamble." So if you're waiting for that coveted "Fatty Brisket", plan your day accordingly. (Little Miss is even kind enough to provide lawn chairs for those motivated customers who line up first, before opening). Once you get your food, you either eat in the fairly limited indoor seating or the more expansive outdoor patio. If you're over it, you can take it home (but after that line, who wants to wait to eat over the car ride home...). Another positive highlight, a Little Miss BBQ worker brought us all samples of some food while waiting in line. It's the little, charming efforts here and there that this establishment makes that really justify the chaos of the wait.
Okay, so the food. By the time I got to the counter to order, they were already out of the Fatty Brisket, Pulled Pork, and the Turkey. Fortunately, they still have lean brisket available for a while after the Fatty B goes. I elected for a 2 meat plate of the Lean Brisket and their sausage (a great deal, may I add) and was so satisfied. Even lean, the Brisket was beautifully tender and savory (I'm getting some nostalgic drooling on this right now...).The sausage had a perfect bite and was a juicy compliment to the rest of my dish. Worth the wait? Most definitely.
Little Miss BBQ is a place I would easily visit again (maybe with a more strategic game plan). The rumored Fatty Brisket is a type of Sasquatch. I've yet to see it but I am holding out as a believer! Even though Little Miss isn't the type of place I would visit frequently (considering the significant wait), I would HIGHLY recommend this to any BBQ enthusiasts.
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