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    Sonny's BBQ

    3.5 (145 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Pulled pork

    The food isn't good and is never hot. We've been here twice now, the first time had to send the ribs back because they were 95% fat. This time we got pulled sandwiches and the meat wasn't pulled all the way so there were clumps of meat and once again a lot of fat. I sent my sandwhich back and asked for a turkey instead. The turkey sandwhich came out and wasn't hot and honestly I'm not convinced they actually use a pit bbq/smoker back in the kitchen. Usually bbq turkey has quite thick slices and there's some variation in size of the slices but this turkey looked straight from the deli counter. We had lost our appetites at this point. Sweet tea was great and the manager came and talked with us and didn't charge us for the food.

    Started to eat my BBQ salad before taking pic. It was delicious
    Jalene F.

    Sonny's has decent bbq but their menu is limited. I do enjoy their salads with meat added and they have a great selection of dressings and sauces. The service at this location is great especially if you get Heather or Gracie as a server The restaurant was recently remodeled and is very clean with a great ambiance for meals with family and friends.

    My birthday lunch
    Linda V.

    10/16/24. Enjoying a birthday lunch with a friend! It was a rib, pork and two side special, $12.99. Very good!

    Beef Brisket Sandwich & Green Beans
    Anna N.

    2.5 stars. You get what you pay for, I suppose. I opted in for the chopped beef brisket sandwich with a side of green beans which was $14.99. I hate to say that I enjoyed the green beans more than the brisket. It was truly tasteless and dry, pretty disappointing. Service wasn't good either as my father and I sat there for nearly 10 minutes before our waitress finally appeared and asked us what we wanted to drink. The food came out quickly at least. I tried all 4 of the BBQ sauces they have on the table and none of them were exceptionally good, just okay. You'd be better off getting a brisket sandwich at Buccees gas station, cheaper and more flavorful.

    A sliver of slaw Sweet Carolina Sandwich

    It was delicious as always. A welcome favorite for us. But.. is there a slaw shortage? Usually the Carolina comes with a hefty helping of slaw.. lol. I got a teeny tiny bit today.

    Pulled pork on a bun /w Crinkle-Cut Fries
    Elaine M.

    I have had quite a few reviews for this establishment and they haven't been in their favor. The last visit was pretty decent to my relief because I really do enjoy eating at Sonny's and the wait staff is always helpful. The month of May is the best time of the year to visit for a good fill of Bbq. I completely forgot about the specials they offer until someone reminded me today. I tried something different than my usual today and let me tell you I was not disappointed with anything! I had the sliced pork which is my usual, but also the ribs,baked beans,fries, and a corn muffin. All for $10!!!!! Now where can you get that? For me that's two meals for the price of one! Let me tell you, if you plan on going for this incredible deal I suggest you go early like I did ,because I went twice last year and the wait at 5pm was 2hours! Today I stopped at 3:40pm and the place had a few people eating so it wasn't noisy or a wait time. Those ribs fell completely off the bone and had the right amount of smoke to them, I didn't get to eat everything because I was full, but did sample all. Thank you Sonny's for getting it right!

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    Great service , great food and clean bathrooms. Best bbq I've ever tasted. Service was fast and never had to ask for a refill.

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    Great food! Was very impressed with the new seasonal menu. Good experience. Staff was really nice and focused

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    1 year ago

    The Greens are amazing! I love Sonny's Barbecue. The location is great! This is my go to spot when I get off work.

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    1 year ago

    Heather did a great job! Very prompt and friendl. Food was great as always. Great place to eat.

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    1 year ago

    My family and I love coming here. Celia is our favorite sever bug everyone is so kind at this location!!

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    Wonderful service. Excellent food manager is awesome. Clean bathrooms. Best beans I have had.

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    Very disappointing. I can't rate the food, my server never showed up to take my order. I finally left. I will not be back.

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    The guy I think his name is bob was very nice and made me and my grandma feel very welcome at this location.

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    I ordered 4 Rivers for catering for the first time yesterday. The driver brought the food on time…read moreand in a hot box. He unloaded the trays and set them up for me. The food smelled amazing. People kept poking their heads in the room saying they could smell it when they got off the elevator. All of the food looked good. I made my own little food name cards to go in front so people knew what they were looking at. I do prefer when caterers provide those name cards. I will say that 4R did write what each thing was on the top of the lids, so I knew what it was prior to opening them. We got: salad, cornbread, pulled pork, Texas sausage, beef brisket, vegan burnt ends, mac and cheese, baked beans, and banana dream pudding. Salad looked good and came with all the toppings and 2 dressings. The cornbread looked and tasted amazing. 10/10 Everyone loved the pulled pork. By far the favorite. The Texas sausage smelled amazing. The beef brisket wasn't how I expected. The top layer looked fine, but the layers underneath were sitting in grease and looked to have a ton of fat on them. I've never had beef brisket before, so I'm unsure if that's normal. But to me, it didn't look good. The vegan burnt ends were so good. I actually questioned if it was actually meat (I don't eat pork anymore). I even had someone try it and only told them it was burnt ends and they didn't notice it wasn't meat. 10/10 Mac and cheese was good. Baked beans looked and smelled amazing. The banana dream pudding was 10/10 on appearance. Literally perfection; however, I tried it thinking it was regular banana pudding with extra toppings on it, but I was wrong. It almost had a lemony taste to it. I, personally, did not care for it and only had one bite. I went back and looked and it doesn't mention lemon, but it did not taste like regular banana pudding. There's something else in there, just not sure what it is. Overall, I would definitely order 4 Rivers again. They had excellent delivery, food had excellent presentation, and most of it was really good.

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