This restaurant catered our wild wild west charity event last Saturday. I took pulled pork and chicken with macaroni and cheese and potato salad as sides. The meats were tender enough for catered food. The pork could have been pulled more as there was a chunk of meat that was hard to cut. The chicken was better and more flavorful. I tried the smokey BBQ and mustard sauces, and I liked the smokey one better even though it wasn't that spicy. The mustard sauce tasted a bit weird. The mac and cheese reminded me of the instant version, but it was still passable. The potato salad was more enjoyable with nice chunks of potatoes in the mayonnaise and seasonings. I also enjoyed the ice tea as it was refreshing before taking a turn on the mechanical bull at the event. The service was friendly as they filled our plates with the food, and even took out the plates when done. Since this was at a venue, I can't comment the inside of the restaurant. I really need to thank Sonny's for catering the event. While the food is above average, the service was really good and the food was filling. I will definitely give them a visit at the restaurant whenever I am in the DeLand area again Overall: B read more

Sonny's BBQ - Pulled pork and chicken. Mac and cheese and potato salad as sides. Iced tea for drink. - Barbeque Near Me - DeLand, Florida

We had no idea this was a chain - but it sure hit all the marks of a chain restaurant. As for ambience, the ere was very little. Felt like a sterile cafeteria. Service was good. I did like our server! She was attentive and timely. As for the food - the appetizer was outta site! Fries with pork and a cream sauce atop - super delicious. It ended there. The bbq itself was dry. The presentation is seriously lacking. The amount of food was also not what you expect from BBQ. We had high expectations, not knowing it was a chain. We will not be back. read more

As you can see from my prior review, Sonny's bbq reached out and wanted to speak to me personally. I emailed them as requested, detailing my experience. I received an email response from the general manager of the Deland store, inviting me to return for a complimentary meal. This email was received and I bookmarked it, but did not respond, as we were out of the country. During our absence, I also received a phone call and voice message from the general manager, inquiring if I received their email and their offer. At that point, I emailed back because I could see that they were serious about making things right for me. I visited with my mom on a busy Friday night. We were sat immediately, and our waittress was around to take our beverage order. We had two waters and I asked for a cocktail menu, which they did not have. I have encountered specialty cocktails at the Sonny's in Apopka, so I asked for a boozy lemonade. We explained the phone call and email invitation to come for a Pick 4 Feast - which we knew was a lot of food. We had previously ordered it for four people, and now there were just two of us! However, mom said my dad was asking for and expecting leftovers, and my husband would be home the following day and would love the leftovers for his lunch, so we ordered everything to come to the table The pick 4 includes four meats; we chose the sliced pork, sliced brisket, bone in chicken dark meat, and the st louis ribs, as recommended by our server. For our sides, we chose the potato salad, coleslaw, beans, broccoli and mac and cheese. We got half garlic bread and half cornbread. My boozy lemonade was tasty. In fact, so tasty that i am not sure there was any alcohol in it? It was a strawberry lemonade with a sugared rim. On the bill, it was only $6, so I'm not sure if it truly was boozy? But i did enjoy it. The apopka Sonny's has some sort of bourbon lemonade which is awesome. That's where I got the idea. Anyhow, the food took a bit to come out but we were not worried because our server came by to check on us and mentioned they were working on it. There was a large birthday party in the side dining room - probably thirty people - having a wonderful time. We appreciated the heads up and we were fine to wait. Our food was brought to us by someone else, and in three trips. First, all the meats and the breads and some sides. Then, a couple more sides. We started eating and forgot that the coleslaw never arrived. So that arrived after we reminded our server and requested that one to go, since we were so full. The bone in chicken is awesome, I would recommend it. The sliced pork is better than the pulled pork and the sliced brisket is also better than the chopped brisket, in our opinion. This was my first time getting the st Louis ribs - i think i prefer the baby back better as they fall off the bone a little easier. I was so happy that the cornbread was served with butter! This was one of my complaints from the prior order - that the cornbread was so dry and there was no butter. This time, not only did we received salted butter, we also got their cinnamon sugar whipped butter! Holy cow that's delicious. I had no idea what I missed out on last time. This made the cornbread like dessert! Wow. Highly recommend that. The mac and cheese was better than I expected. Although last time we ordered the okra and did not receive it, we opted just to stay with the items that would not result in an extra charge, even though i'm sure they would have comped it. The coleslaw, beans and potato salad are favorites of ours. The broccoli was as described, just steamed. But it sure was nice to have something healthy on our plates!!! We took so much food home. Mom and I split it, so my dad and my husband would be happy campers. The manager, Wade, came by during our visit and got my name and said he wasn't exactly sure what the issue was that resulted in this comped visit, but he was glad we came in and he was sorry for our prior experience. I thought that was nice. I'm sure he was very busy with that birthday party and did not have a chance to refresh himself on my email and my review of the prior visit, which was the week of Monday, December 15. They offered us sauce to go and gave us plenty of containers to bag everything up. I would say this experience was pretty good. They were busy, so it's ok that the coleslaw got forgotten about a couple times. In the end, we got it. Our server was really nice and on the ball. Oh, I went to the ladies room and It was out of toilet paper. Another customer saved me. I notified the hostess, so hopefully she will keep a closer eye on that when they have busy nights. Afterall, it was a friday night. I paid for my drink and left a hefty tip. They deserve it. They have a small parking lot and a larger strip mall parking lot behind. Don't forget you can order ahead on the app and there are at least three parking spots for pick up orders. Give this place a chance - eat in person, that's best. read more

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Oh my , this place offered all you can eat ribs for 20.00 They offered the dry rub or the sauce on it we tried both . WOW we kept the ribs coming non stop . Such a yummy night . read more

We visited again ins Thursday night. It was full but we were able to be seated right away. The food was great, and the service was quick and friendly. This is a reliable barbecue restaurant for families. read more

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Tiny chicken leg and thigh. Left me very hungry. Mentioned it to waitress and she said it was small lately. Pass on this

One of the smaller Sonny's I've been to but very clean and for it being a chain BBQ. I think the BBQ was fine. Our server was excellent although I didn't catch her name Would I eat here again? Yes read more

Great casual BBQ Really enjoyed the house ale. Hit this spot every time I come to visit DeLand read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - DeLand, Florida

This was absolutely the worst barbecue I have ever had! The pulled pork was mushy! The sweet potato was overcooked and mush! All the barbecue sauce is awful. I ordered potato salad and did not get it.. after tasting the rest of the food. I'm sure it was awful.. This is not the first time I have visited the Sonny's barbecue every time. The quality of the food is very poor.!! read more

Stop serving reheated leftovers to people who place online orders! We are disappointed in the quality of your takeout food. We tip and it's still bad. read more

I just wanted to say thank you to Sonny's barbecue for the free birthday lunch I appreciate you thinking about me on my birthday. I had to pull pork and coleslaw. read more

Sonny's BBQ - I want to give sonny's BBQ in Port Orange a special thanks for a free birthday lunch. I appreciate your business thinking of me . - Barbeque Near Me - DeLand, Florida

The food was really good. The meat was tender and juicy with good flavor. I love their BBQ sauce, I bought a bottle to take home. Very clean restaurant. We do not have one of these in Tennessee so I will definitely eat here again. read more

Food was good, waitress was excellent, atmosphere was pleasant and the decor was comfy read more

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This is, by far, the best Sonny's we have eaten at. And we have eaten at many across the state. It's very clean, service is excellent and the pork and brisket sandwiches are very tasty. Not too fatty and lots of meat. This is our regular go-to and would highly recommend this location. They have great root beer! The server always asks if you need a full refill to-go cup for the road. Now that's southern hospitality at its finest! We brought our Greek family here twice while they were visiting from Athens. read more

Jess has great customer service and the food is delicious. The ambience is wonderful especially in the area with all the windows

Just an average place to go. Service ok, turkey was dry, beans had good flavor, garlic bread left over heat lamp for a while. Crunchy one side other was normal. Prices keep going up, quality going down. If you are in a hurry to eat this is your place. Probably better than a drive thru..but if you want to have a sit down with some friends, I wouldn't recommend read more

Always good when we go staff is always good only thing I miss is the walk up window but it's ok I can walk in or use the app

We haven't been here for quite a while (because we prefer Dustin's) but Last night we we r for dinner. My rack of baby back ribs must've been in the 'warmer' for about 5 hours. It was almost dry & quite chewy. Not soft & tender. I know now that I should've sent it back, oops. But the NERVE sending that out to the customer for $18.99. Meanwhile, the highlight! of our dinner was our fun & charming server: Jen. Jen was the best part of my visit. Thanks Jen! read more

Listen! I'd sworn to never to try Sonny's because of a co-worker of mine that got sick from the chicken twice. Although that was a location down in Miami, I'd sworn off all Sonny's! However I am so happy that we stopped by here on the way back to Miami. Atmosphere: So first off, this particular location was either renovated or recently built. I am not from DeLand so I do not know but it looks nothing like the locations back at home. The decor was very nice. Some of the seat spacing is a little close but the seating was staggered so that helped. I can't imagine this place on a packed night. Food: Let's talk about those ribs and chicken wings I ordered! When I tell you they were delicious! They cooked my wings exactly as asked; fried/grilled hard. They were nice and crispy just as I like them. The ribs were delicious as well but the cornbread....LAWD! I was trying not to be greedy but I really should have ordered one for the road. That cornbread is nothing like I've ever tasted before! Needless to say, I will definitely be back whether its this one or a selected few of locations back at home. But I have to have that ribs and chicken wing combo again! read more

We came for lunch and it was super busy being Valentines Day, but the staff was quick and the food was amazing. I had the loaded tots with pulled pork and I would hands down recommend trying it. Can't wait to come back. read more

Very good bbq. Service was good when we picked up. Since we didn't eat in - I can't speak to the ambiance. My wife and I did take out and were very happy with our meals. Good quality bbq, flavorful, excellent sides - All of the things we tend to look for when getting bbq. We especially enjoyed their corn fritters. A couple of things that weren't our favorite - their sauces come prepackaged, which even though they might me "homemade" certainly didn't give it that feel and the pulled pork didn't have much char to it. Still a good meal and even a reasonable price. read more

Waiter Gav++ got the order wrong. Gav** did not write the order down, and submits the wrong order to the kitchen. A pulled pork sandwich with fries turning into a pulled pork platter. I asked for Gav** to get me a bun and fix the mix up and we are good. Gav** gets me a bun that turns my pulled port platter into a pulled pork sandwich and fries.... which is what i ordered. I know how to make a sandwich. The only option given was to get another order from the kitchen and 'it will take a while'. My choices now are watch my wife eat while i reordered. She can eat while I wait. When my order comes, she watches while i eat. She waits for my correct order to come out, now hers is cold. I do not trust a 'reordered' meal from the kitchen. Meal was comped, but never saw the manager to discuss or resolve the issue. The waiter failed to take the order correctly and resolve the issue. The manager did not attempt to resolve the issue face to face. read more

The curbside & pickup window is ideal during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was one of the reasons I stopped by, it minimized exposure to the virus by not going inside the restaurant at all. A kind bartender took my order at the pickup window, asked me to stay at the curbside pickup parking spot & she'd bring me my takeout. I ordered the 2 combo. The dry rub ribs were very flavorful, wish there were more than 2 ribs. The sliced brisket was an additional $2 but well worth it. Full of flavor, hardly any fat. It was so good. Mac & cheese was good, tots were ok. It was a lot if food for $13. Highly recommended! read more

Great food and great service. Wish they would bring back the salad bar. Our go to for barbecue

Great food, the BBQ egg rolls are fantastic! Brisket grilled cheese was very tender and solid. Service was good and it didn't take very long. read more

Deland Sunny's Great food for the price-our server Nicole was fabulous. Hope she is there next time we go. Tv was on but no p[program. but we didn't come for the tv read more

After corporate got rid of the salad bar we haven't been back. Possible they have brought it back but with higher prices--thanks to DEMONcrats--we don't spend our $ there anymore. Recommend the best item on their menu: corn nuggets! read more

I'm reviewing this location only the service was spot on place was very clean had an overall good experience. Dry Rub Ribs - very tender nice smoke 4 bone lunch special Green Beans - I'd say southern style cooked in a little fat very tasty Mac & Cheese - it was okay at best needs some work Salad Bar - everything seemed fresh nothing over the top but good a little pricey for a side $3.99 with the meal. This is newer location they renovated the old Friendly's. Good lunch spot we will return :) read more

Pretty damn good BBQ. Everything tasted great and the portions were on point! Pictured are the Baby Back Ribs!! read more

Sonny's BBQ - Baby Back Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - DeLand, Florida

Ate lunch here today. Ribs were great, chicken so-so. The pulled pork and sliced pork where both bland, tasteless and extremely dried out. Service was outstanding. Ambiance was okay, as expected. read more

Curbside order was wrong. Received complete apathy from management. Check your order before you go or be prepared to pay for food that you don't get. read more

Sonny's barbecue down south it's one of my favorites The wife likes it too. I've given good reviews each time I've written one for Sonny's keep up the good work. read more

Ribs are dry and tough ( Like eating beef jerky ) Chicken is awesome. Pulled Pork was ok, nothing special. Brisket was ok. I have had better read more

Friends and I came here after an event at Stetson University for dinner. I remember when it was a Friendly's and while I do miss it, I'm glad a BBQ joint replaced it. We had about 10 people in our group so one warned them of us coming there and they gladly sat us in the back area with tables pushed together. Normally I'd pig out but for this trip I decided to go easy. I got the Beef Brisket with broccoli and green beans and several large glasses of sweet tea. I was a little disappointed that the green beans were the ones that were out of a can along with its juice. I've been spoiled by the taste of fresh veggies. The broccoli was steamed and could've used some seasoning. I thought about asking for butter but that wouldn't have helped it. The beef brisket was good but the middle of each piece was on the dry side for me. The sauces helped out a little. I didn't try the cornbread muffin because I gave it away. The service was great but the food was just meh. I probably shoulda went with the ribs. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Beef brisket with broccoli, green beans, and cornbread - Barbeque Near Me - DeLand, Florida

I'll make this short. It seems Sonny's has changed with time. It's not in any way like it use to be. The chicken use to have that nice seasoned smokey taste but unfortunately no more. I have been told everything is precooked and arrives frozen then heated as needed. Is this true??? It would explain not seeing stacks of wood by the smokers (if any) anymore. I did read your sign on the wall....If it's not Smoking out back....It's not a Sonny's. Maybe you forgot to take that down! Service? Not worth tipping that's for sure. It was like...where did she go, is that her, hello we're ready to order, hello anyone! Then the waitress puts the bill on the table saying I'll take it when your ready...excuse me but we're eating and might reorder, this is all you can eat, I think? Then to top it off the bills wrong, not once did she do it, but 3 times. Very, very disappointing. I use to love Sonny's!!! read more

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One last try, ain't going back, the Restaraunt is just dark and depressing, they should have removed the back wall where the windows are located. An odd lay out. The chicken was cold and dried out and our server was in lala land. This place screams yahoo franchise, we don't care if y'all come back or not. Sonny's is not what it once was... read more

Sonny's BBQ - ... Dried out chicken, guess this happened when Sonny's became the McDonald's of BBQ, remember when Sonny's was "real pit bbq"? - Barbeque Near Me - DeLand, Florida

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I placed my order over the phone for curbside pick up. My order was accurate and my food was delicious. I purchased the sample platter with sliced pork and sliced brisket white meat and sweet ribs with cornbread and sweet tea. I bought the corn nuggets as an appetizer. I got a full 2 meals out of it. Food was excellent and tasty. read more

Sonny's is always consistently good, no matter which Restaurant you stop at. I wish they had them further North and possibly into Canada. I always look forward to going to Sonny's once we arrive in the South read more

Food is always good!! Great servers!! We always get the grilled Cheese brisket sandwich and the Cuban sandwich! You won't regret it!

While it is a chain, this location is always very good. God and service were both great today.