At Sloppy Mama’s, a commitment to traditional barbecue — and the community

“The only 100 percent wood-fired BBQ restaurant in Arlington.”
What started out simply as a husband and wife catering their own wedding escalated to buying a food truck in 2014, and eventually turned into Joe and Mandy Neuman’s first restaurant opening in 2019.
Joe Neuman, owner of Sloppy Mama’s BBQ, can rattle off the trials and tribulations of what the years have brought them this far.
“Mandy and I catered our wedding, and had a pig roast,” said Joe. From t