Rib Room History

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Neumeier's Rib Room & Beer Garden was founded on two principles:

• 1. Ribs (duh)
• 2. Passion for music (duh duh)

 

Well, there is so much history for this joint you can't put in on a website. The story is much better shared over a beer and some dry rub ribs. So until then, here are few dates that will give you the jest of things...

 

1988

Birth of Coney Island in Downtown Fort Smith. Next to it was a little ‘park' area. This is where the Rib Room ‘seed' started to formulate.

1990

Bill served up ribs at the first ever Riverfront Blues Festival - ran smooth out of ribs. (Oh yea..and he organized the first festival on top of it!)

1990

Coney Island acquires downtown "Pizza Wagon" and started making improvements to the ‘park.'

1994

Coney Island's Beer Garden opens

1994

Bill Neumeier wins the Arkansas State Barbecue Championship for his dry-rub pork ribs

1995

Hosted the first national touring act, "Popa Chubby, who sings "Sweet Goddess of Love & Beer. 1996 - Sold the "Pizza Wagon," built the first ‘real' stage and make the "park" a little larger.

1998

Coney Islands signs were replaced with "Neumeier's Rib Room & Beer Garden."

2007

Neumeier's Rib Room & Beer Garden undergoes reconstruction for new and larger venue.

2007-2009

Fort Smith suffers from Rib Room withdrawals.

2009

New 2-story Neumeier's Rib Room & Beer Garden is LIVE on the avenue!