Rio Grande Grill Fest
May 23, 2025 - May 24, 2025
Contest Details
Rio Grande Grill Fest
IBCA Contest Number: 2025-133
Head Judge: Tony Camarillo
Tray Pickup: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Additional Tray Pickup: 9:00 //am - 10:00 AM
Cooks Meeting: Friday at 6:0 PM
Turn in times / Schedule
12:00 Chicken
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
1:30 Pork Spare Ribs
3:00 Brisket
Awards
$10,000
Meats to be Cooked
Half Chicken 1 Fully Jointed Chicken Half (Complete with wing, breast, thigh and leg.)
Pork Spare Ribs (Required: 8 Individual Pork Spare Ribs)
Brisket (Required: 8 Slices)
Friday Ancillaries
Ribeye Steak 30 7:00
Saturday Ancillaries
Contact and Registration
Contact: Mario Cantu
phone 878-789-9919
Registration
Entry Fee: 400
Contest Registration/Flyer
Competition Results
Head Judge: Tony Camarillo
Number of Teams: 11
Tickets Summary: [PDF]
Master Ticket Details: [PDF]
Grand Champion
Jose Espino / Payo's BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion
Enrique Rodriguez / Guerra's BBQ
Brisket: Jose Espino / Payo's BBQ
Chicken: Jose Espino / Payo's BBQ
Pork Spare Ribs: Enrique Rodriguez / Guerra's BBQ
Overall
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Espino | Payo's BBQ | 511.88 |
| 2 | Enrique Rodriguez | Guerra's BBQ | 507.46 |
| 3 | Carlos Alberto Gonzalez-Munoz | Parrilleros Acuna | 492.56 |
| 4 | Pepe Guevara | 5M Grill Team | 463.78 |
| 5 | Kalefh Flores | Parrillebrios | 463.72 |
| 6 | Jacob Zertuche | CAE | 450.16 |
| 7 | Lucio Alejandro Rodriguez-Cano | Santo Humo | 439.94 |
| 8 | Edgar Alonso | Jr Grill | 430.64 |
| 9 | Erik De Los Santos-Dias | Country Pones Los Barbaros | 416.64 |
| 10 | Gibran Cardenas-Rivera | Santa Fe Grill Team | 405.7 |
| 11 | Hilario Juarez-Ramirez | Carneros | 288.36 |
Chicken
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Espino | Payo's BBQ | 172.4 |
| 2 | Carlos Alberto Gonzalez-Munoz | Parrilleros Acuna | 171.06 |
| 3 | Enrique Rodriguez | Guerra's BBQ | 166.46 |
| 4 | Jacobo Zertuche | CAE | 152.66 |
| 5 | Pepe Guevara | 5M Grill Team | 149.52 |
| 6 | Kalefh Flores | Parrillebrios | 148.64 |
| 7 | Edgar Alonso | Jr Grill | 147.68 |
| 8 | Hilario Juarez-Ramirez | Carneros | 141.6 |
| 9 | Lucio Alejandro Rodriguez-Cano | Santo Humo | 141.54 |
| 10 | Erik De Los Santos-Dias | Country Pones Los Barbaros | 140.66 |
| 11 | Gibran Cardenas-Rivera | Santa Fe Grill Team | 127.08 |
Pork Spare Ribs
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrique Rodriguez | Guerra's BBQ | 180.94 |
| 2 | Jose Espino | Payo's BBQ | 178.48 |
| 3 | Jacobo Zertuche | CAE | 165.22 |
| 4 | Carlos Alberto Gonzalez-Munoz | Parrilleros Acuna | 164.54 |
| 5 | Pepe Guevara | 5M Grill Team | 163.72 |
| 6 | Kalefh Flores | Parrillebrios | 163.08 |
| 7 | Erik De Los Santos-Dias | Country Pones Los Barbaros | 150.5 |
| 8 | Lucio Alejandro Rodriguez-Cano | Santo Humo | 148.88 |
| 9 | Gibran Cardenas-Rivera | Santa Fe Grill Team | 148.4 |
| 10 | Edgar Alonso | Jr Grill | 144.8 |
Brisket
| Place | Head Cook | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Espino | Payo's BBQ | 161.0 |
| 2 | Enrique Rodriguez | Guerra's BBQ | 160.06 |
| 3 | Carlos Alberto Gonzalez-Munoz | Parrilleros Acuna | 156.96 |
| 4 | Kalefh Flores | Parrillebrios | 152.0 |
| 5 | Pepe Guevara | 5M Grill Team | 150.54 |
| 6 | Lucio Alejandro Rodriguez-Cano | Santo Humo | 149.52 |
| 7 | Hilario Juarez-Ramirez | Carneros | 146.76 |
| 8 | Edgar Alonso | Jr Grill | 138.16 |
| 9 | Jacobo Zertuche | CAE | 132.28 |
| 10 | Gibran Cardenas-Rivera | Santa Fe Grill Team | 130.22 |
| 11 | Erik De Los Santos-Dias | Country Pones Los Barbaros | 125.48 |