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  • Home News Tribune – Best of the Best – Readers Choice 2018
  • Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorites 2018 Winner
  • Home News Tribune – Best of the Best – Readers Choice 2017
  • Zagat Rated 2014/2015
  • Zagat Rated 2013/2014
  • Zagat Rated 2012/2013
  • NJ Monthly – Readers’ and Critics’ Choice – Restaurant Poll Winners 2011 – Best Barbecue in Central, New Jersey
  • Zagat Rated 2011/2012
  • NJ Monthly – Readers’ and Critics’ Choice – Restaurant Poll Winners 2010 – Best Barbecue in Central, New Jersey
  • NJ Monthly – Readers’ and Critics’ Choice – Restaurant Poll Winners 2009 – Best Barbecue in Central, New Jersey
  • Zagat Rated 2009/2010
  • NJ Monthly – Top 114 Restaurants in New Jersey
  • NJ Monthly – Readers’ and Critics’ Choice – Restaurant Poll Winners 2008 – Best Barbecue in Central, New Jersey
  • AOL.com/City’s Best – 2008 Winner City’s Best Barbecue
  • NJ Monthly – August 2006 – 232 Hot Restaurants
  • 23rd Annual Reader’s Choice Award – August 2006 – Best Barbecue.
  • NJ Monthly – August 2005 – One of the Best Restaurants in New Jersey.
  • Burlington County Times – May 15th, 2005. Big Ed’s Barbecue best burgers & best ribs.
  • Asbury Park Press – January 23, 2004 – 3 out of 4 stars.
  • Home News Tribune – May 20th, 2004. How big is Big Ed? He’s really not that big, but it’s the flavor that gets the biggest hand.
  • Burlington County Times – May 15, 2003 – Best Ribs & Best Burger.
  • Home News Tribune – Dec 28th, 2003. Big Ed’s BBQ in Old Bridge, New Jersey and ribs are perfect together. Big Ed’s received a 3 star out of 4 star rating.
  • The Star Ledger – October 3rd, 2003. Big appetite a necessity at Big Ed’s BBQ.
  • Home News Tribune – October, 2000. Big Ed’s Barbecue is best barbecue in Central Jersey.
  • Home News Tribune – July 18th, 1999. These ribs are finger licking good. We chuckled about the parking lot with its cute silly board pigs and cows dressed in aprons.
  • Home News Tribune – 1998 and 1999. Voted Best B.B.Q. in Central Jersey. Readers Choice Award.
  • Asbury Park Press – 1998 and 1999. Voted one of the Best B.B.Q. in Monmouth-Ocean County. Readers Choice Awards.
  • The Courier – September 26th 1996 – Folks travel far and wide to savor an order of Big Ed’s B.B.Q. famous B.B.Q. ribs among other specialties.
  • The Courier – September 28th 1995. If you are a lover of ribs, you haven’t lived until you’ve tried Big Ed’s B.B.Q.
  • The New York Times – April 2 1995 baby back ribs are falling-off-the-bone tender. The only ribs I can remember having to eat with a fork.
  • Greater Media Newspapers – June 22nd 1994. Voted Best B.B.Q. Ribs. Readers Choice Award.
  • News Transcript – May 22nd 1992. A Bonanza of Bargains at Big Ed’s B.B.Q.
  • News Tribune – March 10th 1992. You get the first whiff of barbecue in Big Ed’s Parking Lot.