Awards

Since forming the Pork Barrel BBQ Competition BBQ Team in June 2009 we have won dozens of Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) awards including:

Overall

Grand Champions – 2012 Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Pleasantville, NJ
Grand Champions – 2011 Wellsville BBQ Cookoff – Wellsville, MO
Grand Champions – 2011 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle – Washington, DC
Reserve Grand Champions – 2013 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle – Washington, DC
Reserve Grand Champions – 2013 Bluemont BBQ Bash – Bluemont, VA
Reserve Grand Champions –Reserve Grand Champions – 2011 Middletown BBQ Cook-off – Middletown, DE
3rd Place Overall – 2012 ACM BBQ Throwdown – Las Vegas, NV

1st Place Chicken – 2012 Banjo-B-Que – Evans, GA
1st Place Chicken – 2012 MD BBQ Bash – Bel Air, MD
1st Place Chicken – 2011 Beltway BBQ Showdown – Upper Marlboro, MD
1st Place Chicken – 2011 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle – Washington, DC
6th Place Chicken – 2011 American Royal Open – Kansas City, MO

4th Place Pork Shoulder – 2009 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle – Washington, DC

Original BBQ Sauce named Supreme BBQ sauce by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine
Original BBQ Sauce named Best BBQ Sauce in America by Men’s Health Magazine
Original BBQ Sauce named one of the “125 Best Foods For Men” by Men’s Health Magazine
Original BBQ Sauce named 2nd Best BBQ Sauce in the Nation at the 2009 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Original BBQ Sauce named the Best Tailgating BBQ Sauce by Men’s Health Magazine
Sweet BBQ Sauce named to the list of Best BBQ Sauces in America by Country Living Magazine
Sweet BBQ Sauce named Chinet People’s Choice Winner at the 2010 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Pork Barrel BBQ Founders named to Food & Wine Magazine’s list of Best New BBQ Pit Masters and Grill Geniuses
Pork Barrel BBQ Restaurant named People’s Choice Winner at the 2009 Taste of Del Ray in Alexandria, VA
Pork Barrel BBQ Restaurant wins Best Entrée for our Ribs at the 2013 Carpenters Cook Off in Alexandria, VA.