Rib Tips, Ribs, BBQ Chicken, Jerk Chicken, Turkey Tips Established in 2008. Big Daddy’s BBQ started out as a BBQ Tent in 2008 at the Market City Flea Market. In the summer of 2010 we opened our first location. We’ve been featured in various newspaper articles and television shows. Big Daddy’s BBQ was voted Steve Harvey’s #1 BBQ Hoodie Award winner in 2010, was nominated for a second time in 2011, and won the American Express OPEN Big Break Contest in 2011. In July of 2011, we expanded and completely redesigned our restaurant. We are currently working on our second location in Hammond, IN, opening summer, 2012.