BBQ Awards

GRAND CHAMPION

Just North of Memphis

BEST CHICKEN

Carolina Rib King

BEST PORK RIB

Just North of Memphis

BEST PULLED PORK

Just North of Memphis

BEST BEEF BRISKET

Just North of Memphis

ABC 6/FOX 28 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Pigtails

CRITICS’ CHOICE

Champion – Porky N’ Bean
2nd Place – Desperado’s BBQ & Rib Co.
3rd Place – Pigtails BBQ Co.

CRITICS’ ALL-OHIO CHAMPION

Desperado’s BBQ & Rib Co.

BEST SAUCE

BBQ Masters

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

Champion – Pigfoot BBQ Co.
2nd Place –  Porky N’ Beans
3rd Place – Desperado’s BBQ & Rib Co.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE POWERED BY (614) MAGAZINE

Pigtails BBQ Co.

COLUMBUS DIVISION OF FIRE SILVER AXE AWARD

Big Boned BBQ Co.

CRITICS’ CHOICE

Champion – Porky N’ Bean
2nd Place – Texas Outlaws
3rd Place – Jack on the Bone

CRITICS’ ALL-OHIO CHAMPION

Jack on the Bone

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

Champion – Smokin’ Joe’s Hog Wild Barbeque
2nd Place – Pigtails BBQ Co.
3rd Place – Big Boned BBQ

PEOPLE’S CHOICE POWERED BY (614) MAGAZINE

Butch’s BBQ

BEST SAUCE

Armadillo’s

COLUMBUS DIVISION OF FIRE SILVER AXE AWARD

Porky N’ Beans

CRITICS’ CHOICE

Champion – Porky N’ Beans
2nd Place – Texas Outlaw
3rd Place – Desperado’s BBQ

CRITICS’ ALL-OHIO CHAMPION

Desperado’s BBQ

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

Champion – Porky N’ Beans
2nd Place – Texas Outlaw
3rd Place – Desperado’s BBQ

PEOPLE’S CHOICE POWERED BY (614) MAGAZINE

Chicago BBQ Company

BEST SAUCE

Porky N’ Beans

COLUMBUS DIVISION OF FIRE SILVER AXE AWARD

Porky N’ Beans

CRITICS’ CHOICE

Champion – Texas Outlaws BBQ (Elizabethtown, KY)
2nd Place – Porky N’ Beans (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
3rd Place – BBQ Masters (Stockbridge, Georgia)

CRITICS’ ALL-OHIO CHAMPION

Smokin’ Joe’s Hog Wild Barbeque (Mansfield, OH)

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

Champion – Porky N’ Beans (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
2nd Place – Famous Dave’s (Plymouth, Minnesota)
3rd Place – Texas Outlaws BBQ (Elizabethtown, KY)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Chicago Barbeque Company (Burr Ridge, IL)

BEST SAUCE

Porky N’ Beans (Port Saint Lucie, FL)

COLUMBUS DIVISION OF FIRE SILVER AXE AWARD

Pigfoot BBQ Co. (West Salem, OH)

CRITICS’ CHOICE

1. Johnson’s BBQ (Chesapeake, VA)
2. Cowboy’s BBQ Company (Weatherford, TX)
3. Carolina Rib King (Moore, SC)

CRITICS’ ALL-OHIO CHAMPION

1. Jack on the Bone (Massillon, OH)
2. Armadillo’s (Youngstown, OH)

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

1. Armadillo’s (Youngstown, OH)
2. Jack on the Bone (Massillon, OH)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

1. Chicago BBQ Company (Burr Ridge, IL)
2. Big Boned BBQ Co. (Malta, IL)

BEST SAUCE

Willingham’s BBQ (Memphis, TN)

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)

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)

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’ AWARD

1. Porky N’ Beans (Port St.Lucie, Florida)
2. Cowboy’s BBQ & Rib Co. (Weatherford, Texas)

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)

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’ 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)

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

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

1. Smokin’ Joe’s Ribs
2. D.D. Stutz

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

1. Famous Dave’s
2. Open Hands Catering

CRITICS’ CHOICE

1. Armadillo’s
2. Porky N Beans
3. Famous Dave’s

CRITICS’ HOMETOWN CHOICE

1. J & J Catering
2. Smokin’ Joe’s

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

1. D.D. Stutz
2. Smoke Shack

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

1. Famous Dave’s
2. Butch’s

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

BIG WHIGS’ AWARD

1. Pigfoot BBQ Company
2. Cowboy BBQ

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

1. Network Restaurant
2. Smokin’ Joe’s

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

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

1. Cowboy BBQ
1. Texas Outlaw BBQ
2. Rib-Bins
3. Smokin Joe’s