Reo's Ribs

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Reo's Ribs
Restaurant information
Food type
Street address4211 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97213
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′11″N122°37′11″W / 45.5364°N 122.6198°W / 45.5364; -122.6198
Website reosribsbbq.com

Reo's Ribs is a barbecue and soul food [1] restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

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History

Reo's Ribs opened on Tualatin Valley Highway in Aloha in 1999. Reo Varnado and Myra Girod moved the business to a strip mall in southwest Portland's Johns Landing in April 2010. [2] Reo's Ribs moved out of the strip mall in 2012. The restaurant operated on Powell Boulevard in southeast Portland, until January 2015. [3]

Reo's Ribs relocated to northeast Portland's Hollywood neighborhood in 2015, taking over the space formerly occupied by Hollywood Burger Bar. [4] [5] The restaurant was damaged by a large fire in May 2017. [6] [7] [8] Varnado believed racism was behind the fire, [9] [10] and an investigation was initiated. [11] No evidence of arson was found. [12] In November, Varnado confirmed plans to reopen the restaurant. [13] [14] [15] Reo's Ribs reopened with a larger kitchen in 2018. [16]

The restaurant was heavily damaged by another fire in November 2020. [17] [18] Investigators determine arson was the cause and a suspect was identified. [19] Authorities released a photo of the woman who was responsible and offered an award for more information. [20] [21] [22] After being identified by a community member, the suspect was arrested in December and charged with two counts of arson. [23] [24] [25] [26] Girod hoped to reopen the business in Spring 2021. [27]

The Hollywood Boosters Business Association helped clean the site in March 2021. [28] Following Varnado's death in January 2022, [29] Snoop Dogg posted about his uncle and shared a video from Reo's Ribs. [30] [31] [32]

The restaurant caught fire again in August 2022. [33] [34] [35]

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