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    Sonny's BBQ

    3.3 (150 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Baked sweet potato
    Diane S.

    We get Sonny's take out every year on my birthday. I've always loved Sonny's food, and my husband is ill, so we always get take out. We had some appetizers, including onion rings. My husband had the 3 sliders with a baked sweet potato side. I had a combo of some sort, brisket, pulled pork, chicken, French fries, and pork and beans. The trip home took less than 10 minutes after picking up my food. For a Friday at 4:30, traffic was good. I got home, immediately served the food. The food was all cold! Seriously cold! I don't feel that I should have to microwave our meals 10 minutes after picking them up! And the baked sweet potato they sold my husband was the most pathetic thing ever. I took a picture with a teaspoon for scale. Sonny's is not the only barbecue in town. For what we paid, I at least expected hot food and a normal sized potato. The chef/cook had to see how tiny that was, and still chose to serve it to a paying customer. No thanks! We won't be back. Nope!

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    Chris C.

    Excellent stop right off 95 for some really top notch barbecue! Super friendly service. It is a chain, but still really solid southern barbecue. Had an ice cold Yuengling on tap (or two) and shared the sampler with my wife, a ton of food, Spare ribs, beef brisket, pulled pork and chicken!

    No meat at all. Just beans.
    Cheryll H.

    Super disappointed that the BBQ Baked Beans had not one single piece of meat in it. Expecting it to be delicious as usual, we got a small and medium size for the family. I would never pay this price again if no meat. Very poorly done for our Thanksgiving meal.

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    Stephen F.

    A quick road trip lunch, and Sonny's never disappoints. I went with the Sonny's Cuban and it was better than I expected. No time for their signature cocktails since I was driving.

    Sonny's BBQ, Brunswick
    L L.

    Another really disappointing experience with BBQ in the South. Yes, it's a local chain, so it's chain food, but when presented with highest rated choices for BBQ on Yelp, this was top on the list, and reviews sounded promising. Meat was bland, no smoke, no really meaty flavor. Sides were very standard, not bad, not great. Typical grocery store hot/cold bar food, but with false hype and an unfair price tag. Oh, and they handed me the takeout container covered in grease.

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    Tim P.

    When I go to Florida, I have to stop by a Sonny's and get some barbecue. Food is great. Service was great. Big drinks and offers to take one home. Restrooms were clean. Parking is no issue.

    No meat on the bone..
    Debbie M.

    let me start by saying we do love this place, every time we come back for Jax we always stop and get the St Louis Rib dinners to go..(we live 48 miles N of them). We picked up two orders on Dec 26 heading home...when we got home and sat down to eat this is what was in one of the orders..notice that one of the ribs it nothing but a bbq bone with no meat one it...we live to far to go back so we have to live with...in the future I will always check my order before leaving....so disappointed...you know the person who filled the box knew what they were doing...So sad!!

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    Everything was great except Mac and cheese came to us cold. The taste and service was great though.

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    We went for lunch today..... everything was cold. Just not Sonny's quality....not worth the money....

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