UNLEASH THE FLAVOR

While most BBQ brands celebrate their founders' heritage dripping over hot coals, the real flavor in BBQ comes from the sauces!! Which is why Southern Luv BBQ's founder, Chef Essi Tadrus, spent years traveling throughout the South, sampling the unique flavors in Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas, Alabama, Kansas, Tennessee and Florida. His mission was clear:  Raise the Bar in Barbeque!

This meant combining everything he learned down South with his culinary skills to create what is now Southenrn Luv BBQ's collection of mouthwatering sauces. These are used with the finest cuts of meats (which have been slow-smoked in pecan wood to tender, juicy perfection -- They've also been bottled up for you to enjoy at home. They're even the not-so-secret ingredient in some of the tastiest potato chips around! 

Most popular BBQ sauces are made by combining two bases  which is why most of them all basically taste the same.  Chef Essi wanted his sauces to be distinctive and of the highest quality. Each is a totally original recipe and nothing pre-made or canned is used ever. From the Original Southern fusion "Sweet & Tangy" to “Sweet Carolina” to “Bama White Sauce” to “Florida Sweet Heat”, we're proud to bring you the United States of BBQ. We promise you it is finger-licking good!

Chef Essi's passion to create kickin’ homestyle BBQ began at age 5 when he had his first ribs at a local gas station in Ft Hood, Texas where his father was stationed. It was truly love at first bite -- to the extent that those ribs were all young Essi would eat for a year! His pursuit has been relentless since then, opening his first BBQ joint at age 19 and then embarking on his Southern journey. Now, it all comes together with Southern Luv BBQ and Chef Essi is so excited to share his unique brand of flavor-filled BBQ with the world. As he continues to bring you new scrumptious foods and sauces, he's confident you'll agree we most definitely Raise the Bar in Barbeque!