10/01/2026
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Howdy, Smokers. ❤️🔥
TOLEDO… YOU DID THIS. 🥹
We are absolutely, completely, over-the-moon HONORED to announce that Riverside Barbeque Company has been named Best New Restaurant in the Toledo City Paper Dining Guide 2026! 🏆
And while we’re the ones holding the title, this award belongs to every single one of you who walked through our doors, brought your friends, brought your family, celebrated with us, danced with us, ate with us, drank with us, laughed with us, and kept coming back for more.
We genuinely could not be here without you.
What a FIRST YEAR it has been. ❤️
From filling the tables and firing up the smokers… to catering your celebrations… to our birthday bash that turned the alley into one heck of a party… to live music, record shows, line dancing, paint pours, karaoke, DORA nights, crazy food creations, deep-fried deviled eggs, Duroc pork, sweet potato buns, homemade desserts, cold drinks and a whole lot of Southern hospitality…
We’ve laughed. We’ve worked our tails off. We’ve made some incredible memories. And somehow, we’re just getting started. 🔥
We are so incredibly proud to call Ostrich Towne, the Vistula District, and Toledo home. This community has welcomed us, supported us, challenged us, celebrated us, and given us a place to build something we truly love.
So from the bottom of our smoky little hearts:
THANK YOU, TOLEDO. ❤️
Thank you for voting.
Thank you for showing up.
Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you for letting us feed you.
Thank you for letting us become part of your celebrations, your nights out, your family dinners and your Toledo memories.
Best New Restaurant. 🏆
We’ll proudly wear that one.
And if this first year has taught us anything, it’s that the best is still ahead.
Here’s to many, MANY more years of smoke, music, cold drinks, big laughs, full bellies and Southern hospitality.
We love you, Toledo.
Now let’s keep this thing ROWDY. 🔥🤠❤️
Authentic BBQ. Fresh Sides. Southern Hospitality.
