Sonny’s BBQ

We just loved Fran, she took such good care of our very large party! Thank you so much!

I have been going to sonny’s for years
The BBQ is always tasty
I order the ayce ribs like I have forever
I tried to reorder brisket and was told brisket costs more and could not have any
I talked to Sylvia the manager and was told the corporate office changed the policy
She apologized and offered to upsell me if I wanted the beef
It wasn’t clearly spelled out on the menu
I was highly disappointed with the manager’s response to make me happy and will be rethinking if I want to continue eating there

Wow talk about incompetent… We sat down, waited and waited, the people who came in after us ordered drinks and food… We still waited… We asked where our waitress was… Waited some more… The other peoples food showed up and still no waiter… After asking where our waiter was a second time we were told she was coming by the pissy hostess… No thanks, we left and went to dickeys

Avoid like the plague. Me wife and I ate at this sonny’s and she ordered all dark meat chicken. The waitress brought our food and promptly left before asking if everything was okay. My wife had received all white meat. We flagged down the server and notified her of the mistake. She went to the kitchen and returned with a plate and took the chicken that she already served back into the kitchen. Then returned with the dark meat chicken. My wife and I found this very odd. Usually a restaurant will not take back food once it’s been served. Were they going to resell the chicken they already served by mistake? We asked to speak to the management about this strange act and the manager said it was policy to take the food back. Very shady to me. I will not return and I would suggest the same to you.

I love Sonny’s for their of course, ribs, and their mac & cheese. My boyfriend and I went to Sonny’s a while back for lunch. Usually, at most restaurants, I order off the kids menu because I really don’t eat a lot. This Sonny’s was the first restaurant to give me a problem (the one in Zephyrhills gives no problem), and denied a kids menu. The food is expensive and a waste of money for someone who is not even going to eat half of it. I ended up getting a side order of mac & cheese, and a sprite. The place is clean, the food is good. All the servers look like they’d rather be somewhere else, and aren’t very friendly. Definitely more a fan of the Zephyrhills location.

We love Sonny’s. It was always my Grandfathers favorite before he passed. So we keep the tradition of going twice a month. Great food with great service. Never had a bad time here and would highly recommend it to anyone!!!

Our meal really hit the spot on our way through the area. Good value with the $ 2.00 drink and side add on.

Although we aren’t regulars ar Sonny’s I’ve been there enough times over the past few decades to say, that every experience I’ve had there has been consistent.
Being seated is always the roughest part of the experience. The hostess never seems completely sure what table to bring you too, has to check a couple of papers, and employs some top secret Sonny’s equation to make the right decision that ensures all servers receive their fair share of customers. Despite the seating process, the hostesses have always been friendly during the seating process.
The servers are always friendly, the restaurant is always clean, and if there is a wait, it isn’t usually too long. The food at Sonny’s is reliable, and that is a good thing. We had chicken and a few different types of ribs, and it was all good. The sides are also delectable, my favorite is the okra. The prices here are also reasonable.
This is a good solid place for barbecue. Not the best, not the worst, but reliable. If you like bbq and want to go mainstream and reliable, Sonny’s is a good choice.

Stopped here for lunch on our way to Marco Island. Whole family enjoyed the meal. Very tender pulled pork. Kids LOVED their St. Louis ribs … They wanted more!!!

We went to Sonny’s this afternoon and had very slow service. Once the waitress finally made it to our table we were prepared to order our food as well as drinks. When the food came out about thirty minutes later my fries were cold and the bread I’d requested on the side was not. I didn’t even bother to tell the staff. The new award winning ribs my girlfriend ordered were not at all to her liking (she’s a rib connoisseur). The waitress finally asked if our food was ok and I replied that the ribs were tough and that only one had been eaten. She said, well they are not for everyone and left. All we could do was laugh.
Sonny’s is usually reliable, thus the three star rating. Otherwise, this would have been a one or two star rating.

After picking my brother up from the Flying J, (He’s a trucker), we headed up to the next exit for lunch. BBQ is always a good choice, so we stopped into Sonny’s and ordered food.
The service was good, even though getting the food from the kitchen seemed slow. I think that’s because they actually had to make my brother’s smoked chicken salad. As usual, the pulled pork, garlic bread and broccoli were good and the fries were delicious. Bebo said that the chicken salad was good, even if the smoky flavor was a bit. odd.

I really liked sonnys, especially the Florida ones. I have to now admit that the Mooresville, n c store is far superior to this one. So sad :-(

Food would be so much better if it was actually hot! Second time I come here and the food is cold. The hostess sucks. They take too long to seat you. And the waitresses are all weird. The managers are scary. No wonder why this place has gone to $h!t. There definitely won’t be a third time.

Meat was cold. Brisket and turkey were dry! Service was terrible. Will not return.

I really liked this BBQ establishment. We were greeted by a nice gentleman and quickly seated. I liked the rustic look and I always check the bathroom for cleanliness, and the entire restaurant was clean. We ordered the red neck egg rolls, they were ok. I had the St. Louis ribs, similar to Chinese spare ribs, they have the same texture and bite, I’m glad to say they were excellent! My other guests had the baby back ribs, huge portion and very good and also the pulled pork sandwich, also a good portion and tasty. The service was fantastic, the waitress was so nice, her name was Florence. Oh yes, they had the best flavored ice tea in tampa/​Wesley chapel. We had no room for desert, maybe next time. I will defiantly be back.

Severely upset and disappointed! So I shell out $ 40 for as advertised Sonnys smoked turkey. Mind you no sides included for this $ 40 and I show up to pick up my Sonnys smoked turkey for Thanksgiving only to
Be handed a bagged up from the grocery store Butterball turkey! Are you effin’ kidding me? I have never felt so ripped off in my life! No wonder they insist you pay before you order! You have officially ruined Thanksgiving for my family with your deciet! Stop the smokers and start peddling used cars. Talk about bait and switch! I am furious with Sonnys.

I go here weekly on Wednesday to pick up Stevie’s lunch for Thursday at school. In the past there have been problems with the take-​out order process but they have streamlined it it is fixed and Jasmine now rocks the take-​out order.

We ate inside a few months ago and it was great so tonight we went through the drive through. We ordered Brisket and got home with a basket full of chopped fat with a few bites of meat. I was shocked. We tried to eat around the fat but seriously it was 70−80% fat so we tossed it. I may eat here again inside where you could send it back if it was bad but would never go through the drive thru. It was like buying what normally would be thrown out.

I was surprised by the three star rating, because this Donny’s location is far better than the one near our home. Of course we only had salad bar, so maybe that’s the difference.
Here we were served bread of choice with our salad bar. All of the salad fixings were neat and plentiful. Our server, Francisca was charming and attentive. My little one and I really enjoyed our one on one time. :-)
Wow! We were actually given spoons without asking –without asking multiple times, as a matter of fact, like at home.

We tried Sonny’s after we tried the local On Q BBQ place. It was pretty good. We never eat BBQ. What we liked most was the ribs and the beef brisket. The chicken was a bit dry, and the broccoli was not flavorful until the next day when I added stuff on it on my own.
Nice and convenient to have a drive through. we will most likely be there again since it is close to home.