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    Dales Ales

    3.3 (9 reviews)
    Open • 10:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    9 months ago

    Fantastic wings and cold beer, what else do you need? Friendly bartenders too! The specials are amazing.

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    7 years ago

    It's back open better than ever the new owner Richards great people very great experience no smoke inside smoking outside

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    Gaffs Quality Meat And Specialty Foods - I could help myself, I had a bunch of baby Portobello's screaming to be on this delicious burger.

    Gaffs Quality Meat And Specialty Foods

    4.5(19 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    I've been a customer at Gaff's for years, but my recent pre-order experience has unfortunately…read moreended that relationship. I ordered 5 lbs of bone-in short ribs weeks in advance for Thanksgiving--at the staff's own suggestion when I inquired about availability. I provided my pickup date and time as requested, and received two confirmation calls leading up to the holiday. Despite all this preparation, the actual pickup was frustrating and disorganized. When I arrived at my scheduled time on the day before Thanksgiving, the shop was using the standard take-a-number system that completely ignored appointment times. The chaos was predictable--dozens of customers were there for pre-orders--but the system failed at multiple points. Numbers were called too quietly in a loud, crowded shop, and the LED display wasn't consistently updated. Staff gave customers mere seconds to respond before moving to the next number, causing people to be skipped repeatedly. I waited 40 minutes past my scheduled pickup time. When I finally reached the counter, my order wasn't prepared. After weeks of advance notice and multiple confirmations, they had a 3 lb package and a 12 lb package available--neither matching my 5 lb order. I settled for 6 lbs (half of the larger package), which required additional cutting and another 10-minute wait. What's most disappointing is that this was entirely preventable. The day before Thanksgiving is obviously their busiest day of the year, but it's also completely predictable. Pre-orders were advertised in-store for over a month. Simple measures--dedicated staff for pre-orders, a separate pickup area, orders prepared ahead of time--would have prevented this chaos. Instead, the staff seemed dismissive when confronted with their lack of preparation. I understand holiday rushes can overwhelm any business, but this wasn't a rush--it was a failure to plan for a workload they actively solicited and had weeks to prepare for. For a business that asks customers to plan ahead with pre-orders, I expected them to do the same. I won't be returning.

    This is one of two locations of Gaff's Quality Meats and Specialty Foods. I believe the original…read moreone is in Port Orange, Florida and this location is a bit east in DeLand. Since I heard such great things about this butcher and since I would be driving by (well, actually I was driving down Interstate 4 and it was only about four miles off the highway), today would be the day I would check this place out. By the way, I have not been this way for quite some time and it certainly has changed and grown. Anyway, I pulled into the parking lot of Gaff's and found it to be an attractive stand alone building. Parking was good and the exterior was clean and inviting. Walking into the establishment, I found it to equally clean and the store was well situated and again, very inviting. The staff was nothing short of incredible and customer service was definitely a high priority with the management here. I was continuously greeted by the team and they were extremely attentive without being overly so. There is a deli counter, a seafood counter, the shelves were filled with great specialty items and the meat counter, where the emphasis of this business lies, was filled with some great looking beef, pork and chicken. I am a huge fan of sausage, so I gravitated towards there. The friendly young man behind the counter recommended the hot Italian sausage, so I got four of them (which was well over a pound). Since I like spicy food, I also opted for their bratwurst with serrano and cheese. I should have also gotten some of their lean ground sirloin, it looked great. I had the spicy bratwurst today. I had it with thinly sliced cooked onions and a quality mustard and while I have had better, it was definitely very good. I would definitely recommend here and will return here. Great service and very good quality food make this place a winning combination. Check it out. I am sure that you will be a fan of this establishment.

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    Gaffs Quality Meat And Specialty Foods - Gaff's ground beef and hardwood smoked bacon, excellent!

    Gaff's ground beef and hardwood smoked bacon, excellent!

    Gaffs Quality Meat And Specialty Foods - I charred the bun a bit, but it was still dang good!

    I charred the bun a bit, but it was still dang good!

    Gaffs Quality Meat And Specialty Foods - The hardwood smoked bacon is off the chain!

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    The hardwood smoked bacon is off the chain!

    Sonny's BBQ - Burnt egg rolls

    Sonny's BBQ

    2.7(94 reviews)
    4.1 mi
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    We wanted BBQ last night and we hadn't been to Sonny's in a while with Colts having become our new…read morefav in our rotation of places (Dustin's and Porkies are in there too). We headed to the one in Orange City vs Deland as it's closer even though Deland has been our go to. One waitress (not ours) was great, she was chatty and we laughed about one of the sports on the TVs. Ours was kind enough but she didn't even come to check on us till we were nearly done eating. It was pretty dead but we thought nothin of it. The Cherry Lemonade they have is out of this world and I could drink it by the gallon. My wife got the brisket sandwich with green beans. The meat was all gristle, super salty and didn't even cover the bun. The beans were tasty but very mushy. I got the 2 meat choosing smoked pork which I got sliced and the St Louis ribs. The ribs were near perfect, the meat came right off the bone, every last bit of it but it was a tiny bit on the dry side. The pork was 95% fat there was nearly no meat to be spoken of, I can't even fathom how awful it would've looked had I chosen pulled. My sides were the BBQ beans which were smokey, thick and outstanding. The dirty rice was a question in what the heck were they thinking. Never have I ever in 55 years seen corn kernels in dirty rice and I'm accustomed to there being ground meat not chunks of sausage and I don't know what type of sausage they were using but there was something almost sweet and a lil bit tangy to it which thoroughly threw everything off balance and the rice was thick and chewy. Looking at the reviews here on Yelp, guess we should've stayed with the one in Deland. With all the choices of BBQ around here Sonny's in permanently out of rotation after this.

    I dine here frequently.. Most of the time I have Great service and food.. but every now and again,…read morethere maybe a kitchen issue, but the servers / Management always make things right.... This is a great place for Daily / Monthly specials, and I appreciate they offer a Veterans discount. Also. If you are diet conscious .. many good flavorful Options, like a fresh Salad with a side of lean meat, or if doing a paleo diet, you can just order (any of the meats) by the pound, Half, and Quarter. Always has Great ice Tea..

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    Sonny's BBQ - My empty plate where I finished every bite worth of amazing food.

    My empty plate where I finished every bite worth of amazing food.

    Sonny's BBQ - Pork 3 Ways

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    Pork 3 Ways

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