Standing in line usually ranks somewhere between doing taxes and sitting in traffic on the list of things people enjoy.
But at Pappy’s Smokehouse in St. Louis, the queue has become part of the attraction, a pre-meal gathering where strangers become friends united by their shared mission to eat exceptional barbecue.
The line outside this Midtown establishment on Olive Street isn’t a problem to be solved; it’s a feature that somehow makes the whole experience better.
You’ll notice the crowd before you see the building, a gathering of people who’ve clearly accepted their fate and are making the best of it…