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November 28, 2018
Reo’s
Ribs is
Back
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ing to re-open.
Now, one year later, and with a
three-tiered grill that can hold up
to 600 racks of ribs, the restaurant
that was recognized in Gourmet
Magazine is slinging soul food like
there’s no tomorrow.
What’s more, the historic Reo’s
Ribs building has been preserved.
Located at Northeast 42nd and
Sandy Boulevard, just down the
street from Hollywood Theater,
the 96-year-old structure original-
ly was built as a trolley stop, and
then was the Hollywood Burger
Bar from 1954 to 2015. Reo’s Ribs
took over in 2015 after bouncing
around three prior locations since
1999.
Though the fire damage was de-
scribed as extensive by firefighters
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Reo Varnado, the proprietor of Reo’s Ribs, at his signature Southern barbecue restaurant in the
Hollywood District. A photo of Varnado with his famous nephew Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart dons
the newly renovated interior.
at the time, the renovations since
has rendered it a “new building in-
side,” Varnado said.
Varnado, who has cooked for
famous celebrities like Beyoncé
and Jay-Z, added he’s in the plan-
ning stages for a celebratory grand
re-opening event where hopefully
his famous nephew can stop by.