Reo's Ribs

So great, in 2022, this is now our favorite BBQ place in the Portland/Vancouver area. If you love southern BBQ they do Mississippi style so good, especially the breading for fried okra and catfish, it's perfect! We had fried catfish, collards, fried okra, hush puppies, and brisket mac & cheese. Only thing we would add is some honey butter for the hush puppies. We were driving on Sandy to downtown smelled them, caught the name, and on our way back we stopped for lunch.

It had been ten years since our last visit to Reo’s Ribs, then located in Beaverton, but we recently ate the rib tip sandwich and we already regret waiting so long to return. It may seem simple as far as ingredients go - just ribs on a burger bun - but the meat is smoky, sweet, and fall-apart perfect. Flavor like that is only possible through a great recipe and extensive time in the smoker. Note that the rib tips still had pieces of bone, so we pulled the meat off by hand and reassembled the sandwich. Each piece was covered in a housemade BBQ sauce that is perfectly sweet and tangy (and available for sale by the bottle). We had the sandwich with coleslaw and sweet tea, which paired perfectly with the ribs. A day later and we’re still thinking about that rib tip sandwich. It might be time to go back.

Loved their pork ribs and their mustard greens are the best I've had since I lived in the south. But the yams had a weird off-note and the chilies in the mac n cheese was exciting but the consistency was too thin for my liking. All that said I would gladly recommend Reo's to friends as a yummy rib joint!

I could smell deliciousness driving down the street and had to stop and see what it was. Reo's it was! Melody greeted me and promptly took my order. She had a great personality and was very bubbly. I got a brisket sandwich, a plate of fries and a drink for $12. They had a full BBQ selection as well as "soul food" and desserts. It was a very laid back atmosphere with soft music playing. There was a station with all sorts of BBQ sauces, hot sauces and condiments to customize your food. I would definitely go back again.

My first time at Reo's ribs.This place had a smoker outside. You know there is some serious BBQ going on. I had the baby back ribs with Mac and cheese and huge chunk of cornbread. The ribs had this great smoke ring and so tender. The Mac was sharp and cheesey. And the cornbread was great. The service was helpful and courtesy. The people were friendly and happy. The place was small and quaint. Very clean and neat. The light fixtures were cool to look at. My own opinion. This is my new BBQ joint. Next time I am trying the brisket. Thank you for awesome dining experience