A few months ago, people lined up down the block for a taste of Maurice “Mo” Stewart’s Texas-style barbecue. His business, Brother’s Keeper BBQ, had gained a following as a pop-up around Long Beach since 2018, but today was different.
Stewart was testing a new, permanent space on Fourth Street that he would soon be moving into. In a recent interview, Stewart got emotional talking about how many people showed up to support his business.
“I do this because I love doing it,” Stewart said, tears welling up in his eyes. “I felt the food has always been good, but when people don’t know about you, it’s easy to want to give up because people aren’t there. So to have that [turn out] now and the last few pop-ups, I don’t take it lightly or for granted, because I know the work that I put in to get here.”…