Photos & Video: Grillin' On The Bay Wrap Up

Smoke billowed from St. Mark School’s yard (Avenue Z and East 18th Street) on Saturday, March 26, while chili and beer flowed freely inside the building itself. And now another Grillin’ On The Bay is over and done with.

There’s not too much in the way of numbers available yet from St. Mark or the event organizers, but we’re guessing the school did quite well from this awesome fundraiser. All the vendors sold out of food, the beer taps ran dry and t-shirts vanished. The chilly weather – the coldest in the event’s history – may have hurt attendance numbers, and a chilly economy may have limited the number of teams involved, but that didn’t stop the rest of us from having fun. Want proof? Here’s a roundup of what others are saying:

As for us, our live blogger, Angelina Tala, kicked coverage butt. She dashed back and forth through the St. Mark grounds, snagging photos and quotes to make those of you who couldn’t make it feel like you were getting in on the action. And according to our stats, hundreds of you tuned in throughout the day. She did all that in the face of a slew of obstacles, from internet drop outs, failed video uploads and a useless editor. So credit – and my deepest gratitude – for the day’s reporting goes 100 percent to Angelina.

So where was I? Well, for those of you not tuning in to the live blog, I was manning the table with Sheepshead Bites promoter Jobana S., who is way cuter than I am, and far more effective at drawing people to the table. We had about 300 to 400 people come by and say hello, the vast majority of them already familiar with the site (a big difference from last year!). We sold out on t-shirts and gave away about 350 stickers, so I’d say it was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who came by; my favorite part of these events isn’t the free beer I get (a close second), it’s getting to meet all of you who make this site possible.

This was the first year that Sheepshead Bites sponsored Grillin’ On The Bay, and I hope to work more closely with the organizers next year. Thanks to Robert Fernandez and the folks at St. Mark for letting us play a role in the community’s best event. We also hope to throw a few events ourselves, so stay tuned!

And without further ado, here are photos (and a video) from Angelina Tala, Heather Chin, Doug Keiles, Ariela Baranov and Knightmare6. Thanks for submitting!

And here are the final rankings for Grillin’ On The Bay 2011:

Overall

1. Ribs Within ————————— 652.5714
2. RxCellent Q ————————— 645.1429
3. Burnt Side Down ——————— 625.1429
4. Three Men and a Baby Back —- 622.8571
5. Smokehouse Rules —————– 622.8571 – A tie!
6. Ma’s Que Crew ———————– 600.0000
7. Purple Turtle Catering ————– 599.4286
8. Carmel Street Pit Crew ———— 593.7143
9. TnT Dynamite BBQ —————– 585.1429
10. Damn Yankees ——————— 580.5714
11. Country Que ————————- 575.4286
12. The Smoke’n Barrel ————— 568.5714
13. BBQ Billy’s ————————— 567.4286
14. Beer Belly Porkers —————- 564.0000
15. Garden State Porkway ———– 552.5714
16. Brother Mark’s BBQ ————— 538.2857
17. Smoke in Da Bob’s Eye ———- 499.4286
18. Swamp Pit —————————- 489.7143
19. Uncle Jed’s BBQ ——————– 486.8571

Beef

1. Smoke House Rules —————– 172.5714
2. Ribs Within ————————— 169.7143
3. Burnt Side Down ——————— 160.000
4, Carmel Street Pit Crew ————– 160.000
5. Uncle Jed’s BBQ ———————- 158.2857
6. Smoke in Da Bobo’s Eye ————- 157.7143
7. RxCellent Q ————————— 156.5814
8. Swamp Pit ——————————152.5714
9. Brother Mark’s BBQ —————— 152.0000
10. Damn Yankees ———————- 151.4286
11. Country Que ————————- 150.2857
12. Ma’s Que Crew ———————- 149.1429
13. Three Men and A Baby Back —— 146.2857
14. Purple Turtle Catering ———— 144.0000
15. Garden State Porkway ————– 141.7143
16. Beer Belly Porkers —————— 140.5714
17. TnT Dynamite BBQ —————– 128.5714
18. BBQ Billy’s ————————- 127.4286
19. The Smoke’n Barrel —————- 126.2857

Chicken

1. Burnt Side Down ———————————— 172.0000
2. Swamp Pit ——————————————— 170.2857
3. RxCellent Q ——————————————- 169.7143
4. Ma’s Que Crew ————————————— 162.2857
5. SmokeHouse Rules ——————————– 161.1429
6. Ribs Within ——————————————– 160.5714
7. Three Men and A Baby Back ——————- 160.0000
8. Damn Yankees ————————————— 158.8571
9. Garden State Porkway —————————– 157.7143
10. Smoke in Da Bobo’s Eye ————————- 156.5714
11. BBQ Billy’s ——————————————— 154.2857
12. Country Que ——————————————- 153.7143
13. Purple Turtle Catering —————————— 153.1429
14. TnT Dynamite BBQ ——————————— 148.5714
15. Beer Belly Porkers ———————————- 146.8571
16. The Smoke’n Barrel ——————————— 145.7143
17. Carmel Street Pit Crew —————————- 137.7143
18. Brother Mark’s BBQ ——————————– 121.7143
19. Uncle Jed’s BBQ ————————————- 20.0000

Pork Ribs

1. Ribs WIthin ——————————————- 168.0000
2. Smoke in Da Bobo’s Eye ———————— 165.1429
3. Purple Turtle Catering —————————– 158.8571
4. RxCellent Q ——————————————- 156.5714
5. TnT Dynamite BBQ ——————————— 156.5714
6. Uncle Jed’s BBQ ———————————— 156.0000
7. Smokehouse Rules ——————————— 154.8571
8. Ma’s Que Crew ————————————— 153.1429
9. Three Men and A Baby Back ——————– 152.5714
10. Burnt Side Down ————————————- 151.4286
11. Country Que ——————————————- 150.8571
12. Swamp Pit ——————————————— 146.8571
13. Beer Belly Porkers ———————————- 145.1429
14. The Smoke’n Barrel ——————————— 144.5714
15. Carmel Street Pit Crew —————————- 140.5714
16. BBQ Billy’s ——————————————— 136.0000
17. Damn Yankees ————————————— 136.0000
18. Brother Mark’s BBQ ——————————— 124.5714
19. Garden State Porkway —————————– 117.7143

Chef’s Choice Results

1. Three Men and A Baby Back ——————- 164.0000
2. RxCellent Q ——————————————– 162.2857
3. Carmel Street Pit Crew —————————- 155.4286
4. Ribs Within ——————————————— 154.2857
5. Uncle Jed’s BBQ ————————————- 152.5714
6. They Smoke’n Barrel ——————————– 152.0000
7. TnT Dynamite BBQ ———————————- 151.4286
8. BBQ Billy’s ——————————————— 149.7143
9. Purple Turtle Catering ——————————- 143.4286
10. Burnt Side Down ————————————- 141.7143
11. Brother Mark’s BBQ ——————————— 140.0000
12. Garden State Porkway —————————– 135.4286
13. Ma’s Que Crew —————————————- 135.4286
14. Damn Yankees —————————————- 134.2857
15. Smokehouse Rules ———————————- 134.2857
16. Beer Belly Porkers ———————————– 131.4286
17. Country Que ——————————————– 120.5714
18. Swamp Pit ———————————————– 20.0000
19. Smoke in Da Bob’s Eye —————————- 20.000

The Brooklyn Chili Smackdown – Results – 2011

1. TnT Dynamite
2. Big Daddy Caddy
3. Swamp Pit BBQ
4. Brother Mark’s BBQ
5. Ribs Within.