Our Story

After the pandemic of 2020 and working for major restaurant companies for over 25 years, Charlie Eblen (Founder & President) decided to start his own brand. When he was a kid, he remembered going to his grandfather’s farm in Bell Buckle, TN. When you pulled into the farm and looked up at the ridgeline there was one single tree that stood tall above all the others.

Papa George, “The Judge” (his grandfather), named the farm Single Tree Farm. They always worked most of the day, whether that was in the garden, with the cattle or horses, fixing fences, or whatever else needed to be done. But, at the end of the day, they would spend time together by the outdoor fireplace, telling stories and cooking dinner, all while trying to solve the world’s problems.

Through all the years, the lessons learned, and the laughter and love that was had around those dinner tables and fires will always be remembered and cherished. This is where the love of community, food, fire, and family was born.

When Charlie thought of starting his own brand in 2020, one of the first things that came to mind was his grandfather telling him that he had always wanted to start his own restaurant. He knew immediately that the name of my brand and restaurant would be Single Tree!

Charlie believes that any time you are opening a business that there is always going to be challenges. But, with focus, effort, enthusiasm, and discipline you can overcome anything in the way of your success.

Single Tree BBQ is a veteran-owned and operated BBQ and Catering company. This company was born on the idea of Community, Family, Great Food, and Genuine Hospitality. We strive to sell the best plate of BBQ every time and specialize in low and slow BBQ. We keep all of the recipes simple, and everything is made fresh from scratch. We want to partner with as many local sources and vendors as we can for all of our products.

Our Mission is to help build and grow our community through the perfect plate of BBQ.

Charlie (Founder & President) has been in the restaurant business most of his life and has always thought that keeping things simple and executing them perfectly is the best way to have extremely consistent and high-quality food. By doing this we can produce the best quality food and hospitality in the industry.

We offer a variety of options on our menu, but our favorite is our low and slow hickory-smoked brisket. It takes about 12-16 hours to cook a brisket fully, so there is lots of love, patience, and passion that goes into getting our hickory-smoked brisket perfect every time.