Food is great except the meat has no smoke flavor due to someone at corporate wanting to wrap all the meat in plastic after cooking it. The service is always spot on and fast. I have been going there for 12 years and they have made me feel like family. read more

Another successful dinner from this location. Ran through the drive thru. Service was super fasts d friendly. Asks for plates as our kitchen is packed up for renovation. They were happy to oblige. Ordered a pound of turkey, beans, slaw and toast. Asked for extra butter on the toast as last time was lacking. Butter was delivered! Turkey was moist, beans were meaty. Love this place! read more

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Today I ordered the smoked wing basket which came with 6 wings and 1 side. I ordered my wings tossed in buffalo sauce but there are other sauces available and you can get the sauce on the side if that's what you want. Let me tell you that these were some of the best wings I've had in a while. The smoky taste of the wings combined with the buffalo sauce makes for a premier bite. The wings themselves were meaty. The green beans that I ordered as my side were just ok, but I'm still giving this meal 5 stars cuz the wings were so dang good. Definitely recommend read more

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Was greeting blissful BBQ smell as we walked in. Our server was attentive and polite. Our food was good. Wish they had more sauce options, all the food was good. I think they cane step their cheese game up, it would have taken my sandwich to the next level. Overall good, will be back. read more

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Guess they weren't ready for the day. It was Father's Day, I guess someone under ordered the supplies for the weekend. They ran out of nearly all meat. They had brisket and pork. Well just pulled pork. Also it was a minimum hour wait for the food once ordered. Who runs out of food on a weekend like that!!! I think someone needs to retrain on being prepared how to plan for a busy weekend. Needless to say we left. Got bbq elsewhere. They were well stocked and the service was AWESOME! read more

We had a wonderful time at our monthly Red Hat meeting. Everyone enjoyed their meal and Nicole and Rachel served us with aplomb! The atmosphere is bustling and "fun" and we all had a very nice time! read more

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Bono's is one of my favorite places to go for lunch in Fleming Island. I'm normally a chicken fingers with ranch girl, but today they had a Thanksgiving Feast special that I couldn't pass up! It was delicious! The service is always great and I love the comfortable atmosphere. read more

Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q - Turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, and a roll of - Barbeque Near Me - Fleming Island, Florida

It's Bonos BBQ. Need I say more. The original Jacksonville staple with Harvey in the pit. The turkey was moist and plentiful and the service quick and friendly. The read more

Our server was super sweet! She was very attentive. The food came out super fast and was very tasty ! Great 4th of July lunch! read more

Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q - Large Pork Platter Baked Beans Collard Greens - Barbeque Near Me - Fleming Island, Florida

Manager is terrible (PJ is his name). Treated me horribly. Some of the employees were awesome. Good food... get inside cut!

I can't seem to understand the bad reviews to this place. I go here all the time, no lie, every chance I get I am coming to this bono's. The service is always fantastic, take-out, drive thru, or sit down, I never have a problem. This BBQ joint is a calm and nice place to go with family or friends and enjoy a nice,hot, and filling meal. I definitely recommend. read more

The food here is absolutely atrocious. There is absolutely no seasoning and all of the meat was way overcooked. Do you wanna call this mac & cheese? More like macaroni and nothing flavored sauce. Is it too much to ask for a little bit of salt on the meat at least? My Nana said the greens are crunchy like saltine crackers coming from a southern woman who knows how to make a good collard greens. How do you overcook an undercooked a rib at the same time that's what's blowing my mind. The only thing out of my entire order that was even remotely good was the fried green tomato but you can't really mess up a tomato all the flavor is in the fruit itself. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Why am I paying almost $80 for overcooked tasteless food? read more

This place is a rip off. I have ordered 3 meat hog portion salads to go from here on several occasions and recently I have not been getting what I've paid for. I suspected I was not getting what I paid for ( hog portion of meat which cost xtra) so today I ordered my meat on the side so I could see how much I was getting. Upon getting my order my alleged "Hog" portion of meat would barely fill the bottom part of a sandwich container. it didn't even look like I got the normal portion of meat much less the hog portion. I called this location to see if they left a container out, but they claimed I got what I paid for. this place is a rip off and will screw you over if you make a to go order. I won't give them my business anymore. read more

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If I could give a 1 star, I would. The waitress brought me out burnt ribs. I asked her if all the ribs were like that, so the waitress brought me 2 uncooked ribes and took the 3 burnt ribs back to the kitchen. The chicken was uncooked as well. I ordered sweet potato fries but I received regular fries. The waitress brought out a order of sweet potato fries with no flavor that appeared to have been sitting for a while and warmed up in the microwave. The waitress knew I wasn't happy with my meal and never went to go get a manager or ask me how could she make up for my bad experience. I use to go here all of the time when the food was very delicious. They will never get a dime from me ever again. read more

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we tried to call but no response , therefore we we ordered from Mojos. We will Not order from Bono's anymore -I can understand their rating of 3 or less. Rick read more

The flavors are incredible! First timer very delicious. I got the small brisket plate with baked beans and potato salad. Yummy! Definitely recommend. Husband and I really enjoyed it! Also they offer drive thru service. Amazing read more

Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q - Brisket baked beans potato salad and garlic toast . - Barbeque Near Me - Fleming Island, Florida

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Just had lunch at Bobo's Bar-B-Q @ 2pm and it certainly was busy. Our first time there and I must say Everything was EXCELLENT! We were seated immediately and both the Hostess and Waitress were Outstanding. I ordered Brisket & Pulled Pork my husband had Brisket & Ribs. Excellent Bar-B-Que and sides and Absolutely a lot of food. I Must say we Really enjoyed it All. We definitely will go back as it is now one of our Favorite places!! read more

This was my first time ordering pulled pork in Fleming Island. I picked Bono's as they were very close and I was hoping to turn this into my go-to bbq place. I was surprisingly disappointed. As far as the delivery through Door Dash- very fast! But, I believe I know why it was so fast. I opened the bag and immediately saw that the sauce I ordered was not in the bag. I was hoping for some spicy sauce to give it extra zing, but I assume Bono's figured I didn't really want it or couldn't be bothered to include it. I opened the container. Keep in mind less than 15 minutes passed between the order and delivery. It was cold. Not warm, cold. On top of that, it was nothing but crumbly pulled pork that looked like it had been scraped out of the bottom of a pan which had been sitting for some time. The finale to this glorious disaster was the pork was not only cold, but dry and flavorless. I'm wondering if I just caught them on a bad night, or they simply don't care because I find it hard to believe anyone would crave bbq from there. Perhaps it's different if you dine in, but as far as for me ordering delivery ever again, I will have to go with someone else. This was just not good in any way and I think it was a complete lack of effort to provide good food. As a disabled veteran that frequently orders delivery due to my inability to always get out to dine, I do not trust Bono's to deliver a quality product. read more

If you eat in the food is good. If you order takeout don't be surprised at dried out chicken,cold toast and soup for coldslaw.

I haven't been to a bbq place in a really long long time. I am always smelling that good smoked bbq while working in this area and so I had to go ahead and finally get a plate. I ordered a large rib plate with 2 sides. You get 6 ribs in the large. The ribs tasted just as good as it smelled! I love that smokey flavor and they were very tender. My two sides were collard greens and coleslaw. The collard greens had a different flavor than what I'm used to but, they were sooo good! I loved the flavor! The coleslaw, not so much. It was really sour. Not sure if that's how it's supposed to be or if it had gone bad but, I like sweet coleslaw and that wasn't it. I got my food pretty fast, within 10 minutes. The place is clean, the employees were nice. Would have gave 5 star if it wasn't for the slaw. I will definitely come back though! Looking forward to trying the smoked wings next! read more

Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q - Large Rib Plate with two sides - Barbeque Near Me - Fleming Island, Florida

We haven't been in years, so when we decided to get something different in the not many choices of Fleming Island... We were reminded of how good it is. Not to mention consistent. We actually have been back twice now because of how good it is. I just can't seem to stay away from the squash. Ugh! I don't know how they get it cooked so perfect and crispy but it's addictive. read more

We drive almost an hour to come to this place, went we have come on Friday or Saturday the service has been outstanding and the food have been fresh and delicious. Unfortunately the last two Sundays we have visited , extremely long wait, un attentive service, and food get to the table cold. read more

My boyfriend and I came to Bono's for lunch, and we were very impressed with the customer service. Carlos helped us pick our food and was very friendly and helpful, we were very surprised and will definitely be coming back in the near future! I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone!! read more

Food was great, service was exceptional. Portions were a bit small but the meal as a whole was filling. I had a large beef brisket with okra, mac and cheese, baked beans and fries. I was hungry. read more

I come here for their fried squash with ranch dressing. This is my guilty pleasure and they do a great job here. The ranch dressing is perfect and my squash is perfectly fried to golden. Also, if they ever have the lima bean soup on the menu--get that. Flavorful smokey goodness perfect anytime. :) read more

Good food, and great service! The meat is a bit boring on its own but the sauces here are killer!

This local Fleming Island has been here about 15 years or more. We come here about once s month or so. The inside is never full but the drive through does a healthy business. The waitstaff is always helpful and the food is consistently delicious. This is a come as you are barbecue chain but the consistency and great food has kept them here. Come on down !! read more

Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Fleming Island, Florida

So far, not impressed. Not busy but stood unnoticed at the front for a few minutes waiting to be seated. Finally the drive thru girl came over and seated us. Just ordered, so to be continued. Okay. The service and food more than made up for the stumble out of the gate. Baby back ribs had a nice chew, along with the Brunswick stew being deelish. The cheese fries were awesome also. All in all, the food and rest of the service pulled a 3 star up to a 4. Well done! read more

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Living in SoCal for the past 4 years, I really missed good southern barbecue. Once I landed in Jacksonville, the first thing I thought was bbq. Well, let me retract, the first thing I thought was grits at Waffle House, then I thought about bbq. Anyway, this joint is walking distance from my hotel and I thought *SCORE*. Yeah, more like *PSYCH*! My cousin had the pulled pork sandwich on "bbq toast". She asked me what's bbq toast and I said garlic bread. Almost. It was garlic bread with out the butter or the garlic. She said the pulled pork tasted really good. She had it with a baked sweet potato and mac and cheese. The mac and cheese tasted like it was made with powdered cheese. I had the bbq turkey sandwich. The turkey was cut way to thick and made me think of that Boars Head commercial where they show all the imitation turkey makers pumping balloons with ground up turkey and other fillers. That's what it tasted like. The sauce was weird, I had to mix two together to get a decent mix of sweet and tangy. Even though the sauce was called sweet and tangy. I had the fried corn and baked sweet potato. It's kinda hard to mess up a sweet potato, and the fried corn was just gratuitous grease. They may as well have dropped it in some hot water, then my meal might have been healthy. And of course, being in the south, was excited to be able to order sweet tea with my meal. It was ok, but my sweet tea is better. I wanted to order the banana pudding, but based on the rest of the meal, I doubt it would live up to my own recipe either. read more

Not a place I would go for Ribs. The ribs had the membrane which made it difficult to separate the meat. Meat was tough, and needed more seasoning. The best part I guess is that the ribs had the smoke smell. Chicken was not memorable. Again, the smoke smell was the best part. Beans were good and would recommend to anyone. My daughter loved their mac and cheese, I haven't tried it, so cant comment on it. read more

Wifey said..."Soooo my husband talked about this place soooo much and how it was soo amazing but when he finally took me there i didn't really like it. I have been to many BBQ places and this one just wasn't that great. I didn't like the sides the pulled pork was really dry. I probably won't go back there." Hubby said...."Ok so the first time I went there it tasted legit. I take my wife there and it tastes like old BBQ. There is nothing worse than eating cold stale BBQ. Yea I don't know what happened to this place. I didn't like either, Wendy's would have been better. Bono's needs to keep their meat fresh and cook it the same day, it tastes like leftovers from the previous day. Yea not a fan anymore. read more

Just not impressed. Cold chewy brisket. Mediocre BBQ pork (dry) sandwich. So much better at 4 rivers or Mission BBQ.

I used to love going here for BBQ because of the drive thru and we get military discounts. Tonight I was disappointed because they got my drive thru order wrong and I told the woman I'm military. Not only did I get ribs instead of my brisket but also no discount. It was too late to go back after I got home and found the mistake but I tried to eat the ribs and it was too tough to even get off the bone and mostly fat. I threw 2 of the 3 out. I'm grateful for the discount when any business offers it, but a little unhappy that she just took my card without acknowledging that I even said it and didn't doublecheck my order. The place wasn't even busy. Now I know why. I think I'll be sticking with 4Rivers more often. read more

First time visitor. I ordered the pork platter that came with two sides. The sweet tea was good - not too sweet. The pork was good. The platter comes in a small and large size. The small is 5 oz. of pork, the large 8 oz. The two sides I selected were the baked beans and green beans. There are no descriptions on the menu of what's "in" the sides. I had wanted the green beans as something that tasted difference from all of the bbq flavor. No such luck. The green beans had fatty beef or pork with other things in with them. Very rich flavor and overly salty. The baked beans were so sweet, I couldn't finish them. Sugar and bbq flavor was overwhelming. Service was good. I honestly doubt I'll visit this place again. read more

I've been going to Bono's BBQ throughout Jax for over 20 years and this is the worst location. The food is average for a Bono's but their prices have exceeded their quality. The latest kicker was when I asked for my drink in a large to go cup, I was told that would be an extra .50 on top of the $2.19 drink charge. It is pretty obvious that this is a franchise location, ruled with an iron fist as the waitress run pretty scared. Do yourself and your taste buds a favor and head across the street (literally) to Mojo's BBQ. Much more kid friendly and will always take care of you. read more

Came here before and the food was mediocre. Tried it again about a year later and what can I say, this place sucks and I agree with the previous reviews. The brisket is served cold, over cooked, rubbery and lacks flavor. While I was eating, there were other patrons sending their food back claiming the same thing. The only good thing about coming here is the service and corn nuggets. There is significantly better bbq in town. Would not recommend. read more

It's okay decent BBQ dry meat Abit dry but I haven't been in awhile but its always been ehhh

Unbelievably Great BBQ The flavor of the meats and sides was about the best you could ask for The blends of the seasonings was very balanced As for the service it was very friendly and fast and to top it off the place was packed with people. Highly recommend this as a go to for Great BBQ read more

Service was wonderful, great waitress. Food was good. Ordered two meat platter got St. Louis ribs and brisket, two sides baked beans and coleslaw. Split that meal with my husband and we didn't finish it was a lot of food. Daughter got the BBQ cheese fries which was HUGE! read more

The wait staff was courteous and prompt they do a great job. The chicken looked a little small it was a little dry. The green beans were good that had a lot of water from cooking in with the container, Coleslaw was good. Bbq sauce on the table seemed watery. Not my taste I guess. read more