Once Once Agency · July 23, 2026

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56 ready-to-post stories built from your own photography. Every frame is full bleed — the food fills the screen, no borders, no boxes. No image was run through AI: each one is a crop and a resize of the original shot. Stickers are placed by hand in the app; the layout already leaves the room for them.

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Tap through to Toast · 12 stories

Story 01
01LinkORDER AHEAD
TODAY
SLICED WHEN YOU ORDER IT
Not before. Not this morning.
[ORDER AHEAD]

Over the CTA band, bottom center

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Story 02
02LinkORDER AHEAD
AWARD WINNING
THE ONE TAMPA VOTED FOR
Second best traditional Cuban in the world.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 03
03LinkORDER AHEAD
HOT TEXAN
THE HEAT WAITS FOR BITE THREE
Brisket and pickled jalapenos.
[ORDER AHEAD]

Over the CTA band, bottom center

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Story 04
04LinkORDER AHEAD
ALABAMA SLAMMA
WHITE SAUCE. NO REGRETS.
Pork, bacon, sausage, Alabama sauce.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 05
05LinkORDER AHEAD
THE CAROLINA
NOWHERE TO HIDE
Slaw, pickles, mustard. That is it.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 06
06LinkORDER AHEAD
SUMMER LUV
TASTES LIKE A BACKYARD
Sausage, peppers, onions, Carolina mustard.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 07
07LinkORDER AHEAD
LUV BURGER
HAND FORGED, NOT PRESSED
Black Angus and scratch made cheese sauce.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 08
08LinkORDER AHEAD
PULLED PORK
PULLED BY HAND THIS MORNING
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 09
09LinkORDER AHEAD
ST. LOUIS RIBS
SAUCED RIGHT BEFORE IT LEAVES
No holding. No reheating.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 10
10LinkORDER AHEAD
FIVE CHEESE MAC
THE PULL IS THE POINT
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Story 11
11LinkORDER AHEAD
LUNCH
SORTED IN ONE TAP
[ORDER AHEAD]

Just above the CTA line, bottom center

Tap through to Toast

Story 12
12LinkORDER AHEAD
THE CUBAN
PRESSED TILL THE EDGES CRACK
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Tap through to Toast

Value & Menu

Show what a full order looks like · 8 stories

Story 13
13LinkBUILD YOURS
PLATTERS
ONE MEAT. TWO. OR THREE.
Two sides either way.
[BUILD YOURS]

Over the CTA band, bottom center

Show you can build the plate you want

Story 14
14LinkORDER AHEAD
THE COMBO
ADD CHIPS AND A DRINK
Any sandwich. Done.
[ORDER AHEAD]

Over the CTA band, bottom center

Raise average ticket with the add-on

Story 15
15LinkSEE THE MENU
MAC BOWLS
TURN THE SIDE INTO THE MEAL
Notorious P.I.G. Buffalo. Smoke Show.
[SEE THE MENU]

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Surface a category people miss

Story 16
16LinkORDER AHEAD
ST. LOUIS RIBS
HALF SLAB OR FULL SLAB
Your table, your call.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Show the format choice

Story 17
17LinkORDER AHEAD
ORDER AHEAD
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Order on the way over. Walk in, walk out.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Take the line off the table as a reason not to come

Story 18
18LinkORDER AHEAD
NACHOS
BUILT ON OUR OWN CHIPS
Cheese sauce, pork, jalapeno, ranch drizzle.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Tie the retail product to a menu item

Story 19
19LinkORDER FOR THE TABLE
FOR THE TABLE
STOP PICKING JUST ONE
[ORDER FOR THE TABLE]

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Push group orders

Story 20
20QuestionCatering for what?
CATERING
WE'LL CATER THE WHOLE THING
Parties, office, family.
[TELL US THE DATE]

Center of the free block, y 1050-1350

Open a catering DM

Proof & Awards

Earn the trust before the ask · 6 stories

Story 21
21LinkREAD THE REVIEWS
GOOGLE
4.8 STARS
More than 800 reviews.
[SEE FOR YOURSELF]

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Social proof at scale

Story 22
22LinkORDER AHEAD
TAMPA 2026
SECOND BEST CUBAN IN THE WORLD
International Cuban Sandwich Festival.
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Authority, then the ask

Story 23
23No sticker
2025
TWO MORE ON THE WALL
Non-Traditional Cuban. Popular Tampeno Food.

Depth of the track record

Story 24
24No sticker
THE WALL
THREE PLAQUES. ONE KITCHEN.

One clean authority beat

Story 25
25LinkORDER AHEAD
AWARD WINNING
TASTE THE ONE THAT PLACED
[ORDER AHEAD]

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Convert the award into an order

Story 26
26QuestionWhat do you always get?
REGULARS
TELL US YOUR ORDER

Center of the free block, y 1050-1350

Replies that become user content

Engagement

Polls, quizzes and questions · 12 stories

Story 27
27PollWhich one?
PICK ONE
CAROLINA / ALABAMA SLAMMA

Free block at the bottom, y 1490-1650

Tap engagement and a read on preference

Story 28
28PollHeat or history?
HEAT OR HISTORY
HOT TEXAN / THE CUBAN

Free block at the bottom, y 1490-1650

Tap engagement

Story 29
29PollWhat goes with it?
WHAT GOES WITH IT
MAC AND CHEESE / OUR CHIPS

Free block at the bottom, y 1490-1650

Tap engagement plus a retail nudge

Story 30
30PollBeef or pork?
BEEF OR PORK
BRISKET / PULLED PORK

Free block at the bottom, y 1490-1650

The oldest argument in barbecue

Story 31
31PollRibs or burger?
RIBS OR BURGER
ST. LOUIS RIBS / LUV BURGER

Free block at the bottom, y 1490-1650

Tap engagement between two very different orders

Story 32
32PollTaking home?
TAKE SOMETHING HOME
A CAP / A PACK OF JERKY

Free block at the bottom, y 1490-1650

Retail intent signal

Story 33
33QuizHow many plaques?
QUIZ
HOW MANY PLAQUES ON OUR WALL

Center of the free block, y 1050-1400

Authority delivered as a game

Story 34
34QuizHow many house sauces?
QUIZ
HOW MANY SAUCES DO WE BOTTLE

Center of the free block, y 1050-1400

Teach the retail line without selling

Story 35
35QuizWho is on the wall?
QUIZ
WHO IS ON THE WALL BY THE DOOR

Center of the free block, y 1050-1400

Make the room memorable

Story 36
36QuestionAsk the chef anything
CHEF ESSI
ASK THE CHEF ANYTHING

Center of the free block, y 1050-1350

Replies that fuel a week of answer stories

Story 37
37QuestionWhat should we run?
YOUR CALL
WHAT SHOULD WE RUN AS THE SPECIAL

Center of the free block, y 1050-1350

Give the audience a say, then honor it

Story 38
38PollSeeing us today?
SEEING US TODAY

Center of the free block, y 1100-1400

Micro commitment that turns into a visit

Own Products

Move sauces, chips, jerky and merch · 7 stories

Story 39
39No sticker
HOUSE SAUCES
WE LIKED OURS SO WE BOTTLED IT
Sweet and Tangy. Sweet Heat.
[IN STORE NOW]

Move the bottles off the shelf

Story 40
40No sticker
SWEET AND TANGY
OUR OWN CHIPS. OUR OWN LABEL.
[GRAB A BAG]

Move the chips

Story 41
41No sticker
HOUSE SMOKED
BBQ THAT FITS IN YOUR POCKET
Original or jalapeno cheese.
[IN STORE NOW]

Move the jerky

Story 42
42No sticker
SIGNED
BY THE CHEF HIMSELF

Make the product feel personal

Story 43
43No sticker
MERCH SHELF
WEAR IT HOME
[IN STORE NOW]

Move merch

Story 44
44No sticker
TAKE US HOME
CHIPS. SAUCE. JERKY.
[ON THE SHELF]

The full retail line in one frame

Story 45
45No sticker
BEEF STICKS
FOR THE ROAD
[IN STORE NOW]

Impulse buy at the register

Brand & Community

Who is behind the counter · 6 stories

Story 46
46No sticker
CHEF ESSI TADRUS
HE OPENED HIS FIRST AT NINETEEN
This one came after the hurricane.

Put a face on the brand

Story 47
47No sticker
WHAT WE RUN ON
FAITH. HOSPITALITY. HEART.
In that order.

The ethos Essi asked us to lead with

Story 48
48No sticker
AFTER MILTON
WHEN THE POWER CAME BACK
We fed the neighbors first.

The story that earns the community

Story 49
49No sticker
THE WALLS
SAY HELLO ON YOUR WAY OUT

Make the room shareable

Story 50
50No sticker
DAY ONE
THE DAY WE OPENED THE DOORS
Tampa walked through it.

Gratitude beat

Story 51
51LocationSouthern Luv BBQ
THE ROOM
PULL UP A STOOL
[DINE IN OR TAKE OUT]

Bottom center, over the CTA band

Drive a walk in

Local & Hours

Address, hours and how to find us · 5 stories

Story 52
52LocationSouthern Luv BBQ
CITRUS PARK
8019 CITRUS PARK DRIVE

Just above the headline, left aligned

Local discovery through the location sticker

Story 53
53No sticker
HOURS
MON TO SAT, 11 TO 8
Closed Sunday.

Answer the most asked DM

Story 54
54LinkORDER AHEAD
RIGHT NOW
WE ARE OPEN
[ORDER AHEAD]

Just above the CTA line, bottom center

Catch the hungry scroll

Story 55
55LocationSouthern Luv BBQ
FINDING US
SAME PLAZA. ORANGE SIGN.

Bottom center, in the free block

Remove the last bit of friction

Story 56
56No sticker
SUNDAY
CLOSED TODAY. BACK MONDAY.
Everybody deserves one.

Keep Sunday warm instead of silent