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After repeatedly hearing about Little Miss BBQ, and reading what reviewers had to say, I decided to make the trek to try our the food for myself. I also wanted to go before the heat of summer hit. I knew a few basic things (the line starts forming outside about 40 minutes before they open, for the full selection of meats you need to arrive early, and when they run out of food they close) and so I planned accordingly.
When I arrived at 10:20 am (they open at 11:00) all but 1 of the regular parking spots were already taken, and there were already around 20 people in line! A friendly gentleman named Denny was already directing traffic in the lot, and handing out bottled water as customers arrived and moved into line. I was lucky to be near enough to the front of the line to stand in the shade and under the misters. I also had the good fortune to stand just behind a friendly group who included me in their conversation and made the time pass more quickly.
At first there was nobody behind me but when I turned around after about 10 minutes, there were at least 30 more people in line behind me - and more kept coming! Going early was a good decision! I was glad that I was treating this as an adventure rather than getting irritated about the wait. It was nice that they kept handing out cold water.
They opened precisely at 11:00 but it was still quite awhile before I made it to the head of the line. Even though I had gotten to sample a couple of items while waiting, and got to see how the ordering/serving process worked, I was still a bit overwhelmed when it was my turn to order. I wanted some of everything, but settled on thick slices of house made pastrami (a special that day) a house made pork and jalapeno sausage link, two big pork ribs, nice thick slices of fatty (moist) brisket and a side of coleslaw.
There is only one person cutting and weighing the meat, but he was friendly, fast and would let you try a sample if you were having trouble deciding what you wanted. I liked that the meat was all cut to order and that I could be so specific about my preferences for fat and bark and how much I wanted. I also liked that it was cooked without sauce so you can really taste the smoked meat. I would estimate that it took about 5 minutes to order and pay for my food, but my order was perfect! I took everything to go as the indoor seating area is pretty small, and it had gotten a bit warm for me to eat in the outdoor seating. I was given generous amounts of all 3 sauces - mustard, spicy, and regular, and some onions, pickles and white bread. I couldn't wait to get home and try everything. I walked out the door with my purchases at 11:40, pleased with my 80 minute adventure.
Once home, I had to have a bite of everything. I enjoyed the moist flavorful pastrami, which was brined and then smoked had the perfect amount of fat and bark on it. The ribs were nicely seasoned, moist, tender, meaty, perfectly cooked and not too fatty. The sausage was delicious as well, but the brisket was To Die For!!! It was perfectly moist and flavorful, with great texture. It nearly melted in my mouth! Nothing was overly salty, and to my surprise, I loved all of the sauces. I'm not a big bbq sauce fan and am pretty hard to please, but I LOVED the mustard based sauce. Second favorite was the spicy sauce, but the regular was good too. I tried all three sauces with each of the meats. I really enjoyed the coleslaw which was not drowning in dressing, but very bright and refreshing.
I would go through the process of visiting here again in a heartbeat! I'll most likely come a bit earlier, bring a book, and wait to be delighted! It is WORTH the wait. It was a bit pricey, but work every penny given the quality and flavor.
I was told by other customers that later in the day the line is much shorter, but that you stand the chance that your favorites may be sold out, or that they may have completely sold out and closed early. They are also not as busy once the triple digit temperatures move in for the summer.
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