Ah, the tiny SoH gifts. I must have the pieces of like three of these lying around my house.

I don’t think that umbrella’s doing much

@kazar14 said:
"I've always thought that face looks like Obi-Wan Kenobi."

Yeah, he seems to dedicate the stand to the Republic TO DEMOCRACY!!!

I bought this set (or, more accurately, my grandparents bought me this set) on my first trip abroad! Seeing it here brings back very fond memories.

@BovineBrick said:
"I bought this set (or, more accurately, my grandparents bought me this set) on my first trip abroad! Seeing it here brings back very fond memories."

I got this set with the 1,294 piece Highway Transporter set, so this tiny set was bought with one that is nearly 58 times bigger!

The club and the yellow and red guns are a nice play feature, but I dunno what is has to do with BBQ... Maybe it's a southern thing?

I remember these! I wonder why they got rid of them?

They are perfect for kids pocket money and would also complement larger sets such as Soldier's Arsenal (which I had) to build an army, Cement Mixer to build up your construction site, this set for regular city details etc.

Such charming little sets and a good way to get a minifig. Shame I didnt get them all. I remember getting one for Mars Mission, Atlantis, Space Police (the most 2008/9 one whatever it was) Naval side of Pirates, Cement Mixer, possibly the firemen one as well. Pity I missed out on the Police one since it had a printed road sign!

Unless you’re talking about a standard pork/chicken/beef hot dog, ketchup goes nowhere near pork products. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and fries are the limit. Brats and similar sausages (but not breakfast sausages), and lunch meat sandwiches get mustard, while most forms of chicken get BBQ sauce (but none of that mustard or vinegar stuff).

So having established that, the thing you should be debating is whether he’s dug a pit, or you have to set your food right on the ground before using those pump dispensers.

Chicken / Turkey Leg was the main staple of LEGO BBQ until the Hot Dog was introduced in minifig sets.

Interestingly enough the Sausage piece was introduced with Scala in 1998 , but didn't appear much in minifig sets until after 2010, exception being 4455-1 + 4462-1 (2002 promotional sets)

The Hotdog also was used even moreso after the Bun piece was added in 2016.

Talking about barbecue/grill, in Denmark we would have ketchup, mustard and remoulade (in the Danish version) with sausages or in Danish hotdogs. Remoulade or ketchup is also being served with chips/french fries, though mayonnaise in different versions are also being served now. - For a Dane, the two condiments in this set could easily be ketchup and remoulade, as our remoulade is yellow.

Traditional Danish barbecue/grill is normally things such as pork chops, steaks patty/burger and sausages. Preparation of the meat was normally not highly advanced - but of course, things have changed over time.

I'm not sure if I find it funny or a bit strange how people in the comments are decrying this set to be doing barbecuing wrong. At the time lego's parts palette was much smaller than it was today, and most food products were almost exclusive to Scala and Belville for a while. And besides... there is not one correct way to barbecue when it refers to a grill like in this set. Nonetheles, I guess it's interesting about the different customs around the world.

Fun fact: in the glass-doored container is a red 1x1 round brick. Although I always assumed it to be a soft drink also being sold, it could be a slab of meat too. Either way, It's probably a cooler.

I personally got this set with 7639 and they worked great together. I wish there still were small sets like this that were easily obtainable, unlike most polybags right now. Not to mention how city polybags often try to focus on police subject matter, and are too ambitious for the size. With a few parts you can make a barbecue. If you try to make a car or helicopter they will end up looking squished.
The small sets from this era were legitimate builds, if a little small.

@Cooliocdawg said:
"As someone from the south, this offends me. BBQ is pork, and it’s not served with ketchup and mustard, unless you have fries with it, in which case ketchup is acceptable. Also there is no way that man fits a smoker in that little stand, so it’s cooked with propane. This is downright BBQ blasphemy right here. Ranting aside, this is a super cute set."

I have to concur. Once you’ve partaken of the magic of slow cooked pork or beef brisket, hearing the term “barbecue” refer to grilling hamburgers, hotdogs, and ordinary chicken is downright disheartening.

But I have this set, so I must not have been paying attention to the name. I just refer to him as a street vendor.

great mini set!

@Brickchap said:
"I remember these! I wonder why they got rid of them? "

Why sell a product for $3 when you can sell a different product for $10, selling just as many units? As much as LEGO is a toy company providing products that kids love to play with (kids of all ages!), they are still required to make a tidy profit every year by their ownership group...

I remember this wave of small sets across all the product lines, they were nice filler material for the dioramas and displays. CMF and Vidiyo don't quite scratch the same itch for me...

@CarolinaOnMyMind said:
" @Collector_Nonas said:
" @Cooliocdawg said:
"As someone from the south, this offends me. BBQ is pork, and it’s not served with ketchup and mustard, unless you have fries with it, in which case ketchup is acceptable. Also there is no way that man fits a smoker in that little stand, so it’s cooked with propane. This is downright BBQ blasphemy right here. Ranting aside, this is a super cute set."

As someone who is also from the south, I can affirm this statement. BBQ can be chicken, but not a chicken wing. There should be no mustard in sight. I also always wondered about that head’s “beard.” He also looks friendly but desperate to sell me some “BBQ.” Funny set though.

"

You’re my people. Although I will say, there are lots of different kinds of BBQ. I grew up with and still prefer (Lexington style) pulled pork cue, but I know that even in the Carolina pork type of BBQ, parts of South Carolina use a mustard-based sauce.
But of course there’s also Memphis and Kansas City and Texas style BBQ too, and although Texas uses mostly beef brisket, you can have chicken with those as well.
However, where I live now (Canada), everybody uses the term “BBQ” to refer to a grill and/or anything that comes off it, which appears to also be the case here. I can’t support it, but I’ve stopped trying to correct them.
"

Mustard base sauce is unique. I’ve only tried it once or twice, but it is very different from the straight yellow mustard seen here. I just had Lexington style a couple of weeks ago, and it was really good. I’m partial to eastern Carolina vinegar based sauce it helps bring out the smoky flavor in the meat without hiding it. I also grew up with Georgia style BBQ which has a lot thicker sauce. Actually it’s sort of akin to the sauce on most BBQ chicken.

Also to everyone pointing out the other cultural uses of the word barbecue, I am aware that my definition is not the only one. I just stand by my BBQ.

@MCLegoboy said:
"So is that a beard, or is it just sauce all over his face? XD"

When I had a beard and would eat BBQ, the sauce would blend in and no one would be the wiser...or at least that's what I told myself.

Clearly the son of the guy from 6601

Son of an ice cream vendor!

I absolutely adore that ice cream vendor! Also, “ son of an ice cream vendor” sounds like someone Buddy the Elf would say.

A while back, Heinz produced a line of eight BBQ sauces, of which seven were regionally inspired and developed with local pitmasters, and the eighth was an in-house recipe. I never tried the Hawaiian (fruit-based) or Kentucky (bourbon based) varieties, but I was looking for a sauce with no HFCS, so I did try the other six as there weren’t many other options at the time. I settled on Texas, but could have lived with Memphis, Kansas City, or Original. The two I almost threw in the trash were Carolina Vinegar and Carolina Mustard. Unfortunately, they all disappeared from store shelves some time back, so I think they may have been discontinued, or are on the verge of being so.

@oldfan said:
" @Brickchap said:
"I remember these! I wonder why they got rid of them? "

Why sell a product for $3 when you can sell a different product for $10, selling just as many units? As much as LEGO is a toy company providing products that kids love to play with (kids of all ages!), they are still required to make a tidy profit every year by their ownership group...

I remember this wave of small sets across all the product lines, they were nice filler material for the dioramas and displays. CMF and Vidiyo don't quite scratch the same itch for me...

"

Such small sets are currently released as polybags or magazine gifts. This one is one of the recents- 30463

@MCLegoboy said:
"So is that a beard, or is it just sauce all over his face? XD"

You mean the yellow sauce all over his head? ;-)

@Bhahouighf said:
"Hey, it's Heimlich Stewblaster, the barbeque vendor of Crux Prime! And they say LEGO Universe got slighted in the sets department."

I LOVE that you made reference to LU! Everyone seems to want to forget it, but I don't, and apparently I'm not alone!