Sloppy Mama's BBQ
Barbecue restaurant · Leeway Overlee ·
Wood-fired barbecue featuring brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and sausage
Wood-fired barbecue featuring brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and sausage
"Former high school teacher and football coach Joe Neuman built up enough of a following with a (now retired) barbecue truck. Neuman opened a permanent home for Sloppy Mama’s wood-fired barbecue in 2019. Find half-smoked sausage, pulled chicken, brisket, turkey, pork, and dry-rubbed ribs (and vegan jackfruit) by the pound. Order online for pickup. His barbecue also shows up at D.C.’s Hill East Burger." - Tierney Plumb
"Best known for its fantastic smoked meats plus classic sides like mac and cheese, this Arlington barbecue spot also serves a huge homemade half-smoke with onions, chili, and mustard." - Eater Staff
"Former high school teacher and football coach Joe Neuman built up enough of a following with a (now retired) barbecue truck. Neuman opened a permanent home for Sloppy Mama’s wood-fired barbecue, located in an old Pizza Hut building in July 2019. Find smoked sausage, chicken, brisket, turkey, pork, and ribs (and vegan jackfruit) by the pound. His barbecue also shows up at D.C.’s Hill East Burger." - Tierney Plumb, Eater Staff
"Known as a local barbecue standard-bearer, Sloppy Mama’s operates a popular barbecue food truck (now with a permanent home in Arlington) sending out wood-fired turkey, pork, and ribs — and vegan jackfruit — by the pound; its prime brisket trim is also the key component in the smoked patties used at Hill East Burger, and the brand boasts a devoted legion of barbecue aficionados." - Tierney Plumb
"Over the past six years, Sloppy Mama’s has built a loyal customer base for its Southern delicacies: pitmaster Joe Neuman and his wife and business partner Mandy ran the operation out of a truck, a pop-up at U Street bar Solly’s, and food-hall stalls at Union Market and Ballston Quarter before consolidating operations into a restaurant inside a converted Pizza Hut building in Arlington. The team has regularly appeared in the Washington Post’s annual top-10 barbecue rankings, earning high marks for its chopped pork, homemade sausage, and pickles." - Gabe Hiatt
