Matt's BBQ

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Matt's BBQ
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Matt's BBQ
Restaurant information
Food type Barbecue
City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°33′16″N122°40′33″W / 45.55435°N 122.67573°W / 45.55435; -122.67573
Website mattsbbqpdx.com

Matt's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Boise neighborhood, in the United States. [1] The business has also operated in Beaverton. It has been featured on the Food Network series Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . [2] Sibling restaurant Matt's BBQ Tacos, also located in Portland, [3] opened in 2019.

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History

In 2015, Matt Vicedomini opened his first food cart on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [4] [5] Matt's BBQ and its sibling restaurant Matt's BBQ Tacos closed temporarily in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Limited operations were restored in April. [7] [8]

In 2021, Matt's BBQ announced plans to operate a second location in Beaverton. [9] [10] The business has been featured on the Food Network series Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives . [2]

Reception

In 2017, Martin Cizmar of Willamette Week wrote, "Fact: Matt's BBQ Has the Best Brisket and Ribs in Portland". [11] Matt's BBQ won in the Best Barbecue category of the newspaper's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022 and 2024. [12] [13] Michael Russell included the business in The Oregonian 's 2022 "ultimate guide" to the 30 best restaurants in Central Beaverton. [14] Matt's BBQ was included in Texas Monthly's 2024 list of the 53 best Texas-style barbecue eateries in the nation. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Craving barbecue? Here are Portland's top 5 options". KGW . June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. 1 2 Turnquist, Kristi (2019-02-08). "These are the Portland restaurants Guy Fieri visited on 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  3. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-04-16). "Matt's BBQ, Por Que No taqueria relaunch with limited takeout this week". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. ↑ Tepler, Benjamin (2019-03-12). "Matt's BBQ Goes Tex-Mex". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  5. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-03-09). "Matt's BBQ Has Found a Home". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ↑ Frane, Alex (2020-03-19). "Portland's Favorite Barbecue Food Carts Have Closed, For Now". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-04-16). "Matt's BBQ, Por Que No taqueria relaunch with limited takeout this week". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  8. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-04-17). "Nationally Celebrated Food Cart Matt's BBQ Is Now Offering Smoked Meats for Pre-Order". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  9. ↑ Russell, Michael (2021-08-03). "Matt's BBQ expands to Beaverton, joining Breakside's all-star cart pod". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  10. ↑ Russell, Michael (2022-03-02). "Matt's BBQ heads to Beaverton, Akadi to reopen in Southeast and more Portland restaurant news for March 2022". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  11. ↑ Cizmar, Martin (2017-11-07). "Fact: Matt's BBQ Has the Best Brisket and Ribs in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  12. ↑ "Food Winners". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  13. ↑ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  14. ↑ Russell, Michael (2022-04-20). "The ultimate guide to Central Beaverton's 30 best restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  15. ↑ Russell, Michael (2024-08-29). "Oregon has 3 of America's best Texas-style barbecue joints". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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