And it has a lot of competition.
Courtesy of Dreamland BBQ
When Southerners have a hankering forbanana pudding, they can always count on abarbecue joint.
In the early days, Dreamland not only sold barbecue but hamburgers and hot dogs, too.
Credit:Courtesy of Dreamland BBQ
Until Mobile came along in 1995.
They would actually bring their own sides into the restaurant.
Two years later, sides (likebaked beansand potato salad) were added to the menu.
Mobile started a snowball effect, and by 2000 the restaurant started a small-scale catering operation.
McAtee remembers loading food into the back of customers vans and noticing pies made by competitors.
The very next day, they began brainstorming a dessert to add to the menu.
McAtee maintains that the recipe isnt complicated.
Its all things you might buy off the shelf, she says.
The secret, however, is in the cookie.
dreamlandbbq.com; multiple locations; 205-943-7900
