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| - OK...to start, they NEED a parking attendant at least an hour + BEFORE they open! They open at 11am..first person arrived at 8:50 this morning. There's a big rush for pick up orders (check out the menus needs to be ordered well in advance!). That "rush" still means you wait in line..but the smell alone is WORTH it! There's a bunch of covered area (while you wait) with heavy misters and the lot attendant (when not paying car-tetris) even offered cold bottled waters and sunscreen for the folks waiting out in the sun (which by my count is about 60 ppl) under cover. THEN..they heighten the experience by bringing out samples (today sausage (I'm not a sausage gal- it was FANTASTIC-not too fatty, nice heat from the jalepeno & juicy)! The owner very busy but very pleasant and even offered a "smoker tour" which was visible from the line and helped break up the wait.
Ok..so by now, we've waited 2 HOURS..I don't think we've ever waited that long for any food (not even Joe's Stone Crab in Miami!)...finally we reach the inside to the most divine site..BBQ done right! On the brisket we were offered a sample of the "fatty" kind (fatty-uhhh really?) Ok, here to say..even the fat was delicious! You have a choice on the brisket for lean, moist (fatty) or mixed. The "fatty" was the crisped, rendered & seasoned "edges"..omgoodness yum! You have a choice of meats by the pound or 1-2 meat & sides. After hearing many ppl in line we skipped the sides and went all meat. and I'll tell you what.... the wait was WORTH EVERY MINUTE!! Absolutely the best BBQ EVER!
On top of succulent & juicy meat with incredible bark..they had their sauces (spicy, house and a spicy mustard) all very good but the meat didn't even need it. You're asked if you'd like bread, side of sweet pickles, jalepeno and sliced white onions. We don't usually eat lots of bread but took a few sliced of the simple, plain white bread with the smoked, juicy turkey...along with the pickles & mustard..YUM!
Ok..so today they had lamb neck & beef short ribs (the beef short rib was about a pound each!) We felt like we'd waited so long we should try it all...the pork ribs (about 3 large ribs make up the pound), brisket, pulled pork, couple sausages & smoked turkey (can you say AMAZING).
As we sat down we saw several cars PARKED in the turn lane...waiting to turn into the full lot...goodness!+
We talked to the owner on the way out...said he definitely needs to open one in Idaho! Will definitely keep this on our list when we return. Little Miss BBQ raised the bar-oh yeah!!
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