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title: "4 Rivers Smokehouse"
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# 4 Rivers Smokehouse

Peace, Love, 4 The Greater Good LEARN MORE Start earning bigger, better, and quicker rewards Sign Up Sign In Previous Next The Art of Smoking 30-day wet-aged beef brisket rubbed with our 4R Brisket Rub and smoked for 18 hours. Hand sliced to order. Seasoned with 4R All Purpose Rub and smoked to perfection. Enjoy on the bone or pulled and tossed in 4R Signature Sauce. Classic pulled pork from bone-in pork shoulder rubbed with our 4R All Purpose Rub and smoked for 12 hours until fork-tender. A Few 4R Favorites Burnt Ends Melt Smokehouse Burnt Ends with provolone & cheddar cheese topped with caramelized onions on sliced sourdough bread. Six Shooter Baked cheese grits piled high with pulled pork, Southern Coleslaw, pickles, jalapeños and 4R Signature Sauce. BBQ Quesadilla Your choice of meat, cheddar cheese and 4R Signature Sauce on a tortilla and grilled to perfection. View Full Menu Join the 4R Family We’re always looking for great talent and now accepting applications for all positions. Browse Jobs 4R Wherever You Are Enjoy 4 Rivers Sauces and foods at home, at work, and all year long. Visit the Shop Our Beginnings 4 Rivers Smokehouse began with the launch of the “Barbecue Ministry” in 2004, when John hosted a cookout fundraiser to support a local family whose young daughter was battling cancer. This one event resulted in a passion for supporting local schools, churches, and charitable organizations, and a few years later, smoking thousands of pounds of meat out of a garage just wouldn’t cut it anymore. After trials, tribulations, and a whole lot of burnt ends, we finally flipped that “Hot Brisket Now” sign on in October of 2009. Within the first hour, a line had formed out the door and then around the corner. Read More Awards and Recognition Rivers’ concept immediately attracted local and national recognition, with two invitations to cook at the prestigious James Beard House in NYC, four consecutive invitations to present at the 2011 – 2014 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and appearances on NBC and FOX morning shows. He’s also been celebrated by USA Today, Paula Deen Magazine, FOOD Magazine, Cooking Light, Food & Wine, Cigar Aficionado, Restaurant Business, and TravelandLesiure.com, and named a finalist for the 2013 Florida Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2014, John Rivers published The Southern Cowboy Cookbook, a kitchen masterpiece that’s destined to become a classic. 4 Rivers was named Best BBQ in the Southeast by Southern Living Magazine in 2021 and one of the Best BBQ brands in the US in 2023 by Eat This, Not That. Order Options --> Pick-up & Delivery Order & Eat Today! Full Smokehouse Menu Available Start Order Catering Delivery 24-hour Notice - Catering Menus And Offerings, $200 Minimum Start Order