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Reo's Ribs is a
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restaurant in
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, United States.


History

Reo's Ribs opened on
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in
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in 1999. Reo Varnado and Myra Girod moved the business to a
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in southwest Portland's Johns Landing in April 2010. Reo's Ribs moved out of the strip mall in 2012. The restaurant operated on Powell Boulevard in
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, until January 2015. Reo's Ribs relocated to
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's
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neighborhood in 2015, taking over the space formerly occupied by Hollywood Burger Bar. The restaurant was damaged by a large fire in May 2017. Varnado believed racism was behind the fire, and an investigation was initiated. No evidence of
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was found. In November, Varnado confirmed plans to reopen the restaurant. Reo's Ribs reopened with a larger kitchen in 2018. The restaurant was heavily damaged by another fire in November 2020. Investigators determine arson was the cause and a suspect was identified. Authorities released a photo of the woman who was responsible and offered an award for more information. After being identified by a community member, the suspect was arrested in December and charged with two counts of arson. Girod hoped to reopen the business in Spring 2021. The Hollywood Boosters Business Association helped clean the site in March 2021. Following Varnado's death in January 2022,
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posted about his uncle and shared a video from Reo's Ribs. The restaurant caught fire again in August 2022.


See also

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Barbecue in the United States Barbecue is a tradition often considered a quintessential part of Culture of the United States, American culture, especially the Southern United States. First introduced to the lands which would become the United States by the Taíno to Christ ...
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List of barbecue restaurants This is a list of notable barbecue restaurants. Barbecue is a method and apparatus for char grilling food in the hot smoke of a wood fire, usually charcoal fueled. In the United States, to Barbecue grill, grill is to cook in this manner quickly, w ...
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List of Black-owned restaurants Following is a list of notable current and defunct Black-owned restaurants, including bakeries as well as food carts and trucks, sorted by location (of headquarters in cases of chains): Nigeria * Veggie Victory – Lagos South Africa * Mzoli's ...
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List of soul food restaurants Following is a list of notable soul foo ...


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* {{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon 1999 establishments in Oregon Barbecue restaurants in Oregon Black-owned restaurants in Oregon Restaurants in Hollywood, Portland, Oregon Restaurants established in 1999 Soul food restaurants in Portland, Oregon