The South Tampa location at 623 S MacDill Ave. Credit: Photo via 4 Rivers Smokehouse
Sunday may be the Lord’s Day for some, but it’s also a chance to kneel before some savory barbecue.

Today, Florida-based barbecue chain 4 Rivers Smokehouse announced that many of their locations will now be opening their doors on Sundays for the first time, starting Sept. 22.

“This decision was made to uphold the company’s mission to support the local community, protect jobs and ensure stability and prosperity of their dedicated team members,” said the company in a press release. “The team is looking forward to welcoming in their guests all seven days of the week and smoking up some delicious food.”

All 4 Rivers location will begin the new Sunday hours starting Sept. 22, and will be open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. While the outposts in South Tampa, Coral Springs and Orange Park will start offering Sunday service starting Sept. 29.

The Orlando SoDo location will not offer Sunday hours.

The company added that all locations will start staying open until 9 p.m on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning Sept. 27.

The family-owned company is known for its signature 30-day aged smoked angus brisket, BBQ platters, and homestyle sides.

Established by John Rivers in Winter Park in 2009, 4 Rivers has since expanded with locations across Florida, including Tampa, South Florida, Lakeland, Jacksonville, and Gainesville.

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Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...