10.28.2008 4:16 pm
Charlotte’s Rib places at Jack Daniel’s barbecue championship
P-D Restaurant Critic and Food Writer
Some guy with funny hair, sunglasses and a penchant for getting in front of cameras eats ribs at last weekend’s Jack barbecue championship.
“It was really fun and very exciting,” said Schwarz after getting home. “We’ll probably add the tenderloin to our menu either for a holiday special or maybe as a once-a-month special.” Schwarz added that the team is now bitten by the competitive-barbecue bug and is already looking for places to compete next year.
Missouri was also represented in the winners by Bubba & Jeff’s BBQ of Lee’s Summit, which took first place in beef brisket, eighth place in desserts and ninth place in the overall competition. Charlotte’s Rib is at 15467 Clayton Road in Ballwin.
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Joe Bonwich has been the restaurant critic for the Post-Dispatch since 2002 and has covered the local food scene for various publications for more than 25 years. He does his best to maintain his anonymity so that he isn't recognized in restaurants (which is why his picture looks like it does). 
Great photo caption. And I’m assuming Pappy’s didn’t compete in this?
Congratulations to the Schwarz family! My family had been patrons there for nearly twenty years! Bravo to great BBQ! Look forward to tasting that Tenderloin!
Mike Benz/St. Charles, MO
supersleuth,
You are correct Pappy’s was not involved. Right now they are not competing. They are looking at venturing out next May, I believe.
The Jack is one the most exclusive BBQ contests out there. Here is a paragraph from their website:
“In order to qualify, domestic teams must have won a state championship with 25 teams entered or a competition with more than 50 teams competing in the categories of Pork Ribs, Pork Butts, Chicken and Beef Brisket. The final competitors are then selected during a blind drawing of all eligible teams in early September. The 2007 Jack Daniel’s world grand champion and the current season’s Memphis in May, American Royal Open and Houston World’s Championship Bar-B-Que grand champions receive automatic invitations.”
There is roughly 42 state championship BBQ contests in Missouri. Only one of those teams is selected in the blind draw. For this year it was Charlotte’s Rib. The other Missouri team Bubba and Jeff’s won an automatic entry by winning the American Royal.
Did you notice he was in the SNL audience when Michael Phelps hosted a few weeks back? WTF?