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| - Over 400 reviews and still five stars, there's a reason. want a true, unbiased, fair, real - person review? Read on.
This was my first trip after hearing about this place several times and had no idea what to expect, except what I heard was incredible barbecue. I pulled into the parking lot to find a parking attendant helping people find a spot. What? At a little barbecue joint in a business part of Phoenix? Then I saw the line. Apparently it wasn't that bad, it was only about 12 people deep. I understand it can get to 50 people deep and over an hour. Fortunately, there was a mist system as we stood outside, some small shade trees and the parking attendant offered me a small bottle of cold water, very, very cool!
People in line had clearly been here before. They talked about "lamb neck" and "fatty brisket". Apparently the brisket goes quick! Heard a couple guys say they just flew in and came straight here, must be amazing, couldn't wait as I stood beside the large smokers and smelled the food smoking, was a cool experience. Saw the owner, Scott, who I didn't know, walk by several times and was very talkative and friendly with everyone. My turn to meet him was coming, unbeknownst to me.
I walked in the door and watched the carvers making plates for everyone and they looked amazing! When it was my turn, the carver gave me a small "burnt end" of brisket, best I've ever tasted, ever! Now I was excited! They were out of fatty brisket, so I ordered a combination plate with chopped brisket, pork ribs and sausage. Had cheddar jalapeno grits and potato salad on the side with pickles, onions, jalapeno and two slices of white bread. Total with a 15% tip was about $25. Pretty expensive for lunch, but this was enough food to feed a small country and was about to see if it was worth it. I ate outside next to the meat smokers, loved the low key, local feel. Scott came and talked to me for about five minutes and is a genuinely good hearted, down-to-earth, nice, approachable, friendly human, made the experience even better. The food was really good. I think I may have let the brisket sit too long and get a little dry, of course, it was chopped brisket, not sliced brisket, so that is going to happen, unfortunately. But how does one person eat 6 pounds (not really) of food that fast :-) Was most excited about the brisket, but found the pork ribs to be over-the-top fantastic. The grits and potato salad were good, I'd give them 7.5 out of 10. The brisket I'd give 8.5 out of 10. I'm guessing the fatty brisket would have been a 12 out of 10. The pork ribs were a strong nine or 9.5 out of 10, they were delicious! I wasn't in love with the sausage, although it was incredibly high quality and clearly home made, I'd still give them a strong 7.5 or eight out of 10. The sides were good, nothing outrageous, unusual to find cheddar jalapeno grits, so they get extra points for that.
Overall, I'd say, if you're within a 20 mile radius and you don't have to wait too terribly long, I'd highly recommend stopping in, you will never forget it and I bet you'll find something you like better here then anywhere you've ever had. You absolutely won't go wrong giving Little Miss a try!
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