Reo's Ribs, Opening Soon - Bridgetown Bites

I’m in the Hollywood District regularly and have been keeping my eye on the rebuilding of the Reo’s Ribs space, which has had the “opening soon” signs up all over it for months. Well, their Facebook page woke up this past weekend and posted “Opening soon…… REO’S RIBS WEBSITE NOW LIVE” with a new menu.

As you may know, Reo’s Ribs was burned by an arsonist in 2020. And of course there was the previous fire in May 2017, which closed it for 20 months, reopening in 2018. That poor building has been through a lot. It was built in 1923 (so, almost 100 years ago) and “was built as a trolley stop, and then was the Hollywood Burger Bar from 1954 to 2015.” The place looks pretty good right now after a lot of work has gone into reviving it after the burn. I also wonder if they will eventually take over the space next door that used to have a real estate office in it; I have noticed Reo’s signs and such seemingly stored in there.

It goes without saying that there will be a lot of meat—ribs of all kinds, pulled pork, brisket, bbq chicken, fried catfish, wings, hotlink, and Mississippi sausage. Look for sliders, too. Sides include bbq beans, greens, yams, potato salad, coleslaw, cornbread, and more. Both the mack & cheese bowl and the salad come with meat. You can also buy meat by the pound and by the rack. Yes, you can enjoy many of the sides as a meatless meal, but there’s no doubt about how meat-centric (which I personally find appealing) this place is.

For those of you with a sweet tooth, enjoy banana pudding, peach cobbler, sweet potato pie, and brownies. Drinks include lemonade and strawberry lemonade, sweet tea (there’s an unsweetened version, too), and fruit punch, among others. See the full menu here (click to enlarge):

To enjoy all these soul food and barbecue specialties, you can order online for pickup or delivery. As of the writing of this post, their online ordering system was not operational because they aren’t open yet. There will be no indoor seating (but hopefully that will change).

It will be great to see Reo’s Ribs back in action. The menu looks great and I look forward to having some of their tasty food when they open their doors.

Reo’s Ribs [opening soon]
4211 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
reosribs.com | Facebook