Reverend's BBQ

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Reverend's BBQ
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Reverend's BBQ
Restaurant information
EstablishedMarch 2014;10 years ago (2014-03)
Owner(s)Your Neighborhood Restaurant Group
Food type Southern
Street address7712 Southeast 13th Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°28′09″N122°39′10″W / 45.4691°N 122.6528°W / 45.4691; -122.6528
Website reverendsbbq.com

Reverend's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in 2014, the eatery is operated by Your Neighborhood Restaurant Group in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood. In addition to barbecue, Reverend's serves Southern cuisine such as collards, hushpuppies, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and banana pudding. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception, especially for its barbecue, burgers, and fried chicken.

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Description

The barbecue restaurant Reverend's BBQ operates on 13th Avenue in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood. [1] The interior has old advertising signs and multiple televisions. [2] [3]

The menu includes burgers, smoked meats, and Southern sides such as buttermilk-soaked fried chicken, collards, [4] hushpuppies, [5] macaroni and cheese, potato salad, [6] and banana pudding. [2] The restaurant has served pork shoulder, sausage, and tempeh, [7] as well as polenta with creamed corn and tasso ham. [8] The Good Reverend Burger has burnt brisket ends and pimento cheese. [9] The BBQ Chop Salad has brisket ends, cheddar cheese, chow chow, and Ranch dressing. Dessert options include brownie sundaes with hot fudge, caramel nut bars, and strawberry shortcake. [6] Cocktails include oyster shooters. [7]

History

Reverend's BBQ is operated by Your Neighborhood Restaurant Group, the restaurant group behind Ate-Oh-Ate and Laurelhurst Market, among other eateries. [10] Reverend's has been described as a "sister restaurant" of both Ate-Oh-Ate and Laurelhurst Market, [11] and as a barbecue and smokehouse "spin-off" of Laurelhurst Market. [12] [13]

In January 2014, Michael Russell of The Oregonian said Reverend's "has already emerged as one of Portland's most-anticipated spring restaurant openings of the year". [14] The restaurant opened in March 2014. [15] [6] [16] [17]

For the Portland Mercury -organized food event Portland Wing Week in 2019, Reverend's served chicken wings that were brined, rubbed with jerk spice, smoked, and fried with a pineapple BBQ sauce, inspired by Steve Martin's character in the comedy film The Jerk (1979). [18] Reverend's has also participated in the Mercury's Highball and Nacho Week events. [19] [20]

Reception

Drew Tyson included the Good Reverend Burger in Thrillist's list of Portland's eight best new burgers of 2014. [21] The website's Liz Childers included the burger in a similar list of the city's fifteen best new burgers of 2014. [22] Thrillist called Reverend's "one of the best-kept smoker secrets in Portland" in 2016. [23] The Good Reverend Burger was selected for Oregon in Yahoo Travel 's 2016 list of the "most over-the-top" hamburgers in each U.S. state. [9] The Oregonian's Michael Russell ranked Reverend's sixth in a 2017 list of Portland's ten best barbecue restaurants. [24]

Lakshmi Sadhu included Reverend's in the Daily Hive 's 2019 list of Portland's seven "most mouthwatering" fried chicken restaurants. [25] In 2019, Willamette Week recommended the restaurant for inexpensive dining in southeast Portland and said, [26] "Reverend's BBQ is exactly what the mind's eye conjures when you imagine a family-style barbecue joint in Portland. The sandwiches are a perfect jumping-off point to gradually move your way through all that Reverend's has to offer, with the barbecue beef brisket ... being the most sterling representation of its wares." [27] The business was a runner-up in the Best Barbecue category of Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2024. [28]

Reverend's was included in Eater Portland 's 2020 list of fourteen "outstanding" fried chicken sandwiches in the city, [3] 2023 overview of recommended eateries in Sellwood-Moreland,. [8] and 2024 list of eight "standout" restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area. [5]

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