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| - My first and only experience at Little Miss BBQ was a marathon. Full disclosure I've never ran a marathon, but I imagine it would be a lot like going to Little Miss BBQ. Before I start my review hats off to the staff for making the wait comfortable and as convenient as possible. Samples here and there, great system to get people in line, friendly staff to take the order and ring you up. Their hard work shows and made the great food experience even better.
Talking with a guy working the pit they primarily use a pecan wood, but today they were doing Olive and Pecan. They had a balanced rub that had the sugar needed to get a good bark, but wasn't overly spiced where there is just too much going on. The sauces were good, but not great. I'm not a "sauce makes the bbq" guy. The sauce doesn't matter if the meat is good. In this case the sauce was good and the meat was excellent.
We got quite a few items:
Pulled Pork: Really nice the bites with the bark were the best. Really well seasoned and juicy. Paired well with the spicy bbq sauce. Really nice dark pink smoke coloring. Really nice.
The pork ribs: They were pretty good. I think they needed a glaze of sauce or something because they were a little dry. They also had good smoke coloring but a little less rub than the pulled pork. It didn't taste like the same rub, but it could just have been less of it.
Sausage: It is hands down the best sausage I've ever had. Describing it won't do it justice.
Fatty Brisket: This is the MVP. The money maker. The worth the wait item. The salvage your team's future to get this one guy. The Maserati on the car lot. Great bark from a mild and balanced rub. Beautiful smoke ring. Amazing bark. Super juicy, melt in your mouth meat.
Sides: Who goes to a BBQ place for sides (My wife does and I judge her for it)? We ended up getting the grits and potato salad. Both were good. But wish I got the beans after finding out at the counter that they use all the meat trimmings to cook the beans.
Pecan Pie: I don't care for Pie. I've tried a lot of it and I've never gone In for a second or third bite. I'm not confident I've ever eaten an entire slice of pie. This was the best pie I've ever had. The smoked pecan flavor in the crust is one of the more unique things I've ever tasted.
As far as how much to order and is it worth the wait: We got there at 10 and we're number 105. Line formed at 10:30. Opened at 11 and we started eating around noon. By the time we finished at 1:00 PM, they were out of Turkey and fatty brisket. So I'd imagine anyone that got there around 11:30 wouldn't have a full selection. My wife and I got a pork rib plate with two sides (grits/potato salad), 3/4 lb of fatty brisket, 1/2 lb of pulled pork, 1 sausage and a pecan pie. We maybe had 1/3 lb too much food. Spent about $60 after tip which isn't awful for bbq.
Would definitely wait for that food again. Hope to be able to come again next time I'm in Phoenix.
(Side note: the people standing in line were so friendly and fun it made the experience that much better. While you're waiting make friends it helps the one fly! Thanks to the Lil Miss regulars who helped me order the right things!)
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