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What Happened to Ronnie's Ribs, Wings and Other Things? (Richmond, VA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 Richmond, Virginia

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Ronnie's Ribs, Wings and Other Things is listed closed on Google, reviewed by our team on September 21, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact with the business.

What the source shows: Google's business profile for 1718 E Main St, Richmond carries a permanently-closed flag; the newest reviews are 10-11 years old. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured BBQ pork ribs from Ronnie's Ribs, Wings & Other Things in the show's 'Bar-B-Que' episode; the dish also has its own page on the show's companion site, bestthingieveratelocations.com. Ronnie's Ribs, Wings & Other Things is listed as a barbecue restaurant at 1718 E Main St in Richmond, Virginia, with a website at ronniesbbq.com, according to Food Network's restaurant directory, which also lists a phone number and describes mobile catering, event planning, and nationwide shipping of ready-to-prepare barbecue. A separate, similarly named restaurant, The Original Ronnie's BBQ, operates several miles away at 2097 New Market Rd in Henrico, Virginia, under the Logan family, according to a Yelp listing for that address; the two do not appear to be the same business. No dated 2026 source confirming the Richmond restaurant's current operating status was located.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1

Episode 2
Air date not confirmed
Title: Bar-B-Que · What was featured: Its BBQ pork ribs, per the show's own episode-locations page

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/va/richmond/ronnies-ribs-wings-other-things-restaurant
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/original-ronnies-bbq-henrico
  3. bestthingieveratelocations.com https://www.bestthingieveratelocations.com/ronnies-ribs-wings-other-things-bbq-pork-ribs.html
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