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Much has been made of the barbecue sauce at Phillip’s, easily one of LA’s most beloved Southern-style barbecue institutions. The restaurant’s popularity hit critical mass after Jonathan Gold waxed poetic about it in 2004, but it had been a neighborhood favorite for years before. The resultant long wait, which most regular customers know to expect, is a one trademark/quirk of this takeout-only joint.

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BarbecueLA: Phillips Bar-B-Que

By Brandon Choe, Liz Schneider

Jan. 22, 2014 10:38 a.m.