Jazz & Rib Fest
July 20-22, 2012
Downtown Columbus Riverfront
Admission is FREE
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| Past Award Winners |
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2011 Best Ribs Awards |
- Critics’ Choice
- Critics’ All-Ohio Champion
- Best Sauce – professional rib judges
- Big Whigs' Pig Award
- People’s Choice – voted on by festival
attendees
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| 2011 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Blazin’ Bronco BBQ (Port St.Lucie, FL)
2. Texas Thunder BBQ (Bolingbrook, IL)
3. Mojo’s Rib Shack (Diamond, OH) |
Critics’ All-Ohio Champion
1. Mojo’s Rib Shack (Diamond, OH)
2. Smokin’ Joes Ribs (Columbus, OH) |
Big Whigs' Award
1. Blazin’ Bronco BBQ (Port St.Lucie, FL)
2. Jack on the Bone International Rib Team (Massillon, OH) |
People’s Choice
1. Big Boned BBQ Co. (Malta, IL)
2. Chicago Barbeque Company (Burr Ridge, IL) |
Best Sauce
Texas Thunder BBQ (Bolingbrook, IL) |
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| 2010 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Mojo's Rib Shack (Diamond, Ohio)
2. Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida)
3. BBQ Masters (Stockbridge, Georgia) |
Critics’ All-Ohio Champion
1. Mojo's Rib Shack (Diamond, Ohio)
2. Smokin’ Joe’s Ribs (Columbus, Ohio) |
Big Whigs' Award
1. Butch's BBQ (Mt. Laurel, New Jersey)
2. Smokin’ Joe’s Ribs (Columbus, Ohio) |
People’s Choice
1. Big Boned BBQ, Co. (Malta, Illinois)
2. Texas Outlaws BBQ (Elizabethtown, Kentucky) |
Best Sauce
Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida) |
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| 2009 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Butch's BBQ (Mt. Laurel, New Jersey)
2. Armadillo's (Youngstown, Ohio)
3. Big Boned BBQ, Co. (Malta, Illinois) |
Critics’ Hometown Choice
1. Smokin’ Joe’s Ribs (Columbus, Ohio)
2. Open Hands Catering (Columbus, Ohio) |
Big Whigs' Pig Award
1. Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida)
2. Cowboy's BBQ & Rib Co. (Weatherford, TX) |
People’s Choice
1. Big Boned BBQ, Co. (Malta, Illinois)
2. Butch’s BBQ (Mt. Laurel, New Jersey) |
Best Sauce
Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida) |
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| 2008 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida)
2. Desperado’s (Hinkley, Ohio)
3. Johnson’s BBQ (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
Critics’ Hometown Choice
1. Smokin’ Joe’s Ribs (Columbus, Ohio)
2. Open Hands Catering (Columbus, Ohio) |
Big Whigs' Pig Award
1. Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida)
2. Famous Dave’s (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
People’s Choice
1. Butch’s BBQ (Mt. Laurel, New Jersey)
2. Famous Dave’s (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
Best Sauce
Armadillo’s (Youngstown, Ohio) |
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| 2007 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Porky N Beans
2. Famous Dave's
3. Schmidt's of German Village |
Critics’ Hometown Choice
1. Schmidt's of German Village
2. J & J Catering
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Big Whigs' Pig Award
1. Smokin' Joe's Ribs
2. D.D. Stutz |
People’s Choice
1. Famous Dave's
2. Open Hands Catering |
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| 2006 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Armadillo's
2. Porky N Beans
3. Famous Dave's |
Critics’ Hometown Choice
1. J & J Catering
2. Smokin' Joe's
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Big Whigs' Pig Award
1. D.D. Stutz
2. Smoke Shack |
People’s Choice
1. Famous Dave's
2. Butch's |
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| 2005 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Johnson's BBQ
2. Peanut's Hickory Smoked BBQ
3. Texas Outlaw |
Critics’ Hometown Choice
1. Smoke Shack
2.
J & J Catering
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Big Whigs' Pig Award
1. Pigfoot BBQ Company
2. Cowboy BBQ
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People’s Choice
1. Network Restaurant
2. Smokin' Joe's
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| 2004 Winners |
Critics’ Choice
1. Johnson’s BBQ
2. Smokin Joe’s
3. Countrymen BBQ |
Critics’ Hometown Choice
1. Smokin Joe’s
2. Smoke Shack
3. Open Hands Ministry |
Big Whigs' Pig Award
1. Johnson’s BBQ
2. Smoke Shack
3. Chicago BBQ
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People’s Choice
1. Cowboy BBQ
1. Texas Outlaw BBQ
2. Rib-Bins
3. Smokin Joe’s |
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