Serving up BBQ, ribs and wings at the 2017 Joe Lamb Jr., & Associates BBQ & Wings Showdown.Our Joe Lamb Jr., & Associates BBQ & Wings has the distinction of being our favorite event in the Taste of the Beach, one of our favorite Outer Banks happenings.
Near perfect weather greeted everyone at the Showdown.Yes the Chowder Cook-off is a lot of fun and the Grand Tasting puts some of the finest chefs anywhere together in one room, but it's hard to imagine anything more quintessentially North Carolina that barbecue and wings.
And this year the weather gods really smiled on us.
It as nice, too, because the everyone who showed up could take their ribs, barbecue and wings out to the picnic area we had set up and enjoy a perfect Outer Banks spring day.
With Jonny Waters & Company back for a third year pushing out some great country and blues tunes, this seemed about as close to perfection as it gets.
Jonny Waters on drums beating out the rhythm to Santana's "Oye Coma Va."We're always cautious about reviewing the food we're sampling except to say it was all wonderful. That, of course, is the safe way to go—we might think the sliders at Blue Water Grill were the best, but not everyone would agree.
The judges picked Pamlico Jack's as the best pork BBQ and the People's Choice award went to Frogman's BBQ.
The one selection that we agree with and seemed to be fairly universal were the ribs from Simply Southern, just across the Wright Brothers Bridge in Currituck. Big, juicy, succulent smoked ribs. Fantastic.
We had a lot of fun, but it is a lot of work and our Joe Lamb Jr., & Associates crew really stepped up. We also could not have done this with out the help of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau who sponsored the event with us.
Winners
A tough job, but someone has to do it. At the judge's table.
Judges Award for Best Pork BBQ - Pamlico Jack's
Judges Award for Best Ribs - Simply Southern Kitchen
Judges Award for Best Wings - Cafe Lachine
People's Choice Award for Best BBQ - Frogman's BBQ
People's Choice Award for Best Ribs - Simply Southern Kitchen
People's Choice Award fir Best Wings - New York Pizza Pub
