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The original Leatha’s BBQ in Foxworth, MS
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:39 pm
Any of y’all remember going as a kid in 70s/80s. My grandparents lived in Angie back then and we’d always head up there on the weekends.
Those ribs/steak fries/sauce could not be beat
Also Applehead? Singing at the tables
And the curtain/door restrooms
Good times
Also I remember, everyone in Leatha’s family never skipped a meal and that floor was always creaking
Those ribs/steak fries/sauce could not be beat
Also Applehead? Singing at the tables
And the curtain/door restrooms
Good times
Also I remember, everyone in Leatha’s family never skipped a meal and that floor was always creaking
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 12:53 pm
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Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:40 pm to dexy82
Used to go to the one in hattiesburg a lot. Good ribs
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:41 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Never went to the newer one
I know the ambiance in the old shack was hard to replicate
I know the ambiance in the old shack was hard to replicate
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:42 pm to dexy82
I remember driving up and seeing the people working around the archaic smoke shacks, the smell just incredible. We only went a couple times but it was as good as it gets. All family and friend run iirc.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 1:08 pm to dexy82
No but my dad's family is from Angie.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:00 pm to dexy82
Had some great meals at Leatha’s in Hattiesburg. Chef Brian and the staff were always hospitable. Wish I could have made it to Foxworth.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:04 pm to dexy82
actually went to high school at West Marion in Foxworth. still looking for better BBQ ! the head people from Chevron from Houston would come in to Columbia and that is only place they wanted to eat so that says alot. should of enjoyed it more often but it was a great experience and great eating all the way around. fond memories thinking about apple head.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:16 pm to dexy82
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Any of y’all remember going as a kid in 70s/80s.
and 90's.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:18 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
quote:We stopped at this one on the way to the Bama game in 2019. It wasn't very good. Seemed like it was running on the fumes of its old reputation.
Used to go to the one in hattiesburg a lot.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:28 pm to dexy82
Is the new location still open?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:35 pm to dexy82
I lived in Columbia and we went to Leatha's in Foxworth often. Some of Leatha's family worked for my dad at one point. They still remembered us years later when we went to the one in Hattiesburg.
The dishrags as napkins, the scale on the piano to weigh meat, the chickens running around outside, man that place was awesome! I wish they had a BBQ place here in BR like Leatha's.
Applehead singing "Thriller" and "Hongry (not Hungry) Like the Wolf"
The dishrags as napkins, the scale on the piano to weigh meat, the chickens running around outside, man that place was awesome! I wish they had a BBQ place here in BR like Leatha's.
Applehead singing "Thriller" and "Hongry (not Hungry) Like the Wolf"
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:38 pm to dexy82
My wife's cousin had Letha's BBQ (Hattiesburg) catered for their rehearsal dinner a long time ago 
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:39 pm to dexy82
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Also Applehead? Singing at the tables
It's a thillah... thillah niiigh...
It was fun going to the old place to see all the nice, expensive vehicles pulled up in what would otherwise be considered to be a sketchy-as-shite area.
The only thing as impressive as the BBQ was the woman (can't remember her name) who never wrote an order down but remembered the entire table's order.
One of the last times we went, not long after they moved into Hattiesburg, we had a group of something like 15 or so people. She went around the table taking everyone's food and drink orders, then when done she repeated each one back as she pointed to each person. I never knew her to get an order wrong.
After Leatha passed, I think the family tried to keep it going for a while but none seemed to have her ability to run a restaurant. I think it closed around COVID.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:12 pm to dexy82
They still have a booth at the Washington Parish Fair every year
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:16 pm to Bard
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The only thing as impressive as the BBQ was the woman (can't remember her name) who never wrote an order down but remembered the entire table's order.
I believe that was Leatha’s daughter Bonnie, who ran the restaurant from 2009 - 2015. She was amazing!
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:31 pm to dexy82
Nah i’ll stick to food in Louisiana
Posted on 1/27/25 at 4:50 pm to neworleansnotsouthla
Also playing on the train tracks right outside of the shack.
Best beef ribs in the world.
Best beef ribs in the world.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 5:00 pm to Fat Harry
Might have check that out
Posted on 1/27/25 at 6:06 pm to dexy82
Went to USM 90-94, made many Thursday night road trips to Leathas
Good times good food
Good times good food
Posted on 1/27/25 at 6:13 pm to dexy82
I'm still amazed that I grew up upper middle class in metro New Orleans and had no idea what good BBQ was until I moved to Milwaukee in my early 30's.
Having my first smoked ribs was life changing.
Having my first smoked ribs was life changing.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 6:14 pm
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