Sonny’s BBQ

20 minute wait on a Saturday afternoon at 2:00 when half of the booths are empty. Their disrespect for my time and incompetence in scheduling means we are giving our money to another restaurant at this moment.

Absolutely the best BBQ we have ever had!!! We need Sonny’s in Iowa!!! It was so good, that on vacation we ate at two Sonny’s locations. YUM! The food was mouth watering and the staff was super friendly. I highly recommend Sonny’s!!!

We have been coming here since this place opened and ALWAYS GET GREAT SERVICE AND GREAT FOOD. Love the location and the friendly staff. The promo for a free meal deal on my birthday is always a fun time. Love the choices of sauces. Best green beans I’ve ever had!

I tried the competition ribs, and was very happy with them. They smelled amazing, and I was not disappointed when I tasted them. Very meaty and tender.

No clue on quality. Sat in the bar at a dirty table and was told it would be cleaned and I would be served. After waiting 10 minutes with no service I gave up.

Sonny’s has been a childhood favorite of mine since living in Chicago and crossing the Indiana border for cheap gas. They had me at endless pulled chicken and green beans. Though they are a chain of restaurants, their food quality has always been great and the service even better. Now that I am an adult, I still visit and deep within that bottomless pulled chicken, is nostalgic childhood memories of family and summer outings. When I want barbecue, fast with quality, this is a go to place. This one has a drive-​thru which is convenient if you’re on the go.

I made the mistake of taking a seat at the bar that looked into where servers picked up their food from the kitchen. Floor sat dirty for about 15 minutes and didn’t like seeing how coleslaw was served. Nothing horrible but…
I had hoped going mid afternoon service would be good. Server was alone and worked hard. I had specifically ordered a couple of things and didn’t get exactly what I ordered. I think it was because server wasn’t truly listening to what I said. She corrected quickly though. I did have to borrow sauces, salt, pepper, etc. from empty table because I was tired of waiting for everything.
I was most disappointed with the food. My pork was fatty. French fries weren’t cooked well… no crispiness. Baked beans were fair. Cole slaw was only thing that was good.
My dad seemed ok with this meal. He had ribs. His garlic bread looked good. His side dinner salad looked delicious too. He had same sides as me but he didn’t complain.
I tipped 25 percent because server was working hard but overall given this experience I won’t be back.

Decided to take the family to Sonny’s for lunch a couple weeks ago. We were promptly seated and the waitress brought drinks out quickly. I noticed that lunch specials were no longer on the menu… if they were, hard to find. So we ordered off the menu and when the meals came out, I immediately noticed that for the price the portions had shrunk. Even the corn muffin are half the size they were. The food tasted okay, not super good or bad. When the check came, I gave my credit card to the waitress and when she returned, she gave me some other patrons credit card!!! Where is my card!!! I immediately hopped up and tracked down the waitress to find that she had charged my card for my meal and another table!!! She didn’t seem to know how to correct the issue and finally got a manager who seemed to be either new on the job, or lacks the customer service skills to be in that position. She told me that the charge had been reversed but couldn’t provide a copy of a receipt as proof. #nothappy The manager seemed bothered to have to deal with us, over something that was completely their fault. #fail Later that week, we contacted the Corp office and never received a follow-​up. #fail We won’t be back.

I was a huge fan of Sonny’s. Being a big guy the «All You Can Eat» was a big draw. Some tasty BBQ and as much of it as I want? Sign me up.
However, I walk in today and find out that the corn on the cob (which was always delicious) has been taken off the menu. #disappointed
Also, I order my food and was told they’re out of the sliced pork. But… what am I supposed to eat now? It’s Friday night and you’re out of something? Not cool. Luckily, their smoked turkey is pretty good or this could have turned into a bad night.
The restaurant itself is nice. Clean and organized. The staff is friendly and attentive. Excellent place for a family dinner (as long as your family doesn’t want sliced pork or corn on the cob).
Normally, I would rate this place with 5 stars, but the omission of the corn on the cob from the menu and the lack of sliced pork brings the rating down.

We’ve dined at this Sonny’s for almost four years and growing disappointed the last few times with the service and food. Hoping we get more restaurant options in Oviedo soon. This is our last visit.

This was our first visit and it was your middle of the road BBQ experience. The restaurant is worn but very clean, the booth was comfortable and our server was very pleasant and efficient. Love the giant iced tea glasses and monster 22oz. brews. We had fried okra as an appetizer and I’m 99% sure it was NOT homemade. Perfectly cooked but no real flavor and missing the crunch of the breading. I had the chopped brisket sandwich, which was good, but didn’t care for the sauce options. Not much flavor, nothing with a good burn and no vinegar based options. Hubby had the BBQ beans… good, cole slaw… good, pulled pork sandwich… good. He had the same complaint about the sauces. I left feeling somewhat unsatisfied as my taste buds wanted something less bland. C’mon, Sonny’s!

This was my first time at the Oviedo restaurant. We normally visit the University restaurant. This is a smaller place and the service was much faster. We really liked the friendly attention we received from Liz our waitress. The management walked by and asked how we found the food and service. My pull pork sandwich was delicious and plentiful with a great side of beans. My guest who has been here over the years had the salad bar. He said it had improved tremendously. We also found it very clean. Thank you for the great experience.

Abbie make this experience one of the best I have ever had! Ask for her specifically the next time that you visit. She was kind, courteous, and one of the best waitresses I have ever had! She was awesome!!!

I rarely go to chain restaurants but I wasn’t the one picking! It was surprisingly quite delicious! The pulled pork, mac n cheese and fried okra were heavenly! Heck, it all was. I even got sweet tea! I’d definitely recommend this place if you’re in the mood for bbq and southern sides. Oooh that mac n cheese!

I’m not a big fan of chain restaurants like Sonny’s but in the Oviedo area your options for barbeque are pretty slim. I recently ate at this location with my wife. By and large they did a pretty good job on the service end but the food was a little disappointing.
When I walked in to the restaurant everything seemed nice and clean and we were greeted immediately. Things like this are always great impressions.
As for the food, we ordered a fried okra appetizer that tasted like it came from a bag (and it probably did). This isn’t a huge deal but it’s disappointing especially when you’re operating a restaurant in the South. The showcase for any barbeque place should be the meat and sad to say, this is where Sonny’s really fails. I ordered the pulled pork. The meat didn’t have much taste and I had to slather it with sauce. It was also very chewy. Good barbeque should almost disintegrate in your mouth, not here.
On the upside, the service was very good. Our server was smiling and polite. The food came out pretty quick and we didn’t have to wait very long for everything. If you’re in Oviedo and you really want some barbeque, Sonny’s is probably your best bet.

The service here is usually friendly, so I’ll give them thumbs up for that.
This place is right across the street where I used to live, so I used to go here all the time for their big deal meal, which was priced excellently.
THEN…the skies opened up and some divine power pointed me to Four Rivers and I’ve never looked back to sub-​par commercial grade BBQ ever since.