We had just got in town, our airb&b was down the street. My family said how about bbq we we said sure. When we walked in it took a minute for someone to acknowledge us to be sested. The service was okay, you could tell it was a place locals go to because our waiter spent plently of time talking to other tables. The ambiance was ok, it had that small town bbq feel so I'm thinkong this is gonna be good. We had the corn fritters those were good. Our party of 4 all ordered different things. W of the plates the meat was cold, like it had been sitting there. The sides were ok, I mean my mac n cheese was got and fresh. We took our leftovers to go but we didnt even use them or heat them up like we intended. Maybe different day or time the experience could be better but disappointed as a visiting customer driving thru town to stop. read more

We visited Bono's Pit B-Q in Middleburg on Saturday, June 27, with a group of 9 people, and it was a complete disaster from start to finish. First, the food was absolutely miserable. Everything arrived cold. The bun on the chicken sandwich was visibly old and stale. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich, but the piece of chicken was so microscopic I couldn't even see it under the greens. Speaking of the salad, the lettuce and tomatoes were old, wilted, and covered in brown spots. Most of the food was so unappetizing so I just left it right on the table. To make matters worse, when the bill arrived, they had tacked on a forced 23% group gratuity. Given the abysmal food quality and the incredibly cocky attitude of our waitress, there was no way I was paying a 23% tip for terrible service and food. My individual bill came out to $19, so I rounded it up to $20 and left it at that. Instead of handling it professionally, the waitress actually came back to the table demanding to know where the rest of the money was, insisting I had to pay the full bill. When I refused to pay an outrageous tip for substandard service, she stormed off to huddle with her colleagues, and the entire staff proceeded to glare at us as we walked out. Tipping culture in the US has gotten totally out of control, and it's absurd that customers are expected to bankroll employee salaries while the restaurants themselves bring in plenty of money. If you want a bigger tip, try providing actual good service and edible food instead of acting entitled. Safe to say, I will never be returning to this "food shed." read more

I met with a client for lunch here and had no problem finding it. This Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q is located in a shopping plaza where a Publix is the anchor store. There is plenty of parking and the shopping plaza is well maintained. We waited a few minutes at the host station to be seated, but in their defense, they were pretty busy. I would also find that our server was a bit harried and we waited a bit longer. Again, this could be because they were shortstaffed due to the labor shortage so kudos if they were a bit overwhelmed for them sticking it out. I ended up selecting the large chicken platter, which was about twelve dollars. For my two sides, I chose the Brunswick stew and collard greens. It also came with a piece of garlic bread. My business client went with the turkey with french fries and baked beans. When my chicken came, I did notice it was definitely a small half bird. It was also dry from overcooking. The collard greens and Brunswick stew were bland and lackluster. I did find their hot barbecue sauce pretty good, though. My client's turkey looked pretty good. If I find myself back here, I would definitely give it a try. Overall, I am going to give Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q three stars. Nothing terrible, but also nothing special. read more

Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q - Large chicken platter with Brunswick stew and collard greens. - Barbeque Near Me - Middleburg, Florida

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I've traveled and moved across this country 12 times and I have never been so utterly disappointed in a BBQ restaurant. The smoke house smell as you walked through that door was intoxicating, everyone was hungry, our mouths watering! We came on a Sunday after church, we waited only a few minutes for a table for 7. The staff was accommodating and friendly. I ordered the Bird Dog under the Smokehouse Stackers, thinking it would be a stack of meat. My fault for not reading the fine print, it was served on a bun like a burger, no big deal. The turkey tasted like it should be served in a hospital cafeteria. It tasted like imitation turkey, if that's a thing. Definitely didn't 'pull it from the pit' if you get me. The sausage, not home made, tasted like bratwurst. Kids Mac n cheese, tasted like canned Mac so of course, my toddler wanted nothing to do with it. A piece of advice, just use a box of Kraft. You already know that's what kids want. My husband ordered the brisket, it was very dry like it's been reheated and served. My oldest ordered the Pit Boss and he did enjoy that. The collards were ok, the Fried Green Tomato appetizer was ok too. Overall, I didn't like the food, I will probably never come back. read more

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We have had to stop ordering from here. Not sure if management changed or something else. It was quality at one time. Now, the meats, especially the beef are so fatty, you can't chew it. And this is the last three times. It sucks that they went cheaper cuts. read more

I'm giving 3 star for service. Called in to order sandwiches to go. She put me on hold. I drove from Middleburg Walmart to Bono's and was still on hold when we walked in. When hubby told her he was on hold with them for 13 min. She said nothing. Just took the order. That's not great service to say the least. We are 20 min in on the order and still nothing. I shouldn't really be surprised since it's Middleburg but this is pretty pathetic. read more

Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q - Don't call for sure! - Barbeque Near Me - Middleburg, Florida

Very popular place in Middleburg for both takeout and dine in! Brisket and shredded pork are my favorites and I love their crispy fries! Meal plates are served with toast. Their chicken is really good too, but they only serve it bone in. (usually I prefer shredded.) Service is usually prompt and polite and the atmosphere pleasing. Lots of TVs to keep track of whatever game is on. read more

Food was ok. Ribs had a good flavor. The greens were very bitter. Decent mac and cheese. Service was very good. read more

Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q - ows a plate of meat and sides - Barbeque Near Me - Middleburg, Florida

I've only ever gotten takeout from here, so I can't speak to what the in-house experience is like, but I can say that the portions are usually generous & it's a solid spot for some smoked meat if you're trying to feed the family. read more

This was our first time trying the chain. We ordered two 3 meat combos both with ribs, chicken, and sausage. The sausage was extremely salty! The chicken was dry where the skin was dried on and attached to the meat, the ribs were okay. The sides were horrible. The greens and Mac and cheese tasted like canned food. Safe to say we will not be returning. read more

Love this B-Q..very nice years ago when you could see pit and the smoke going through the meat..now just cooked in the oven read more

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On line ordering is user friendly and order is complete on time. We like the ribs and pork sandwich. Side's are great and price is reasonable. Nice place!! read more

Let me tell y'all something.... I know for a FACT they are putting neck bones in those greens!!! When I tell you I forget that I'm not at my grandma house when I'm eating this food. Now I've only gotten it via delivery so that says alot just at the fact that this food can be delivered 10-20 minutes after it's been made and still maintain the freshness and quality of the meal. Don't even get me started on the green beans.... I would give my last dollar for the recipe. The meat? lol that smoky flavor in the meat is really chef's kiss tender is an understate honestly. I've delivered from this place so much I could start a franchise and haven't received one bad meal. y'all don't miss a BEAT! read more

Great Bar-B-Q spot that I can't wait to go to again. Make sure you try the potato casserole and Mac-n-cheese. It's amazing! Family friendly and good for groups read more

Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q - Pork Bar-B-Q small platter - Barbeque Near Me - Middleburg, Florida

I have eaten at this place twice and although their squeeze bottle sauces are delicious, the portions are small and the prices are outrageous! Spend your money at four rivers in Orange Park instead. Although Four Rivers doesn't have wings but all their other Smoked Meats are to die for. read more

Good wait staff. Food was OK, but I expected better for a BBQ place. Sauce was different but good. read more

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The food is excellent. Best BBQ in Clay County. The staff is professional, polite, and nice. A great place to take your family and out-of-town visitors. read more

Good location and the food was okay but was just missing something..... Wait staff not very attentive; quick to get our food but never returned to check on drinks, only to drop the check off. Won't be back. read more

My family of four went around 6:30, and waited quite a while to be seated, and right there I had a bad feeling. Lots of empty tables. The bad: The girl that finally greeted us was very rushed. We weren't greeted with a smile or anything. She just showed us a table, and walked off. Your greeter is the first thing people see when they come in, and if you aren't even given customer service then, that's a problem. I tried to smile and thank her and was promptly shut down. She did come back and get our drink order, again very rushed. After she took our order, it took almost 15 minutes to get our drinks. We were actually getting up from our table to leave because an actual server hadn't even acknowledged us (there were several empty tables inside) and finally she came by. Let me just say that after looking around, it seemed as if they were short staffed today, but since it was our first time there I'm not sure how to judge that. Our waitress was running around like crazy all over the restaurant balancing multiple jobs at once. Greeting, busing tables, doing checks, taking orders from every corner of the place, etc. I could honestly tell she was a bit frazzled and I honestly felt bad for her. When the food was brought out, they completely forgot my oldest daughter's food and it took a bit for our server to come back around for us to flag her down and let her know. The Good: The food was fantastic. I got the sandwich with pulled pork and cole slaw. It was melt-in-your-mouth yummy. The fried corn was amazing too. Fries were great, the chicken wings were great. Super yummy food, seriously. My youngest didn't eat her turkey sandwich, and after we all tried it we agreed it wasn't our favorite. That's OK though, the rest of the food was too good to dock a star for the turkey. If tonight was a fluke because of short staffing, I totally understand and will try it again. If this is the normal with short attitudes and slow service forever then I probably won't return and just run up to 4 Rivers. read more

Just wanted bonus to know that I had a wonderful meal at Sonny's this afternoon and they are currently and have been all along wearing mask to protect their patrions. Great ribs at Sonny's Nice to know that they care about my husband and I read more

without a doubt best place to eat in or order out. I will recommend this place. Love there French fry's. Recommend this place

Let's start with the good - the turkey was excellent. Moist n juicy, and super tender. The brisket arrived at the table sliced wafer thin, which as any BBQ lover knows is a tell tell sign that it probably wasn't very tender - and no surprise, it wasn't. Even wafer thin it failed the pull test. The pulled pork tasted almost like it was boiled to reheat it - just had a weird texture and was very bland. The menu says something to the effect of "we serve our BBQ with a generous amount of sauce" which you will certainly need to compensate for the bland seasoning. Greens are bad, plain and simple, as is the Mac. Fries are what you'd expect. Two stars just because the Turkey was so damn well cooked. read more

I've been to a few different Bono's locations and this one is pretty typical of the rest. We went for lunch as a family on a Sunday afternoon (peek rush time I'm sure) and had to wait about 20 minutes. The restaurant seemed a little understaffed and the food took longer than I would have liked. However, our waitress was extremely sweet and apologetic. Overall good place with your classic BBQ favs and sides. If you want to grab an app try the fried corn nuggets. We always have to order two orders because we inhale them :P read more

Very good BBQ Excellent for families and groups The platters portions are great You can take leftovers home and the following days taste the same GREAT read more

We were a bit worried, seeing only 3* but took the chance anyway. We're quite glad we did. We were here right at opening. The food is excellent. Customer service lovely. Both of us had pulled pork. We tried Mac and cheese (5*), potato salad (3*), black eyed peas (3*). My pork had slaw on it (4*). The pork itself (4*) was a little on the dry side but plenty flavorful. The sauces were great. So, the main part of there meal was excellent, the sides were good, not great. Still a 4* meal. read more

I just went to Bono's to pick up my to-go and i set my wallet on the counter and A ROACH crawled out RIGHT OVER MY WALLET and I told/showed the lady who told the manager and all he had to say was "oh" & proceeded to charge me full price for my food (that's going in the trash) and act like nothing happened!! I am so disgusted and can't believe that they don't even care, not even an apology! so if you're planning on eating Bono's soon, don't lol. read more

I cannot say enough good things about this place! I am only here for a short period of time so I decided to try as many new places as I could. I am so happy that I found this place. The service was fast and efficient. The waitresses as well as the cook and I'm assuming the owner, were all amazing! The food was even better. I had a pulled pork sandwich with Mac&cheese, and baked beans. The Mac&cheese wasn't my favorite but all around the food was delicious. It's a must try! I'll definitely be back before I leave! Also, a huge thanks for supporting the troops! read more

Never a bad meal and the staff is always great. Love the turkey and of course, their ranch dressing.

Great service, we were visiting friends from Atlanta and decided to both try them out and we had no regrets. I had what was called the "Bird Dog", smoked turkey with a sausage link and I used the sweet BBQ sauce. Not only was the proportion big it was terrific, we will be returning. read more

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Great service every time me and my father come to eat here. The food is always on point and there is always a clean table for us to sit at. Great any day out of the week. read more

I rarely ever make negative comments about an eating establishment, but I feel I need to on this place. The service was slow, but the waitress was very pleasant. My wife and I ordered the large rib plate w/ 2 sides from the Lunch menu for $11.99. The ribs had no flavor whatsoever. They didn't taste like they were smoked. How do you smoke ribs and there not be any smoke flavor? Maybe oven cooked. The collard green were sweet. Who in their right mind would had sugar to collard greens? The black-eyed peas were good. Will not return. read more

It's bonos,not great but they have good BBQ salad. read more

Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q - The pit - Barbeque Near Me - Middleburg, Florida

What an awesome place.i am ready for some good Bar B Q. Heck yeah. Let's eat come on down and get you some read more

Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q - Having lunch at bonos with roy. I'm hungry so we will see if they have gotten any better - Barbeque Near Me - Middleburg, Florida

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I came all the way down from NY for good BBQ and it was disappointing because the meat came with no sauce on it. The spices were disappointing especially where I come from there is an awesome BBQ place in NY. I was at a family reunion with my fiancé and I needed an adult beverage which they did not have that was a disappointment. The wait staff was delightful but I can honestly say I had better BBQ in other parts of Florida! read more

Bono's has been around for years so that tells you how good their barbecue is. Their ribs are big tender and juicy yum yum, their sides are just as good as their meat. My last visit was take out thanks to covid19 for my fathers 92 Bday. read more

I've been going to Bono's BBQ throughout Jax for over 20 years and this is their newest location in the Jax area. The food is average for a Bono's, but their prices have exceeded their quantity and quality. I cannot say this strongly enough, if you prpefer small portions and high prices (or have money to spare AND are on a diet), this is the BBQ for you. A 4 oz. sandwich with one side will set you back $8.00 +tax+tip. Yes, that is $10.00 for a quarter pounder with water! Get a 6 oz. hog sandwich with two sides and drink, once you add in tip and tax you are looking at a $15.00+ sandwich, which is just barely up to proper BBQ portions. The new location is nice, but only go if you are NOT that hungry or have money to burn. read more

So sick of the manager's attitude every time I go in there. For a grown man, you act like a child. I feel bad for your workers because you're probably worse to them. You huff and puff when you're forced to do a refund because you staff didn't properly inform the customers that they couldn't give them what they paid for. read more

Another exceptional visit. I had the baby back ribs and they were delicious as always. My daughter had the pulled pork and she said it was delicious. Leah was our sever and she was outstanding. Very friendly and made us feel right at home. Great job. read more

It smells like raw sewage in this location. We had to stop going due to this.The staff/ owner must be nose blind to the horrible smell. If they fix it we will come back for sure. read more

Good BarBQ but what stands out the most is the mustard base sauce since 1948. We buy it by the gallon.