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. [1] Sibling restaurant Matt's BBQ Tacos, also located in Portland, [2] opened in 2019.

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History

In 2015, Matt Vicedomini opened his first food cart on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. [3] [4]

Matt's BBQ Tacos opened the 2019. [5] [6] The sibling restaurant offers breakfast tacos. [7]

Both restaurants closed temporarily in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] Limited operations were restored in April. [9] [10]

In 2021, Matt's BBQ confirmed plans to expand into Beaverton, Oregon. [11] [12] Matt's BBQ Tacos was featured on the Netflix series Street Food in 2022. [13] Matt's BBQ Tacos, which initially operated as a food cart, relocated to Northeast Alberta Street and began operating as a brick and mortar restaurant in November 2022. [14] [15] [16]

Reception

In 2017, Martin Cizmar of Willamette Week wrote, "Fact: Matt's BBQ Has the Best Brisket and Ribs in Portland". [17]

Matt's BBQ Tacos was named The Oregonian 's 2019 Cart of the Year. [18]

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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. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Russell, Michael (2019-03-04). "Here's the menu for Matt's BBQ Tacos, opening Friday". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ↑ Russell, Michael (2019-02-05). "Matt's BBQ to open taco cart in Southeast Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. ↑ "Where to Eat Breakfast in Portland This Week". Willamette Week. 2021-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-08-06). "Matt's BBQ and Farmer & the Beast Are Opening Beaverton Carts at the Incoming Breakside Pod". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  12. ↑ 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 2021-10-08.
  13. ↑ "Which Portland Food Celebrities Made It to Netflix's 'Street Food USA'?". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  14. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2022-11-04). "You Can Now Get Matt's BBQ Tacos on Alberta". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  15. ↑ "Matt's BBQ Tacos Finds a Permanent Home Inside Great Notion Brewing". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  16. ↑ Russell, Michael (2022-10-28). "Matt's BBQ Tacos takes over kitchen at original Great Notion Brewing". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Russell, Michael (2019-06-19). "Portland's 2019 Cart of the Year: Matt's BBQ Tacos". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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