When owner and pitmaster, Seth Simmons, discovered one of his former soldiers living in the streets, he quickly realized their biggest need was quality food. He decided that cooking a large piece of meat would feed many of the Veterans that he had met in the streets of Central Arkansas. When money ran out he decided to begin selling to friends and neighbors to make enough money to continue feeding the homeless. That quickly blossomed into the beginning of Ray’s Rump Shack, and the catering of many weddings and office parties.
In 2017 he decided to test his skills and go a little larger scale by joining the beginning of Wright’s BBQ in NW Arkansas.
After having to leave the restaurant business to take care of his Pop who was battling strokes and eventual cancer, he went off on his own and started his catering services to be able to be available for his fathers chemo appointments.
After the passing of his father, Seth and his wife Jenny, made the move to NE Arkansas and made Ray’s Rump Shack an official business. In memory of his Pop always telling people Seth’s BBQ “wasn’t fit to eat”, the business slogan was changed to ‘Worst BBQ in Arkansas’.
He continues to this day to feed the homeless, but joined forces with The Pack Shack to make the original mission more impactful. Through the joint partnership with The Pack Shack, Ray’s Rump Shack is able to attack hunger issues all over the state.
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