| Platinum | Mission BBQ |
| Gold | Slow Hand Craft BBQ |
| Silver | The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern |
| Bronze | The Country Club Bbq |
| Top Pick | Dac's Smokehouse BBQ East Peoria |
| Top Pick | Hickory River Smokehouse |
| Top Pick | She-Pop Gourmet Popcorn |
| Top Pick | Smo-King Pit |
| Top Pick | Smokin Notes BBQ |
| Top Pick | Stringtown BBQ |